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SAINT    MARK. 


HISTORY 


OF 


Saint  5tlark'5  (Tl^urcl) 

NEW  BRITAIN,  CONN. 

AND  OF   ITS   PREDECESSOR 

(Tl^rlst  <ri)urcl) 

WETHERSFIELD  AND  BERLIN 

FROM  THE   FIRST 

Church  of  England  Service  in  America 


TO 


NINETEEN  HUNDRED  AND  SEVEN 
By  JAMES  SHEPARD 


NEW  BRITAIN,  CONN. 
1907 


"How  beautiful  and  holy,  in  all  its  perfectness  of  obligation,  is  the 
spiritual  connexion  which  subsists  between  a  faithful  minister  of  Christ, 
and  the  flock  which  he  is  appointed  to  feed  with  the  pure  word  of  God." 

Bishop  Bloinfield. 


THE   TUTTLE,    MOREHOUSE   &   TAYLOR   COMPANY 


TO  MY  WIFE, 

CELIA  ADELAIDE  CURTIS, 

A  DEVOTED  AND  USEFUL   MEMBER  OF 

SAINT   mark's, 

THIS   WORK  IS  AFFECTIONATELY 

DEDICATED. 


TABLE   OF   CONTENTS 

Page 

List  of  Illustrations   7 

Foreword    9 

I.  The  Church  in  America. 

History 15 

II.  The  Church  in  Connecticut. 

History 37 

The  Bishops  of  Connecticut : 

Brief  mention   IDS 

Biographical  Sketches: 

Right  Rev.  Samuel  Seabury,  D.D 106 

Right  Rev.  Abraham  Jarvis,  D.D 108 

Right  Rev.  John  Henry  Hobart,  D.D no 

Right  Rev.  Thomas  Church  Brownell,  D.D in 

Right  Rev.  John  Williams,  D.D 112 

Right  Rev.  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster,  D.D 114 

Synopsis  of  Connecticut  Laws  relating  to  Ecclesiastical  mat- 
ters  1636-1821    Ii6 

III.  The  Church  in  Wethersfield  and  Berlin. 

Christ  Church  :   History 132 

Ministers  of  Christ  Church : 

Brief  mention   171 

Biographical  Sketches : 

Rev.  Seth  Hart,  M.D 172 

Rev.  James  Kilbourne   182 

Rev.  Samuel  Griswold   194 

Rev.  Roger  Searle,  A.M 202 

Biographical  notices,  parishioners  of  Christ  Church 219 

Records  of  Christ  Church 246 

Local  baptisms  from  register  of  Christ  Church,  Middletown, 

Conn 271 

IV.  The  Church  in  New  Britain. 

St.  Mark's  History   277 

Ministers  of  St.  Mark's : 

Brief  mention   427 


VI  TABLE   OF    CONTEXTS. 

Page 
Biographical  Sketches : 

Rev.  N.  S.  Wheaton,  D.D 429 

Rev.  T.  J.  Davis   433 

Rev.  Z.  H.  Mansfield   436 

Rev.  J.  M.  Guion,  S.T.D 437 

Rev.   C    R.    Fisher,    M.A 440 

Rev.  Abner  Jackson,  D.D.,  LL.D 443 

Rev.  Alexander    Capron    447 

Rev.  F.  T.  Russell,  M.A.,  S.T.D 449 

Rev.  L.  B.   Baldwin   452 

Rev.  J.  C.  Middleton,  S.T.D 454 

Rev.  J.  H.  Drumm,  M.D.,  D.D 458 

Rev.  W.  E.  Snowden  460 

Rev.  J.  H.  Rogers  462 

Rev.  James  Stoddard  463 

Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne  466 

Rev.  H.  I.  Bodley  467 

Table  of  Parish  Officers  1836-1906  469 

Baptisms    486 

Confirmations    562 

Communicants    578 

Marriages    591 

Burials    621 

Index  of  subjects  645 

Index  of  persons   655 


LIST    OF    ILLUSTRATIONS 

1  Portrait  of  St.  Mark  Frontispiece 

2  Certificate  by  Bishop  Seabury   Facing  page  37 

3  Portrait  of  Bishop  Seabury    Facing  page  106 

4  Portrait  of  Bishop  Jarvis    Facing  page  108 

5  Portrait  of  Bishop  Brownell    Facing  page  iii 

6  Portrait  of  Bishop  WilHams  Facing  page  1 12 

7  Portrait  of  Bishop  Brewster    Facing  page  114 

8  Map  showing  the  location  of  Christ  Church  Page  132 

9  Distant  view  of  New  Britain  from  site  of  Christ  Church, 

Facing  page  134 

10  The  Elizur  Darning  house,  Newington  Facing  page  151 

1 1  To  the  memory  of  Facing  page  153 

12  A  window   from   Christ   Church    Page  163 

13  Chalice  used  at  Christ  Church Facing  page  164 

14  Churchyard  belonging  to  Christ  Church   Facing  page  166 

15  Portrait  of  Rev.  Seth  Hart    Facing  page  172 

16  Portrait  of  Rev.  James  Kilbourne   Facing  page  182 

17  Portrait  of  Rev.  Samuel  Griswold   Facing  page  194 

18  Portrait  of  Rev.  Roger   Searle    Facing  page  202 

19  Silhouette,  Rev.  Roger  Searle   Page  21 1 

20  St.  Mark's  Church  igo6  Facing  page  277 

21  Signatures  on  paper  of  organization    Page  285 

22  Seating  plan  of  the  church,  1837  Page  294 

23  The  Davis  family  Facing  page  305 

24  St.  Mark's  Church  1859  Facing  page  346 

25  St.  Mark's  chancel   and   choir    Facing  page  412 

26  St.    Mark's    rectory    Facing  page  417 

27  Parish  house  and  library    Facing  page  419 

28  Portrait  of  Rev.  N.   S.  Wheaton,  D.D Facing  page  429 

29  Portrait  of  Rev.  T.  J.  Davis   Facing  page  433 

30  Portrait  of  Rev.  J.   M.   Guion,   S.T.D Facing  page  437 

31  Portrait  of  Rev.  C.  R.  Fisher,  M.A Facing  page  440 

32  Portrait  of  Rev.  Abner  Jackson,  D.D.,  LL.D Facing  page  443 

S3  Portrait  of  Rev.  Alexander  Capron    Facing  page  447 

34  Portrait  of  Rev.  F.  T.  Russell,  M.A.,  S.T.D Facing  page  449 

35  Portrait  of  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin   Facing  page  452 

36  Portrait  of  Rev.  J.  C.  Middleton,  S.T.D Facing  page  454 

37  Portrait  of  Rev.  J.  H.  Drumm,  M.D.,  D.D Facing  page  458 

38  Portrait  of  Rev.  W.  E.  Snowden  Facing  page  460 

39  Portrait  of  Rev.  J.  H.  Rogers  Facing  page  462 

40  Portrait  of  Rev.  James  Stoddard  Facing  page  464 

41  Portrait  of  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne  Facing  page  466 

42  Portrait  of  Rev.  H.  I.  Bodley Facing  page  468 


FOREWORD 

It  gives  me  great  satisfaction  to  introduce  this  book  and  its 
author  to  various  readers,  because  I  can  say  things  which  ought 
not  to  go  unsaid  and  yet  cannot  be  said  by  the  author  himself. 

The  writer  of  the  ensuing  pages  is  a  Pilgrim  of  the  Pilgrims 
and  approaches  the  records  of  the  parish  as  a  matter  of  local 
history  in  which  he  has  been  long  interested,  and  in  connection 
with  which  he  has  been  well  known. 

But  as  he  studied  and  followed  facts  to  their  sources,  by  sheer 
force  of  the  interest  of  the  subject  and  connection  of  local 
with  larger  fields,  he  was  compelled  to  widen  his  scope  and 
plan  to  include  the  diocesan  and  the  national  Church.  There 
is  a  consequent  freshness  and  vigor  which  are  due  to  the  point 
of  view,  and  to  the  novelty  of  the  facts  to  the  author's  mind. 
Matters  not  hitherto  emphasized  become  salient  points  and 
stand  out  vividly  because  they  aroused  peculiar  interest  in  the 
historian's  thought.  I  venture  to  cite  as  examples,  his  mention 
of  the  entire  absence  of  Scripture  readings  in  the  public  wor- 
ship of  the  Standing  Order,  his  consideration  of  the  early 
Connecticut  laws,  and  the  story  of  the  Anti-Episcopal  Con- 
vention. 

The  author  is  an  expert  in  patent  causes  and  has  developed 
as  such  that  genius  for  details  without  which  no  man  can  write 
history,  (and  especially  local  history,)  accurately.  He  has 
during  the  last  three  years  consumed  numerous  days,  travelled 
many  miles,  spent  sundry  dollars,  perused  almost  endless 
periodicals,  ransacked  various  libraries,  and  consulted  reliable 
authorities  in  order  to  make  this  volume  full  and  accurate. 
Some  may  feel  that  there  is  an  over-abundance  of  details,  but 
experience  seems  to  prove  that  these  are,  in  after  years,  the 
most  valuable  and  most  sought  after  portions  of  such  a  record. 

Mr.  Shepard  has  done  his  work  for  the  simple  love  of  it,  and 
because  he  realizes  the  necessity  of  securing  at  once  a  correct 
ensemble  of  facts  which  will  soon  cease  to  be  procurable  at  all. 
The  living  grandchildren  of  the  men  and  women  of  1798  and 
the  children  of  those  of  1836  are  very,  very  few.     If  the  history 


X  FOREWORD. 

of  Christ  Church,  Wethersfield  and  Berlin,  and  of  St.  Mark's 
Cliurch,  New  Britain,  was  to  be  written  with  authority,  it  must 
not  longer  be  deferred. 

None  can  read  the  pages  of  this  volume  and  fail  to  see  that 
the  author  is  a  man  of  peace.  He  has  avoided  the  bringing 
back  afresh  into  the  limelight  or  remembrance  some  sad  and 
sorry  epi.sodc  of  the  days  gone  by.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  it  has 
often  been  impossible  for  the  parish  priest  with  spiritual  ideals 
and  sense  of  responsibility  to  God,  to  coordinate  his  policy  and 
preaching  with  the  somewhat  materialistic  ideas  of  those  ves- 
trymen and  laymen  who  hired  the  head  of  the  morality  depart- 
ment of  their  establishment  as  cheaply  as  possible,  and  sought 
to  discharge  him  when  they  did  not  approve.  The  reader 
must  content  himself  to  take  the  hint  when  an  ironic  twinkle  in 
the  author's  eye,  or  a  pathetic  quiver  in  his  voice,  bids  one  study 
between  the  lines. 

Only  one  important  detail  has  absolutely  eluded  every  effort 
to  run  it  down.  No  reason  can  be  found  for  the  adoption  of 
the  name  "St.  Mark's."  The  old  parish  was  Christ  Church, 
as  is  usual  for  the  first  parish  in  a  given  district.  The  old 
parish  being  dead  and  the  old  church  demolished,  why  was  not 
the  new  one  called  Christ  Church  too.  as  the  lineal  descendant 
would  naturally  be?  There  is  no  allusion  or  hint,  direct  or 
indirect,  to  lead  to  a  satisfactory  answer.  Christ  Church  it 
was  of  old.  St.  Mark's  it  now  is,  and  that  is  all  we  know  with 
certainty. 

Much  valuable  aid  has  been  derived  from  the  endorsements 
on  old  sermons  showing  when  and  where  they  had  been 
preached.  The  sermons  of  Rev.  Seth  Hart  were  especially 
valuable  in  this  respect.  Letters  written  by  him  to  his  wife, 
who  remained  in  Wallingford,  Conn.,  while  he  journeyed  to 
Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  1797,  were  exceedingly  quaint  and  inter- 
esting. 

These  references  will  show  how  great  are  the  obligations 
owed  to  the  descendants  and  relatives  of  some  of  the  chief 
characters  in  this  Ijook.  As  Rector  of  the  parish,  I  have  been 
delegated  to  make  due  acknowledgments  in  this  place  to  all 
such  helpful  and  patient  friends,  and  to  every  one  who  has  in 
any  way  assisted  the  author  in  his  work.  Special  thanks  are 
due  to  the  Rev.  Samuel  Hart,  D.D.,  Vice-Dean  of  the  Berkeley 


FOREWORD.  xi 

Divinity  School,  Middletown,  Conn.,  and  to  the  Rev.  Joseph 
Hooper,  Rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Epiphany,  Durham,  Conn. 
The  undersigned  has  deemed  it  a  privilege  to  read  proof  and  to 
do  the  chores. 

Lastly,  because  most  important  of  all,  I  wish  to  voice  the 
thanks  of  the  Churchmen  and  women  of  New  Britain  for  all 
time,  and  of  the  present  Rector  and  of  all  his  predecessors,  to 
Mr.  Shepard  himself.  If  every  copy  of  this  edition  is  sold,  the 
proceeds  will  barely  cover  the  cost  of  issuing  it.  There  will 
be  no  compensation  for  the  devotion,  and  time,  and  toil,  it  has 
cost  the  indefatigable  worker  who  composed  it.  Our  gratitude 
is  all  we  can  offer  for  that,  and  we  render  it  spontaneously  and 
abundantly  to  one  who  is  too  modest  to  appreciate  how  much 
we  owe  him. 

HARRY   I.   BODLEY, 

Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church. 

New  Britain^  Conn. 
Lent,  1907. 


Special  thanks  are  also  due  to  the  Rev.  Harry  I.  Bodley  for 
his  kind  encouragement  and  advice ;  for  his  appreciation  of  my 
work;  for  listening  always  with  interest  to  dry  details  of 
newly  discovered  facts,  and  for  the  aid  given  me  in  various 
ways  from  beginning  to  end,  without  which,  the  preparation  of 
this  volume  would  have  been  a  much  greater  task. 

The  Author. 


I.    THE    CHURCH    IN    AMERICA 


THE    CHURCH    IN    AMERICA 


HISTORY 

Every  English  ship  that  came  early  to  this  continent  or  to 
its  borders  had  on  board  a  Chaplain  of  the  Church  of  England 
whose  duty  it  was  to  perform  Divine  Service  daily,  according 
to  the  rules  of  that  Church.  Without  doubt  John  Cabot  in 
1497  carried  with  him  to  America  in  his  ship  "  The  Matthew  " 
some  minister  of  the  Church  of  England.  In  1498  a  priest 
going  to  New  Foundland  was  granted  a  royal  bounty.  Early  in 
the  sixteenth  century,  a  canon  of  St.  Paul's,  London,  was  at  St. 
John's,  New  Foundlarjd,  for  a  while.  But  these  were  of  the 
unreformed  Church. 

In  1553  the  explorers  under  Sir  Hugh  Willoughby  had  with 
them  Master  Richard  Stafford,  Minister  of  their  three  ships. 
This  fleet  was  the  first  in  America  to  have  prayers  and  preach- 
ing under  the  reformed  Church  of  England.  The  Chaplain  of 
Frobisher's  expedition  performed  Divine  Service  along  the 
shores  of  Maine  and  the  Provinces  in  1577.  On  May  31,  1578, 
on  the  shores  of  Hudson's  Bay,  "  Master  Wolfall  celebrated  a 
Communion  upon  land"  for  the  Captain  and  others.  This 
worthy  man  was  the  first  missionary  priest  of  the  Reformed 
Church  of  England  who  ministered  on  American  shores  and  the 
ice  fields  of  the  North. 

On  June  21,  1579,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Fletcher,  Chaplain  to  Sir 
Francis  Drake,  landed  where  California  now  is  and  performed 
religious  services  for  six  weeks.  He  was  the  first  clergyman 
who  used  the  Book  of  Common  Prayer  in  the  territory  now 
embraced  in  the  United  States. 

It  was  expressly  stated  in  the  first  charter  for  an  English 
Colony  in  America,  which  was  granted  to  Sir  Humphrey  Gilbert 
in  1583,  that  the  laws  of  the  new  settlement  should  not  be 
"against  the  true  Christian  faith  or  religion  now  professed  in 


l6  THE  CHURCH 

the  Clnirch  of  Enp:Iand"  and  tlie  first  law  enjoined  on  taking 
possession  of  St.  John's  Harbor,  New  Foundland,  was  that  the 
Colony's  rehgion  should  be  "in  public  exercise  according  to  the 
Church  of  England." 

In  July,  1584.  Raleigh's  first  expedition  landed  at  Roanoke 
Island,  North  Carolina,  where  Divine  Service  was  then  per- 
formed. 

Sir  Thomas  Hariot  labored  in  Virginia,  (now  North  Caro- 
lina,) and  records  his  use  of  the  Prayer  Book  among  "the  poor 
infidels"  in  1585.  He  was  one  of  the  "first  lay  readers  in  the 
American  Church."  The  first  baptisms  in  America  occurred  in 
Raleigh's  second  colony,  under  Governor  White.  Manteo,  an 
Indian  Chief,  was  baptized  Aug.  13,  1587,  at  Roanoke  Island, 
N.  C,  and  seven  days  later  Virginia  Dare  was  baptized,  the  first 
white  child  born  in  America  of  English  parents.  In  1589, 
Raleigh  assigned  his  patent  to  a  company  of  merchants  and 
gave  them  one  hundred  pounds  sterling  "in  especial  regard  and 
zeal  of  planting  the  Christian  religion  in  those  barbarous 
countries."  This  donation  was  the  first  contribution  directly 
for  missionary  work  in  America. 

In  1602  and  3,  Gosnold  and  Pring  commanded  expeditions 
which  landed  on  the  New  England  coast.  (Cape  Cod  and 
Martha's  Vineyard.)  They  had  as  lay  reader  one  William 
Salterne,  who  was  ordained  shortly  after  his  return  to  England. 
He  was  the  first  to  use  the  Book  of  Common  Prayer  in  what 
is  now  called  New  England.  Bishop  Perry  says  there  is  every 
reason  to  believe  that  "the  prayers  and  praises  of  the  Leyden 
settlers  ....  were  anticipated  by  the  forms  of  the  Church 
of  England  in  the  very  locality  where  the  Pilgrim  fathers  lived 
and  died." 

In  1605.  an  expedition  sailed  from  Bristol,  Eng.  under  Cap- 
tain Richard  Weymouth,  with  the  declared  object  of  "promul- 
gating of  God's  Holy  Church  by  planting  Christianity."  They 
sailed  up  the  Penobscot  and  erected  a  cross  near  Belfast.  Me. 
The  savages  who  attended  their  worship  were  much  impressed. 
Some  of  these  savages  were  taken  to  England  and  educated. 

The  first  service  of  a  permanent  Church  in  America  was  at 
Jamestown,  where  the  Virginia  Colony  landed.  May  13,  1607, 
with  the  Rev.  Robert  Hunt,  M.A.,  as  their  Chaplain.     A  rustic 


IN  AMERICA.  17 

altar  M^as  erected  and  the  Holy  Communion  celebrated  for  the 
first  time  June  21,  1607.  The  Virginia  charter  provided  "that 
the  true  word  and  service  of  God  be  preached,  planted,  and 
used,  according  to  the  rites  and  doctrine  of  the  Church  of 
England."     Virginia  never  intermitted. 

The  first  clergyman  to  preach  the  Gospel  in  the  English 
tongue  in  New  England  was  the  Rev.  Richard  Seymour  of  the 
Pophani  Colony,  who  preached  at  the  mouth  of  the  Kennebec 
River,  Maine,  Aug.  9,  1607.  The  Indians  who  went  to  Eng- 
land in  1605  returned  with  the  Popham  Colony  and  are  thought 
to  have  become  missionaries  among  their  fellow  red  men. 
These  Episcopal  Indians  afterwards  rendered  valuable  service 
to  the  Plymouth  Pilgrims.  The  first  church  building  in 
America  was  erected  by  this  Popham  Colony  in  the  fall  of 
1607,  a  little  in  advance  of  the  erection  of  the  church  at  James- 
town, but  the  church  in  Maine  was  abandoned  in  1608,  when 
the  Colony  returned  to  England. 

The  first  marriage  recorded  in  America  took  place  at  James- 
town, Va.,  in  1608. 

About  1610,  a  Church  was  organized  at  Hampton,  Va.,  after 
which  we  have  no  religious  history  until  the  landing  of  the 
Pilgrims  at  Plymouth  in  1620.  Shortly  after  their  coming 
the  Rev.  William  Blackstone  settled  at  Boston,  Mass.,  and  was 
the  first  Church  of  England  clergyman  to  settle  within  the 
bounds  of  Massachusetts.  Mather  speaks  of  him  as  one  of 
the  "Godly  Episcopalians." 

In  1623,  the  Rev.  William  Morrell  came  over  with  Robert 
Gorges  and  a  Colony  was  formed  at  Weymouth,  Mass.  He 
was  the  authorized  Ecclesiastical  Commissioner,  but  he  returned 
to  England  in  about  a  year.  The  first  settlers  in  the  New 
Hampshire  Colony,  1623,  were  Churchmen. 

In  1629,  two  brothers,  John  and  Samuel  Brown,  worshipped 
with  Prayer  Books  at  their  house  in  Salem,  Mass.,  and  were 
joined  by  some  of  their  neighbors.  They  were  denounced  as 
ringleaders  of  a  faction  and  sent  back  to  England.  Samuel 
Marverick,  a  Churchman  in  Boston,  was  about  this  time  sub- 
jected to  a  number  of  persecutions.  The  same  year,  under  the 
authority  of  Virginia,  William  Clayborn  established  a  trading 
station  on  Kent  Island,  Maryland.     The  Rev.  Richard  James 


1 8  THE    CHURCH 

of  the  English  Church  was  with  him  and  was  tlie  first  Christian 
minister  in  Maryland. 

In  1630,  the  Rev.  William  Blackstone  of  Boston  sold  his 
farm  ajid  removed  to  Rhode  Island,  settling  a  few  miles  north 
of  Providence  on  the  river  which  still  bears  his  name.  He 
was  the  first  white  inhabitant  of  that  state  as  well  as  the  first 
minister. 

The  charter  of  Mar}'land  was  granted  June  30,  1632,  to 
Cecilius  Calvert,  the  second  Lord  Baltimore,  whose  company 
landed  at  St.  Mary's,  March  27,  1634.  A  chapel  was  erected 
here  in  1635  for  services  of  the  English  Church. 

After  the  settlement  of  Rhode  Island,  1635,  the  Rev.  William 
Blackstone  frequently  went  to  Providence  to  preach  the  Gospel. 

In  1636,  William  Gorges  came  out  with  a  patent  for  the  terri- 
tory of  Maine,  which  patent  established  the  Church  of  England 
as  the  religion  of  the  Colony.  The  first  regularly  settled  minis- 
ter was  the  Rev.  Richard  Gibson,  1637,  who  spent  about  seven 
years  at  Saco,  Me.  The  Rev.  Robert  Jordan  about  this  time 
served  as  an  itinerant  minister.  In  1638  a  church  and  par- 
sonage had  been  built  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  and  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Gibson  of  Saco,  Me.,  called  as  Rector.  The  parish  was 
organized  in  1640  and  was  probably  the  first  organization  of 
the  kind  in  New  England. 

In  1638,  Archbishop  Laud  designed  sending  a  Bishop  to  New 
England,  but  his  plans  were  thwarted  by  the  outbreak  of 
troubles  in  Scotland.  [Hawkins'  Historical  Notices  of  the 
Missions  of  the  Church  of  England,  p.  376.] 

In  1641,  New  Hampshire  came  under  the  authority  of  Massa- 
chusetts and  Episcopalians  had  to  suflfer.  The  same  year  a 
report  was  made  to  Gov.  Winthrop  that  the  people  of  Saco.  in 
Maine,  "were  much  addicted  to  Episcopacy."  In  1642,  Richard 
Gibson  of  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  was  tried  in  Boston  for  baptizing 
infants  and  solenmizing  marriages  at  the  Isle  of  Shoals  accord- 
ing to  the  ritual  of  the  Church  of  England.  He  was  banished 
by  the  Puritans  and  never  returned.  The  Church  at  Ports- 
mouth has  no  history  for  ninety  years  after  this. 

About  1642  certain  Puritan  ministers  were  recommended  by 
the  Governor  of  Massachusetts  to  the  Council  of  Virginia, 
where  pious  people  had  invited  them  to  labor,  but  the  next  year 


IN  AMERICA.  19 

they  were  forced  to  leave  that  Episcopal  stronghold  and  return 
to  Massachusetts. 

In  16/^4-5,  Massachusetts  by  law  forbade  under  heavy  penal- 
ties the  use  of  the  Prayer  Book  in  public  or  private,  and  all 
copies  of  it  were  to  be  delivered  up. 

In  1646  a  Swedish  Episcopal  church  was  built  at  Tinicum, 
which  was  the  first  church  in  Pennsylvania,  and  its  Rector,  the 
Rev.  John  Campanius,  was  at  work  nearly  forty  years  before 
William  Penn's  arrival.  In  this  year  also  petitions  were 
presented  at  Boston  for  permission  to  use  the  Prayer  Book, 
which  were  answered  by  punishing  the  petitioners  for  sedition. 
These  petitions  were  repeated  in  1664  with  the  same  result. 

In  1648,  the  Congregationalists  formed  a  Church  in  Virginia 
with  118  members,  but  its  Elder,  Mr.  Durand,  was  soon 
banished,  and  afterwards  its  pastor,  Mr.  Harrison,  was  obliged 
to  depart. 

On  October  16,  1660,  the  Rev.  Robert  Jordan,  who  lived 
thirty-one  years  at  Falmouth  (now  Portland),  Me.,  preaching, 
except  when  silenced  by  the  Puritans,  was  before  the  General 
Court  of  Massachusetts  for  baptizing  children  and  warned  not 
to  repeat  the  offence.     He  was  finally  imprisoned. 

In  1661,  Robert  Boyle,  Esq.,  was  appointed  the  first  governor 
of  a  company  incorporated  by  His  Majesty  "  For  the  Propaga- 
tion of  the  Gospel  among  the  Heathen  Nations  of  New  Eng- 
land." This  grew  out  of  a  missionary  society  which  was 
formed  in  England  in  1649. 

There  was  no  Episcopal  Service  in  New  York  until  the  Eng- 
lish came  there  to  reside,  when  it  was  expressly  stipulated  that 
liberty  of  conscience  should  be  enjoyed  by  all.  The  first  service 
of  record  was  by  the  Rev.  Charles  Wolley,  1678,  but  it  is  pro- 
able  that  the  English  used  the  Dutch  church  in  the  Fort  for 
their  Prayer  Book  service.  The  service  in  the  Fort  was  all  the 
footing  that  the  English  Church  had  in  New  York  for  more 
than  thirty  years.  The  Rev.  Alexander  Innes  succeeded  Mr. 
Clark  as  the   "orthodox  "  chaplain  at  the  Fort. 

In   1679,  Robert  Jordan,  the  itinerant  preacher  of   Maine, 
died.     He  was  the  sole  priest  of  the  Church  in  New  England 
who  was  faithful  to  his  ordination  vows.     The  words  of  Com-* 
mon  Prayer  were  not  heard  again  in  Maine  for  eighty  years. 


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aside  from  that  of  John  Gyles,  a  lay  reader  who  read  prayers  at 
the  garrison  from  1683  to  1688. 

About  the  time  of  Jordan's  death,  1679,  several  persons  peti- 
tioned the  Rishop  of  London  that  a  Church  of  England  be 
allowed  in  Boston,  which  was  granted,  and  King's  Chapel  was 
established  among  as  bitter  enemies  as  the  Church  has  ever 
encountered  on  this  continent.  About  this  time  Bishop  Comp- 
ton,  of  London,  made  inquiry  as  to  how  the  Foreign  Plantation 
was  provided  with  clergymen  and  found  that  there  were  not 
above  four  ministers  of  the  Church  of  England  in  North 
America. 

The  first  clergyman  of  the  Church  to  appear  in  South  Caro- 
lina was  the  Rev.  Atkin  Williamson,  about  1680. 

The  Charter  to  William  Penn  of  Pennsylvania,  1681,  pro- 
vided that  if  twenty  persons  should  apply  to  the  Bishop  of  Lon- 
don for  a  clergyman,  that  he  might  reside  in  the  Province  with- 
out any  denial  or  molestation. 

The  first  church  in  South  Carolina  was  erected  about  1682 
on  the  site  now  occupied  by  St.  Michael's  Church,  at  Charleston. 

The  Church  in  America  was  without  a  head  until  1685,  when 
the  Rev.  James  Blair,  D.D.,  came  as  missionary  to  Virginia 
under  the  Bishop  of  London.  He  was  for  nine  years  Rector  of 
Henrico  Parish  and  in  1689  was  appointed  Commissary  and 
performed  such  oversight  of  the  clergy  for  the  Bishop  as  he 
could  without  actually  being  a  Bishop. 

On  May  23,  1686,  the  Rev.  Robert  RatcliflFe  read  Common 
Prayer  and  preached  in  his  surplice  at  tlie  Town  House  in 
Boston,  which  was  so  great  a  novelty  to  the  Bostonians  that  he 
had  a  very  large  audience.  On  June  15,  the  members  of  the 
Church  of  England  assembled  for  organization.  They  held 
their  services  in  the  town  hall  for  some  time,  but  finally 
arranged  to  hold  them  in  the  South  Meeting  House  after  the 
Puritans  were  through. 

The  first  New  England  Almanac  with  the  holidays  of  the 
Episcopal  Church  noted  in  its  calendar,  was  published  by  John 
Tullcy  of  Saybrook,  Conn.,  for  the  year  1687  and  afterwards 
until  1702.  It  was  also  the  first  one  that  began  the  year  with 
January  instead  of  March.     It  was  printed  in  Massachusetts, 


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as  there  was  no  printing  press  then  in  Connecticut.  [Albert  C. 
Bates  in  Connecticut  Quarterly,  Vol.  IV,  409.] 

In  1689,  King-'s  Chapel  was  erected  on  the  site  of  the  present 
edifice  and  was  opened  for  service  June  30. 

During  the  revolution  against  the  King,  the  Governor  and 
others  were  imprisoned  and  the  Chaplain  was  obliged  to  flee. 
The  chapel  was  mutilated  and  subjected  to  the  grossest  indigni- 
ties. The  Prayer  Book  was  held  up  to  ridicule  in  a  series  of 
pamphlets  and  those  who  continued  its  use  were  denominated 
"Papist  dogs  and  rogues,  idolaters,  and  the  like." 

The  King's  instructions  to  Governors  Andros  of  Massa- 
chusetts and  Dongan  of  New  York  were  that  they  should  "take 
especial  care  that  God  Almighty  be  devoutely  and  duly  served 
throughout  your  Government ;  the  Book  of  Common  Prayer 
,  .  .  read  each  Sunday  and  Holy  day,  and  the  Blessed 
Sacraments  administered  according  to  the  Rites  of  the  Church 
of  England." 

In  1691,  the  Rev.  James  Blair  of  Virginia  was  sent  to  Eng- 
land for  a  charter  for  William  and  Mary  College  to  be  a  semin- 
ary for  the  education  of  fit  men  for  the  sacred  ministry.  The 
first  commencement  was  held  in  1700. 

Christ  Church,  Philadelphia,  the  first  in  that  place,  was 
erected  in  J  695,  and  the  first  clergyman  to  officiate  in  it  was 
the  Rev.  Richard  Sewall  of  Maryland.  Its  first  Rector  was 
the  Rev.  Thomas  Clayton. 

The  earliest  permanent  Church  in  Rhode  Island  was  Trinity 
Church  of  Newport,  under  the  preaching  of  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Lockyer  and  the  patronage  of  Sir  Francis  Nicholson,  who  has 
been  called  the  founder  of  the  Church  of  Rhode  Island. 

An  act  was  passed  in  South  Carolina  in  1698  "to  settle  a 
maintenance  on  a  Minister  of  the  Church  of  England  in 
Charleston."  Outside  of  Charleston  there  was  but  one  clergy- 
man of  the  Church  in  1700. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Bray  returned  to  England  in  1701  and  had  the 
honor  of  obtaining  the  charter  of  the  Society  for  the  Propaga- 
tion of  the  Gospel  in  Foreign  Parts.  This  Society  is  referred 
to  in  history  as  the  S.  P.  G. 

The  charter  recites  that  it  is  our  duty  "to  promote  the  Glory 
of   God,  by   the   instruction   of   our   People   in  the   Christian 


22  THE    CHURCH 

religjion"  and  to  accomplish  that  end,  arranged  that  "a  sufficient 
maintenance  be  provided  for  an  Orthodox  Clergy  to  live 
amongst"  the  people  in  those  parts.  At  this  time  South  Caro- 
lina had  7,000  souls  besides  negroes  and  Indians  living  without 
any  minister  of  the  church.  North  Carolina  had  5,000  without 
any  minister.  Virginia  had  40,000  divided  into  40  parishes 
with  about  half  the  number  of  clergymen.  Maryland  had 
only  about  25,000  and  only  about  13  clergymen.  Pennsylvania 
had  20,000  with  only  700  who  attended  church  and  only  250 
communicants.  New  York  had  30,000  with  1,200  church 
attefldants  and  450  communicants.  The  two  Jerseys  had  15,000 
with  600  church  attendants  and  200  communicants.  Connecti- 
cut had  30,800  with  150  church  attendants  and  35  communi- 
cants. In  the  other  New  England  Colonies  there  were  90,000 
with  750  church  attendants  and  150  communicants. 

About  1702,  a  church  was  built  near  Eden,  N.  C,  and 
Dr.  Bray  sent  the  Rev.  Daniel  Brett  there  as  the  first  minister 
of  the  Church  in  that  Province.  In  the  same  year  the  Rev. 
Samuel  Thomas  was  sent  to  South  Carolina  as  the  first  mis- 
sionary there  of  the  S.  P.  G.  The  Rev.  George  Keith,  Rev. 
Patrick  Gordon,  and  Rev.  John  Talbot  arrived  in  Boston,  June 
II,  1702.  The  two  former  were  missionaries  of  the  S.  P.  G., 
and  Talbot  joined  with  them.  Gordon  went  to  Jamaica  and 
organized  the  first  parish  of  Long  Island.  Keith  and  Talbot 
made  a  tour  of  nearly  all  the  colonies.  Talbot  became  Rector  of 
St.  Mary's  Church,  Burlington,  N.  J.,  but  continued  to  work 
in  various  places. 

Prior  to  1700  there  were  but  few  Churchmen  in  New  Jersey. 
The  Rev.  George  Keith  arrived  and  held  his  first  service  of 
the  Church  at  Amboy,  Oct.  4,  1702.  Prior  to  his  coming  the 
Rev.  Alexander  Innes  had  officiated  in  the  Jerseys.  Mr.  Keith 
first  came  to  America  in  1682  and  was  a  Quaker  preacher  at 
Monmouth.  N.  J.  The  line  of  reading  and  argument  which  he 
pursued  with  reference  to  Quakerism  led  him  into  the  Church 
of  England.  In  1694,  he  went  to  England  for  holy  orders, 
which  he  received  in  1700. 

In  1702,  the  Church  in  Maryland  was  established  by  law  and 
the  Book  of  Common  Prayer  was  required  to  be  read  in  all 
the    churches    having    an    income    from    the    Government.      A 


IN   AMERICA.  23 

prior  act  had  required  the  use  of  the  Prayer  Book  in  every  place 
of  public  worship  in  the  Province.  This  was  repealed  for  the 
benefit  of  the  Roman  Catholics  and  Quakers. 

In  1704,  the  Rev.  James  Honeyman  was  appointed  Mission- 
ary of  the  S.  P.  G.  and  sent  to  Newport,  R.  I.  This  was  the 
first  place  in  New  England  that  the  Society  provided  a  minister 
for. 

A  petition  for  a  Bishop  in  America  was  signed  by  fourteen 
clergymen  of  New  York,  New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania  at  Bur- 
lington, N.  J.,  1705. 

The  second  church  in  Rhode  Island  was  erected  in  the 
Narragansett  country  in  1707,  where  there  had  been  Churchmen 
since  about  1700.  This  church  is  still  standing  (1906),  and  is 
believed  to  be  the  oldest  Episcopal  church  in  the  northern  part 
of  the  United  States. 

In  1713,  the  ministers,  wardens  and  vestrymen  of  Trinity 
Church,  Newport,  R.  I.,  petitioned  the  Queen  for  the  establish- 
ment of  Bishops  in  America. 

In  1715,  the  S.  P.  G.  Society  repeated  its  request  for  Bishops 
with  the  proposition  to  establish  four  Sees,  two  in  the  colonies, 
one  of  which  was  to  be  at  Burlington,  N.  J.,  and  the  other  at 
Williamsburg,  Va.  About  the  same  time  bequests  of  £2,000 
became  operative  towards  the  settlement  of  two  Bishops,  one  of 
which  was  for  America. 

It  is  claimed  that  John  Talbot  of  New  Jersey  and  Dr.  Robert 
Welton  of  London  were  consecrated  Bishops  by  the  non-juring 
Bishops  in  England.  Talbot  returned  to  New  Jersey  and  Dr. 
Welton  came  over  and  was  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Philadel- 
phia, 1724  to  1726.  It  is  certain,  however,  that  they  never 
exercised  Episcopal  jurisdiction. 

A  most  remarkable  event  took  place  at  New  Haven,  Conn., 
in  1722.  Dr.  Samuel  Johnson,  formerly  the  tutor  at  Yale  Col- 
lege and  then  Congregational  pastor  in  West  Haven,  met  other 
ministers  of  the  Standing  Order  and  joined  them  in  the  study 
of  questions  suggested  by  the  Prayer  Book.  The  result  of 
their  studies  appeared  the  day  after  commencement,  in  1722, 
when  seven  ministers  made  a  declaration  that  some  of  them 
doubted  the  validity  of  Presbyterian  ordination.  Messrs. 
Samuel  Johnson,  Daniel  Brown,  the  tutor,  and  Timothy  Cutler, 


24  THE    CHURCH 

the  Rector  of  the  College,  determined  to  seek  holy  orders  at 
the  hands  of  a  Bishop.  They  were  soon  followed  by  Mr.  James 
Wetmore.  These  men  were  promptly  removed  from  their  posi- 
tions and  hotly  abused  by  their  former  companions.  They  were 
called  "  cudweds,"  "  highflyers,"  and  other  names.  On  Oct. 
2,  1722,  the  committee  of  Christ  Church,  Boston,  wrote  to  Dr. 
Cutler,  congratulating  him  and  his  friends  on  account  of  their 
recent  declaration  in  favor  of  the  Church,  and  invited  Dr. 
Cutler  to  settle  in  Boston.  They  also  promised  to  pay  for  the 
passage  of  Messrs.  Cutler,  Johnson  and  Brown  to  England  for 
holy  orders  and  to  provide  for  the  support  of  Mr.  Cutler  while 
there.  They  were  ordained  in  1723  and  Dr.  Cutler  arrived  in 
Boston  to  take  charge  of  Christ  Church,  Sept.  24,  1723.  Dr. 
Johnson  settled  at  Stratford,  Conn.,  and  Mr.  Brown  died  in 
England.  This  Episcopal  accession  from  Yale  College  brings 
to  mind  that  Elihu  Yale  doubted  "  whether  it  was  well  in  him 
being  a  Churchman,  to  promote  an  academy  of  dissenters, "  but 
on  reflection  concluded  "  that  the  business  of  good  is  to  spread 
religion  and  learning  among  mankind,  without  being  too  fondly 
attached  to  particular  tenets." 

One  of  the  foremost  advocates  for  an  Episcopate  was  John 
Checkley  of  Boston.  He  was  in  England  with  Johnson  and 
Cutler  in  1723.  To  counteract  the  baneful  influences  of  infi- 
delity which  he  encountered  he  published,  first  in  17 19  and 
second  in  England,  1723,  Leslie's  famous  ''  Short  and  Easie 
Methods  with  the  Deists"  together  with  his  "  Discourse  con- 
cerning Episcopacy,"  He  urged  that  a  Non-Episcopal  minis- 
try was  "  not  only  invalid,  but  sacrilege  and  rebellion  against 
Christ.  "  His  book  was  denounced  by  the  Puritans  as  a  "  false 
and  scandalous  libel.  "  In  the  lower  court  he  was  adjudged 
guilty  without  a  hearing  and  on  appeal  he  was  fined  £50.  impris- 
oned and  ordered  to  keep  quiet.  In  1727  he  was  in  England 
for  ordination  but  was  defeated  by  reason  of  letters  from  two 
Congregational  ministers  of  Marblehead,  Mass.  At  last  he 
received  holy  orders  in  1739  at  the  age  of  59  and  was  appointed 
missionary  of  the  S.  P.  G.  at  Providence,  R.  I.,  where  he 
remained  until  his  death  in  1753. 

A  reprint  of  his  book,  together  with  an  account  of  his  trial, 
was  published  at  Windsor,  Vt.,  in  1812. 


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In  1725,  Samuel  Johnson,  Dr.  Cutler,  and  other  clergymen 
of  New  England,  petitioned  the  S.  P.  G.  for  Bishops.  In  1727, 
largely  through  the  efforts  of  Dean  Berkeley,  a  charter  and  a 
grant  for  a  Bishop  in  America  was  obtained,  but  the  king  died 
before  it  was  sealed. 

In  1732,  Queen's  Chapel  at  Portsmouth,  N.  H.,  was  begun. 
The  Rev.  Arthur  Brown  was  its  Rector  from  1736  until  his 
death  in  1773.  Of  the  six  hundred  families  in  Portsmouth,  less 
than  sixty  were  Episcopal,  but  all  the  Churchmen  in  New 
Hampshire  were  Mr.  Brown's  parishioners.  In  1767,  his 
church  was  the  only  one  in  the  Province. 

Georgia  was  the  first  and  only  Colony  where  the  Church  was 
founded  wholly  by  charity.  General  James  Oglethorpe 
obtained  a  charter  for  a  colony  and  with  the  first  emigrants 
landed  there  in  1733.  Twenty-one  disinterested  noblemen  and 
gentlemen  constituted  its  trustees  and  over  one  hundred  minis- 
ters received  commissions  to  take  up  collections  in  England  in 
behalf  of  Georgia.  In  December,  1735,  John  and  Charles  Wes- 
ley came  there,  full  of  zeal  for  the  conversion  of  the  Indians. 
Mr.  John  Wesley  was  made  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Savannah, 
and  here  he  established  the  first  Sunday  School,  nearly  fifty 
years  before  Robert  Raikes  established  them  in  England.  In 
1738,  George  Whitefield,  as  missionary  of  the  S.  P.  G.,  started 
for  Georgia  to  assist  Wesley,  but  they  crossed  each  other  on  the 
way.  Whitefield  arrived  at  Savannah,  May  7,  1738.  It  was 
not  long  before  he  instituted  such  a  series  of  irregularities  as  to 
lose  the  sympathy  of  the  more  pronounced  Churchmen.  In 
1748  the  Rev.  Bartholomew  Zouberbudler,  Rector  of  Christ 
Church,  Savannah,  was  the  only  minister  in  Georgia. 

Those  who  opposed  the  appointment  of  Bishops  in  America 
argued  that  it  would  lead  to  a  separation  of  the  Colonies  from 
England.  A  letter  to  the  Bishop  of  London  from  Dr.  Samuel 
Johnson,  Nov.  3,  1738,  says  there  is  no  "  disposition  towards  an 
independency  on  our  mother  country  from  our  general  desire 
of  Bishops  to  preside  over  us,  the  reverse  of  this  is  the 
truth  ...  we  must  patiently  submit  and  wait  upon  Provi- 
dence till  it  shall  please  God  to  enlighten  the  minds  of  men, 
and  send  us  better  times." 

In  consequence  of  the  unreasonable  opposition  of  the  Anti- 
Episcopal    ministers    to   the    appointment   of    Bishops    in   the 


26  THE    CHURCH 

Colonies,  the  Bishops  in  England,  who  in  1750  advocated  such 
appointment,  took  pains  at  the  outset  to  disami  all  possible 
hostility  by  having  the  authority  of  Colonial  Bishops  specifi- 
cally limited  to  the  Church  of  England  congregations,  and  that 
no  taxes  be  laid  upon  the  people  for  the  Bishop's  support. 

The  first  missionary  of  the  Church  to  Africa  was  the  Rev. 
Thomas  Thompson,  who  left  New  Jersey  for  Africa  in  1751. 

Funds  were  raised  for  King's  College  of  New  York,  (now 
Columbia  College,)  in  1746  to  175 1.  In  the  latter  year  these 
funds  were  vested  in  ten  trustees,  one  Presbyterian,  two  Dutch 
Reformed,  and  seven  Episcopalians.  In  1753  Dr.  Samuel  John- 
son of  Stratford  was  elected  its  first  President.  On  July  17, 
1754  he  opened  the  College  with  a  class  of  eight  in  a  vestry 
room  belonging  to  Trinity  Church,  New  York. 

In  1755,  all  of  the  students  of  Yale  College  were  compelled 
to  worship  at  the  College  Chapel,  so  that  Episcopal  students 
could  not  attend  Trinity  Church  on  Sunday.  The  two  sons  of 
Missionary  Punderson  were  forced  to  comply  with  this  rule. 
Scholars  were  fined  for  attending  Church  of  England  service, 
communicants  only  being  excepted  and  that  only  on  Christmas 
and  Sacrament  days. 

On  April  2,  1756,  the  College  of  William  and  Mary  con- 
ferred the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  upon  Benjamin  Franklin. 
This  was  the  first  honorary  degree  ever  given  by  the  College. 

The  passage  of  the  stamp  act  was  taken  advantage  of  about 
1764  and  5  to  raise  a  fresh  clamor  against  an  Episcopate  in 
America. 

About  the  last  efifort  of  the  Episcopalians  before  the  Revolu- 
tionary war  to  secure  a  Bishop  for  America  was  on  May  21, 
1766,  when  14  clergymen  met  in  voluntary  convention  at  New 
York.  They  were  from  New  York,  New  Jersey,  and  Connecti- 
cut. Samuel  Seabury  of  Westchester,  N.  Y.,  was  Clerk.  They 
wrote  a  letter  to  the  Secretary  of  the  S.  P.  G.  referring  to  the 
loss  of  Wilson  and  Giles,  saying — "  This  loss  brings  to  our 
minds  an  exact  calculation  made  not  many  years  ago.  that  not 
less  than  one  out  of  five  who  have  gone  for  Holy  Orders  from 
the  Northern  Colonies  have  perished  in  the  attempt,  ten  have 
miscarried  out  of  fifty-one.  This  we  consider  an  incontestable 
argument  for  the  necessity  of  the  American  Bishops."     About 


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this  time,  the  Episcopate  was  largely  discussed  in  the  news- 
papers, in  pamphlets,  and  in  sermons,  both  by  Episcopalians 
and  their  opponents.  In  the  same  month  that  this  Episcopal 
Convention  was  held,  the  Presbyterian  "  Synod  of  New  York 
and  Philadelphia  "  at  their  annual  meeting,  originated  a  plan 
of  concerted  action  to  prevent  the  establishment  of  an  Episco- 
pate. The  "  General  Association  of  Connecticut,"  (Congrega- 
tionalist,)  at  their  June  meeting  at  Guilford,  1766,  received  an 
invitation  to  join  the  Presbyterian  Synod  of  New  York  and 
Philadelphia,  in  convention  for  "  Consultation  about  such  things 
as  may  have  a  hopeful  tendency  to  promote  and  defend  the 
Common  Cause  of  Religion  against  the  attacks  of  its  various 
Enemies."  The  invitation  was  accepted  and  delegates  appointed. 
Accordingly  a  convention  was  held  at  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  begin- 
ning Nov.  5,  1766,  and  their  organization  perfected.  Twenty 
members  were  present  from  the  Synod  and  eight  from  Connecti- 
cut. They  provided  for  a  general  convention  of  the  pastors  of 
the  Congregational,  Consociated  and  Presbyterian  Churches  in 
North  America,  consisting  of  delegates  chosen  by  their  re- 
spective bodies,  to  be  held  annually,  and  agreed  that  the  next 
convention  should  be  held  at  New  Haven,  Sept.  10,  1767.  The 
general  design  of  the  convention  was  to  gain  information  and 
unite  in  "  spreading  the  Gospel,  and  defending  the  religious 
liberties  of  our  Churches,  keep  up  a  correspondence  throughout 
this  united  body  and  with  our  friends  abroad  "  and  to  "  culti- 
vate and  preserve  loyalty "  to  the  king.  It  was  also  agreed 
that  letters  be  sent  to  the  Rev.  Ministers  of  the  Congregational 
and  Presybterian  Churches  of  Massachusetts,  New  Hampshire, 
and  Rhode  Island,  and  the  Dutch  Reformed  Churches  of  New 
York,  New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania,  "  informing  them  what 
we  have  done  at  this  General  Convention  and  invite  them  to 
send  delegates  to  New  Haven."  Appended  to  the  minutes  of 
this  meeting  is  a  supposed  letter  from  a  gentleman  in  the 
Colonies  to  his  foreign  correspondent,  setting  forth  at  length 
what  a  terrible  calamity  it  would  be  to  have  a  Bishop  in 
America  and  his  great  anxiety  on  that  account.  Also  a  letter 
from  Mr.  Francis  Alison  to  Mr.  Sproat,  setting  forth  his 
reasons  for  being  persuaded  that  there  was  a  determination  or 
fixed  resolution  in  England  to  send  Bishops  to  America. 


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This  was  probably  the  first  General  Convention  of  any 
religious  body  ever  held  in  America  and  it  met  annually  for  ten 
successive  years.  The  only  enemies  of  religion  referred  to  in 
their  proceedings  were  Episcopalians,  and  from  beginning  to 
end  the  only  business  before  the  Convention  was  for  the  pur- 
pose of  preventing  a  Bishop,  or  Bishops,  being  established  in 
this  country.  The  invitations  to  attend  were  broad  and 
included  every  religious  body  in  the  whole  country  who  either 
feared  or  hated  an  Episcopal  Bishop.  In  short,  it  was  a  great 
uprising  of  all  who  were  opposed  to  an  Episcopate  and  it  may 
be  properly  designated  as  the  Anti-Episcopal  Convention. 

Its  Journal  was  printed  by  E.  Gleason,  Hartford,  Conn.,  1843, 
under  the  direction  of  a  committee  of  the  General  Association 
of  Connecticut,  and  entitled  "  Minutes  of  the  Convention  of 
Delegates  from  the  Synod  of  New  York  and  Philadelphia  and 
from  the  Associations  of  Connecticut  held  annually  from  1766 
to  1775,  inclusive." 

Their  ten  Conventions  were  held  in  September,  October  or 
November,  as  follows : — 1766,  '68,  '70,  '72  and  '74  at  Elizabeth- 
town,  N.  J. ;  1767  and  '69,  New  Haven,  Conn. ;  1771,  Norwalk, 
Conn.;  1773,  Stamford,  Conn.;  1775,  Greenfield,  Conn. 
Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island  and  New  Hampshire  were  repre- 
sented at  their  second  Convention  and  several  other  colonies 
were  represented  later.  Committees  were  appointed  to  carry 
on  a  correspondence  with  "  our  friends,"  (Dissenters.)  in  Eng- 
land and  the  pastors  of  the  various  colonies.  Long  letters  to 
and  from  the  committee  of  Dissenters  in  London  were  before 
the  Convention  nearly  every  year.  Correspondence  was  also 
extended  to  Scotland  and  Ireland,  and  throughout  the  Ameri- 
can Colonies.  They  wrote  to  Maryland,  Virginia,  Georgia  and 
the  Carolinas  for  "  all  instances  of  Episcopal  oppression  they 
can  find  in  said  colonies,"  to  the  Eastern  Colonies  for 
"  instances  of  the  lenity  of  their  government  with  regard  to 
Episcopal  Dissenters  therein."  Committees  were  appointed  for 
the  various  colonies,  including  Nova  Scotia,  Canada  and  West 
Florida,  to  examine  their  laws  and  charters  relating  to  ecclesi- 
astical affairs,  with  reference  to  the  religious  liberties  of  any 
denomination,   and   particularly   "  to  ascertain  the  number  of 


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inhabitants  in  each  of  the  Colonies  with  the  proportion  of  the 
EpiscopaHans  to  the  Non-EpiscopaHans." 

Reports  on  these  matters  were  received  from  New  York, 
Connecticut,  Massachusetts,  Virginia,  North  Carohna,  South 
CaroHna,  New  Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Rhode  Island,  Maryland, 
Georgia,  Nova  Scotia  and  Barbadoes. 

Their  letter  to  the  Dissenters  of  London  in  1773  stated  that 
the  "  Episcopalians  in  the  colony  of  New  York  bear  the  pro- 
portion of  about  one  to  twenty  of  its  present  population,  Con- 
necticut a  greater  proportion.  In  New  Jersey  and  Pennsyl- 
vania their  proportionate  numbers  are  less."  In  Massachusetts, 
Rhode  Island  and  New  Hampshire,  "  they  are  much  less  still." 
In  the  Southern  Colonies,  Maryland,  Virginia,  North  Carolina, 
South  Carolina  and  Georgia,  "  the  Non-Episcopalians  are  in 
some  of  them  a  majority,  and  in  the  rest  a  large  and  growing 
proportion." 

The  report  of  the  Rev.  Elizur  Goodrich  of  Durham,  Conn., 
as  to  Connecticut,  is  the  only  one  preserved  and  is  printed  in 
full  in  the  appendix.  It  makes  the  Episcopalians  of  Connecti- 
cut in  1774  number  about  one  to  thirteen  of  the  whole  number 
of  inhabitants. 

The  object  of  this  census  was  to  belittle  the  Episcopalians 
and  show  "  the  vast  superiority  in  numbers  of  the  Non-Epis- 
copalians," in  the  hopes  that  if  such  facts  were  known  in  Eng- 
land the  chances  for  an  American  Bishop  would  be  lessened. 
The  numerous  letters  to  and  from  their  friends  in  England  show 
how  alarmed  they  were  "  from  the  restlessness  of  the  mission- 
aries and  their  bigoted  adherents,"  and  although  the  Episco- 
palians were  apparently  quiet,  they  said,  "  We  have  reason  to 
believe  that  the  bigoted  Episcopalians  on  this  side  of  the  water 
have  by  no  means  dropt  the  project,  but  will  ever  be  restless  in 
their  attempts  to  accomplish  their  purpose."  One  letter  says 
Dr.  S.  (Episcopal)  "told  me  that  they  would  have  Bishops 
settled  in  America  in  spite  of  all  the  Presbyterian  opposition, 
and  added  that  the  Quakers  and  Baptists  would  join  them 
against  us."  The  Convention  admitted  repeatedly  that  they 
would  not  oppose  Bishops  "provided  other  denominations  could 
be  safe  from  their  severity  and  encroachments,  but  this  we  think 


3©  THE    CHURCH 

impossible,"  and  because  they  thought  this  impossible  they 
determined  to  oppose  the  Episcopate  with  all  their  might. 

They  refer  to  our  forefathers  as  having  "  seen  and  felt  the 
tyranny  of  Bishops'  courts,"  and  added :  "  Such  tyranny  if 
now  exercised  in  America  would  either  drive  us  to  seek  new 
habitations  among  the  heathen  ...  or  excite  riots,  rebel- 
lion and  wild  disorder.  We  dread  the  consequences  as  oft  as 
we  think  of  this  danger."  "  We  can  not  but  tremble  at  the 
prospect  of  the  dreadful  consequences  that  could  not  be  pre- 
vented from  taking  place  upon  the  establishment  of  an  Ameri- 
can Episcopate,"  and  all  this,  they  say,  "  without  doing  any  real 
service  to  religion  or  to  the  Episcopal  Church." 

Again,  they  complain  of  the  S.  P.  G.  for  granting  consider- 
able salaries  to  "  missionaries  in  the  most  populous  parts  of  our 
colonies  even  where  there  are  faithful  ministers  of  other 
denominations  settled,  and  but  few  families  of  their  religious 
persuasion."  We  may  here  state  that  there  is  not  a  single 
instance  in  which  this  Society  ever  appointed  a  missionary 
to  any  parish  in  America  until  the  parish  asked  them  to  do  so. 

One  letter  to  the  committee  of  Dissenters  in  London  says : — 
"The  peculiar  care  of  the  Episcopalians  among  ourselves,  where 
they  have  influence,  to  fill  all  places  of  power  and  trust  in  our 
various  governments  with  those  of  their  own  denomination 
.  .  .  seems  calculated  to  promote  their  grand  design  .  .  . 
These  considerations  make  it  evident  to  us  that  their  views  are 
not  so  much  to  promote  Christianity  as  the  establishment  of 
Episcopal  Church  government  in  the  colonies,  and  therefore 
engage  our  constant  watchfulness  lest  they  should  take  the 
advantage  of  our  being  off  our  guard  to  accomplish  a  design, 
which  however  pleasing  to  them,  will  be  attended  with  the  most 
lamentable  consequences  to  the  interest  of  true  religion  and 
liberty  among  us." 

The  number  of  those  who  belonged  to  the  Church  in  America 
was  never  so  large  as  some  supposed.  At  the  beginning  of  the 
war  there  were  only  about  80  clergymen  to  the  north  and  east 
of  Maryland.  These,  except  in  Boston,  Newport  and  Phila- 
delphia, were  mainly  supported  by  the  S.  P.  G.  There  were  not 
more  than  six  in  Pennsylvania  outside  of  Philadelphia.  In 
Maryland   and   Virginia  the   Church   was   supported  by  legal 


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establishment.  There  were  more  Churchmen  in  the  other 
Southern  Colonies  than  in  the  north,  but  not  so  many  as  in 
Virginia  and  Maryland. 

All  efforts  on  the  part  of  the  Episcopalians  for  a  Bishop 
practically  ceased  in  1776.  The  Episcopalians  were  closer  to 
the  king-  than  any  other  people  in  America,  and  as  hatred  to  the 
king  increased  with  the  excitement  and  hardships  of  the  Revolu- 
tion, the  Episcopalians  were  despised,  hated,  persecuted  with 
greater  zeal,  and  finally  almost  silenced. 

In  1782,  the  Rev.  Dr.  White,  (afterwards  Bishop,)  believing 
that  the  war  would  be  indefinitely  protracted,  published  a 
pamphlet  advocating  the  adoption  by  the  Episcopalians  of  a 
Presbyterian  form  of  government. 

In  March,  1783,  ten  of  the  fourteen  clergymen  of  Connecti- 
cut met  at  Woodbury  and  decided  to  reply  to  Dr.  White's 
pamphlet  and  to  elect  a  Bishop.  The  Rev.  Jeremiah  Leaming 
was  their  first  choice,  but  on  account  of  his  infirmities,  they 
elected  Dr.  Samuel  Seabury,  who  went  to  England  for  consecra- 
tion, arriving  in  London,  July  7,  1783. 

On  Aug.  13,  1783,  the  Churchmen  of  Maryland  met  in  con- 
vention at  Annapolis  and  adopted  a  document  concerning 
fundamental  rights  and  liberties  "  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church."  This  is  claimed  by  some  to  have  been  the  first  use 
of  the  name  Protestant  Episcopal,  but  Bishop  Perry's  History- 
says  that  a  convention  met  at  Chestertown,  Md.,  Nov.  9,  1780, 
and  voted  that  the  "  Church  known  in  the  province  as  'Protest- 
ant' be  called  'the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church'." 

The  first  step  towards  forming  a  collective  body  of  the 
Episcopal  Church  was  at  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  in  May,  1784, 
by  clergymen  from  New  York,  New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania, 
who  arranged  for  a  larger  meeting  at  New  York  in  October  of 
that  year. 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Seabury,  by  reason  of  the  "  Erastian 
notions  which  prevailed  in  the  Church,  the  machinations  of 
English  politicians,  and  the  arguments  of  influential  Congrega- 
tionalists  in  Connecticut,"  failed  of  consecration  in  England 
and  consequently  turned  to  Scotland,  where  he  was  consecrated 
Bishop,  at  Aberdeen,  Nov.  14,  1784.  On  Aug.  2,  1785,  Bishop 
Seabury  met  his  clergy  at  Middletown,  Conn.,  and  four  persons 


32  THE    CHURCH 

were  made  deacons.  This  was  the  first  ordination  in  America. 
Three  days  later  a  committee  was  appointed  to  act  with  the 
Bishop  in  proposintj  necessary  changes  in  the  Prayer  Book. 
The  New  York  Convention  of  October,  1784  had  agreed  to 
"  adhere  to  the  Hturgy  of  the  .  .  .  Church  as  far  as  shall 
be  consistent  with  the  American  Revolution." 

The  first  General  Convention  of  the  Church  in  America  met 
at  Christ  Church,  Philadelphia,  Sept.  27,  1785,  and  consisted  of 
clergy  and  lay  representatives  from  seven  states.  Bishop  Sea- 
bury  and  his  clergy  declined  to  attend  this  Convention.  Many 
radical  changes  in  the  Prayer  Book  were  proposed.  The  book 
was  published  in  1786,  and  was  known  as  the  "  Proposed  Book," 
because  the  changes  made  therein  had  never  been  formally 
adopted.  The  Scottish  Bishops  who  consecrated  Bishop  Sea- 
bury  desired  that  he  should  use  the  Scotch  Communion  Ofiice 
as  far  as  practicable,  and  accordingly  he  prepared  such  Office, 
which  was  printed  at  New  London  in  1786  and  distributed  for 
general  use. 

The  first  consecration  of  a  church  in  America  was  at  Nor- 
walk.  Conn.,  July,  1786. 

On  Sunday,  Feb.  4,  1787,  the  Rev.  William  White.  Bishop- 
elect  of  Pennsylvania,  and  Rev.  Samuel  Provoost,  Bishop-elect 
of  New  York,  were  consecrated  at  London.  A  special  act  of 
Parliament  had  to  be  passed  before  this  could  take  place,  and 
this  act  was  limited  to  the  establishment  of  a  College  of  Bishops 
for  America.  A  union  of  the  Dioceses  was  effected  at  the  Gen- 
eral Convention  held  July  to  October,  1789,  at  Christ  Church, 
Philadelphia,  when  the  Constitution  of  the  Church  was  adopted 
and  the  Prayer  Book  revised,  thus  perfecting  the  organization 
of  the  Church  in  America.  The  first  House  of  Bishops  con- 
sisted of  Bishops  White  and  Seabury,  and  nothing  was  admitted 
into  the  Prayer  Book  that  was  not  approved  by  both.  The  new 
Book  went  into  use  Oct.  i,  1790.  Methodism  was  first  intro- 
duced in  America  at  New  York  in  1766.  This  child  of  the 
Church  continued  to  use  the  Book  of  Common  Prayer  until 
about  1790. 

The  Rev.  James  Madison.  D.D.,  was  elected  Bishop  of  Vir- 
ginia and  consecrated  at  Lambeth  Palace  Chapel.  Sept.  17, 
1790.     Of  the  Church  in  America  in  1790,  there  were  7  Die- 


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ceses  and  190  clergy;  in  1904,  62  Dioceses,  23  Missionary 
Jurisdictions  with  91   Bishops  and  5,058  clergy. 

In  the  year  1790  thirty  Congregational  families  at  Clare- 
mont,  N.  H.,  joined  the  Episcopal  Church  in  a  body. 

The  first  consecration  of  a  Bishop  in  America  was  at  New 
York,  Sept.  17,  1792,  when  Thomas  John  Claggett.  D.D.,  was 
consecrated  as  Bishop  of  Maryland. 

In  1794,  the  Rev.  Samuel  Peters,  D.D.,  formerly  of  Con- 
necticut, but  then  residing  in  England,  was  elected  Bishop  of 
Vermont  and  attempted  to  receive  consecration  in  England. 
This  was  denied  him  for  various  reasons,  some  of  which  were 
that  it  was  contrary  to  the  act  of  Parliament  of  1786,  and  that  it 
would  be  disrespectful  to  the  American  Bishops. 

Shortly  after  the  Revolution,  King's  Chapel  in  Boston  had 
been  appropriated  by  the  Unitarians,  so  that  in  the  year  1797 
there  were  only  two  Episcopal  parishes  in  Boston,  Trinity 
and  Christ  Churches. 

The  first  Almanac  designed  especially  for  Churchmen  was 
published  in  1816,  by  T.  &  J.  Swords,  New  York  City.  It 
contained  a  list  of  all  the  clergy  in  the  United  States  together 
with  the  Dioceses,  parishes  and  various  organizations.  It  has 
been  continued  by  the  Swords  and  their  successor,  Mr. 
Thomas  Whittaker  of  New  York,  up  to  the  present  time. 

In  the  strongholds  of  the  Congregationalists,  Massachusetts 
and  Connecticut,  Episcopalians  and  others  after  a  while  were 
'■  tolerated  "  by  law,  and  Connecticut  recognized  them  as  "  sober 
dissenters  "  in  1708,  but  it  was  not  until  1818  that  all  religious 
denominations  were  placed  on  precisely  the  same  footing  in 
Connecticut,  and  it  was  not  until  1830  that  Congregationalism 
ceased  to  be  the  established  religion  in  Massachusetts. 

Authorities  :  Bishop  Perry's  History  of  the  American  Episco- 
pal Church ;  Bishop  Coleman's  History  of  the  Church  in 
America ;  The  Church  Cyclopedia ;  Dr.  Beardsley's  Life  of 
Samuel  Johnson ;  Documentary  History  of  the  Church  in  Ver- 
mont ;  Journal  of  the  Anti-Episcopal  Convention,  1766-75 ; 
Records  of  Convocation,  Diocese  of  Connecticut ;  Wilberforce's 
P.  E.  C.  in  America ;   History  of  the  S.  P.  G.  Society. 


II.    THE    CHURCH    IN     CONNECTICUT 


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CERTIFICATE    BY    BISHOP    SEABURV. 


THE  CHURCH    IN   CONNECTICUT 


HISTORY 

The  early  towns  or  plantations  in  Connecticut  were  first 
settled  as  religious  societies.  These  societies  each  brought  with 
them  their  minster,  and  the  ministers  and  people,  who  had  been 
educated  and  trained  in  the  Episcopal  Church,  were  dissenters. 
It  was  only  in  matters  of  worship  and  Church  government  that 
they  dissented.  In  all  the  cardinal  doctrines  of  religion  their 
beliefs  were  the  same.  Even  as  late  as  1774,  the  Rev.  Elizur 
Goodrich  of  Durham,  a  prominent  Congregationalist,  declared 
that  the  principles  and  faith  of  the  Congregationalists  was  in 
general  the  same  as  that  contained  in  the  doctrinal  articles  of 
the  Church  of  England,  But  in  matters  on  which  the  Puritans 
dissented,  they  were  very  emphatic  and  radical.  To  worship  in 
their  own  way  and  manage  their  Church  affairs  without  refer- 
ence to  any  one  else,  was  the  main  object  of  their  coming  to 
America.  In  this  way,  the  people  of  the  several  towns  were 
practically  all  of  one  mind,  both  as  to  their  civil  and  religious 
government.  While  the  Church  was,  in  a  sense,  separate  from 
the  town,  the  distinction  was  not  clear,  and  there  was  practically 
no  distinction  between  the  town  and  the  ecclesiastical  society, 
all  matters  relating  to  the  society  being  voted  upon  in  town 
meeting  until  about  1657.  Until  1669,  there  was  precisely  the 
same  number  of  ecclesiastical  societies  in  the  Colony  as  there 
were  towns  or  plantations.  Every  town  before  1658  was,  for 
anything  in  the  laws  of  the  Colony,  free  to  establish  worship 
according  to  the  practices  of  any  denomination,  (excepting  such 
as  were  considered  notorious  heretics),  but  no  one  expected  to 
follow  any  other  than  the  "  Congregational  way."  Laws  for 
the  support  of  ministers  were  passed  in  1644 ;  compulsory 
attendance  on  "  Gospel  service  "  and  respect  for  the  ministers 
was  enacted  in  1650.     No  exceptions  were  made,  so  that  every 


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one  had  to  attend  service,  and  all  males  over  16  years  of  age, 
whether  saints  or  sinners,  had  to  pay  their  due  proportion  for 
supporting  the  minister.  When  part  of  the  people  were  dis- 
satisfied with  the  Gospel  Service,  and  their  number  was  large 
enough,  they  banded  together,  went  to  some  new  field  and 
established  a  new  plantation  and  ecclesiastical  society  by  them- 
selves. 

In  1657,  for  local  causes  not  necessary  to  mention,  a  party 
led  by  Elder  Goodwin  attempted  to  withdraw  from  the  Church 
at  Hartford  and  start  a  second  Congregational  Church  and 
society  in  that  town.  The  Legislature  was  equal  to  the  occa- 
sion and  all  persons  were  prohibited  from  embodying  them- 
selves "  into  Church  estate  without  consent  of  the  General  Court 
and  approbation  of  the  neighboring  Churches."  After  this  date 
new  ecclesiastical  societies  applied  to  the  General  Court  for 
permission  to  organize.  But,  for  the  particular  benefit  of  the 
Hartford  seceders,  the  General  Court  further  enacted  a  law 
forbidding  the  people  from  attending  any  ministry  or  Church 
administration  "  distinct  and  separate  from  and  in  opposition  to 
that  which  is  dispensed  by  the  settled  and  approved  minister  of 
the  place."  This  resulted  in  the  removal  of  the  seceders  to 
Hadley,  Mass.  In  1656  severe  laws  were  passed  against 
"  Quakers,  Ranters,  Ad-amites,  or  such  like  notorious  Heri- 
tiques,"  and  this  is  the  first  mention  by  name  in  the  statutes  of 
any  religious  sect  or  denomination.  There  were  no  such  sec- 
taries then  in  Connecticut,  but  Quakers  had  arrived  in  Boston 
and  this  law  was  passed  at  the  recommendation  of  the  Commis- 
sioners for  the  United  Colonies. 

The  first  record  of  the  name  of  any  denomination  not  con- 
sidered heretical  is  dated  October,  1664,  when  William  Pitkin, 
John  Steadman  and  Robert  Reeve,  of  Hartford,  Michael 
Humphreys,  James  Enno,  John  Moses,  and  Jonas  Westover, 
of  Windsor,  presented  a  memorial  to  the  General  Assembly 
stating  that  they  were  members  of  "  the  Church  of  England  " ; 
that  they  were  not  given  the  Communion,  and  that  their  chil- 
dren were  not  baptized ;  and  praying  that  "  no  law  shall  make  us 
pay  or  contribute  for  the  maintenance  of  any  minister  or  officer 
in  the  Church  that  will  neglect  or  refuse  to  baptize  our  children 
and  to  take  care  of  us  as  members  of  the  Church."     [Ecclesi- 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  39 

astical  manuscripts,  Vol,  i,  Doc.  lo,  b.]  Whether  these  men 
were  in  fact  Episcopalians  or  not  depends  upon  when  they  were 
members  of  the  Church  of  England,  for  that  Church  was 
legally  Presbyterian  from  1645  to  1660.  Whatever  they 
desired,  it  is  clear  that  they  did  not  expect  nor  ask  for  the 
establishment  of  worship  in  accordance  with  the  usages  of  the 
Episcopal  Church.  The  Court  recommended  the  ministers  and 
Churches  to  entertain  persons  "  who  are  of  an  honest  and  godly 
conversation  "  by  an  "  explicit  covenant  and  that  they  have  their 
children  baptized."  Stiles'  "Windsor,"  Vol.  i,  p.  196,  says 
that  a  copy  of  this  recommendation  or  act  was  sent  to  every 
minister  in  the  Colony.  This  was  the  beginning  of  the  legal 
establishment  of  the  so-called  half-way  covenant  which  cul- 
minated in  legalizing  the  Saybrook  Platform,  in  1708.  The 
standard  of  morals  and  religion  that  would  entitle  one  to  have 
his  children  baptized  is  not  stated  in  the  act  of  1664,  but  pre- 
suming the  law  to  have  been  applicable  to  the  memorialists,  we 
may  say  that  the  General  Court  acknowledged  members  of  the 
"  Church  of  England  "  to  be  persons  "  of  an  honest  and  godly 
conversation." 

Two  years  later,  (Nov.  22,  1666,)  this  same  William  Pitkin 
and  John  Steadman  with  four  others,  viz.,  Joseph  Fitch, 
Nicholas  Olmstead,  Jno.  Gilbert  and  Edward  Grannis,  called  on 
Mr.  Whiting,  (minister  of  the  First  Church  of  Hartford,)  and 
requested  full  privileges  "  in  all  the  ordinances  of  Christ,"  on 
account  "  of  a  union  they  had  already,"  referring  to  their 
Church  membership  in  England.  Mr.  Whiting  knew  of  no 
such  union  but  agreed  to  consider  the  matter.  [Walker's 
History  First  Church,  p.  200.]  The  first  mention  by  name  in 
the  laws  of  the  Colony  of  any  orthodox  denomination  is  in  the 
act  of  May,  1669,  whereby  the  "  Congregational "  Churches 
(profession  and  practice)  were  approved,  and  others  "  orthodox 
and  sound  in  the  fundamentals  of  Christian  religion,  may  have 
allowance  of  their  perswasion  and  profession  in  church  ways  or 
assemblies  without  disturbance."  This  in  effect  prevented  the 
law  of  1657  from  being  applied  to  any  ministry  or  Church 
administration  other  than  Congregationalists. 

Such  application  of  the  law  was  also  prevented  by  the  law  of 
1665,  which  gave  all  persons  full  and  free  liberty  to  worship 


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God  in  the  way  they  think  best,  provided  they  make  no  disturb- 
ance of  the  pubhc  or  minister's  support.  Thus  the  way  was 
open  for  all  denominations  to  organize  new  societies,  subject 
to  the  approval  of  the  General  Court.  In  October,  1669,  the 
Second  Church  at  Hartford  was  legally  established  and  given 
permission  to  "  practice  the  Congregational  way  without  dis- 
turbance." This  is  the  first  instance  in  Connecticut  of  two 
ecclesiastical  societies  in  one  town.  For  more  than  ten  years 
the  "  half-way  covenant  "  had  been  agitated,  so  that  there  were 
two  kinds  of  Congrcgationalists  then  in  the  Colony,  the  old  and 
straight  kind  that  would  baptize  the  children  of  none  but  those 
who  were  "  fit  for  the  Lord's  Supper,"  and  the  new  and  large 
kind  that  would  baptize  the  children  of  those  who  were  "  not 
yet  fit  for  the  Lord's  Supper,"  provided  they  were  persons  "  of 
an  honest  and  godly  conversation,"  or,  according  to  the  General 
Assembly  of  1664,  provided  they  had  as  much  religion  as  mem- 
bers of  the  Church  of  England  were  supposed  to  have.  The 
Second  Church  of  Hartford  was  the  first  in  the  Colony  that 
made  a  special  issue  of  straight  Congregationalism  in  its  forma- 
tion, but  notwithstanding  this  fact,  it  was  overcome  by  the 
raging  tide  that  swept  over  nearly  all  the  Congregational 
Churches  in  the  Colony,  and  it  began  immediately  to  practice  the 
half-way  covenant. 

By  request.  Gov.  Leete  reported  to  the  English  Commis- 
sioners for  Trade  and  Foreign  Plantations  on  July  15,  1680, 
that  "  in  our  corporation  are  26  towns  and  there  is  one  and 
twenty  churches  in  them.  In  one  of  them,  (Hartford,)  we 
have  two  churches.  Our  people  are  some  strict  Congrega- 
tional men,  others  more  large  Congregational  men,  and  some 
moderate  Presbyterians ;  and,  take  the  Congregational  men  of 
both  sorts,  they  are  the  greatest  part  of  the  people." 

"  There  are  4  or  5  Seven  day  men  and  about  so  many  more 
Quakers."^ 

These  Seven-day  men  and  Quakers  were  probably  the 
Rogerenes  of  New  London,  founded  about  1675.  They  were 
variously  called  Quakers  and  Baptists,  and  no  other  Seven-day 
men  or  Quakers  are  known  to  have  been  in  the  Colony  at  that 
date.  The  Rogerenes  were  the  first  disturbing  sect  within  our 
borders.     The   Presbyterians   and   Congrcgationalists   were   so 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  41 

nearly  alike  as  to  be  considered  practically  the  same,  and  appar- 
ently there  was  no  trouble  as  to  taxes,  with  the  sinners  who  may 
have  resided  in  the  Colony.  The  first  general  complaint  against 
compulsory  minister's  support  came  from  the  Rogerenes,  in  the 
memorial  of  Richard  Steere  et  al.  of  New  London,  to  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly,  dated  Jan.  i6,  1694-5.  It  was  a  tirade  against 
the  Colonial  Government,  based  largely  on  alleged  violations 
of  the  English  act  of  toleration.     We  quote  the  following: 

*'For  do  not  the  Presbyterian  party  here  being  most  numerous 
and  powerful  forcably  seize  by  Distress  the  estates  of  some  and 
threaten  to  do  the  like  by  others  of  their  fellow  dissenters,  viz., 
Baptist  and  Quaker,  for  the  building  of  a  Presbyterian  meeting 
house  and  for  the  maintainence  of  a  Presybterian  minister. 
Nor  are  such  who  are  of  the  Church  of  England  Communion 
like  to  fare  any  better,  though  the  same  is  contrary  to  nature, 
reason  and  the  laws  of  the  realm  of  England." 

Their  expression  of  contempt  for  the  civil  authority  seems 
to  have  been  the  main  object  of  this  memorial,  rather  than  relief 
from  taxes,  and  Steere  was  promptly  called  to  answer  for  his 
contempt.  The  reference  to  "the  Church  of  England  Com- 
munion "  in  this  memorial  was  probably  for  effect,  as  no 
Churchmen  were  known  to  have  been  in  the  vicinity  of  New 
London  at  that  date.  There  were,  however,  about  ten  or  fifteen 
families  then  at  Stratford,  "  who  had  been  bom  and  bred  in 
England  "  and  were  already  Episcopalians.  From  them  came 
the  first  expression  in  this  Colony  of  a  desire  for  the  services 
of  the  Church.  Some  of  them  were  in  Stratford  about  1675, 
but  it  was  not  until  1702,  after  the  Society  for  the  Propagation 
of  the  Gospel  in  Foreign  Parts  had  been  organized,  that  they 
petitioned  for  a  missionary. 

The  first  preaching  in  Connecticut  by  Episcopal  ministers 
was  Sept.  13,  1702,  when  the  Rev.  John  Talbot,  missionary  of 
the  S.  P.  G.,  preached  at  New  London  in  the  Congregational 
Church  in  the  forenoon,  and  the  Rev.  George  Keith,  his  com- 
panion, in  the  afternoon.  They  were  invited  to  preach  there 
by  the  minister.  Rev.  Gurdon  Saltonstall,  who  entertained  them 
at  his  house.  After  the  morning  service  they  were  invited  to 
dinner  by  Governor  Winthrop,  who  also  entertained  them  at 


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his  house  "  then  and  the  next  day,"  This  was  the  only  stop  in 
1702  of  these  missionaries  in  Connecticut. 

On  Oct.  26,  1704,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Vesey  of  Trinity  Church, 
New  York,  wrote  to  the  Secretary  of  the  S.  P.  G.  that  "  Mr. 
George  Muirson,  a  sober,  ingenious  youth  designs,  God  wilHng 
to  receive  Holy  Orders  and  is  recommended  by  my  Ld.  Corn- 
bury  &.  the  Reve'rd.  Clergy  convened  at  New  York."  Some- 
time in  1705,  the  Churchmen  of  Stratford,  Conn.,  applied  to 
Mr.  Vesey  for  services  at  Stratford.  Mr.  Muirson  was  sta- 
tioned as  missionar>^  at  Rye,  N.  Y.,  before  Nov.  21,  1705,  on 
which  day  he  wrote  that  he  had  "  lately  been  in  ye  Government 
of  Connecticut  where  I  observe  some  people  well  affected  to  ye 
Church."  The  people  of  Connecticut  were  then  attending 
services  at  Rye  on  Sundays. 

On  Sept.  2,  1706,  Missionary  Muirson  came  in  company  with 
Col.  Caleb  Heathcote  to  Stratford,  and  Mr.  Muirson  preached 
both  forenoon  and  afternoon  to  a  numerous  congregation  and 
baptized  about  twenty-four  persons.  Inasmuch  as  Keith's 
Journal  makes  no  mention  of  services  at  New  London  in  1702, 
other  than  preaching,  this  service  at  Stratford  is  supposed  to 
have  been  the  first  in  Connecticut,  in  accordance  with  the  Book 
of  Common  Prayer.  The  Churchmen  of  Stratford  applied  to 
the  authorities  for  the  use  of  the  meeting  house,  (which  the 
Churchmen  had  helped  to  build,)  but  this  request  was  refused. 
Mr.  Muirson  says  that  the  people  of  Stratford  "  ignorantly 
called  "  the  Church  "Rome's  sister."  Col.  Heathcote  writes  to 
the  Society  that  they  found  the  "  Colony  much  as  we  expected, 
very  ignorant  of  the  constitution  of  our  Church  'and  for  that 
reason  great  enemies  to  it." 

At  the  second  coming  to  Stratford  of  Messrs.  Muirson  and 
Heathcote,  (they  were  there  three  times  before  April  4,  1707.) 
Mr.  Joseph  Curtice  and  James  Pludson  read  a  paper  to  Mr. 
Muirson  forbidding  him,  under  threats  of  fine  and  imprison- 
ment, from  holding  service  or  administering  the  Sacrament, 
the  purport  of  which  paper  Mr.  Muirson  says  "  was  to  let  me 
know  that  I  had  done  an  illegal  thing  in  coming  among  them 
to  establish  a  new  way  of  worship,  and  to  forewarn  me  from 
preaching  any  more.  And  this  he  did  by  virtue  of  one  of  their 
laws."     Mr.  Muirson  asked  for  a  copy  of  the  paper  and  was 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  43 

refused.  The  day  following,  Curtice  and  others  stood  in  the 
highway  and  forbade  any  to  go  to  the  assembly  of  Churchmen. 
The  ministers  and  magistrates  were  remarkably  industrious, 
going  from  house  to  house  and  persuading  the  people  from 
hearing  Mr.  Muirson  and  threatening  fines  and  imprisonment 
to  all  who  should  go  to  hear  him.  Mr.  Muirson  describes  the 
law  that  the  officers  read  to  him  with  such  accuracy  as  to  clearly 
identify  it  as  the  act  of  March  8,  1657-8  that  was  enacted  to  sup- 
press the  seceding  Congregationalists  of  Hartford,  and  which 
prohibited  people  from  entertaining  or  attending  any  minis- 
try or  Church  administration  "  distinct  and  separate  from  and 
in  opposition  to  "  that  which  is  dispensed  by  the  settled  and 
approved  minister  of  the  place.  A  minister  or  Church  adminis- 
tration could  not  be  in  opposition  to  another,  unless  they  were 
both  of  the  same  persuasion.  The  true  intent  and  object  of  the 
law  was  to  regulate  the  Congregational  Churches.  It  could  not 
have  been  intended  to  apply  to  any  other  denomination,  for 
there  was  not  then  in  the  Colony  any  body  of  people  of  any 
other  persuasion.  The  toleration  act  of  1669  gave  all  Dis- 
senters from  the  Congregational  way,  who  were  orthodox  and 
sound  in  the  fundamentals  of  Christian  religion,  the  right  to 
worship  in  their  own  way  "  without  disturbance."  But  this 
act  was  omitted  from  the  revision  of  1702  and  no  substitute  for 
it  was  enacted  until  1708,  and  thus,  at  this  particular  time, 
(1707,)  there  was  no  law  to  modify  the  law  of  1657,  which  was 
so  vaguely  worded  as  to  be  improperly  applied  to  suppress 
Churchmen,  although  it  was  never  so  intended.  This  one 
instance  at  Stratford  is  the  only  record  we  have  of  any  attempt 
to  so  use  this  law.  There  never  was  a  law  of  the  Colony  that 
could  have  been  properly  used  to  prevent  Episcopalians  having 
a  minister  in  orders  from  assembling  and  worshipping  God  in 
accordance  with  the  rules  of  the  Church. 

Beardsley's  "  History  of  the  Church  in  Connecticut "  says : 
When  the  Commissioners  of  Charles  Second  visited  Connecti- 
cut in  1665,  they  reported  to  England  that  the  Colony  "  will 
not  hinder  any  from  enjoying  the  Sacrament  and  using  the 
Common  Prayer  Book,  provided  they  hinder  not  the  mainten- 
ance of  the  public  minister."  "  But  the  Commissioners  could 
not  have  meant  by  this  statement  that  there  was  any  legal  pro- 


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vision  for  such  liberty.  .  .  .  For  there  was  no  letting  up  of 
the  Puritan  rigor,  nor  relaxation  of  the  rule  that  none  should 
have  liberty  to  worship  God  publicly,  except  after  the  order  of 
the  religion  established  by  the  civil  Government  until  1708." 
In  this  Beardsley  was  clearly  in  error.  The  law  of  April,  1665, 
(which  had  just  been  enacted,)  provided  for  that  liberty  of 
worship  which  the  Commissioners  reported,  and  so  did  the  law 
of  1669,  while  it  was  in  force.  In  fact  the  toleration  act  of 
1665  was  the  most  liberal  of  all  and  applied  to  "  all  persons  of 
civil  lives  "  giving  them  full  liberty  to  "  worship  God  in  that 
way  which  they  think  best."  The  act  of  1669  was  restricted 
to  persons  "  orthodox  and  sound  in  the  fundamentals  of 
Christian  religion,"  while  the  act  of  1708  was  still  farther  re- 
stricted, and  encumbered,  each  successive  toleration  act  making 
liberty  to  "  worship  God  in  that  way  they  think  best  "  still  more 
difficult  than  it  had  been  before.  "  Quakers,  Ranters,  Adamites, 
or  such  like  notorious  heretiques,"  are  the  only  sectaries  that 
were  ever  prohibited,  or  against  whom  any  law  was  ever  directly 
enacted,  and  the  law  against  them  was  repealed  in  May,  1706. 
Mr.  Muirson  wrote  to  England  that  the  laws  here  "  deny  a 
liberty  of  conscience  to  the  Church  of  England  people,  as  well 
as  to  others,"  and  that  such  denial  is  "  repugnant  to  the  laws 
of  England."  He  therefore  disregarded  the  attempted  applica- 
tion of  the  law  to  him  because  such  an  application  was  a  clear 
violation  of  the  English  toleration  act,  which  guaranteed  to 
all  freedom  to  worship  God  in  their  own  way.  The  people  of 
Stratford  were  not  intimidated  by  the  acts  of  the  authorities. 
On  the  contrary,  more  and  more  came  to  hear  Mr.  Muirson 
and  to  receive  baptism  and  the  Holy  Communion,  many  of 
whom  had  never  received  it  before. 

Mr.  Muirson  writes  to  the  Secretary  of  the  S.  P.  G.  under 
date  of  April  4,  1707,  that  on  invitation,  he  had  lately  preached 
in  a  private  house  at  Fairfield  and  baptized  some  children.  The 
Rev.  Mr.  Evans  of  Philadelphia  was  with  him.  He  also  asks 
the  Society  to  send  over  some  Common  Prayer  Books  and  some 
small  treatise  in  defense  of  the  Church.  For  years  after,  this 
request  for  Church  books  was  often  and  earnestly  repeated 
bv   the   several    niissi(Miaries.      The   Church    at    Stratford   was 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  45 

organized  by  Mr.  Muirson,  and  wardens  and  vestrymen  elected 
in  April,  1707. 

Under  date  of  April  14,  1707,  Col.  Heathcote  writes  that 
Mr.  Read,  the  minister  at  Stratford,  had  come  over  to  the 
Church  and  had  been  dismissed.  Again,  under  date  of  Feb. 
24,  1707-8,  he  says :  "  I  acquainted  you  in  my  former  letter 
that  there  was  a  very  ingenious  gentleman  at  Stratford,  one 
Mr.  Read  the  Minister  of  that  place,  who  is  very  inclinable  to 
come  over  to  the  Church.  By  reason  of  this,  he  has  undergone 
persecution  by  his  people  who  do  all  in  their  power  to  starve 
him."  Mr.  Heathcote  desired  Mr.  Read  to  go  to  England  for 
orders,  and  writes  that  in  case  of  "  any  proposal  of  his  coming 
over  for  ordination,  his  family,  which  is  pretty  large,  must  be 
taken  care  of."  This  was  the  Rev.  John  Read,  Congregation- 
alist  minister  at  Stratford.  In  Orcutt's  "  History  of  Strat- 
ford "  we  find  that  he  was  called  to  Stratford  in  May,  1703, 
and  very  soon  after,  Sept.  25,  1706,  "  perhaps  before,  some 
talk  was  indulged  in  by  the  public  which  Mr.  Read  resented 
and  demanded  inquiry."  "  No  indication  as  to  what  was  said 
offensive  to  Mr.  Read  .  .  .  has  been  found  except  the 
intimation  that  he  had  made  overtures  to  join  the  Episcopal 
Church."  He  resigned  March  27,  1707.  He  was  the  first 
Congregational  minister  in  Connecticut  to  go  over  to  the 
Church  and  also  the  first  person  to  do  so  whose  name  is 
known.  Perhaps  he  was  one  of  the  ministers  who  had 
opposed  the  services  of  the  Church  at  Stratford. 

He  was  born  1673,  graduated  at  Harvard  1697,  married 
Ruth,  daughter  of  Major  John  Talcott  of  Hartford,  preached 
at  Waterbury,  1698-9,  at  East  Hartford  two  years,  then  at 
Stratford,  1703  to  1707,  removed  to  New  Mil  ford  and  settled 
in  a  log  hut,  bought  large  tracts  of  land  of  the  Indians,  was 
involved  in  large  and  unsuccessful  land  litigation  and  was 
finally  rewarded  by  a  grant  of  20,000  acres  of  land  from  the 
General  Court.  Part  of  this  land  was  in  the  present  town  of 
Redding,  (originally  spelled  Reading,)  the  town  being  named 
after  Mr.  Read,  whose  son  John  was  one  of  its  first  settlers. 
The  people  at  New  Milford  used  Mr.  Read's  house  as  a  place 
of  worship,  Mr.  Read  himself  preaching  there  occasionally. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1708  and  then  both  preached  and 

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46  THE    CHURCH 

practiced.  In  17 12  was  appointed  Queen's  Attorney  for  the 
Colony ;  removed  to  Boston  in  1722,  where  he  was  a  successful 
lawyer,  Attorney  General  of  that  Colony,  and  a  Communicant 
at  King's  Chapel.  He  died  at  Boston,  Feb.  14,  1748-9.  [D.  C. 
Kilbourn  in  Connecticut  Magazine,  and  Orcutt's  History  of 
Stratford.] 

Mr.  Muirson  extended  his  services  into  several  places  in 
Fairfield  County  and  was  so  well  received  that  the  Rev.  John 
Talbot,  (who  had  probably  preached  there  about  that  time,) 
writes  to  Mr.  Keith  in  February,  1707-8,  that  "  Norwalk  and 
Fairfield  are  ready  to  break  open  their  meeting  house  doors 
and  let  him,  (Mr.  Muirson,)  in  if  he  would  suffer  it."  And 
also  that  they  had  "  taken  measures  at  Stratford  to  build  a 
church,  which  never  was  seen  in  that  country  before.  I  pray 
God  sent  them  an  able  minister  of  the  New  Testament  for 
they  have  been  long  enough  under  the  old  dispensation." 

Mr.  Muirson  writes  that  the  people  of  Connecticut  '"  say  the 
sign  of  the  cross  is  the  mark  of  the  beast  and  the  sign  of  the 
devil,  and  that  those  who  receive  it  are  given  to  the  devil." 
The  Society  finally  tranf erred  Mr.  Muirson  from  Rye  to  Strat- 
ford, but  he  died  Oct.  12,  1708,  before  he  learned  of  this 
appointment.  The  parish  with  about  30  communicants  and  a 
respectable  number  of  families  was  left  to  the  occasional 
services  of  missionaries  who  chanced  to  visit  them.  In  1710 
the  Rev.  John  Sharpe,  Chaplain  to  the  Forces  in  the  Fort  of 
New  York,  officiated  frequently  at  Stratford  and  several  other 
places  in  Connecticut.  He  records  in  his  diary  the  baptism  at 
Long  Hill,  Jan.  27,  1710,  of  "  Isaac  Styles,  the  first  Man  Child 
born  in  the  Colony  of  Connecticut,  a  man  of  80  years  of  age." 
In  this  year  the  people  of  Stratford  petitioned  for  a  missionary 
and  at  length  Rev.  Francis  Philips  was  appointed,  arriving  there 
just  before  Christmas,  1712,  and  staying  part  of  the  time  till 
the  mid-summer  of  1713.  He  left  without  orders  from,  or  the 
knowledge  or  consent  of  the  Society  whose  agent  he  was.  But 
the  Church  continued  to  grow,  and  on  April  9,  1714,  they  write 
to  Col.  Heathcote  that  they  "  have  at  last  got  the  timber  felled 
and  do  hope  to  have  it  raised  in  three  months  time,"  meaning 
a  house  of  worship.  In  order  to  prevent  as  much  as  possible 
the  growth  of  tlie  Church  in  Stratford,  the  Standing  Order, 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  47 

after  consulting  the  rest  of  Connecticut  and  the  wise  men  of 
Boston,  determined  that  one  of  the  best  preachers  that  both 
Colonies  could  afford  should  be  sought  and  sent  to  Stratford 
to  counteract  the  growth  of  the  Church.  Accordingly  the  Rev. 
Timothy  Cutler,  then  of  Boston,  or  its  vicinity,  was  settled  at 
Stratford.  But  while  the  Congregationalists  were  thus  sup- 
plied with  an  able  minister,  the  poor  Episcopalians  had  none. 
Their  house  of  worship  did  not  materialize,  and  the  venerable 
Society  failed  to  send  them  a  missionary,  although  they 
promised  in  1720  to  do  so.  Two  years  afterwards  the  Rev. 
George  Pigott  was  sent  to  them  and  on  May  29,  1722,  they  say 
of  "  his  care  over  us,  we  are  well  satisfied  that  it  will  be  to  the 
advantage  of  the  Church."  But  about  five  years  before  Mr. 
Pigott  came,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Cutler  had  become  the  Rector  of 
Yale  College,  and  little  did  the  wise  men  who  had  placed  him 
at  Stratford  to  check  Episcopacy,  dream  that  in  eight  short 
years  he  would  be  the  means  of  imparting  to  the  Church  in 
Connecticut  its  first  susbtantial  growth,  whereby  the  one  poor 
struggling  Church  in  a  single  town  was  soon  multiplied  many 
times,  and  extended  throughout  the  western  part  of  the  Colony. 
Not  only  in  Connecticut,  but  throughout  all  the  Colonies  was 
there  great  consternation  when  it  became  known,  in  1722,  that 
Timothy  Cutler,  the  Rector  of  Yale  College,  Daniel  Brown 
the  tutor,  and  the  Rev.  Samuel  Johnson,  pastor  of  the  Congre- 
gational Church  at  West  Haven,  had  declared  for  Episcopacy 
and  were  going  to  England  to  receive  ordination  by  a  Bishop. 
At  this  time  there  was  not  an  Episcopal  house  of  worship  in 
Connecticut  and  the  little  band  at  Stratford  was  the  only 
organized  Church.  The  Rev.  James  Wetmore,  Congregational 
minister  in  North  Haven,  soon  followed  the  others  to  England 
for  Episcopal  ordination.  Mr.  Brown  died  in  England,  Cutler 
and  Johnson  returned  in  the  fall  of  1723,  Mr.  Cutler  going  to 
Christ  Church  at  Boston,  while  Mr.  Johnson  relieved  Mr. 
Pigott  at  Christ  Church,  Stratford,  the  latter  being  transferred 
to  Providence.  Mr.  Wetmore  eventually  settled  at  Rye,  N.  Y. 
Referring  to  the  conversion  of  Dr.  Cutler  and  his  three  com- 
panions, Mr.  Pigott  says  Oct.  3,  1722,  "  This  great  onset 
towards  a  reformation  in  this  deluded  country  has  brought  in 
vast  numbers  to  favor  the  Church  of  England."     Newtown  and 


48  THE    CHURCH 

Ripton,  if  not  Fairfield,  he  adds,  intend  to  petition  the  Society 
for  ministers.  On  Nov.  6,  1722,  Mr.  Pigott  writes,  "  The  sub- 
scribers at  Ripton  have  been  of  long  standing  inclined  to  the 
Church,  yet  among  them  there  arc  some  lately  brought  over. 
But  those  of  Newtown  to  a  man  have  been  induced  by  my  means 
to  embrace  our  profession.  I  believe  two  missionaries  might 
serve  all  four  towns,  that  is  one  might  attend  on  Stratford  and 
Fairfield  and  the  other  on  Newtown  and  Ripton,  alternately." 
During  the  year  ending  June,  1723,  sixty-seven  new  communi- 
cants were  added  to  the  Church  at  Stratford,  and  when  Mr. 
Johnson  arrived  there  to  take  charge  on  Nov.  i,  1723,  he  found 
seventy-nine  communicants  and  a  house  of  worship  in  progress 
of  construction.  The  Churchmen  of  Stratford  gave  what  they 
could  for  building  the  church,  to  which  was  added  liberal  con- 
tributions of  several  pious  and  generous  gentlemen  of  the 
neighboring  provinces,  and  something  from  travellers  who 
passed  through  the  town.  Mr.  Pigott's  labors  in  addition  to 
Stratford,  Fairfield,  Ripton  and  Newtown,  had  been  extended 
to  Norwalk,  North  Haven  and  perhaps  other  places,  and  this 
so  disturbed  Deputy  Gov.  Nathan  Gold  of  Norwalk,  that  he 
proposed  to  the  General  Court  a  law  to  prohibit  Mr.  Pigott 
practicing  the  function  of  a  minister  in  any  place  in  the  Colony 
other  than  Stratford.  But  no  such  law  could  be  passed.  Dr. 
Johnson  under  date  of  Jan.  18,  1723-4  writes  that  the  Church- 
men are  chiefly  in  six  or  seven  towns  and  "yet  there  is  not  one 
Clergyman  of  the  Church  of  England  besides  myself  in  this 
whole  Colony."  He  was  obliged  to  ride  about  to  other  towns, 
(some  ten,  some  twenty  miles  off,)  "  where  there  is  as  much 
need  of  a  minister  as  at  Stratford.  ...  A  considerable 
number  of  young  men,  five  or  six,  I  am  sure  of  would  be 
ordained,  but  for  want  of  Episcopal  ordination  decline  the 
ministry  and  go  into  secular  business."  About  a  year  later 
Dr.  Johnson  refers  to  a  young  man  of  Fairfield,  (Mr.  Henry 
Caner,  grad.  Yale  1724,)  whom  the  Doctor  was  preparing  for 
the  service  of  the  Church.  This  is  the  first  person  studying 
for  the  ministry  of  the  Church  in  Connecticut  of  whom  we  have 
any  account.  He  was  probably  brought  up  in  the  Church,  as 
he  was  born  in  England,  about  1703.  In  1725,  Dr.  Johnson 
writes  "  Sundry  of  the  young  candidates  for  the  ministry  repair 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  49 

to  me  frequently  for  books  and  conversations  upon  religious 
subjects.  People  are  poor,  (many  of  them,)  and  thirst  after 
Prayer  Books,  Catechisms,  &c.  but  these  books  are  not  to  be 
had  in  this  country  even  if  they  had  money  to  purchase  them." 

The  church  at  Stratford,  the  first  Episcopal  church  in  Con- 
necticut, was  so  far  finished  as  to  be  opened  for  Services  on 
Christmas  day,  1724;  the  second  church  was  opened  at  Fair- 
field, in  the  fall  of  1725,  and  the  third  church  was  opened  at 
New  London  on  Dec.  9,  1730. 

Gov.  Talcott  wTOte  to  the  Bishop  of  London  under  date  Dec. 
I,  1725,  that  "  there  is  but  one  Church  of  England  minister  in 
this  Colony  and  the  Church  with  him  have  the  same  protection 
as  the  rest  of  our  Churches  and  are  under  no  constraint  to  the 
support  of  any  other  minister."  He  refers  to  "  some  few 
persons  "  in  other  towns  "  who  have  declared  themselves  to  be 
of  the  Church  of  England  ;  and  some  of  them  that  live  30  or 
40  miles  from  where  the  Church  of  England's  minister  lives  " 
have  made  some  objection  to  compulsory  minister's  support. 
It  may  be  true  that  the  Churchmen  of  Stratford  were  not  under 
"  constraint  to  contribute  to  the  support  of  any  other  minister," 
but  if  so,  it  was  through  the  leniency  of  those  in  authority,  as 
before  May,  1727,  the  law,  if  enforced,  would  have  compelled 
them  to  do  so. 

Mr.  Johnson  writes  to  the  Bishop  of  London,  Sept.  26,  1726, 
as  follows :  "  I  cannot  but  think  it  very  hard,  that  that  Church 
of  which  our  most  gracious  King  is  the  nursing  father,  should 
not,  in  any  part  of  his  Majesty's  domains,  be  at  least  upon  a 
level  with  the  Dissenters  and  free  from  any  oppression  from 
them." 

"  As  soon  as  any  stranger,  though  an  Englishman,  comes 
into  any  town,  he  is  according  to  their  laws,  immediately 
warned  to  go  out,  which  they  always  do  if  he  is  a  Churchman, 
and  it  is  in  the  breast  of  the  selectmen  of  the  town  whether 
they  will  accept  of  any  bondsman  for  him.  Neither  can  he 
purchase  any  lands  without  their  leave,  and  unless  they  see 
cause  to  allow  him  to  stay,  they  can,  by  their  laws,  whip  him 
out  of  town,  if  he  otherwise  refuse  to  depart.  By  this  means 
several  professors  of  our  Church,  for  no  other  crime  but  their 
profession,  have  been  prevented  from  settling  here." 


5©  THE    CHURCH 

In  January,  1726-7  Mr.  Johnson  writes  that  he  has  been  to 
Fairfield  "  to  visit  a  considerable  number  of  my  people  in  prison 
for  their  rates  to  the  dissenting  minister.  ...  I  wish  your 
Lordship,  or  some  of  your  sacred  character,  could  have  been  by 
to  behold  the  contempt  and  indignity  which  our  holy  religion 
here  suffers  among  an  ungrateful  people."  "  Unless  we  can 
have  relief  and  be  delivered  from  this  unreasonable  treatment, 
I  fear  I  must  give  up  the  cause,  and  our  Church  must  sink  and 
come  to  nothing."  And  yet  these  people  were  legally  put  in 
prison  and  could  not  reasonably  have  expected  any  other  treat- 
ment as  long  as  the  law  remained  as  it  then  was.  Referring 
to  Church  and  State  in  Old  England  and  in  New  England,  one 
writer  says  "  The  real  difference  was,  that  in  Old  England  the 
Church  was  subordinate  to  the  State ;  but  in  New  England  the 
State  was  subordinate  to  the  Church." 

"  This  mode  of  government  answered  a  tolerable  purpose  so 
long  as  the  community  continued  Christian,  and  so  long  as  the 
people  were  united  in  sentiment,"  and  we  may  add,  in  religion. 
Such  unity  had  been  the  case  for  nearly  one  hundred  years,  but 
it  no  longer  existed.  The  Baptists  came  to  Groton  in  1704  and 
organized  a  Church  in  1705,  although  it  was  about  twenty-five 
years  before  a  second  Church  was  organized.  The  Quakers 
of  New  York  state  had  also  crossed  our  borders,  and  the  Con- 
gregationalists  had  split  up  into  two  factions,  those  adopting 
the  Saybrook  Platform  of  1708,  and  the  dissenters  therefrom, 
known  as  Separatists.  These  with  the  Presbyterians  and 
Churchmen  made  six  different  religious  denominations  then 
in  the  Colony,  besides  the  Rogerenes  of  New  London.  These 
new  conditions  made  the  old  law  for  the  minister's  support  both 
unreasonable  and  unjust.  The  toleration  acts  of  1665,  1669, 
and  1708,  in  terms  complied  with  the  law  of  England  by  extend- 
ing freedom  of  worship  to  persons  of  all  denominations,  but 
the  laws  in  general  were  so  framed  that  those  who  elected  to 
worship  in  any  other  than  the  Congregational  way  were  sub- 
jected to  various  annoyances  and  made  to  pay  for  it  so  dearly 
as  to  discourage  all  other  worship,  as  far  as  it  could  be  dis- 
couraged without  actual  prohibition.  Mr.  Johnson  considered 
the  law  of  the  Colony  for  the  minister's  support  to  be  contrary 
to  the  indulgence  granted  the  Colony  "by  their  charter,  which 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  5 1 

forbade  them  to  do  anything  contrary  to  the  laws  of  England." 
The  toleration  act  of  1708  expressly  provided  that  dissenting 
worshippers  should  not  be  "  excused  from  paying  minister's 
rates",  for  the  "  way  "  established  by  law. 

The  Church  wardens  and  vestry  of  Fairfield  petitioned  the 
General  Court  which  assembled  May  15,  1727,  for  some  act  to 
"  excuse  us  from  paying  any  dissenting  minister,  or  to  the 
building  of  any  dissenting  meeting  house."  Also  requesting 
that  the  money  formerly  taken  from  them  by  distraint,  (as 
they  say  "  contrary  to  His  Honor,  the  Governor's  advice,") 
be  restored  to  them  again.  A  law  purporting  to  give  Church- 
men relief  from  taxes  was  passed,  and  it  is  difficult  to  conceive 
how  any  law  for  such  purpose  could  have  possibly  been  so 
framed  as  to  give  as  little  relief.  It  was  the  first  law  to  name 
the  Church  of  England,  and  the  first  law  granting  any  relief 
from  taxes  to  those  who  were  not  of  the  Standing  Order.  It 
has  been  stated  that  this  law  was  passed  at  the  request  of 
Churchmen,  but  they  never  requested  this  law.  It  was  like 
asking  for  bread  and  receiving  a  stone.  The  rights  of  Epis- 
copalians under  the  laws  of  the  Colony  have  generally  been 
misunderstood,  and  the  importance  of  this  act  of  1727  in  the 
history  of  the  Church  is  so  great  as  to  warrant  an  extended 
discussion. 

The  preamble  to  the  act  shows  that  it  was  granted  "  Upon 
the  Prayer  of  Moses  Ward  of  Fairfield,  Church  Warden,  and 
the  rest  of  the  Church  Wardens,  Vestry  M^n  and  Brethren, 
representing  themselves  under  Obligations  by  the  Honorable 
Society,  and  Bishop  of  London,  to  pay  to  the  Support  of  the 
established  Church,"  and  that  "  said  Ward  appeared,  and  by 
his  attorney  declared  to  this  Assembly,  that  he  should  not 
insist  on  the  return  of  the  money  prayed  for." 

The  law  enacted  "  That  all  persons  who  are  of  the  Church  of 
England,  and  those  who  are  of  the  Churches  established  by  the 
laws  of  this  Government,  that  live  in  the  bounds  of  any  Parish 
allowed  by  this  Assembly,  shall  be  taxed  by  the  parishioners 
of  the  said  Parish,  by  the  same  rule,  and  in  the  same  proportion, 
for  the  support  of  the  Ministry  in  such  Parish."  The  condi- 
tions here  imposed  are  the  controlling  features  of  the  act.  It 
is  imperative  that  Churchmen  shall  be  taxed  to  support  the 


52  THE    CHURCH 

ministers  of  the  Standing  Order,  "  by  the  same  rule,  and  in  the 
same  proportion  "  as  all  others,  and  further,  the  conditions  of 
this  act  are  applicable  only  to  those  "  that  live  in  the  bounds  " 
of  the  particular  Congregational  parish  where  the  tax  was  laid. 
The  omission  to  notice  this  condition  has  been  one  of  the  chief 
causes  of  misunderstanding  the  law. 

The  law  gives  no  conditions  for  relief  to  the  tax  payer  as  to 
taxes  for  supporting  ministers  of  the  Standing  Order.  The 
only  relief  is  directly  for  the  Episcopal  Minister  and  is  as 
follows : 

"  But  if  it  so  happens  that  there  be  a  Society  of  the  Church 
of  England,  where  there  is  a  person  in  Orders  according  to  the 
Canons  of  the  Church  of  England,  settled  and  abiding  among 
them,  and  performing  divine  service,  so  near  to  any  person  that 
hath  declared  himself  of  the  Church  of  England,  that  he  can 
conveniently,  and  doth  attend  the  public  Worship  there,  then  the 
Collectors,  having  first  indifferently  levied  the  Tax,  as  above- 
said,  shall  deliver  the  Taxes  collected  of  such  persons  declaring 
themselves,  and  attending  as  aforesaid,  unto  the  Minister  of  the 
Church  of  England,  living  near  unto  such  persons ;  which 
Minister  shall  have  full  power  to  receive  and  recover  the  same, 
in  order  to  his  support  in  the  place  assigned  to  him." 

But  before  the  Episcopal  minister  could  recover  the  taxes 
paid  by  the  members  of  his  flock  to  the  Collector  of  the  Stand- 
ing Order,  he  must  prove  that  he  "  is  a  person  in  orders  accord- 
ing to  the  canons  of  the  Church  " ;  that  he  resides  in  the  same 
Congregational  parish  with  those  Churchmen  whose  taxes  he 
demands ;  that  he  has  regularly  performed  Divine  Service  in 
that  vicinity ;  that  the  persons  whose  taxes  he  demands  have 
"  declared  "  themselves  to  be  Churchmen,  and  that  they  have 
regularly  attended  services  at  the  public  worship  conducted 
by  this  minister. 

The  remainder  of  the  act  is  as  follows : 

"  But  if  such  proportions  of  Taxes  be  not  sufficient  in  any 
Society  of  the  Church  of  England  to  support  the  incumbent 
there,  then  such  society  may  levy  and  collect  of  them  who 
profess  and  attend,  as  aforesaid,  greater  Taxes,  at  their  own 
discretion,  for  the  support  of  their  Minister. 

"  And  that  the  parishioners  of  the  Church  of  England,  attend- 
ing as  aforesaid,  are  hereby  excused  from  paying  any  Taxes 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  53 

for  building  Meeting  Houses  for  the  present  established 
Churches  of  this  Government." 

The  provision  for  further  taxing  Churchmen  for  their  own 
support  requires  no  explanation,  but  the  relief  from  paying 
meeting-house  taxes  applies,  by  reason  of  the  words  "attending 
as  aforesaid "  only  to  such  Churchmen  as  have  fulfilled  the 
conditions  named  in  the  previous  portion  of  the  act,  and  there- 
fore only  those  Churchmen  who  resided  in  the  same  Congrega- 
tional parish  that  the  Episcopal  Minister  resided  in,  could 
properly  claim  exemption  from  meeting-house  taxes. 

In  the  spring  of  1727  when  this  act  was  passed,  there  were 
only  two  Episcopal  houses  of  worship  in  use  within  the  Colony, 
one  at  Stratford  and  an  unfinished  one  at  Fairfield.  There  was 
another  in  the  process  of  building  at  New  London.  These 
three  towns  had  each  organized  a  parish  or  society ;  so  also 
West  Haven,  Ripton,  Ridgefield,  Newtown,  Norwalk,  North 
Haven,  Poquonnuck,  (North  Groton,)  Green's  Farms,  Green- 
field, Chestnut  Ridge,  (Redding,)  and  Danbury,  either  had 
parishes  or  had  laid  the  foundations  for  a  parish,  and  yet,  to 
take  care  of  all  these  fourteen  places,  there  was  only  one  Minis- 
ter "  in  Orders  according  to  the  Canons  of  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land settled  and  abiding  among  them  ",  and  Stratford,  where  the 
Rev.  Samuel  Johnson  resided,  was  the  only  place  in  the  Colony 
where  Churchmen  could  get  any  relief  under  this  law. 

Fairfield,  however,  was  soon  added  to  the  list  by  the  appoint- 
ment as  missionary  of  Rev.  Henry  Caner,  who  had  been  study- 
ing for  the  ministry  for  three  years  last  past  and  had  also  per- 
formed good  service  as  catechist  and  lay  reader.  He  returned 
in  the  fall  of  1727  from  England,  where  he  had  been  for  ordina- 
tion. His  first  report  to  the  Society  is  dated  March  15,  1727-8. 
He  says  the  heavy  taxes  levied  for  the  support  of  dissenting 
ministers  renders  his  people  "  almost  inacapable  of  carrying  on 
the  Church."  Under  the  same  date  he  writes  to  the  Bishop  of 
London  that  "  the  Dissenters  in  this  government  have  lately 
passed  an  act  to  exempt  all  professors  of  the  Church  from  pay- 
ing taxes  to  support  their  ministers,  yet  they  take  the  liberty 
to  determine  themselves  who  may  be  called  Churchmen,  and 
interpret  that  act  to  comprehend  none  that  live  a  mile  from  the 
Church  minister,  but  of  its  revenues  likewise,  we  are  entirely 


54  TIIK    CHURCH 

deprived  of  the  benefit  of;  and  the  favor  which  they  would 
seem  to  do  us  proves,  in  reality,  but  a  shadow." 

Under  date  of  April  2,  1728,  Mr.  Johnson  of  Stratford  writes 
to  the  Bishop  of  London,  that  "  The  Government  have  pre- 
tended to  make  a  law  in  favor  of  the  Church,  whereby  all 
that  live  near  our  parish  churches  are  exempted  from  paying- 
taxes  to  dissenting  ministers,  and  it  is  of  some  service  to  such, 
but  those  that  live  scattering  in  the  country  are  yet  persecuted 
as  bad  as  ever,  and  in  this  law  they  still  call  themselves  the 
Established  Churches,  and  treat  us  as  Dissenters." 

Mr.  Caner  mentions  nearness  to  the  Church  minister  as  the 
controlling  condition  for  exemption  from  taxes,  but  in  fact, 
the  bounds  of  the  established  parish  where  the  Church  minister 
resided  was  the  real  limit  of  exemption,  while  the  words  '*  near 
to  "  in  the  law  relate  to  the  place  of  worship  and  not  to  the 
abode  of  the  minister.  The  law  itself  defines  what  "'  near  to  " 
means,  so  that  if  a  person  could  and  did  attend  worship  in  any 
place  he  was  "  near  to  "  that  place  within  the  meaning  of  the 
law.  We  are  at  a  loss  to  see  on  what  ground  the  taxes  of  the 
Churchmen  of  Fairfield  who  attended  Mr.  Caner's  services 
there  should  not  have  been  paid  over  to  Mr.  Caner,  unless  they 
were  assessed  before  Mr.  Caner's  return  from  England.  It  was 
certainly  the  rule  to  give  Episcopalians  the  benefit  of  this  law 
in  all  places  where  the  Episcopal  ministers  resided,  and  in  most 
other  places  Episcopalians  legally  suffered.  The  authorities 
might  however  have  claimed  that  a  general  missionary  for  two 
or  more  different  places  was  not  a  minister  "  settled  and  abid- 
ing "  in  any  particular  place  according  to  the  intent  of  the  law. 
That  a  minister  should  have  several  parishes  to  serve  alternately, 
was  foreign  to  the  conceptions  of  the  Standing  Order.  They 
might  well  have  raised  the  question  as  to  who  were  "  declared  " 
Churchmen.  The  only  law  bearing  on  the  declarations  of  dis- 
senters was  the  toleration  act  of  1708,  which  required  those  who 
desired  to  worship  God  in  a  way  different  from  that  of  the 
Standing  Order,  to  qualify  themselves  at  the  County  Court 
"  according  to  an  act  made  in  the  first  year  of  the  late  King 
William  and  Queen  Mary."  We  find  no  record  of  any  such 
qualification  in  Hartford  County  and  do  not  know  that  any  one 
ever  qualified  under  it  except  a  few  Straight  Congregational- 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  55 

ists  in  New  Haven  County.  The  words  "  hath  declared  himself 
of  the  Church  of  England  "  as  used  in  the  act  of  1727  could 
be  fairly  construed  as  so  declaring  under  the  toleration  law  of 
1708.  We  do  not  know  that  the  law  ever  was  so  construed. 
On  May  9,  1728,  the  Church  wardens  and  vestrymen  of  Fair- 
field presented  a  memorial  to  the  General  Assembly  saying  that 
the  act  of  1727  "  is  not  fully  understood  "  and  particularly  they 
did  not  understand  "  what  part  of  the  professors  of  the  Church 
of  England  are  exempted,  all  being  within  the  district  of  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Johnson  and  Mr.  Caner's  ministry,  within  the  county 
of  Fairfield."  They  ask  for  an  explanation,  and  also  for  a  law 
that  taxes  be  granted  "  by  the  book  of  canons  .  .  .  and  not 
by  your  collectors."     No  action  was  taken  on  this  petition. 

A  little  before  April  i,  1728,  Mr.  Johnson  preached  at  New 
Haven.  He  says,  "  Great  pains  were  taken  to  hinder  people 
from  coming  to  Church  and  many  well  wishers  to  it  were  over- 
persuaded  not  to  come ;  however,  I  had  near  a  hundred 
hearers."  After  sermon,  "  some  ten  of  the  members  of  the 
Church  there  subscribed  one  hundred  pounds  towards  the  build- 
ing of  a  church  in  that  town." 

The  act  of  1727  encouraged  the  Quakers  to  apply  for  relief 
from  taxes,  which  was  granted  at  the  May  session  in  1729  and 
the  same  favor  was  extended  to  the  Baptists  in  October,  1729. 
We  presume  the  law  makers  preferred  Quakers  and  Baptists  to 
Episcopalians,  for  the  most  objectionable  features  of  the  law  of 
1727  were  omitted  from  these  acts  of  1729,  whereby  all  Quakers 
and  Baptists  that  attended  their  respective  meetings  were 
wholly  exempted  from  taxes  on  behalf  of  the  Standing  Order. 
The  Straight  Congregationalists  had  no  relief  whatever  from 
the  oppressions  of  the  Standing  Order  until  1777. 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Seabury,  father  of  Bishop  Seabury  and  the 
Congregationalist  minister  at  North  Groton,  (now  Ledyard,) 
declared  for  Episcopacy,  went  to  England  for  ordination,  and 
returned  as  missionary  to  New  London,  Dec.  9,  1730.  The 
Rev.  John  Beach,  Presbyterian  minister  at  Newtown,  soon 
followed,  and  was  returned  here  as  missionary  for  Redding  and 
Newtown  in  1734. 

The  people  of  North  Groton  consoled  themselves  over  the 
loss  of  the  Rev.  Samuel  Seabury  by  securing  the  services  of  the 


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Rev.  Ebenezer  Punderson,  and  they  were  so  well  pleased  with 
him  as  to  say  "  we  looked  upon  ourselves  as  favorites  of 
Heaven."  but  in  about  two  and  a  half  years  he  "  publicly 
declared  himself  to  be  a  conformist  to  the  Established  Church 
of  England,"  and  they  say  some  "  ten  or  twelve  of  the  people 
of  our  Parish  and  heads  of  families  have  signed  his  paper  and 
contributed  money  to  him  to  have  his  expenses  "  to  England 
paid  for  him  "to  be  ordained  by  a  bishop."  [Ecclesiastical 
Mss.,  Vol.  4,  Doc.  51.]  Mr.  Punderson  was  recommended  by 
the  clergy  of  Connecticut,  who  said  there  was  "  a  good  prospect 
that  many  of  his  former  parish  will  go  with  him."  He  came 
back  in  1734  as  missionary  for  North  Groton  and  parts 
adjacent.  In  December,  1733,  Mr.  Johnson  wrote  to  the  Bishop 
of  London  that  he  believed  two  or  three  worthy  young  ministers 
of  this  Colony  "will  in  a  little  time  declare  for  us,"  and  that 
"  two  of  them  especially  have  hopes  that  the  most  of  their  con- 
gregation will  conform  with  them."  One  of  these  two  was  Mr. 
Punderson  and  the  other  was  Jonathan  Arnold,  who  had  suc- 
ceeded Mr.  Johnson  at  West  Haven.  In  1734  Mr.  Arnold 
returned  from  England  with  the  appointment  of  itinerant  mis- 
sionary of  the  Colony,  and  the  Standing  Order  at  West  Haven, 
like  the  people  of  North  Groton,  were  grieved  at  the  loss  of  two 
successive  pastors  and  part  of  their  congregation. 

The  honorable  Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in 
Foreign  Plantations  of  the  Realm  of  England  breathed  into 
the  Church  in  Connecticut  the  breath  of  life,  and  by  its  foster- 
ing care  sustained  the  Church  until  it  was  strong  enough  to 
stand  the  shock  of  the  American  Revolution.  Each  missionary 
was  requested  to  "  keep  a  constant  and  regular  correspondence  " 
with  the  Secretary  of  the  Society,  besides  making  semi-annual 
reports.  It  is  by  this  correspondence  that  we  have  such  a  com- 
plete history  of  the  Church.  The  missionaries  were  paid  from 
twenty  to  seventy  pounds  sterling  per  annum,  and  each  mis- 
sionary was  allowed  a  library  valued  at  ten  pounds  sterling  with 
five  pounds  worth  of  tracts.  Of  the  83  missionaries  on  the 
Society's  list  in  New  England  more  than  one-fourth  were 
brought  up  Dissenters.  In  Connecticut  there  was  a  much 
larger  percentage  of  those  who  had  come  over  to  the  Church. 
Of  the  first  nine  missionaries  appointed  to  stations  in  Connecti- 
cut, six  of  them  had  been  dissenting  ministers. 


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The  missionaries  were  instructed  "  that  they  take  special 
care  to  give  no  offence  to  the  Civil  Government,  by  inter-med- 
dling- in  affairs  not  relating  to  their  own  calling  and  function." 

"That  they  particularly  preach  against  those  vices,  which 
they  shall  observe  to  be  most  predominating  in  the  places  of 
their  residence." 

No  missionary  was  appointed  to  any  place  without  first  being 
petitioned  for,  and  without  being  recommended  by  some  mis- 
sionary or  other  person  known  to  the  Society.  Even  then  no 
missionary  was  sent  until  the  Society  knew  "  whether  those 
places  are  able  and  willing  to  contribute  towards  the  mainten- 
ance of  a  missionary,"  and  those  places  which  were  most  willing 
to  contribute  were  always  supplied  first.  Ripton  and  Newtown 
in  1722  both  asked  for  a  missionary  and  referred  to  certain 
lands  for  Church  support,  but  did  not  state  specifically  how 
much  they  could  do.  Two  years  later  they  were  informed  that 
the  "  Society  are  inclined  to  send  them  a  Missionary,  but  write 
first  to  know  what  the  value  of  the  land  is  .  .  .  and  what 
they  will  contribute  further  annually  ?  " 

The  people  soon  learned  that  it  was  necessary  to  offer  the 
Society  something  substantial  towards  supporting  a  missionary 
before  they  could  have  one,  and  even  then  only  a  few  mission- 
aries were  to  be  had. 

There  was  at  Hebron  in  1736  "  a  numerous  congregation 
who  attended  the  services  of  the  Common  Prayers  with  great 
seriousness  "  when  Missionary  Seabury  of  New  London,  thirty 
miles  away,  came  to  visit  them.  They  could  not  get  a  mis- 
sionary and  so  desired  Mr.  Seabury  to  "  administer  to  them 
four  times  a  year  until  one  could  be  sent." 

In  1740  the  "  Church  newly  planted  "  at  Wallingford  was 
served  only  once  a  quarter  by  a  minister  and  every  Lord's  day 
besides  they  were  served  by  a  lay  reader.  They  knew  that  Mr. 
Morris  could  not  come  to  them  oftener,  but,  say  they,  "we 
hope  God  in  his  providence,  will  so  order  it  that  we  may  at  last 
be  oftener  attended."  Mr.  Morris  writes  that  upon  Mr.  Arnold 
leaving,  the  people  "  seemed  to  despair  of  having  another  to 
succeed  him."  ..."  Should  I  give  an  account  of  the 
geography  of  my  mission  you  would  find  it  large  enough  for  a 
Diocese." 


58  THE    CHURCH 

In  1741,  Mr.  Morris  visited  Simsbury,  (Bloomfield.)  where 
"  they  are  in  hopes  of  having  a  minister  at  last,  and  have  accord- 
ingly prepared  some  timber  to  build  a  church."  He  arranged 
with  the  other  missionaries  to  assist  him  so  that  Simsbury  might 
be  served  "  eight  times  a  year."  He  agreed  to  attend  Walling- 
ford  three  times  a  year,  "  which  they  seem  satisfied  with,  for 
they  know  it  is  as  much  as  I  can  do." 

In  October,  1743,  Mr.  Beach  speaks  of  attending  about 
twenty  families  at  New  Milford  and  New  Fairfield,  where  he 
goes  several  times  a  year  "  but  seldom  on  the  Lord's  day." 
They  frequently  go  fifteen  miles  to  attend  church  at  Newtown. 

In  April,  1744,  the  Church  wardens  of  Simsbury  write  to 
the  Society  that  they  have  "nothing  so  much  to  object  against 
as  the  want  of  a  settled  minister."  Mr.  Punderson  of  North 
Groton  writes,  "  I  am  at  present  the  only  missionary  in  this  half 
of  the  government  and  part  of  Rhode  Island,"  and  urges  the 
Society  to  fill  the  vacancy  at  New  London  occasioned  by  the 
transfer  of  Mr.  Seabury  to  Long  Island.  Other  removals 
occurred,  so  that  in  1747  Dr.  Johnson  says,  "  I  am  now  alone 
here  on  the  sea  coast,  without  one  person  in  orders  besides 
myself  for  more  than  a  hundred  miles."  The  Church  wardens 
of  Litchfield  asked  for  a  missionary  in  1747,  and  say  they  are 
remote  from  all  the  missionaries,  except  the  Rev.  Mr.  Gibbs, 
twenty-seven  miles  away,  and  Rev.  Mr.  Beach,  between  thirty- 
five  and  forty  miles  away. 

In  1756,  the  people  of  Norwich  were  desirous  of  having  a 
missionary,  and  before  they  had  one  the  Mohegan  Indians 
petitioned  the  Society  to  have  this  missionary  give  them  a  share 
of  his  time,  "that  we  may  be  taught  to  go  to  that  good  place 
when  we  die,  as  well  as  the  white  man."  They  would  pay  some- 
thing but  they  could  not  pay  much  save  a  few  oysters,  fish,  etc. 
In  1764  the  Rev.  Mr.  Viets,  missionary  at  Bloomfield,  was 
thirty-five  miles  from  any  other  Episcopal  minister. 

In  1768,  the  Church  wardens  of  Guilford  tell  a  long  story 
about  having  tried  in  vain,  since  1744,  to  have  a  minister  settled 
among  them,  but  could  get  nothing  but  transient  service, 
although  some  came  and  staid  long  enough  to  greatly  encourage 
them,  and  left  soon  enough  to  grievously  disappoint  them. 
They    conclude    as    follows : — "  We    have    labored    under    the 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  59 

greatest  discouragements  for  upwards  of  twenty-three  years 
and  built  a  church,  purchased  a  Glebe  and  "  obtained  everything 
that  we  have  so  "  long  struggled  for  except  the  Society's  patron- 
age." We  *'  are  stripped  of  our  minister  and  left  to  mourn 
our  loss,  and  to  be  the  derision  and  scoff  of  the  dissenters." 
They  asked  to  have  Mr.  Tyler,  who  was  going  home  for  orders, 
sent  to  them.  But  still  again  they  were  disappointed,  for  Mr. 
Tyler  came  back  as  rnissionary  to  Norwich  and  adjoining  parts. 
He  opened  the  church  at  Pomfret,  (Brooklyn,)  April  12,  1771, 
the  last  church  built  in  the  Colony,  and  which  is  now,  (1906,) 
standing.  [Mention  is  made  of  this  old  church  by  the  Rev. 
George  Israel  Browne,  with  illustrations,  in  the  Conn.  Magazine, 
Vol.  X,  p.  69,  etc.]  It  was  built  by  Mr.  Godfrey  Malbone,  an 
ardent  Churchman,  who  for  years  had  without  murmur  paid 
one-eighth  of  all  the  taxes  in  the  parish.  When  he  began,  in 
1769,  to  build  the  church,  there  were  but  two  Churchmen  that 
he  knew  of  besides  himself.  The  Standing  Order  decided  to 
build  a  new  meeting-house,  which  Mr.  Malbone  objected  to  as 
unnecessary,  but  he  was  told  that  they  would  build  it  and  compel 
him  to  pay  for  it.  His  lawyer,  a  Churchman,  advised  him  that 
as  the  laws  stood  he  could  not  help  himself,  unless  the  Episco- 
palians had  a  church  and  minister  of  their  own..  Consequently 
Mr.  Malbone  decided  to  have  both  a  church  and  a  missionary. 
In  October,  1770,  this  Church  was  legalized  by  the  General 
Assembly,  With  a  little  outside  aid  the  building  was  ready, 
as  before  stated,  in  1771.  About  twenty  heads  of  families, 
brought  up  in  the  Dissenting  way,  joined  with  them  before  the 
church  was  completed,  and  more  joined  later,  for  there  was  not 
another  church  nearer  than  Norwich,  twenty-two  miles  away. 
But  the  great  difficulty  which  Mr.  Malbone  encountered  was 
to  get  a  missionary.  He  applied  for  one  in  1769  and  engaged  to 
pay  one  hundred  pounds  annually.  Without  a  minister  settled 
there  the  people  were  bound  by  law  to  pay  for  the  meeting- 
house and  minister's  rate  of  the  Standing  Order.  Failing  to 
have  a  missionary  sent  to  him  by  the  Society,  he  employed  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Moseley,  a  chaplain  in  the  British  Navy,  but  still  they 
were  not  freed  from  taxes  as  the  Dissenters  would  not  admit 
that  Mr.  Moseley  was  "  in  orders  in  accordance  with  the  Canons 
of  the  Church."     In  1772  Mr.  Moseley  withdrew  in  favor  of 


6o  THE    CHURCH 

the  Rev.  Daniel  Fogg,  a  missionary  of  the  S.  P.  G.,  and  then  the 
Churchmen  in  the  parish  of  Brooklyn  were  relieved  from 
further  taxes  to  the  Standing  Order. 

There  never  were  in  the  Colony  half  as  many  missionaries  as 
were  being  earnestly  begged  for,  and  all  the  while  that  this  cry 
for  more  ministers  was  heard  throughout  the  land,  the  Dis- 
senters were  complaining  about  the  S.  P.  G.  sending  ministers 
where  they  were  not  wanted.  Dr.  Blake's  "  Separates  "  of  New 
England  says  that  the  S.  P.  G.  was  a  society  for  aiding  the 
Church  of  England  in  America  and  for  planting  "  its  Churches 
where  the  ground  was  abundantly  occupied  and  supplied  with 
the  ministrations  of  the  Gospel,  though  not  after  the  Episcopal 
order."  The  great  Anti-Episcopal  Convention,  1766  to  1775, 
complained  of  the  S.  P.  G.  for  paying  considerable  salaries  to 
missionaries  where  the  Convention  thought  they  were  not 
wanted.  There  was  no  minister  of  any  denomination  at  Red- 
ding, when  Mr.  Henry  Caner  first  ministered  to  the  people 
there.  At  the  present  day  it  is  hard  to  realize  how  much  the 
S.  P.  G.  did  for  the  Church  in  Connecticut.  The  Rev.  John 
Beach  in  1743  said:  "  I  bless  God  for  the  pious  care  and  charity 
of  the  venerable  Society  .  .  .  and  had  it  not  been  for  that, 
we  have  reason  to  think  there  would  not  have  been  at  this  day 
as  much  as  one  congregation  in  this  Colony  worshiping  God 
according  to  the  Church  of  England." 

The  missionaries  frequently  represented  to  the  Society  tlie 
great  want  of  schools  for  the  instruction  of  children  in  the 
principles  of  religion  and  convenient  learning.  The  Society 
from  the  first  paid  salaries  to  several  catechists  and  school 
masters,  particularly  in  tlie  Provinces  of  New  York  and  Massa- 
chusetts. 

The  school  masters  were  to  instruct  the  children  in  reading, 
writing  and  arithmetic,  also  in  the  Catechism,  reading  the  Holy 
Scripture  and  in  the  use  of  the  Prayer  Book.  They  were 
required  to  frequently  consult  and  advise  with  the  ministers ; 
to  take  all  their  scholars  regularly  to  Church,  and  to  teach  them 
to  join  in  the  worship. 

They  were  to  teach  the  children  special  morning  and  evening 
prayers  for  use  in  school,  and  also  for  private  use  at  home ; 
a  short  prayer  for  every  child  to  use  when  they  first  come  into 


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their  seats  at  church  and  before  they  leave  their  seats.     Also 
"  A  Grace  before  "  and  "  after  Meat." 

The  first  mention  found  of  a  catechist  in  Connecticut  is  Nov. 
6,  1722,  when  the  Rev.  Mr.  Pigott  asks  to  have  a  French  gentle- 
man of  Fairfield  appointed  as  catechist.  He  refers  to  Dr. 
James  Laborie,  a  Hugenot  who  was  ordained  at  Zurich,  Oct. 
30,  1688,  removed  to  England,  and  was  licensed  by  the  Bishop 
of  London  for  teaching  grammar  and  catechising  in  the  parish 
of  Stepney.  He  officiated  in  several  French  churches  of 
London  for  nine  or  ten  years  and  in  1698  came  to  America  and 
was  settled  in  the  ministry  at  "  New  Oxford",  Mass.,  with  a 
commission  from  Bishop  Compton  to  instruct  the  Indians  there, 
which  he  did  with  great  success.  He  removed  to  New  York 
and  had  charge  of  the  French  Church  there  from  Oct.  15, 
1704,  to  Aug.  25,  1706.  He  then  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
medicine  and  removed  to  Stratford,  Conn,  about  1709.  He  was 
Surgeon  for  the  Colony  at  Wood  Creek,  1709,  and  in  the 
expedition  to  Port  Royal  and  Nova  Scotia,  1710,  being  also 
Chaplain  on  the  Brigantine  "  Mary."  He  removed  to  Fair- 
field about  1 7 16.  Here,  without  any  salary,  he  continued  his 
labors  and  began  to  teach  both  Whites  and  Indians.  He  says 
he  was  interrupted  by  Lieut.  Gov.  Nathan  Gold,  "  a  mortal 
enemy  to  the  Church  and  violently  compelled  to  surcease  my 
endeavors  "  on  the  ground  that  "  my  commission  extended  no 
farther  than  Boston  Colony."  After  the  arrival  of  missionary 
Pigott  in  1722,  he  worked  with  him  and  instructed  the  people 
at  his  own  house  on  the  Lord's  Day  when  Mr.  Pigott  could  not 
be  present.  On  Jan.  13,  1723-4,  the  latter  writes  that  "  Dr. 
Laborie's  industry  there,  (Fairfield,)  takes  ofif  the  present 
necessity  of  a  missionary  for  that  town.  He  is  an  excellent 
preacher,  but  Episcopacy  cuts  off  his  practice  in  physic." 
Although  he  became  a  Churchman,  he  does  not  appear  to  have 
ever  received  Episcopal  ordination.  His  name  is  not  found  in 
the  annual  reports  of  the  S.  P.  G.  and  although  called  a  cate- 
chist his  work  was  in  the  nature  of  a  missionary.  Sometimes 
lay  readers  who  were  preparing  for  the  ministry  were  called 
catechists  when  not  in  the  employ  of  the  S.  P.  G.  This  was 
the  case  with  Mr.  Ebenezer  Thompson  of  Simsbury,  1742.  The 
only  other  record  we  have  of  a  catechist  is  that  Dr.  Johnson 

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62  THE    CHURCH 

was  paid  ten  pounds  a  year  for  a  catechist  at  Stratford,  from 
1746  to  1755,  inclusive. 

Rev.  Samuel  Johnson  of  Stratford  writes,  June  23,  1724,  to 
the  Bishop  of  London  "that  this  town,  and  indeed  the  whole 
colony,  is  destitute  of  any  Episcopal  school,  by  which  means 
our  youth  are  trained  up  in  prejudice  against  the  established 
Church,  and  since  your  Lordship  hath  expressed  so  pious  a  care 
as  to  enquire  concerning  the  state  of  schools,  I  have  been 
encouraged  to  recommend  this  honest  gentleman,  the  bearer 
hereof,  Mr.  Thomas  Salmon,  to  your  Lordship  and  the  honor- 
able Society  ;  he  is  one  of  our  Church  wardens  and  is  well  quali- 
fied for  an  English  school  master,  and  hath  kept  the  school  for 
several  years  in  this  town  to  the  universal  satisfaction  of  both 
the  Church  people  and  Dissenters."  It  does  not  appear  that 
he  was  ever  appointed. 

Mr.  Johnson  writes  to  the  Secretary,  Sept.  16,  1726,  that  Mr. 
Henry  Caner  of  Fairfield  "  designs  about  two  years  hence  to 
wait  upon  the  honorable  Society  for  orders  and  a  mission, " 
meanwhile  the  people  would  be  very  thankful  if  the  Society 
would  "  grant  him  a  small  encouragement  for  the  pains  he  takes 
in  instructing  that  people  and  their  children  in  the  principles  of 
religion  as  catechist."  Instead  of  waiting  two  years,  Mr.  Caner 
was  ordained  and  returned  as  missionary  at  Fairfield  within 
a  year.  Mr.  Johnson  writes  Sept.  20,  1727,  that  he  "  should  be 
very  glad  that  the  same  salary  which  was  allowed  to  him,  (Mr. 
Caner,)  as  school  master  at  Fairfield,  might  be  allowed  for  a 
school  in  this  town,  (Stratford,)  where  there  is  great  need  of 
one,  and  it  might  be  of  good  service,  not  only  for  forming  the 
minds  of  children  to  a  sense  of  religion,  but  likewise  for  a 
resort  for  such  young  gentlemen,  successively,  as  from  time 
to  time  leave  the  College  here.  .  .  .  They  might  while 
they  keep  school,  improve  themselves  in  the  study  of  Divinity, 
till  they  are  qualified  for  higher  business."  And  so  Mr.  Caner 
was  paid  a  school  master's  salary  in  remuneration  of  his  ser- 
vices to  the  Church  at  Fairfield  until  he  could  be  appointed  as 
missionary.  His  service  as  schoolmaster  was  less  than  one  year 
and  hence  does  not  appear  in  the  annual  reports  of  the  S.  P.  G. 

In  the  same  letter,  Mr.  Johnson  says,  "  The  Dissenters  have 
two  poor  schools  in  this  town,  but  the  Church  hath   none." 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  6^ 

Again,  Oct.  23,  1727,  he  says,  in  my  "  last  I  informed  the 
Society  of  what  service  it  might  be  to  the  interest  of  religion 
to  have  a  school  here,  and  that  Mr.  Bennett  (who  has  for  above 
half  a  year  kept  school  among  the  Dissenters  here,  and  been 
rejected  by  the  greatest  number  of  them  upon  conformity  to 
our  Church,)  would  be  very  serviceable  and  acceptable,  .  .  . 
We  have  already  raised  nigh  thirty  pounds  per  annum  "  and 
could  give  a  good  support  to  a  school  which  he  asks  for,  as 
"  nothing  could  so  happily  contribute  to  the  enlargement  of  our 
Church. " 

Mr.  Johnson  writes,  Nov.  20,  1729,  that  he  finds  "  in  the 
abstract  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Society  last  year,  mention 
made  of  a  salary  for  a  school  at  Stratford  but  have  never 
received  any  letter  or  otherwise  any  intimation  from  the  Society 
about  it,  .  .  .  However,  I  should  be  very  thankful  if  there 
was  a  salary  appointed  for  that  purpose,  and  there  is  great  need 
of  it,  yet  since  we  want  ministers  more  of  the  two,  than  school 
masters,  I  would  not  desire  that  the  providing  for  a  school 
should  stand  in  the  way  of  providing  missionaries." 

An  anonymous  letter  dated  Stratford,  Oct.  30,  1727,  was  sent 
to  the  Bishop  of  London,  discouraging  the  school.  It  purported 
to  have  been  written  in  the  interest  of  Churchmen  and  claimed 
that  a  school  would  be  "  a  prejudice  and  a  wrong  to  us,  "  by 
disturbing  the  "  friendship  between  us  and  the  committee  of  the 
schools,"  who  now  employ  "  a  man  of  our  persuasion  in  one  " 
of  the  schools.  Mr.  Bennett  was  not  appointed,  but  finally  the 
prayer  for  a  school  master  at  Stratford  was  granted  and  Mr. 
Johnson  writes  to  the  Bishop  of  London,  Dec.  10,  1733,  thank- 
ing him  for  his  "  interest  with  the  honourable  Society  for  set- 
tling a  school  in  this  place.  "  The  school  at  Stratford  was  prac- 
tically the  first  sectarian  school  for  general  education  ever  set 
up  in  the  Colony,  aside  from  the  schools  of  the  Standing  Order. 
All  the  public  schools  of  the  Colony  were  controlled  by 
ecclesiastical  societies  of  the  Standing  Order,  although  other 
denominations  were  permitted  to  vote.  Episcopalians  could 
have  no  vote  on  school  matters  without  attending  the  meetings 
of  the  Congregational  Societies.  In  the  report  of  the  S.  P.  G. 
for  the  year  1733,  Mr.  Joseph  Brown  is  put  down  as  "  School 
Master  "  at  Stratford  with  a  salary  of  fifteen  pounds  per  annum, 


64  THE    CHURCH 

and  he  is  so  reported  for  twenty-one  consecutive  years.  Mr. 
Brown  was  one  of  the  vestrymen  of  Christ  Church  and  sub- 
scribed thirty  pounds  for  building  the  church  in  1742-3. 

On  the  first  Monday  in  February,  1733-4,  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Johnson,  in  behalf  of  the  members  of  the  Church  of  England 
in  Stratford,  asked  for  liberty  to  erect  a  "  School  House  on  the 
Common  near  the  southeast  corner  of  Lieut.  Joseph  Beach'es 
house  lot,"  and  the  town  voted  to  grant  his  request.  fOrcutt's 
Stratford,  Vol.  i,  p.  322.]  Probably  the  house  was  built  and 
this  is  where  Mr.  Brown  taught. 

In  May,  1728,  a  law  was  passed  requiring  the  Treasurer  of 
the  Colony  to  "  deliver  the  sum  of  forty  shillings  upon  every 
thousand  pounds  in  the  list  of  the  respective  towns  "  to  the 
school  committee  of  the  said  towns  "  to  be  by  them  distributed  to 
the  several  parishes  or  societies  in  each  town  for  the  benefit  of 
their  respective  schools.  " 

In  October,  1737,  a  law  was  passed  permitting  certain  school 
funds  to  be  appropriated  "  to  the  support  of  the  Gospel  minis- 
try, as  by  the  laws  of  this  Colony  established."  This  of  course 
all  went,  said  Dr.  Johnson,  to  support  ministers  of  the  "  Presby- 
terian or  Congregational  persuasion,  (being  those  that  are 
peculiarly  countenanced  by  the  Laws  of  this  Government,)  to 
be  divided  in  proportion  to  their  several  lists  and  this  in  such 
manner  that  we  of  the  Church  of  England  cannot  lay  claim 
to  any  share  of  them  for  the  support  of  our  Ministers  or 
Schools." 

By  reason  of  these  laws,  a  long  memorial,  drafted  by  Dr. 
Johnson,  was  presented  to  the  General  Court  at  their  May 
session,  1738,  praying  "  that  we  may  be  secured  of  our  propor- 
tion of  those  public  monies  toward  the  support  of  our  Ministers 
&  that  our  schools  also,  where  we  have  any  peculiar  to  our- 
selves, may  have  their  proportional  benefit  of  the  said  act,  as 
also  the  40  shillings  on  the  iiooo,  which  has  hitherto  been 
denied  to  the  School  of  the  Church  of  England  at  Stratford. " 
[Ecclesiastical  Mss.,  Vol.  10,  Doc.  324.]  The  objectionable 
law  was  repealed  in  1740.  This  memorial  gives  us  positive 
proof  that  there  was,  in  1738,  an  Episcopal  school  at  Stratford, 
which  was  of  such  a  general  educational  character  as  to  warrant 
a  demand  for  their  share  of  "  the  40  shillings  on  the  iiooo  ", 
given  for  public  schools. 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  65 

Mr.  Richard  Caner  appears  in  the  annual  reports  for  the 
years  ending  February,  1740  and  February,  1741,  as  "  School 
Master  at  Fairfield."  In  November,  1739  he  reported  thirty 
scholars.  In  the  report  for  1742  he  was  reported  as  missionary, 
thus  showing  that  his  salary  as  school  master  was  in  remunera- 
tion for  missionary  work.  In  1742,  the  Rev.  Timothy  Allen 
was  conducting  a  school  at  New  London  known  as  "  The  Shep- 
perd's  Tent"  and  which  was  designed  for  educating  young 
men  to  become  exhorters,  etc.,  for  the  so-called  New  Lights. 
An  act  passed  in  October,  1742,  (and  said  to  have  been  aimed 
at  these  "New  Lights",)  imposed  heavy  penalties  upon  any 
one  who  should  teach,  keep,  or  maintain  "  any  public  school 
whatsoever, "  other  than  as  "  established  or  allowed  "  by  law. 
This  law,  (which  was  enacted  for  four  years  only,)  was  broad 
enough  to  have  suppressed  the  Episcopal  school  at  Stratford,  but 
the  authorities  do  not  appear  to  have  had  any  desire  to  do  so. 

The  school  was  finally  discontinued  at  the  request  of  Dr. 
Johnson,  as  appears  from  his  letter  to  the  Society  dated  April 
14,  1751,  stating  "  that,  as  it  is  now  much  less  charity  to  provide 
for  a  school  in  this  town  than  heretofore,  "  and  "  Mr.  Brown 
tells  me  he  is  willing  to  resign  " ,  he  advises  the  Society  to 
appoint  a  missionary  for  Ripton  in  place  of  the  school  master  at 
Stratford. 

Mr.  Hutchinson  appears  in  the  reports  of  the  S.  P.  G.  as 
school  master  at  North  Groton,  (Ledyard,)  from  1745  to  1764 
inclusive.  A  school  master  whose  name  is  not  given  was  paid 
for  work  among  the  Narragansett  Indians  from  1767  to  1777, 
inclusive.  On  June  5,  1765,  the  Rev.  Matthew  Graves  of  New 
London  recommends  "  to  the  care  of  the  Religious  Society  " 
for  a  school  master  "  Mr.  Bennett,  the  school  master  among  the 
Mohawks,"  who  designs  "  to  return  when  the  small  pox  is 
abated.  "  The  Digest  of  the  Reports  of  the  S.  P.  G.  says  that 
Cornelius  Bennett  of  the  Mohawk  mission,  New  York,  labored 
among  the  Narragansett  Indians  for  a  short  time. 

On  June,  1770,  Dr.  Johnson  writes  the  Secretary  from  his 
old  home  at  Stratford,  thanking  him  for  ordering  Mr.  Somas- 
ters  to  be  placed  at  Stratford,  and  says :  "  This  happily  falls  in 
with  a  design  I  have  entertained  of  holding  a  little  Academy, 
or  resource  for  young  students  of  Divinity  to  prepare  them  for 


66  THE    CHURCH 

Holy  Orders.  Have  now  four,  Marshall,  Fingley,  Perry  and 
Jones.  Marshall  will  go  next  fall  to  Woodbury.  This  I  shall 
continue  while  I  live  with  the  assistance  of  Mr.  Kneeland." 
Mr.  Somaster's  name  is  not  found  in  the  annual  reports  of  the 
S.  P.  G.  No  doubt  the  Somaster's  Library  which  was  trans- 
ferred from  the  Church  at  Stratford  to  the  Episcopal  Academy 
at  Cheshire  and  then  back  again  to  Stratford,  originally 
belonged  to  this  teacher.  The  foregoing  account  includes  all 
the  Episcopal  schools  in  Colonial  Connecticut  of  which  we  have 
any  record. 

Referring  again  to  the  laws  of  the  Colony,  a  fine  of  20  shil- 
lings was  imposed  by  the  law  of  1721,  on  those  who  should 
assemble  in  any  public  meeting-house  without  the  consent  of  the 
minister  and  congregation.  This  made  it  more  difficult  for  the 
Episcopalians  to  get  permission  to  use  the  meeting-houses  which 
they  had  helped  to  build. 

The  poorer  Churches  of  the  Standing  Order  were  also 
favored  by  having  their  county  rates  remitted  to  them  or  by 
otherwise  receiving  substantial  aid  from  the  Colony.  In  1728 
the  county  rates  were  remitted  to  the  parish  of  Redding,  where 
Mr.  Caner  had  preached  when  there  was  "  no  minister  of  any 
denomination  whatsoever  "  there,  and  this  favor  was  continued 
for  twenty  years  or  more.  In  October,  1730,  the  Society  of 
Horse  Neck,  (Greenwich,)  petitioned  the  General  Court  for 
aid,  saying  that  "  of  our  small  number  not  a  few  have  listed 
themselves  under  the  banner  prelatical  and  also  not  a  few  under 
the  banner  of  yea  and  nay  and  how  far  the  leaven  may  spread  we 
fear  more  than  we  are  sure  of."  The  county  rates  collected  in 
the  town  of  Greenwich  for  the  year  1730,  (from  Episcopalians 
and  others,)  were  ordered  to  be  paid  over  to  the  treasurer  of 
this  Congregational  parish. 

We  have  already  referred  to  the  withdrawal  of  two  ministers 
in  succession  and  many  of  the  people  from  the  societies  of  the 
Standing  Order  at  North  Groton  and  West  Haven.  The  for- 
mer asked  for  aid  in  1734  and  fifty  pounds  was  granted  them. 
West  Haven  petitioned  for  aid  in  1735,  showing  "  the  broken 
circumstances  of  said  parish  by  reason  of  their  ministers  one 
after  another  declaring  themselves  to  be  of  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land principles  and  carrying  from  them  considerable  estate  and 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  67 

inhabitants,  whereby  they  are  incapable  to  maintain  the  gospel." 
A  committee  was  appointed  to  investigate,  [Ecclesiastical 
Mss.,  Vol.  10,  Docs.  51  and  271.]  Many  other  places  were 
granted  favors  and  their  memorials  asking  for  aid  appear  in 
the  archives  of  the  State.  They  often  give  the  number  of 
inhabitants  in  their  respective  parishes  with  a  statement  of  how 
many  Episcopalians,  Baptists  or  Quakers  they  had  in  order  to 
show  how  the  ranks  of  the  Standing  Order  had  been  diminished. 

We  have  before  referred  to  the  money  appropriated  for 
schools  being  refused  the  Episcopal  school  at  Stratford,  and  to 
the  school  funds  belonging  to  the  State,  (including  the  Episco- 
palians,) being  devoted  to  the  support  of  the  Gospel  ministry 
for  the  Standing  Order,  without  giving  any  portion  of  it  to 
the  Churchmen.  The  lengthy  memoral  of  1738,  in  protest  of 
these  practices,  is  very  interesting  reading.  It  gives  numerous 
reasons  as  to  why  the  Churchmen  should  receive  their  "propor- 
tion in  the  said  public  monies ",  the  first  reason  being  as 
follows : 

"  Because  the  Doctrines  and  Principles  of  the  Church  of 
England  do  professedly  and  most  certainly  tend,,  (at  least 
equally  with  those  of  any  other  persuasion,)  not  only  to  fit  and 
prepare  men  for  eternal  happiness  in  the  life  to  come,  but  also 
to  promote  the  public  good  of  society  in  this  world,  by  teaching 
them  to  be  sober,  virtuous  and  industrious  in  their  callings, 
serious  and  devout  towards  God  and  just  and  charitable  towards 
men,  and  in  every  respect  to  be  good  Christians,  kind  neighbors, 
upright  magistrates,  dutiful  subjects  and  faithful  and  conscien- 
tious in  every  relation  and  condition  of  life,  and  consequently 
Her  professors  ought  to  have  the  like  equitable  and  favorable 
treatment  with  those  of  any  other  denomination  of  Christians." 

It  closes  with  a  prayer  for  equal  rights  and  then  says :  "  In 
hopes  of  which,  (as  in  duty  bound,)  we  shall  ever  pray  for  the 
health  and  happiness  of  your  Honors  and  all  the  members  of 
this  Assembly  and  for  the  peace  and  prosperity  of  this  Colony." 

The  memorial  was  signed,  (so  says  the  document,)  "  to  the 
number  of  about  636."  [Ecclesiastical  Mss.,  Vol.  10,  324.] 
We  thus  have  the  autographs  of  nearly  all  the  Episcopalians 
over  16  years  of  age  residing  in  the  Colony  in  1738.  Dr. 
Johnson  says  more  names  could  have  been  added  if  there  had 


68  THE    CHURCH 

been  time.  The  names  arc  arranged  as  from  Greenwich  and 
Stamford  under  Rev.  Mr.  Wetmore ;  of  Groton  under  Rev. 
Mr.  Punderson ;  of  New  London  under  Rev.  Mr.  Seabury ;  of 
Hebron  under  Rev.  Mr.  Seabury;  under  Rev.  Mr.  Arnold; 
under  Rev.  Mr.  Beach ;  under  Rev.  Mr.  Johnson  of  Stratford ; 
and  under  Rev.  Mr.  Caner  at  Nor  walk  and  Fairfield.  Nothing 
was  granted. 

The  law  as  to  attendance  upon  the  worship  of  the  Standing 
Order  was  of  course  applicable  to  Churchmen  who  did  not 
attend  a  service  of  their  own,  but  we  do  not  think  that  it  was 
generally  enforced  against  them.  Mr.  Morris,  in  1740,  writes 
that  two  warrants  were  issued  before  his  time  "  to  take  up  two 
men  in  Waterbury  for  not  attending  their  meetings,  and  when 
one  of  them  offered  to  give  his  reasons  why  he  could  not  go  to 
their  extempore  prayers  he  was  silenced  and  ordered  to  prison 
or  pay  his  fine."  Under  the  law  the  accused  could  be  fined 
unless  he  should  "  make  it  appear  that  he  did  attend  .  .  . 
or  was  necessarily  detained  therefrom."  Mr.  Beach  writes,  in 
1743,  that  the  people  of  New  Fairfield  when  they  had  no 
preaching  on  the  Lord's  day  meet  together  "  and  one  of  their 
number  reads  some  part  of  the  Common  Prayer  and  a  sermon  " 
and  that  they  were  "  lately  prosecuted  and  fined  .  .  .  for 
their  meeting  to  worship  God  according  to  the  Common 
Prayer." 

"  The  case  of  these  people  is  very  hard,  if  on  the  Lord's  day 
they  continue  at  home,  they  must  be  punished ;  if  they  meet 
to  worship  God  according  to  the  Church  of  England,  in  the  best 
manner  they  can,  their  mulct  is  still  greater,  and  if  they  go 
to  Independent  meeting  they  must  hear  the  Church  vilified.  " 

They  could  have  been  lawfully  prosecuted  for  staying  at 
home,  or  for  leaving  home  except  to  worship  "  in  some  Con- 
gregation by  law  allowed  "  ,  or  in  "  some  place  by  law  allowed 
for  that  end."  After  1727,  every  Church  of  England  congrega- 
tion and  place  of  worship  was  "  by  law  allowed  "  ,  but  by  a 
narrow  construction  of  the  law,  a  private  house  with  service 
by  a  lay  reader,  might  have  been  held  not  to  be  a  place  or  con- 
gregation allowed  by  law,  inasmuch  as  the  law  of  1727  legalized 
the  societies  of  the  Church  of  England  only  "  where  there  is  a 
person  in  orders   according  to  the  canons  "of   that  Church 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  69 

"  settled  and  abiding  among  them."  There  was  no  such  minis- 
ter at  New  Fairfield  and  hence  the  laws  which  were  passed  in 
172 1,  to  prevent  noisy  itinerant  persons,  who  had  no  authority 
whatever  to  preach,  from  preaching  in  private  houses  and  on 
the  streets,  were  made  to  do  duty  against  this  devout  band  who 
from  necessity  were  without  a  minister.  This  is  the  only  in- 
stance we  have  found  of  prosecuting  those  who  attended  Prayer 
Book  service  by  a  lay  reader,  and  perhaps  this  circumstance  was 
the  cause  of  adding  the  proviso  to  these  laws  in  1750:  "  That 
this  act  shall  not  be  taken  or  construed  to  hinder  the  meeting 
of  such  Persons  upon  any  Religious  Occasion.  " 

The  law  of  1740  forbade  "  any  person  not  a  settled  and 
ordained  minister  "  from  holding  services  in  any  parish  without 
being  expressly  invited  by  the  minister  of  the  parish,  and  in 
1767  the  Rev.  Mr.  Boardman  of  Middle  Haddam  unsuccess- 
fully tried  to  use  this  law  to  keep  Episcopal  ministers  out  of 
his  parish. 

The  most  serious  grievance  the  Churchmen  had  was  the 
failure  of  the  law  of  1727,  or  any  other  law,  to  give  relief  from 
taxes  for  the  Standing  Order.  Such  relief  was  asked  continu- 
ously from  1727  until  1775. 

The  first  relief  from  ecclesiastical  taxes  of  the  Standing 
Order  came  from  New  London  in  1726,  when  the  rates  of  all 
other  denominations  in  that  town  were  paid  by  voluntary  con- 
tributions. This  was  continued  for  three  years  and  in  Octo- 
ber, 1729  the  selectmen  of  New  London  petitioned  the  General 
Court  for  permission  to  leave  out  of  "  the  minister's  rate  "  all 
those  who  are  of  the  Church  of  England,  the  First  and  Seventh- 
day  Baptists,  and  some  "  which  we  call  Quakers."  The  peti- 
tion was  granted  in  the  Lower  House  provided  that  persons 
so  exempted  cannot  vote  in  "  Society  Meetings, "  but  it  was 
dissented  from  in  the  Upper  House. 

As  to  relief  under  the  laws  of  1727,  Missionary  Punderson 
writes  in  1750,  that  the  law  is  "  expressed  in  such  limited  and 
ambiguous  terms  as  to  be  the  occasion  of  many  disputes  and 
difficulties  to  the  messengers  of  peace  to  whose  care  they 
belong."  There  is  no  doubt  but  that  many  Episcopalians  were 
released  from  taxes  that  could  not  have  been  released  had  the 
law  been  strictly  and  rigidly  enforced.     It  was  the  general  rule 


70  THE    CHURCH 

that  collectors  accepted  certificates  of  the  missionaries  as  to  the 
payment  of  rates,  the  same  as  if  they  had  themselves  collected 
them  and  paid  them  over  to  the  missionary,  provided  the  amomit 
so  paid  was  equal  to  the  tax  assessed  and  that  no  question  other 
than  such  payment  was  involved.  After  1728,  there  was  no 
trouble  within  those  parishes  where  the  missionaries  resided. 
No  matter  how  long  a  society  had  been  organized,  nor  how 
large  a  parish  they  had,  if  no  missionary  abided  among  them 
they  were  by  law  compelled  to  pay  rates  to  the  Standing  Order, 
while  under  the  law  these  rates  were  always  assessed  even  when 
the  Standing  Order  had  no  minister  to  support.  Under  date 
of  March  30,  1750,  Dr.  Johnson  writes  to  the  Secretary  that 
*'  the  people  must  be  forced  to  pay  the  dissenters  till  they  have 
ministers  of  their  own  in  orders."  That  the  law  was  so  con- 
strued has  also  been  stated  by  missionaries  Gibbs,  Graves,  Pun- 
derson  and  others,  some  of  whom  had  been  advised  by  lawyers 
who  were  Churchmen.  The  minister's  rates  for  the  Standing 
Order  that  was  paid  over  about  1763  to  Missionary  Winslow 
at  Stratford  amounted  to  thirty  pounds  sterling  per  annum. 
Missionaries  Gibbs,  Wetmore  and  others  sued  collectors  of  the 
Standing  Order  for  the  rates  of  their  parishioners  outside  of 
the  parish  where  the  missionary  resided,  and  in  each  case  were 
defeated.  Mr.  Gibbs  refused  to  pay  the  cost  and  was  put  in 
jail  according  to  law,  and  so  barbarously  treated  by  the  officer 
who  took  him  to  Hartford,  that  he  was  incapacitated  for  life. 
The  cases  of  Episcopalians  put  in  jail  for  non-payment  of  eccle- 
siastical taxes  of  the  Standing  Order  are  too  numerous  to  men- 
tion. The  people  of  Wallingford  about  1740,  or  before,  peti- 
tioned for  redress  to  the  Governor,  who  had  proved  a  strong 
opponent  to  them,  and  they  say  that  "  when  the  other  party  hath 
applied  to  him  for  advice  how  to  proceed  against  us,  he  hath 
lately  given  his  sentence  to  enlarge  the  gaol  and  fill  it  with 
them"  (that  is,  fill  it  with  Churchmen).  They  even  followed 
a  Churchman  for  ecclesiastical  taxes  after  he  was  dead.  The 
Society  of  North  Guilford  laid  taxes  for  building  the  meeting- 
house in  1748  and  for  minister's  support  for  four  years  against 
Samuel  Fowler  "  a  Professor  of  ye  Church  of  England  "  ,  but 
failed  to  collect  the  same  in  his  lifetime.  They  sued  his  execu- 
tors in  the  New  Haven  County  Court  and  it  was  decided  that 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  7  I 

action  did  not  lye  against  them.  A  special  act  was  passed  by 
the  General  Assembly  in  1753  to  enable  these  taxes  to  be  col- 
lected from  the  estate.     [Colonial  Records,  Vol.  X,  p.  182.] 

In  1738,  forty-one  Churchmen  of  Greenwich  and  Stamford 
who  attended  worship  in  the  borders  of  New  York  petitioned 
for  exemption  and  were  refused,  although  such  exemption  was 
granted  to  Connecticut  Quakers  who  worshipped  in  the  borders 
of  New  York.  In  1740,  Samuel  Johnson,  J.  Wetmore,  Henry 
Caner,  John  Beach,  Jon.  Arnold,  Samuel  Seabury  and  Ebenezer 
Punderson,  ministers  of  the  Church  of  England,  renewed  their 
petition  for  relief.  In  1742,  twenty-seven  Churchmen  of  Sims- 
bury  petitioned  for  exemption  and  organization.  In  1743, 
forty-five  Churchmen  of  Simsbury  renewed  this  petition.  In 
1744,  thirty-eight  Churchmen  of  Waterbury  petitioned  for 
relief.  In  1745,  thirty-three  Churchmen  of  Redding  petitioned 
for  relief.  In  1748,  thirty-eight  Churchmen  of  Redding 
renewed  their  petition,  reciting  the  favor  that  the  General  Court 
had  extended  to  the  Presbyterians  of  Redding  for  twenty  years, 
and  "  disclaiming  any  suspicion  that  the  Assembly  will  be 
partial  or  their  charity  confined  to  Christians  of  one  denomina- 
tion to  the  exclusion  of  all  others.  Nor  can  we  suppose  that 
their  wisdom  will  account  our  worshiping  God  in  the  manner 
established  in  our  mother  country  such  a  crime  as  to  forfeit  and 
render  us  unworthy  of  enjoying  for  a  short  season  that  charity 
which  our  fellow  parishioners  have  ever  and  do  enjoy."  Nega- 
tived in  both  houses.  [Ecclesiastical  Mss.,  Vol.  10,  Docs.  334, 
336,  337,  339,  340  and  341.]  Other  petitions  of  a  similar 
character  failed  to  receive  any  favor. 

The  missionaries  and  others  complain  that  "  it  is  found  by 
repeated  experiments,  that  a  poor  Churchman  can  expect  no 
redress  in  any  court  here ;  "  that,  "  the  Independents  by  force 
and  under  pretence  of  authority,  have  carried  away  our  estates, 
to  support  their  teachers,  to  build  their  meeting  houses  and  to 
procure  their  parsonages,  "  that  "  The  Church  people,  your 
Lordship's  sons,  are  imprisoned,  arrested  and  non-suited  with 
prodigious  cost,  contrary  to  the  laws  of  God  and  man ;  .  .  . 
a  cruel  injustice  and  usurpation  imposed  on  no  other  society ;  " 
that  they  are  "  totally  discouraged  and  discredited  "  but  "  had 
our  religion  the  same  privileges  throughout  this  Colony,  that 


72  THE    CHURCH 

the  Baptists  have,  we  would  flourish  and  increase  like  the  lily 
of  the  valley  and  the  cedars  of  Lebanon.  "  Complaints  of  this 
character,  it  is  said,  arrived  in  London  almost  with  every  ship. 
The  complaints  about  unfair  decisions  and  biased  judges  came 
largely  through  a  belief  that  the  law  of  1727  was  for  the  relief 
of  Churchmen,  whereby  relief  was  expected  in  cases  for  which 
the  law  gave  no  relief.  As  the  Colony  laws  were  framed,  we 
do  not  know  of  a  decision  as  to  taxes  that  was  improperly 
lendered  against  Churchmen.  Missionary  Punderson  had 
grievances,  but  was  advised  by  a  lawyer  who  was  a  Churchman 
that  he  had  no  case.  However  unjust  the  law  may  seem  to 
have  been,  its  enforcement  did  not  show  that  antagonism  to 
Episcopacy  that  was  shown  at  Stratford  in  the  early  days  of  the 
Church.  Missionary  Caner  says,  in  1733,  that  "the  spirit  and 
temper  of  the  people  formerly  so  hot  against  us  very  much 
abates  and  that  they  begin  to  treat  us  in  a  much  more  friendly 
manner  than  they  were  wont."  Missionary  Seabury  says,  in 
1735,  that  "the  dissenting  party  are  very  civil  and  obliging  to 
me."  Missionary  Punderson  says,  in  1739,  that  the  dissenting 
brethren,  many  of  them,  "  are  brought  to  have  a  good  opinion  " 
of  the  Church  "  and  occasionally  attend  our  worship."  Mis- 
sionary Johnson  says,  in  1746,  that  "  there  seems  a  very  grow- 
ing disposition  towards  the  Church  in  the  town  of  New  Haven 
as  well  as  the  College."  In  1746  there  was  no  dissenting  minis- 
ter at  Stamford  and  Missionary  Dibblee  was  given  the  use  of 
the  meeting-house,  where  the  people  of  all  sorts  generally 
attended  when  he  preached  there.  Missionary  Hubbard,  in 
1772,  says:  "  I  have  the  happiness  to  see  the  greatest  unanimit>' 
reigning  amongst  us  and  the  denominations  with  whom  we 
live."  Missionary  Beach  says :  "  The  rising  generation  of  the 
Independents  seem  to  be  entirely  free  from  every  pique  and 
prejudice  against  the  Church." 

In  1752,  the  law  makers  began  to  look  upon  Episcopalians 
with  more  favor  when  special  privileges  were  granted  to  the 
Churchmen  of  Newtown.  The  parishioners  of  Trinity  Church, 
Fairfield  in  1761,  those  of  St.  John's  Church.  New  Milford, 
and  of  the  Church  in  Brooklyn  in  1770,  were  incorporated  in 
Church  estate  by  acts  of  the  General  Court,  with  substantially 
the  same  rights  as  Churches  of  the  Standing  Order.    No  other 


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favors  were  granted  until  1784,  when  it  was  enacted  that  upon 
fihng  a  proper  certificate  and  attending  church,  all  Churchmen 
could  be  relieved  from  paying  Congregational  taxes.  Before 
this  more  than  half  of  all  the  Churchmen  in  the  Colony  were 
compelled  to  pay  double  taxes. 

One  of  the  most  unreasonable  accusations  ever  made  against 
the  Churchmen  of  the  Colony  was  that  imputing  to  them  the 
insincerity  of  being  Churchmen  for  the  sake  of  smaller  taxes. 
And  strange  to  say,  these  charges  sometimes  came  from 
Churchmen,  instead  of  their  enemies. 

The  first  record  found  of  such  a  charge  is  in  the  letter  of 
missionary  Philips  to  the  Society,  dated  Sept.  9,  1713,  excusing 
himself  for  leaving  Stratford  so  abruptly,  and  in  which  he  says 
that  he  found  "  the  greatest  part  of  those  who  pretended  to  be 
of  the  Church  way  were  only  so  to  screen  themselves  from 
taxes  imposed  on  them  by  Dissenters."  On  Dec.  i,  1725,  Gov. 
Talcott  of  Connecticut  wrote  to  the  Bishop  of  London,  saying 
that  there  are  some  few  persons,  outside  of  Stratford  "  who 
cannot  well  be  judged  to  act  from  any  other  motive  than  to 
appear  singular,  or  to  be  freed  from  a  small  tax,  and  hence 
have  declared  themselves  to  be  of  the  Church  of  England." 
Prior  to  1727,  the  particular  denomination  of  Christians  a 
person  belonged  to,  or  did  not  belong  to,  made  no  difference 
whatever  as  to  the  amount  of  his  taxes  to  the  Standing  Order, 
and  hence  it  is  utterly  inconceivable  how  these  charges  could 
have  then  been  made.  After  the  law  of  1727  which  purported 
to  grant  relief,  the  charge  does  not  seem  so  strange,  but  was 
still  unreasonable.  It  was  often  made  by  people  who  ought 
to  have  known  better,  as  for  example  the  Rev.  Elizur  Good- 
rich of  Durham,  who  in  his  report  on  Connecticut  to  the  Anti- 
Episcopal  Convention  in  the  year  1774,  says  of  Episcopalians 
that  their  ministers  "  as  may  be  feared  sometimes  beguile  them 
with  promises  of  discharging  their  rates,  if  they  become 
Churchmen."  It  is  true  that  some  men  will  do  mean  things  in 
order  to  lessen  their  taxes,  but  when  there  is  no  possible  chance 
for  one  to  accomplish  that  object  there  is  no  reason  for  imput- 
ing to  them  any  such  motive.  All  persons  throughout  the 
Colony  were  assessed  alike  without  regard  to  what  denomina- 
tion they  belonged.     Episcopalians,  under  the  law,  were  com- 


74  •  THE  CHURCH 

pelled  to  pay  this  assessment  and  no  collector  would  cancel  their 
rate  until  he  knew  that  it  had  been  paid  in  full.  The  amount 
was  the  same  whether  the  rate  went  to  the  Congregational  or 
Episcopal  minister,  so  that  it  was  utterly  impossible  for  any  one 
to  reduce  the  amount  of  their  ecclesiastical  taxes  by  being  a 
Churchman,  even  when  they  had  the  full  benefit  of  exemption 
from  taxes  to  the  Standing  Order.  But  only  a  few  Churchmen 
could  have  this  exemption,  so  that  most  of  them  paid  double 
rates  for  the  privilege  of  being  Churchmen,  one  rate  to  the 
Church  and  one  rate  to  the  Standing  Order.  The  Standing 
Order  was  large  and  strong,  and  received  substantial  aid  from 
the  Government,  while  the  Church  was  small  and  weak  and 
received  aid  from  a  charitable  society  that  helped  only  those 
who  helped  themselves.  Consequently  the  demands  of  the 
Church  on  its  members  were  greater  than  those  of  the  Standing 
Order  even  when  Church  rates  only  were  paid,  so  that  it  cost 
more  to  belong  to  the  Church  than  it  did  to  be  a  sinner,  or 
belong  to  the  Standing  Order.  The  Rev.  John  Beach  of  New- 
town and  Redding  writes  to  the  Society  in  1746  that  "it  is  very 
certain  that  our  people  generally  expend  more  by  far  for  the 
support  of  religion  than  their  neighbors  of  the  dissenting  per- 
suasion. "  He  also  certifies  to  this  before  the  General  Court  in 
1748,  as  to  the  members  of  the  Church  at  Redding  and  also  that 
he  holds  "  in  the  utmost  indignation  "  any  "  insincerity  in  mat- 
ters of  religion  in  order  to  save  purses.  "  The  taxes  raised  by 
the  Standing  Order  from  non-professors  and  from  professors 
of  all  denominations,  together  with  other  benefits  from  the 
Government,  made  the  religion  of  that  order,  in  a  financial 
sense,  the  cheapest  religion  in  the  Colony  and  consequently  it 
was  the  only  religion  of  which  a  person's  motive  for  adoption 
could  be  reasonably  imputed  to  a  desire  to  save  purses. 

The  law  under  which  the  Dissenting  minister  of  Middle 
Haddam  attempted  to  keep  the  Episcopal  ministers  out  of  his 
parish  was  made  in  1742  to  suppress  the  great  number  of 
vagrant  preachers  and  sundry  illiterate  persons  that  appeared 
after  the  coming  of  Whitefield,  and  some  of  which  had  no 
authority  whatever  as  preachers.  Missionary  Punderson  of 
New  London  wrote  in  December,  1741,  that  "  there  are  at  least 
twenty  or  thirty  of  these  lay  holders-forth  within  ten  miles  of 


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my  house,  who  hold  their  meetings  every  night  except  Satur- 
day. "  Even  Whitefield's  preaching  was  not  pleasant  to  many, 
as  is  shown  by  a  letter  of  six  members  of  the  Church  in  Ply- 
mouth, 1744,  who  were  formerly  Dissenters,  but  who  say  they 
"  fled  to  the  Church  of  England  "  after  reading  the  Prayer 
Book  and  hearing  Whitefield's  "  extemporaneous  jargon. " 
Several  missionaries  write  in  substance  that  the  wild  enthusiasm 
drove  many  Dissenters  into  the  Church. 

In  1742,  there  were  fourteen  churches  built  and  building,  and 
seven  clergymen.  When  Dr.  Johnson  came  to  Stratford  there 
"  were  not  one  hundred  adult  persons  of  the  Church  in  this 
whole  Colony,  whereas  now  (1742,)  there  are  considerably 
more  than  two  thousand,  and  at  least  five  or  six  thousand  young 
and  old, "  At  the  commencement  at  New  Haven  in  1748, 
"  there  were  nine  of  our  Clergy  together  "  there  and  "  among 
the  candidates  for  their  degrees  there  were  no  less  than  ten 
belonging  to  our  Church." 

At  the  beginning  of  1756  there  were  twelve  missionaries  of 
the  S.  P.  G.  in  the  Colony.  In  1760,  Dr.  Johnson  says  there 
were  thirty  Churches  in  the  Colony,  though  but  fourteen  minis- 
ters. President  Stiles'  sermon  on  Christian  Union  of  the  same 
date  gives  twenty-five  parishes  and  fourteen  ministers.  In 
1 761,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Beach  says  that  in  twenty-nine  years  the 
Church  "  is  increased  more  than  from  one  to  ten,  and  what  is  of 
much  greater  importance,  their  conduct  for  the  most  part,  is  a 
credit  to  their  profession "  and  is  also  an  advantage  to  the 
"  Independents,  for  they  who  live  near  to  the  Church  of  Eng- 
land acquire  juster  notions  of  religion  and  become  more  regular 
in  their  worship."  In  1766,  Mr.  Viets  said  that  "the  propor- 
tion of  Church  people  to  the  Dissenters  in  Simsbury  is  nearly  as 
one  to  three."  In  1768,  he  writes  that  "  there  are  52  Congre- 
gational ministers  in  this  County,  viz.,  Hartford,  (which  then 
included  Middletown,  the  Haddams,  Chatham,  Colchester,  Bol- 
ton, Somers,  Tolland,  Willington,  Hebron  and  Stafford).  In 
all  the  four  New  England  Colonies  there  are  586  Congrega- 
tional ministers,  38  of  the  Church  Clergy,  39  Anabaptists,  10 
Presbyterians,  30  Quaker  assemblies  and  about  50  congrega- 
tions of  those  called  Separatists,  somewhat  resembling  the  old 
Independents. " 


^6  THE    CHURCH 

In  1769,  Mr.  Beach  says:  "There  are  in  these  two  parishes, 
(Newtown  and  Redding,)  about  2400  souls  of  whom  a  Httle 
more  than  half  profess  the  Church  of  England.  Here  are 
about  50  negros  most  of  whom  have  been  baptized.  Here  are 
no  heathens  or  infidels,  no  Papists  or  Deists. "  Of  Newtown, 
he  says :  "  It  is  of  some  satisfaction  to  me  to  observe  that  in 
this  town  of  late  in  our  elections,  the  Church  people  make  the 
major  vote,  which  is  the  first  instance  of  this  kind  in  the 
Colony,  if  not  in  all  New  England. " 

In  the  annual  report  of  the  S.  P.  G.  for  1777,  the  missionaries 
of  Connecticut  were  Ebenezer  Kneeland,  Stratford  and  Mil- 
ford  ;  Christopher  Newton,  Ripton  and  North  Stratford ;  John 
Sayre,  Fairfield ;  Ebenezer  Dibblee,  Stamford ;  Matthew  Graves, 
New  London  and  Charlestown ;  John  Beach,  Newtown  and 
Redding;  Bela  Hubbard,  New  Haven  and  West  Haven;  Wil- 
liam Gibbs,  Simsbury  and  Hartford ;  Roger  Viets,  assistant  to 
Mr.  Gibbs ;  Richard  Mansfield,  Derby  and  Oxford ;  Richard 
S.  Clark,  New  Milford,  Woodbury,  Kent,  New  Fairfield  and 
Sharon ;  James  Scovill,  Waterbury  and  Westbury ;  Samuel 
Peters,  Hebron ;  Samuel  Andrews,  Wallingford,  Cheshire  and 
North  Haven;  John  Tyler,  Norwich;  Daniel  Fogg.  Pomfret, 
Plainfield  and  Canterbury.  Dr.  Beardsley's  list  of  clergy  at  this 
time  gives  all  the  above  except  Mr.  Gibbs,  and  adds  the  Rev. 
John  Rutgers  Marshall,  of  Woodbury ;  Rev.  Gideon  Bostwick, 
of  Great  Barrington,  Mass.,  (who  was  reckoned  as  with  the 
Connecticut  clergy;)  Dr.  Samuel  Seabury  of  Westchester, 
N.  Y.  and  Rev.  James  Nichols,  Plymouth  and  Bristol,  a 
graduate  of  Yale  1771,  and  the  last  missionary  of  the  Society 
that  went  to  England  for  ordination.  Abraham  Jarvis  of 
Middletown  should  also  be  added. 

These  twenty-one  ministers  and  their  predecessors  had  regu- 
larly read  the  first  and  second  lessons  at  each  service,  which  was 
so  pleasing  to  the  people  generally  that  the  Congregational 
ministers  by  this  time  had  generally  adopted  the  custom  of 
reading  the  Scripture  in  public.  It  is  claimed  that  before  the 
Episcopalians  came,  the  Bible  was  never  read  in  public,  not 
even  so  much  as  the  Ten  Commandments  or  the  Lord's  Prayer. 
Dr.  Beardsley  speaks  of  this  in  his  history  of  the  Church,  and 
we  find  that  several  missionaries  refer  to  it  iii  their  letters  to 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  77 

the  Society.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Arnold,  in  1736,  performed  Divine 
Service  at  Milford  and  describes  the  town  as  a  place  "  where 
the  use  of  the  Lord's  Prayer,  the  Creed,  and  the  Ten  Command- 
ments, or  the  reading  of  the  Scripture  in  Divine  Service  was 
never  before  known.  "  Rev.  John  Beach,  in  1772,  writes  that 
he  has  "  performed  divine  service  in  many  towns  where  the 
Common  Prayer  had  never  been  heard,  nor  the  Holy  Scrip- 
tures read  in  public  .  .  .  and  in  some  places  where  there 
never  had  been  any  public  worship  at  all,  nor  any  sermon 
preached  by  any  teacher  of  any  denomination.  " 

The  digest  of  the  reports  of  the  S.  P.  G.  tells  of  two  Dissent- 
ing ministers  in  New  England  who  "  put  on  ye  courage  to  read 
the  Holy  Bible  in  the  meeting  and  say  the  Lord's  Prayer,  a 
thing  not  done  before,  and  they  resolved  to  continue  it  tho'  very 
much  opposed."  In  Solomon  Palmer's  "Mission,"  (1754  to 
1 77 1,)  one  parish  of  Dissenters,  from  observing  the  regular 
method  of  reading  the  Scripture  in  Church,  "  Voted,  that  a  new 
folio  Bible  be  bought  for  them  and  that  their  Teacher  read 
lessons  out  of  it  Sunday,  morning  and  evening.  "  Some  of  the 
missionaries  who  gave  us  these  facts  had  for  years  been  Dis- 
senting ministers  and  therefore  were  in  a  position  to  know  what 
the  custom  of  the  Standing  Order  was  before  the  Episcopalians 
came  here.  The  reading  of  the  Scripture  in  public  was  prob- 
ably omitted  so  as  to  avoid  all  appearance  of  everything 
ritualistic,  and  no  doubt  this  omission  was  made  in  England  at 
the  time  they  left  the  Mother  Church  and  made  so  many  radical 
changes  in  order  to  avoid  the  forms  which  they  denounced  as 
Popish.  That  the  Puritans  and  Pilgrims  as  early  as  1624  were 
not  accustomed  to  read  the  Scripture  in  public,  is  indicated 
from  the  fact  that  before  that  date  a  young  woman  member 
of  the  Separatists  Church,  at  London,  was  the  subject  of  dis- 
cipline for  the  offense  of  "  attending  the  service  of  the  Church 
of  England,  especially  for  the  purpose  of  hearing  the  Scrip- 
ture read  and  explained. "  [John  Robinson,  by  Rev.  O.  S. 
Davis,  D.D.,  p.  176.]  She  would  not  have  gone  to  the  service 
of  the  Church  of  England  especially  to  hear  the  Scripture  read, 
if  it  had  then  been  the  custom  to  do  so  in  the  Dissenting  church. 

In  1765,  five  of  the  missionaries  of  Connecticut  wrote  a  letter 
to  the  Society  relative  to  what  is  called  "  the  imposition  of 

5 


78  THE    CHURCH 

Stamp  duties :  saying  that  "  We  think  it  our  incumbent  duty 
to  warn  our  hearers  in  particular  of  the  unreasonableness  and 
wickedness  of  their  taking  the  least  part  in  any  tumult  or 
opposition  to  his  Majesty's  acts. "  As  a  rule  the  Episcopalians, 
remembering  with  the  sincerest  gratitude  the  favors  they  had 
received  from  the  mother  country,  were  not  inclined  towards 
rebellious  conduct.  For  these  reasons,  those  who  were  bitterly 
opposed  to  the  Stamp  act,  (although  the  act  was  repealed  about 
1766,)  were  displeased  with  the  Episcopalians,  much  of  the  old 
bitterness  towards  them  was  revived  and  the  establishment  of 
an  American  Episcopate  was  looked  upon  with  increasing 
terror. 

In  May,  1766,  steps  were  taken  by  the  Synod  of  New  York 
and  Philadelphia  to  organize  an  Anti-Episcopal  Convention  for 
the  sole  object  of  opposing  an  American  Episcopate.  A  fuller 
account  of  this  Convention  is  given  in  the  preceding  chapter. 
Connecticut  had  her  full  share  in  this  Convention,  the  Standing 
Order  having  resolved  in  their  Association  at  Guilford,  June  3, 
1766,  to  accept  the  invitation  of  the  Synod  and  join  them  in 
Convention.  The  first  Convention  was  held  at  Elizabethtown, 
N.  J.,  Nov.  5,  1766,  with  six  members  present  from  Connecticut 
the  first  day,  and  two  more  on  the  day  following.  The  sermon 
was  by  Noah  Wells.  Nearly  a  month  previous,  the  Episcopal 
clergy  of  Connecticut  had  petitioned  for  a  Bishop.  The  peti- 
tion was  dated  Oct.  8,  1766,  and  signed  by  Samuel  Johnson, 
President,  and  eleven  other  clergy.  The  Anti-Episcopal  Con- 
vention met  annually  for  ten  years,  1766  to  1775  inclusive, 
meeting  every  alternate  year  in  Connecticut.  The  Congre- 
gationalists  of  Connecticut  had  several  different  Associations, 
three  of  which  were  not  represented  at  the  first  Convention, 
and  in  1768,  the  Association  from  the  Western  district  of  New 
London  County  sent  a  letter  to  the  Convention  giving  reasons 
why  they  declined  to  send  delegates.  The  Rev.  John  Smalley 
of  New  Britain  was  one  of  the  committee  in  1768  to  prepare 
the  letter  to  the  Dissenters  in  London  and  also  one  of  the  com- 
mittee to  carry  on  correspondence  with  friends  in  London, 
Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island  and  New  Hampshire.  Rev. 
Eliphalet  Whittlesey  preached  the  Convention  sermon  in  1768, 
and  on  Connecticut  matters  their  friends  in  England  were  to 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  79 

write  to  Messrs.  Whitman  and  Wells,  and  in  1769  to  Wells  and 
Mather.  In  1769,  Connecticut  had  a  majorit)'^  in  the  Conven- 
tion, there  being  eleven  members  from  Connecticut  and  only 
seven  from  New  York  and  New  Jersey.  In  1770,  Rev. 
Nathaniel  Taylor  was  president  of  the  Convention  and  Messrs. 
Hobart  and  Ross  were  appointed  to  "  collect  instances  of  lenity 
of  their  government  with  regard  to  Episcopal  Dissenters 
therein."  In  1771,  Mr.  Wells  was  appointed  to  canvass  Nova 
Scotia  and  Mr.  Goodrich  to  canvass  Connecticut  and  report  the 
character  of  the  laws  relating  to  ecclesiastical  affairs,  and  the 
number  of  Episcopalians  and  Non-Episcopalians  in  these  prov- 
inces. From  this  we  see  that  no  less  than  nine  Congrega- 
tional ministers  of  Connecticut  were  prominent  in,  and  received 
special  honors  from  this  Anti-Episcopal  Convention.  The 
General  Association  of  Congregationalists  in  Connecticut  also 
voted  their  support  and  sympathy  from  time  to  time,  and  at 
Watertown,  June  16,  1772,  instructed  their  delegates  to 
"heartily  concur  with  the  Southern  Gentlemen  in  counteracting 
any  Motions  that  have  or  shall  be  made  for  sd.  Episcopate." 

The  report  of  the  Rev.  Elizur  Goodrich,  D.D.,  of  Durham,  is 
the  only  one  of  the  several  reports  that  has  been  printed.  His 
essay  on  the  ecclesiastical  laws  of  the  Colony  attempts  to  show 
how  good  the  "  religious  Establishment "  of  the  Colony  was ; 
that  the  Hardships  which  the  Episcopalians  complained  of  did 
not  exist,  and  that  the  laws  regulating  taxes  were  made  for 
their  benefit  and  at  their  request.  He  also  appears  to  think 
that  the  Established  Churches  would  not  be  adverse  to  an 
alteration  of  the  law  so  as  to  make  the  Episcopalians 
"  altogether  disconnected  "  and  to  enable  them  "  to  do  their  own 
business  without  any  concern  "  of  the  Established  Churches. 
His  census  was  as  follows : — 


8o 


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An  account  of  the  number  of  the  inhabitants  of  Connecticut, 
Jan.  I,  1774,  and  an  estimate  of  the  proportion  of  the  Episco- 
palians and  Non-EpiscopaHans : 


Town. 

Bolton, 

Chatham, 

East    Haddam 

Enfield, 

Farmington, 

Glastenbury, 

Haddam, 

Hartford, 

Simsbury, 

Somers, 

Suffield, 

Tolland, 

Wethersfield, 

Willington, 

Colchester, 

East  Windsor 

Hebron, 

Middletown, 

Stafford, 

Windsor, 


I    to   22.     Total, 


Town. 

New  Haven, 

Bran  ford, 

Derby. 

Durham, 

Guilford. 

Milford, 

Wallingford, 

Waterbury, 

I  to  7.     Total, 


Hartford  County. 

Epis. 


90 

88 


244 

23 
III 

914 


5 
6 

No  report. 


Non-Epis. 

994 
2289 

2655 
1353 
5719 
1992 
1690 
4770 

2757 
1024 

1980 
1242 

3341 
1000 


1471 


New  Haven  County. 


Toul. 

994 

2369 

2743 
1353 
5963 
1992 

1713 
4881 
3671 
1024 
1980 
1247 

3347 
1000 

3057 
2961 
2285 
4680 

1333 
2082 


32806    50675 


Epis.      Xon-Epis. 

Total. 

942       7080 

8022 

86     1852 

1938 

725     1094 

I819 

6     1025 

103  I 

213     2633 

2846 

153     1812 

1965 

626     41 5 I 

4777 

No  report. 

3498 

2751 


19647   25896 


IN 

CONNECTICUT. 

81 

New  London  County. 

Town.                                                                            Epis. 

Non-Epis. 

Total. 

Preston,           .          .          .          .           221 

2034 

2255 

Groton, 

222 

3266 

3488 

Killingworth, 

68 

1889 

1957 

Stonington,     . 

32 

4924 

4956 

Say  brook, 

33 

2595 

2628 

New  London, 

No  report 

5366 

Norwich, 

((         (( 

7032 

Lyme, 

(C              ec 

3860 

I   to  25.     Total, 

596 

14708 

31542 

Fairfield  County. 

Town.                                                                            Epis. 

Non-Epis. 

Total. 

Danbtiry,         ....           420 

2053 

2473 

Greenwich,     . 

443 

221 1 

2654 

New  Fairfield, 

87 

I20I 

1288 

Newtown, 

1084 

1084 

2168 

Norwalk, 

792 

3451 

4243 

Redding, 

478 

711 

1 189 

Ridgefield, 

329 

1344 

1673 

Stamford, 

710 

2793 

3503 

Fairfield, 

No  report. 

4544 

Stratford, 

((         <( 

5201 

10  to  34.     Total,    . 

4343 

14848 

28936 

Windham  County. 

Town                                                                                  Epis. 

Non-Epis. 

Total. 

Coventry,        .          .          .          .             11 

2021 

2032 

Pomfret, 

55 

2186 

2241 

Kilingly, 

30 

3409 

3439 

Lebanon, 

36 

3805 

3841 

Mansfield, 

12 

2431 

2443 

Plainfield, 

1479 

1479 

Voluntown, 

6 

1470 

1476 

Union, 

512 

512 

Canterbury,    . 

No  report. 

2392 

Ash  ford, 

«        « 

2228 

Windham, 

«        i< 

3437 

Woodstock,    . 

tc             te 

1974 

1  to  115.     Total, 


150 


17313 


27494 


82 


THE   CHURCH 


Town. 

Litchfield, 
Canaan, 

Cornwall, 

Hartland, 

New  Hartford, 

Norfolk, 

Salisbury, 

Sharon, 

Torring^on,    . 

Barkhampstead, 

Colebrook, 

Goshen, 

Harwinton, 

Kent,     . 

New   Mil  ford, 

Westmoreland, 

Winchester,    . 

Woodbury, 

I  to  1 6.     Total, 


County. 

Hartford  Co., 
New  Haven  Co., 
New  London  Co., 
Fairfield  Co., 
Windham  Co., 
Litchfield  Co., 


Litchfield  County. 

Epis.  Non-Epis. 

191  I318 

91  1482 

53  904 

49  451 

25  960 

38  928 

91  1845 

83  1903 

31  912 
No  report. 


Total, 


Total. 

1509 
1573 

957 
500 

985 

966 

1936 

1986 

843 
250 

150 
1098 
1015 
1922 

2742 
1922 

327 
5224 


655 

10600 

25944 

Summary. 

Epis. 

Non-Epis. 

Total. 

147 1 

32806 

50675 

2751 

19647 

25896 

596 

14708 

31542 

4343 

14848 

28936 

150 

I73I3 

27494 

655 

10542 

25944 

9966        II 9922        190487 


I  Epis.  to  12  Non  Epis.  nearly ;  the  Episcopalians  about  one 
to  thirteen  of  the  whole  number  of  inhabitants,  and  probably 
there  would  be  no  great  difference  from  this  proportion  were 
the  account  of  all  the  towns  come  in,  which  I  hope  soon  to 
gain. 


Elizur  Goodrich. 


Durham,  Sep.  5,  A.  D.  1774. 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  83 

There  are  a  few  errors  in  footing  that  do  not  affect  the 
proportion  of  Episcopalians  to  the  Non-Episcopalians.  The 
figures  here  given  are  the  same  as  in  the  printed  Goodrich  report. 

Of  the  towns  not  reported,  Hebron  and  Middletown  in  Hart- 
ford County ;  Waterbury  in  New  Haven  County ;  New  London 
and  Norwich  in  New  London  County ;  Fairfield  and  Stratford 
in  Fairfield  County ;  and  New  Milford  and  Woodbury  jn 
Litchfield  County,  are  among  the  towns  where  the  Episcopa- 
lians were  the  most  numerous,  so  that  a  full  report  would  no 
doubt  have  shown  a  much  larger  percentage  of  Episcopalians. 
Only  eight  towns  are  reported  as  containing  no  Episcopalians. 
Newtown  is  the  only  one  reported  in  which  the  number  of  Epis- 
copalians equals  that  of  all  others,  besides  having  the  largest 
number,  1084,  of  any  reported  town.  New  Haven  is  second 
with  942,  and  Simsbury  third  with  914. 

The  Revolutionary  War  terminated  these  conventions  and 
suspended  all  efforts  towards  establishing  an  American  Episco- 
pate. 

The  history  of  what  others  did  against  the  Church  people  dur- 
ing the  war  would  alone  make  a  large  volume,  while  the  history 
of  what  the  Church  people  did  for  the  advancement  of  the 
Church  may  be  told  in  few  words — they  did  nothing  but  exist. 
That  was  all  they  could  do.  Naturally  and  properly,  the  mis- 
sionaries and  their  people  were  slow  to  commit  any  overt  act 
against  the  king,  and  hence  were  censured  and  abused.  For 
a  time  all  of  the  churches  were  closed  and  public  services 
suspended,  save  at  Newtown  and  Redding,  where  the  Rev. 
John  Beach  presided.  The  few  churches  that  were  after- 
wards opened  omitted  the  Prayers  for  the  king,  and  some 
otherwise  modified  their  service.  Nearly  all  of  the  clergy, 
excepting  Messrs.  Jarvis,  Hubbard  and  Tyler,  were  subjected 
to  imprisonment,  mob  violence,  banishment,  or  other  persecu- 
tion, and  even  these  had  narrow  escapes.  Acts  of  violence  that 
would  never  have  been  thought  of  except  in  war  time,  were 
perpetrated,  of  which  we  will  give  only  one  case  by  each  party. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Mather  of  Stamford,  who  figured  in  the  Anti- 
Episcopal  Convention,  was,  with  his  four  sons,  taken  from  the 
parsonage  at  night  by  eight  loyalists  and  carried  to  New  York. 

The  Rev.  Jeremiah  Leaming,  D.D.,  of  Norwalk,  one  of  the 
ablest  and  most  respected  missionaries  of  the  S.  P.  G.,  had  his 


84  THE    CHURCH 

estate  confiscated.  His  picture  was  defaced  by  a  mob  and 
then  nailed  to  a  sign  post  bottom  side  up,  and  finally,  Dr.  Leam- 
ing  was  confined  in  the  Fairfield  County  jail  for  so  long  a  time 
that  he  contracted  a  hip  disease  that  made  him  a  cripple  for  life. 
In  New  London,  however,  the  Congregationalists  and  Episco- 
palians dwelt  together  in  harmony,  (although  some  indignities 
against  the  Rev.  Mr.  Graves  were  indulged  in  by  the  crowd.) 
In  January,  1780,  the  Episcopalians  voted  to  allow  the  Congre- 
gationalists the  use  of  the  church  during  the  winter.  For  a 
fuller  account  of  revolutionary  history  and  acts,  we  refer  to 
Beardsley's  "  History  "  ,  Chapter  xxiv ;  Sabine's  "  American 
Loyalists  "  ;  and  Hawk's  and  Perry's  "  Documentary  History 
of  the  Church  in  Connecticut."  For  other  facts  before  the 
Revolution  see  "  Sketches  of  Church  Life  in  Colonial  Connecti- 
cut "  ,   by  Lucy  Cushing  Jarvis,  1902. 

The  Rev.  John  Beach  of  Newtown  writes  to  the  Secretary 
of  the  S.  P.  G.,  Oct.  31,  1781,  that  Newtown  and  Redding  he 
believes  are  "  the  only  parts  of  New  England  that  have  refused 
to  comply  with  the  doings  of  the  Congress,  and  for  that  reason 
have  been  the  butt  of  general  hatred.  Am  now  in  the  82d  year 
of  my  age, "  have  been  "  60  years  a  public  preacher,  and  after 
conviction  in  the  Church  of  England  50  years."  But  in  1783 
Messrs.  Beach,  Gibbs  and  Kneeland  were  dead,  and  others  had 
removed,  so  that,  including  Bostwick  of  Great  Barrington, 
there  were  only  fourteen  clergy  left  in  the  Colony.  Messrs. 
Andrews,  Scovill,  Clark  and  Viets  soon  after  removed  to  Nova 
Scotia,  leaving  only  nine  clergymen  of  the  Church  within  the 
bounds  of  the  State. 

In  March,  1783,  ten  of  the  clergy  met  quietly  at  Woodbury 
and  elected  the  Rev.  Samuel  Seabury  for  their  Bishop.  He  had 
been  before  introduced  to  England  by  a  letter  of  Dr.  Samuel 
Johnson  dated  Sept.  29,  1748,  saying  that  young  Seabury's 
father  has  "  a  promising  son,  and  as  he  designs  him  for  the 
Society's  service,  he  desires  me  to  mention  what  I  know  of  him, 
and  as  he  has  lived  for  four  years  much  under  my  eye,  I  can 
truly  testify  of  him  that  he  is  a  solid  sensible,  virtuous  youth, 
and  I  doubt  not  may  in  due  time  do  good  service.  "  Dr. 
Samuel  Seabury  arrived  in  London,  July  7,  1783,  but  it  was 
over  a  year  before  he   could   return  as   the   first   Bishop   in 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  85 

America,  and  "  do  good  service  "  in  Connecticut,  as  he  finally 
did.  The  work  of  the  S.  P.  G.  had  now  ceased  in  the  United 
States  but  was  continued  in  the  British  Provinces  of  America. 
Dr.  Seabury  was  made  very  uneasy  when  in  London,  by  hear- 
ing reports  that  several  of  the  Connecticut  missionaries  were 
expected  in  Nova  Scotia  with  a  large  portion  of  their  congrega- 
tions. In  May,  1784,  he  says  if  these  gentlemen  "  do  not 
choose  to  stay  in  Connecticut  why  should  a  Bishop  go  there,  I 
answer  one  reason  of  their  going  is  the  hope  of  enjoying  their 
religion  fully,  which  they  cannot  do  .  .  .  without  a 
Bishop."  He  was  also  desirous  of  having  a  law  passed  to  per- 
mit a  Bishop  to  reside  in  Connecticut,  fearing  that  the  absence 
of  such  a  law  might  be  urged  against  his  consecration.  He 
was  informed  that  the  new  laws  of  the  State,  1784,  (which  had 
not  then  been  published,)  gave  all  that  was  desired.  The  law 
relating  to  denominations  other  than  the  Standing  Order  was 
the  first  to  use  the  word  "  Episcopal  ",  and  gave  that  Church  the 
same  powers  and  privileges  as  the  ecclesiastical  societies  estab- 
lished by  law,  and  "  all  the  legal  rights  and  powers  intended  by 
our  constitution  to  be  given  to  any  denomination. "  The  Rev. 
Dr.  Learning  and  Rev.  Abraham  Jarvis  were  instrumental  in 
having  this  law  enacted.  Taxes  were  still  laid  on  every  adult 
male,  for  ministers'  support  and  "  meeting-houses "  of  the 
Standing  Order,  but  all  persons  of  every  other  denomination 
could  be  exempted  from  such  taxes,  by  filing  a  proper  certi- 
ficate showing  that  they  attended  Divine  Service  elsewhere  and 
paid  their  full  share  for  its'  support.  From  this  time  on  the  much 
abused  Separatists  or  Strict  Congregationalists  and  the  doubly- 
taxed  Episcopalians,  had  no  substantial  grievance  under  the  law. 
In  fact  by  this  time  the  distinction  between  the  Straight  Congre- 
gationalists and  those  of  the  Standing  Order  had  vanished,  for 
now  the  rock  upon  which  they  split,  the  half-way  covenant,  had 
been  largely  discontinued.  It  was  discontinued  at  New  Britain 
in  1767 ;  at  Southington  before  1780 ;  at  Hartford  between 
1771  and  1804;  at  Newington  between  1775  and  1805.  and 
about  the  beginning  of  the  19th  century  it  was  universally 
abandoned.  The  early  laws  of  the  Colony  were  not  hard  on  the 
people  during  the  conditions  for  which  they  were  made.  They 
did   well   enough    for   the    first   seventy-five   years.      In    1708 


86  THE    CHURCH 

the  followers  of  Hooker  were  overthrown,  and  for  about 
seventy-five  years  more  the  Saybrook  Platformists  were  the 
new  Standing  Order;  they  ruled  with  an  iron  hand  and 
refused  to  modify  their  laws  to  adapt  them  to  the  new  condi- 
tions of  the  Colony.  It  was  under  the  rule  of  the  new  Standing 
Order  that  Episcopalians  had  to  suffer;  but  even  the  Episco- 
palians fared  better  under  the  law  than  did  the  Straight  Con- 
gregationalists.  The  latter  were  practically  told  by  the  Gen- 
eral Court  of  1743  that  they  need  not  expect  any  favor  of  the 
Assembly.  But  in  1784,  when  the  new  Standing  Order  were 
returning  to  the  ways  of  Hooker,  who  was  a  Straight  Congrega- 
tionalist,  they  began  to  look  upon  others  with  more  favor,  and 
then,  for  the  first  time  they  placed  all  who  differed  from  them 
in  religion  upon  substantially  an  equal  footing.  And  now  that 
Standing  Order  of  Connecticut,  who  for  seventy-five  years 
treated  Episcopalians  and  Straight  Congregationalists  with 
great  injustice,  is  a  thing  of  the  past;  the  Episcopalians  still 
survive,  and  there  are  none  other  than  Straight  Congregation- 
alists now  in  Connecticut. 

A  united  people  once  more  at  peace,  a  repeal  of  all  Colony 
laws,  and  an  entirely  new  revision  of  State  laws,  were  the  new 
conditions  in  Connecticut  that  greeted  the  first  Bishop  of 
America  upon  his  return  from  Scotland  in  1785,  where  he  had 
been  consecrated  Nov.  14,  1784.  He  had  been  thirty-one 
years  a  missionary  of  the  S.  P.  G.,  was  absent  for  consecration 
full  two  years,  had  more  than  expended  all  he  had,  and  now 
there  was  no  provision  whatever  for  his  support.  The  London 
"Seabury  Commemoration",  1884,  says  "Providence  had  per- 
mitted his  native  land  to  be  a  state  without  a  King;  it  was 
his  cherished  task  to  see  that  his  native  land  should  have  a 
Church,  and  not  without  a  Bishop." 

Two  days  after  arriving  at  his  home  in  New  London,  he 
wrote  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jarvis  concerning  the  first  Convention, 
which  met  at  Middletown,  Aug.  2,  1785,  with  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Leaming  as  Chairman  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jarvis  Secretary,  and 
ten  others  in  attendance. 

On  the  next  day,  the  Bishop  was  formally  received,  greeted 
and  accepted  by  the  clergy,  as  their  Bishop.  Four  persons  were 
ordained  deacons,  the  first  in  the  American  Church.     At  the 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  87 

conclusion  of  the  service  the  Bishop  dissolved  the  Convention 
and  directed  the  clergy  to  meet  at  five  o'clock  in  "  Convocation." 
There  had  been  voluntary  conventions  of  the  clergy  from  1739, 
but  this  is  the  first  time  that  the  word- "Convocation"  was  applied 
to  a  meeting  of  the  clergy  in  Connecticut.  It  was  so  called 
because  they  were  convoked  by  Episcopal  authority.  After  the 
organization  of  the  Convention  of  clergy  and  lay  delegates  in 
1792,  the  Convocation  ceased  to  act  upon  affairs  concerning 
the  temporal  interests  of  the  Diocese,  while  it  still,  if  requested, 
advised  upon  them.  [Printed  "  Records  of  Convocation  ",  pp. 
12  and  13.]  The  four  last  recorded  meetings  of  the  Convoca- 
tion were  held  in  1830,  1837,  1847  ^^^  1848,  respectively. 

The  subject  of  changes  in  the  Prayer  Book  was  discussed  at 
Middletown,  and  on  Aug.  12,  1785,  the  Bishop  issued  a  pastoral 
letter  enjoining  the  clergy  to  make  certain  changes  in  con- 
nection with  the  State  Prayers  and  mention  of  the  British 
government. 

The  Convocation  at  Derby,  Sept.  22,  1786,  adopted  further 
changes  in  the  Prayer  Book,  including  "  The  Communion 
Office "  based  upon  the  Liturgy  of  the  Church  in  Scot- 
land. The  day  after  Bishop  Seabury's  consecration  he 
made  a  "  Concordate "  with  the  Scottish  Bishops.  Without 
"  prescribing  to  their  Brethren  in  this  matter "  of  the  Com- 
munion Ofiice,  they  recommended  "  the  most  primitive  Doc- 
trine and  practice  in  that  respect,  which  is  the  pattern  the 
Church  of  Scotland  has  copied  after  in  her  Communion  Office.  " 
And  on  the  other  part  "  Bishop  Seabury  agrees  to  take  a  seri- 
ous View  of  the  Communion  Office  recommended  by  them  and 
if  found  agreeable  to  the  genuine  Standards  of  Antiquity,  to 
give  his  sanction  to  it,  and  by  gentle  Methods  of  Argument 
and  Persuasion,  to  endeavor  as  they  have  done  to  introduce  it 
by  degrees  into  practice  without  the  Compulsion  of  Authority 
on  the  one  side  or  the  prejudice  of  former  Custom  on  the 
other.  " 

The  "  Communion  Office  "  with  "Private  Devotions  Recom- 
mended to  the  Episcopal  Congregations  in  Connecticut  By 
the  Right  Reverend  Bishop  Seabury "  was  printed  at  New 
London  by  T.  Green  in  1786.  At  this  time  there  were  many, 
especially  in  the  South,  that  thought  Bishop  Seabury's  conse- 


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cration  illegal  and  for  that  reason  an  effort  was  made  to  have 
New  England,  tinder  Bishop  Seabury,  remain  only  a  branch  of 
the  American  Church.  But  in  strict  accordance  with  the  Con- 
cordate  "  by  gentle  methods  of  argument  and  persuasion  .  .  . 
without  the  compulsion  of  authority  "  and  with  a  sacrifice  of 
all  personal  rights  and  interests,  Bishop  Seabury  and  his  friends 
succeeded  in  uniting  all  conflicting  elements  in  one  American 
Church,  bringing  together  the  Bishops  of  the  English  and 
Scottish  succession  and  adopting,  in  1789.  the  revised  Prayer 
Book  with  that  ancient  "  Communion  Office  "  which  was  after 
the  pattern  of  the  Church  of  Scotland,  but  which  is  now  in 
regular  use  only  in  the  American  Church. 

The  first  occasion  on  which  Bishop  Seabury  wore  his  Epis- 
copal attire  and  mitre  is  said  to  have  been  at  the  consecration  of 
St.  James's  church  at  New  London,  Sept.  20,  1787.  The 
Psalms  were  beautifully  chanted  and  most  of  the  clergy  present 
were  vested  in  their  robes. 

In  1787,  an  unusual  incident  occurred  at  Barkhamsted.  when 
the  Rev.  Jonathan  Marsh,  A.M.,  Congregational  minister  at 
New  Hartford,  preached  a  Christmas  Sermon  to  the  Episco- 
palians, which  he  did  at  their  request.  It  was  printed  at  Hart- 
ford that  year  and  a  copy  of  it  is  now  in  the  library  of  the 
Connecticut  Historical  Society. 

On  June  2,  1790,  the  Bishop  and  fifteen  clergymen  met  in 
the  Presbyterian  Meeting-house  at  Litchfield  and  appointed  a 
committee  on  the  Constitution  and  Canons  of  the  Church,  and 
Oct.  I,  1790,  at  Newtown,  the  enactments  of  the  "  General  Con- 
vention at  Philadelphia  on  the  2^  day  of  Octob'"  1789"  were 
approved  and  adopted  by  a  vote  of  13  to  i. 

In  1790,  Rhode  Island  was  added  to  Bishop  Seabury 's  charge. 

The  dying  grip  of  the  Standing  Order  on  the  purses  of  other 
denominations  rallied  a  little  in  May,  1791,  when  an  act  was 
passed  in  addition  to,  and  in  alteration  of,  the  certificate 
exemption  law  of  1784.  whereby  no  certificate  was  legal  unless 
the  party  claiming  exemption  was  examined  by  two  justices, 
(or  one  in  case  the  town  did  not  have  two,)  who  should  give 
the  desired  certificate  if  "  they  shall  judge  the  same  well 
founded."  The  Convocation  of  Oct.  5,  1791,  voted  to  ask  for 
the  repeal  of  this  law  and  in  that  month  both  certificate  laws 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  ,  89 

were  repealed  and  a  new  one  passed,  granting  exemption  on  the 
same  conditions  as  before,  upon  filing  of  a  certificate  merely- 
signed  by  the  applicant. 

On  Oct.  5,  1 79 1,  the  Convocation  at  Watertown  appointed 
the  first  Standing  Committee,  consisting  of  five  clergymen,  as 
laymen  at  that  date  had  no  part  in  the  management  of  Diocesan 
matters.  This  has  never  been  changed,  and  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee of  to-day  is  composed  of  five  clergymen.  Of  the  ninety- 
four  Dioceses  of  the  Church  in  America,  only  four,  Connecticut, 
Maryland,  Easton  of  Maryland  and  Michigan  City  of  Indiana, 
have  no  lay  members  on  the  Standing  Committee. 

On  Oct.  7,  1791,  the  same  Convocation  voted — "That  each 
Clergyman  recommended  it  to  the  people  of  his  Ciire  to  choose 
one  or  more  persons  to  represent  them  at  a  Convocation  to  be 
holden  at  the  Church  in  New  Haven  on  the  30th  of  May 
next.  .  .  .  which  representatives  are  to  be  considered  as 
a  Committee  of  conference,  to  confer  with  the  Convocation, 
at  that  time  &  place,  on  all  matters  that  respect  the  temporal 
interest  of  the  Church."  In  conformity  therewith  the  clergy 
met  separately  in  Convocation  at  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven, 
June  6,  1792,  and  on  the  same  day  in  that  church  the  "Bishop, 
Clergy  and  Laity  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  Con- 
necticut "  held  their  first  Annual  Convention.  There  were 
twenty  of  the  clergy  and  twenty-four  of  the  laity  present.  The 
lay  delegates  are  arranged  in  the  Journal  by  counties,  and  Hart- 
ford County  is  the  only  one  not  represented.  The  first  busi- 
ness of  the  Convention  was  the  adoption  of  "'  The  constitution  of 
the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  Connecticut."  They  then 
appointed  four  clerical  and  four  lay  deputies  to  the  next  Gen- 
eral Convention  and  appointed  a  committee  to  report  to  the 
next  Diocesan  Convention  a  plan  for  a  religious  and  charitable 
society.  After  the  several  parishes  in  the  State  approved  the 
Constitution  adopted  in  this  Convention,  the  Diocese  of  Con- 
necticut was  duly  established  and  thereafter  met  annually  in 
convention.  The  first  society  or  parish  formed  within  the 
Diocese  was  that  of  Exeter  in  the  town  of  Lebanon,  which  was 
voted  to  be  "  a  separate  ecclesiastical  society  "  by  the  Convo- 
cation at  Huntington,  Oct.  10,  1792.  The  same  Convocation 
also  took  steps  towards  establishing  a  "  Fund  for  the  Bishop's 


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support  " ;  but  it  did  not  mature  in  Bishop  Seabury's  time. 
After  numerous  delays,  an  act  of  incorporation  was  passed  in 
May,  1799,  but  the  trustees  do  not  appear  to  have  been  active 
until  about  1803.  In  that  year  the  Convention  voted  that  no 
delegate  be  admitted  to  the  Convention  unless  he  delivered, 
with  his  certificate,  the  grand  levy  of  the  Church  he  wished  to 
represent.  This  levy  was  to  be  used  as  a  basis  of  assessments 
for  the  Bishop's  fund. 

When  the  annual  Convention  met  at  Middletown,  June  5, 
1793,  it  appeared  from  the  reports  of  the  lay  delegates  and 
certificates  exhibited  that  the  "  Constitution  of  the  Church  in 
Connecticut  had  been  fully  approved  and  adopted  by  a  great 
majority  of  the  Churches  in  the  State.  " 

The  practicability  of  instituting  an  Episcopal  Academy  in 
this  State  was  considered  as  early  as  the  Spring  of  1789,  and  in 
the  Convocation  of  Feb.  15,  1792,  the  several  clergy  were 
requested  to  see  what  could  be  done  towards  erecting  an  Episco- 
pal Academy.  The  matter  was  considered  in  the  annual  Con- 
vention of  1794.  The  committee  reported  to  the  Convention  of 
1795  and  it  was  voted  that  the  Academy  be  established.  The 
constitution  of  the  Academy  was  adopted  in  the  Convention  of 
1796.  In  1802  the  State  authorized  a  lottery  to  raise  $15,000 
for  the  Episcopal  Academy.  The  Bishop's  address  to  the  Con- 
vention of  1892  refers  to  this  Academy  as  "  our  oldest  Diocesan 
Institution."  Also  in  1894,  one  hundred  years  after  the 
Academy  was  instituted,  when  the  Bishop  says  that  from  1796 
the  "Trustees  have  been  elected  by  the  Convention  of  the 
Diocese.  " 

The  Convention  of  1795  voted  that  the  Journals  of  the  Con- 
vention from  the  first  be  printed,  and  that  in  future  they  be 
published  annually.  Bishop  Seabury's  Psalter  "  was  also 
printed  in  1795,  by  Thomas  C.  Green,  New  London.  "  It  is 
mentioned  at  length  in  Beardsley's  "  Life  of  Bishop  Seabury," 
and  is  described  also  in  Dr.  Wright's  "  Early  Prayer  Books  of 
America."  It  was  a  book  for  family  use  and  was  never  known 
to  have  been  used  in  the  churches.  Only  three  copies  of  it  are 
now  known  to  be  in  existence.  They  belong  respectively  to 
Mr.  James  Terry  of  Hartford,  Mr.  Henry  White  of  New 
Haven,  and  Mr.  George  Hoadley  of  Hartford. 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  9 1 

A  national  Thanksgiving  was  appointed  by  George  Wash- 
ington, the  President,  for  Feb.  19,  1795.  The  proclamation 
was  not  read  at  New  London  because  the  date  appointed  fell  in 
Lent,  which  was  not  considered  an  appropriate  time  for  Thanks- 
giving. It  was  also  considered  objectionable  to  observe  Fast 
day  during  Easter  week,  although  not  objectionable  during 
Lent.  These  matters  were  discussed  in  the  Connecticut 
"  Gazette  "  and  Bishop  Seabury  gave  his  viev/s  of  the  matter, 
although  his  name  did  not  appear  as  the  author.  Governor 
Huntington  of  Norwich  was  a  friend  of  the  Bishop.  The  Con- 
gregationalists  of  Norwich  were  then  worshipping  in  the  Epis- 
copal Church  by  the  courtesy  of  the  Episcopalians.  The  annual 
State  Fast  for  1795  was  appointed  for  Good  Friday  by  Gover- 
nor Huntington,  and  this  was  the  first  time  that  the  State  Fast 
in  Connecticut  had  ever  been  appointed  on  Good  Friday.  It 
was  again  so  appointed  for  1797,  and  since  then  that  has  been 
the  continuous  practice.  [Fast  and  Thanksgiving  days  in  New 
England,  by  Rev.  W.  DeLoss  Love,  Jr.,  Ph.D.] 

At  the  General  or  Triennial  Convention  in  1792,  Bishop  Sea- 
bury  waived  his  right  to  preside,  and  agreed  to  exercise  the 
Presidency  in  rotation  with  the  other  Bishops.  This  made 
Bishop  Provoost  the  Presiding  Officer,  and  the  consecrator,  with 
the  other  Bishops,  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Claggett,  D.D. 

Bishop  Seabury's  first  ordinations  were  at  Middletown, 
Aug.  3,  1785,  when  Messrs.  Furgeson,  Van  Dyke,  Baldwin  and 
Shelton  were  made  deacons.  His  last  ordination  was  at  St. 
Matthew's,  East  Plymouth,  Oct.  21,  1795,  the  day  of  conse- 
crating the  church,  when  Alexander  Viets  Griswold,  after- 
wards Bishop  of  the  Eastern  Diocese,  was  ordained  priest. 
The  first  confirmation  in  America  was  by  Bishop  Seabury  at 
Stratford.  His  first  consecration  of  a  church  was  at  Norwalk, 
in  July,  1786,  and  his  last  known  official  act  was  the  consecra- 
tion of  St.  Mark's  Church,  Harwinton,  Oct.  22,  1795.  He  died 
suddenly  on  Feb.  25,  1796. 

Bishop  Seabury's  first  charge  to  the  clergy,  at  New  Haven, 
Aug.  4,  1785,  is  printed  in  the  reprint  of  the  Journals  1792  to 
1820,  p.  147,  and  a  list  of  the  ordinations  by  Bishops  Seabury, 
Jarvis,  and  Brownell,  appear  in  the  same  reprint,  and  again  with 
additions   up   to  date   in   the  Journal    for    1865,   pp.    151-165; 


92  THE    CHURCH 

again  in  the  Journal  for  1866,  pp.  166-180,  and  in  the  Journal 
for  1886.  The  latter  also  contains  a  list  of  ordinations  from 
Connecticut  by  English  Bishops  and  a  list  of  clergymen 
deceased  up  to  July  i,  1886. 

In  the  Journal  of  1882,  pp.  152,  etc.,  appears  not  merely  a 
list  but  the  full  record  of  Bishop  Seabury's  Ordinations.  The 
"  Calendar  "  of  Hartford  for  1854  contains  short  biographical 
notices,  by  Rev.  A.  B.  Chapin,  of  all  the  clergymen  ordained  by 
Bishops  Seabury  and  Jarvis.  They  begin  with  the  issue  of 
July  I,  and  are  concluded  with  the  issue  of  Nov.  25. 

At  a  special  Convention  held  in  Trinity  church.  New  Haven, 
May  5,  1796,  the  clerical  and  lay  delegates  formed  two  separate 
houses  for  the  purpose  of  deliberating  separately  on  the  subject 
of  electing  a  Bishop.  The  clergy  made  choice  of  the  Rev. 
Abraham  Jarvis,  but  he  declined  the  office. 

The  Rev.  John  Bowden  was  elected  for  Bishop,  Oct.  19.  1796, 
and  on  June  7,  1797,  he  signified  to  the  Convention,  in  writing, 
his  non-acceptance  of  the  Episcopate. 

On  June  7,  1797,  at  Derby,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jarvis  was  unani- 
mously reelected  by  the  clergy.  The  laity  were  notified  of  his 
election  and  they  unanimously  concurred.  At  the  Commence- 
ment at  Yale  in  September,  1797,  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divin- 
ity was  conferred  on  the  Rev.  Abraham  Jarvis,  Bishop-elect  of 
the  Church  in  Connecticut.  In  the  church  where  he  was  first 
elected  he  was  consecrated  on  Oct.  18,  1797,  by  the  Right  Rev. 
Dr.  White  of  Pennsylvania,  the  Right  Rev.  Dr.  Provoost  of 
New  York,  and  the  Right  Rev.  Dr.  Bass  of  Massachusetts  and 
New  Hampshire. 

The  Convention  of  June  6  and  7,  1798,  appointed  a  com- 
mittee "  to  draft  an  address  to  the  President  of  the  United 
States."  This  address  appears  in  the  "  Conn.  Journal  & 
Weekley  Advertiser"  of  New  Haven,  issue  of  Jan.  31,  1799, 
together  with  a  letter  of  acknowledgment  and  thanks  from  the 
President,  John  Adams.  The  occasion  for  sending  the  address 
was  the  war  among  the  nations  of  Europe.  The  closing  lines 
of  the  address  are  as  follows: — We  "  assure  the  Rulers  of  our 
Country  that  we  will  use  our  best  endeavors  to  promote  unity 
of  opinion,  respect  for  the  laws,  and  reverence  for  all  that  are 
in  authority  over  us.     And  to  do  our  best  endeavors  we  add  our 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  93 

prayers  to  Almighty  God  Beseeching  Him  to  direct  and  dispose 
the  hearts  of  all  Christian  Rulers,  that  they  may  truly,  and 
impartially  administer  justice  to  the  punishment  of  wickedness 
and  vice,  and  to  the  maintenance  of  true  religion  and  virtue.  " 
Signed 

"  Abraham  Bp.  of  Connecticut.  " 

The  Records  of  Convocation,  p.  53,  show  that  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Baldwin  was  appointed  Aug.  22,  1798,  to  draft  an  address  to 
the  President  in  behalf  of  the  Convocation.  The  first  men- 
tioned address  was  in  behalf  of  the  Convention. 

The  English  custom  of  omitting  the  surname  in  the  official 
signature  was  followed  both  by  Bishop  Seabury  and  Bishop 
Jarvis,  the  latter  being  the  last  Bishop  of  Connecticut  that  thus 
signed.  A  facsimile  of  one  of  Bishop  Seabury's  certificates 
is  shown  at  the  beginning  of  this  chapter. 

The  Canons  for  the  Church  in  Connecticut  were  adopted  at 
the  Convention  held  June  6,  1799,  and  are  printed  in  the  Journal. 

When  the  Convention  met  at  Newtown,  June  3,  1801,  a 
procession  was  formed  by  its  members,  the  clergy,  in  their 
gowns,  and  marched  from  the  house  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Burhans, 
to  the  Episcopal  church,  attended  by  a  band  of  music.  This 
custom  of  marching  to  the  Convention  in  procession  was 
followed  for  many  years. 

Dr.  Beardsley  says  that  about  this  time  there  were  not  more 
than  half  a  dozen  churches  in  the  Diocese  supplied  with  organs, 
and  their  number  was  not  much  increased  for  twenty-five  years. 
Organs  were  used  in  Episcopal  churches  in  this  country  for 
more  than  fifty  years  before  the  Congregationalists  began  to 
use  them.  The  first  church  organ  in  New  England  was  placed 
in  King's  Chapel,  Boston,  about  17 14.  The  first  organ  in  any 
house  of  public  worship  in  Connecticut,  (according  to  Dr. 
Beardsley,)  was  delivered  to  Christ  Church,  Stratford,  the  last 
of  April,  1756.  Christ  Church,  Middletown,  was  finished  in 
1755,  and  Richard  Alsop  imported  an  organ  from  England  and 
presented  it  to  the  parish,  but  this  was  probably  some  time  after 
April,  1756.  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven,  voted  June  30, 
1794,  to  hire  Mr.  Salter  as  organist  for  six  months.  The  first 
organ  in  any  house  of  public  worship  in  what  is  now  Hartford 


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County  was  placed  in  the  Congregational  church  at  Worth- 
ington,  (now  Berlin,)  1792,  and  the  first  in  an  Episcopal  church 
of  this  county  was  in  use  at  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  at  the 
consecration  of  that  church,  Nov.  11,  1801,  and  for  several 
years  these  were  the  only  organs  in  that  part  of  the  State. 

At  the  annual  Convention  of  1804,  the  members  were 
requested  to  procure  various  historical  information  as  to  early 
Churches,  clergymen  and  prominent  lay  brethren,  and  to  trans- 
mit the  same  to  the  editors  of  the  "  Churchman's  Magazine." 
This  magazine  was  first  published  at  New  Haven  in  1804,  and 
was  the  first  diocesan  paper  in  Connecticut,  and  also  the  first 
Episcopal  periodical  ever  published  in  this  country.  With 
various  interruptions,  changes  in  management  and  place  of 
publication,  it  was  continued  until  1827,  when  it  was  succeeded 
by  the  "Episcopal  Watchman",  of  Hartford,  until  1834.  In 
1837,  the  "  Chronicle  of  the  Church  "  was  published  at  New 
Haven  by  order  of  the  Convention.  In  1841  the  name  was 
changed  to  the  "  Practical  Christian  and  Church  Chronicle " 
and  it  continued  to  the  end  of  1844.  It  was  succeeded  by  the 
"Calendar"  of  Hartford  in  1845  and  the  "Calendar"  was 
succeeded  in  1866  by  the  "  Connecticut  Churchman."  In  1867 
the  name  was  changed  to  "  The  Churchman  ",  and  in  July, 
1877,  the  office  of  publication  was  removed  to  New  York  City, 
where  it  is  still  published.  A  paper  called  "  The  Churchman  " 
had  been  published  in  New  York,  1831  to  about  1859.  ^"t  as 
it  had  ceased  to  exist,  the  proprietors  of  the  paper  published  at 
Hartford  felt  free,  in  1867,  to  adopt  that  name.  The  present 
New  York  paper  is  therefore  a  continuation  of  the  diocesan 
paper  which  was  started  in  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut  and  pub- 
lished in  that  Diocese  for  seventy-four  years. 

The  fashion  set  by  the  certificate  law  of  1784  and  1791,  for 
avoiding  ecclesiastical  taxes  to  the  Standing  Order,  was  often 
followed  in  withdrawing  from  other  societies.  The  following 
is  from  the  papers  of  the  Episcopal  Society  of  Barkhamsted, 
and  is  dated  June  20,  1805. 

"  This  certyfies  that  i  .  .  .  having  seriously  taken  it 
into  Consideration  in  what  way  is  most  Exceptable  to  worship 
god  i  think  the  presbyterian  way  of  worship  the  Best  &  shall 
imBrace  it  in  Future. " 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  95 

The  Journal  of  the  annual  Convention  for  1807  is  the  first 
in  which  the  Bishop's  address  appears.  It  was  more  in  the 
nature  of  a  charge  to  the  clergy  and  people  than  are  the 
addresses  of  recent  years.  Wardens  and  vestrymen  of  to-day 
will  find  in  this  address  such  a  clear  and  comprehensive  state- 
ment of  their  duties  as  to  repay  them  for  reading  it. 

The  Bishop  refers  to,  and  rebukes,  the  practice  of  employing 
lay  preachers  or  preaching  candidates.  At  this  time  there  was 
upon  an  average  "  more  than  two  congregations  to  one  Clergy- 
man "  in  this  Diocese  and  from  lack  of  ministers  or  other  cause, 
as  soon  as  persons  were  registered  as  candidates  for  holy  orders 
they  began  to  preach  as  if  they  had  a  license.  One  person 
began  to  preach  in  1788  and  was  not  made  deacon  until  nearly 
three  years  thereafter;  another  commenced  to  preach  in  1802, 
more  than  a  year  and  a  half  before  he  was  ordained,  and  there 
were  many  more  doing  the  same  thing.  No  objection  was 
made  to  the  employment  of  candidates  to  say  the  prayers  and 
to  read  a  sermon,  in  the  absence  of  a  clergyman,  but  for  one  to 
preach  on  the  ground  of  being  a  candidate  was  contrary  to  the 
principles  of  the  Church  and  an  error  both  on  the  part  of  the 
candidate  and  of  the  parishioners  who  employed  him. 

At  the  annual  Convention  of  1808,  the  several  parishes  in  the 
Diocese  were  divided  into  thirty-four  cures,  covering  by  name 
seventy-two  parishes,  and  "  parts  adjacent."  At  that  time 
there  were  only  twenty-six  clergymen  for  these  seventy-two 
parishes,  eight  of  the  thirty-four  cures  being  reported  as 
vacant.  There  were  only  four  cures  limited  to  one  parish  each. 
One  cure  was  composed  of  one  parish  and  parts  adjacent,  nine- 
teen cures  were  each  composed  of  two  parishes,  one  cure  of  two 
parishes  and  parts  adjacent,  and  nine  cures  were  each  composed 
of  three  parishes.  Even  as  late  as  the  fall  of  1819,  there  were 
only  seven  parishes  in  the  Diocese  capable  of  supporting  full 
services  independently. 

The  first  parish  reports  appear  in  the  Journal  for  1809,  but 
out  of  the  seventy-two  parishes  named  in  the  cures  of  1808 
only  twenty  parishes  are  included  in  these  reports. 

In  this  Journal  we  also  find  a  committee  was  appointed  to 
publish  documents  respecting  Mr.  Ammi  Rogers  "  and  distrib- 
ute them  to  all  persons  who  may  wish  for  information  on  that 


96  THE    CHURCH 

subject."  There  was  no  lack  of  material  for  this  committee. 
Without  going  into  details,  we  may  say  that  Mr.  Rogers  was 
attempting  to  force  himself  upon  the  Diocese  and  to  officiate 
within  it,  in  violation  of  the  ancient  canons  of  the  Church.  The 
41st  Canon  passed  at  the  Council  of  Laodicea,  A.D.  321,  pro- 
vided "  that  no  clergyman  ought  to  travel  without  the  consent 
of  his  Bishop."  The  13th  Canon  passed  at  the  Council  of 
Chalcedon,  being  the  fourth  Council,  A.D.  451,  provided  "that 
a  foreign  clergyman  and  not  known  shall  not  officiate  in  another 
city,  without  commendatory  letters  from  his  own  Bishop." 
The  present  canons  as  to  removals  had  not  then  been  adopted 
here,  but  they  are  the  same  in  substance  as  these  ancient  canons. 

The  Convocations  of  1801  and  1803  requested  of  Rogers 
testimonials  from  his  Bishop,  and  in  1804,  Bishop  Jarvis  for- 
bade the  clergy  and  Churches  in  this  Diocese  to  allow  Mr. 
Rogers  to  officiate.  But  he  continued  to  officiate,  and  after  the 
death  of  Bishop  Jarvis,  Bishop  Hobart  of  New  York,  Rogers' 
own  Bishop,  turned  his  back  on  him  at  Hebron. 

The  Bishop's  address  to  the  annual  Convention  1812  gives 
a  history  of  the  Bishop's  fund  and  shows  how  insufficient  it 
had  been  and  "  with  what  languor,  the  support  of  the  Bishop 
has  hitherto  been  regarded."  All  that  his  "  worthy  predeces- 
sor received  from  the  Diocese  "  he  believed  "  did  not  amount 
to  the  interest  of  the  money  he  expended  of  his  own  property 
to  accomplish  for  us,  the  object  of  our  wishes."  These  words 
of  Bishop  Jarvis  were  not  spoken  for  himself  at  his  advanced 
age,  "  with  no  rational  prospect  of  any  great  length  of  days  to 
come."  This  was  his  last  address  to  the  Convention.  He  died 
May  13,  1813,  nineteen  days  before  the  sitting  of  the  annual 
Convention.  This  Convention  passed  a  resolution  requiring 
every  clergyman  to  preach  a  sermon  to  his  parish  strongly 
enforcing  the  importance  of  raising  "  an  adequate  and  reason- 
able support  of  the  Episcopate."  The  Grand  Levy  of  the 
Parishes  ordered  in  1803  was  not  required  to  be  entered  on  the 
Journal  until  1805  and  first  appears  in  the  Journal  for  1806. 
This  course  was  continued  for  many  years.  In  August,  1813,  a 
committee  was  appointed  to  lay  a  special  assessment  on  each 
parish  in  the  Diocese  "  for  raising  the  Bishop's  Fund."  At 
the  November  Convention  in  that  year,  the  Treasurer  of  the 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  97 

Bishop's  fund  was  requested  to  visit  the  various  parishes  to 
receive  the  money  due  on  this  assessment.  Dr.  Beardsley 
says  that  the  parish  assessments  of  1813  amounted  to  $16,570.00 
and  not  quite  one  half  of  that  sum  was  afterwards  received. 
In  the  Journal  for  1817  there  is  a  list  of  seventy-five  parishes, 
fourteen  of  which  had  paid  their  assessments  in  full,  including 
the  parish  of  Christ  Church,  Middletown,  which  not  only  paid 
its  assessment  early,  but  paid  "  one  hundred  and  ninety  two 
dollars  more."  There  were  fifteen  parishes  that  had  paid 
their  assessments  only  in  part,  and  forty-six  parishes  that  had 
not  paid  any  of  the  assessment  of  1813.  In  the  Journal  for 
the  year   1853,  pp.  92-106,  the  amounts  assessed  in  August, 

1813,  against  the  seventy-five  parishes  is  given,  with  a  statement 
of  those  that  had  paid  nothing.  The  committee  reported  that 
some  of  these  parishes  were  not  then  recognized  by  the  geog- 
raphy, and  even  the  locality  was  not  quite  certain.  At  the 
annual  Convention  of  1854,  no  one  of  the  parishes  reported  as 
delinquent  for  the  assessments  of  1813  and  1832  had  paid  any 
part  thereof,  and  their  assessments  were  remitted. 

The  first  effort  for  a  missionary  society,  made  at  the  Con- 
vention of  1792,  was  reported  in  1793  to  have  been  too  general 
in  its  object  to  obtain  the  sanction  of  the  Legislature.  The 
Journal  of  the  1797  Convention  shows  that  money  had  been 
collected  "  for  the  purpose  of  supporting  Missionaries,"  but  in 
1798  such  money  was  applied  to  the  benefit  of  the  Episcopal 
Academy. 

At  the  annual  Convention  of  1813,  a  committee  was  appointed 
on  the  subject  of  a  missionary  society  for  the  Church  in  this 
State,  to  report  to  the  next  Convention.  That  Convention 
appointed  a  new  committee  and  at  the  October  Convention, 

1814,  they  reported  a  "  Constitution  for  the  establishment  of 
said  Society."  The  report  was  read  and  accepted  but  does 
not  appear  to  have  been  adopted.  At  the  annual  Convention 
of  181 5  a  committee  was  appointed  to  draft  a  constitution  for  a 
Bible  and  Prayer  Book  Society.  This  committee  reported  to 
the  annual  Convention  of  1816  and  their  report  was  approved, 
but  it  was  deemed  inexpedient  to  connect  said  Society  with 
the  Convention  and  the  matter  was  referred  to  the  consideration 
of  a  meeting  held  later  by  friends  of  the  cause.     The  Society 


98  THE    CHURCH 

was  formed  and  its  officers  were  reported  in  the  first  issue 
of  Swords'  "  Almanac  "  for  the  year  1817.  The  matter  of  a 
missionary  society  was  again  before  the  Convention  in  the 
spring  of  1817,  and  the  annual  Convention  of  1818  organized 
a  society  under  the  name  of  "  The  Protestant  Episcopal  Society 
for  the  Promotion  of  Christian  Knowledge."  Provision  was 
made  in  its  constitution  for  the  dissolution  and  absorption  of 
the  "  Bible  and  Common  Prayer  Book  Society."  The  Christian 
Knowledge  Society  is  now  known  as  the  "  Missionary  Society 
of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut." 

Shortly  before  the  sitting  of  the  annual  Convention  of  181 5, 
Bishop  Griswold  of  the  Eastern  Diocese,  at  the  invitation  of  the 
Standing  Committee,  performed  Episcopal  acts  in  this  Diocese 
which  he  reports  in  his  address  to  the  Eastern  Convention  in 
1816,  It  appears  from  this  address  that  he  supposed  he  had 
been  invited  to  take  charge  in  Connecticut.  The  Middlesex 
"Gazette"  for  June  15,  1815,  reports  the  confirmation  of 
twenty-two  persons  by  Bishop  Griswold  at  Christ  Church, 
Middletown,  on  Sunday,  June  4 ;  five  ordinations  Tuesday,  June 
6,  and  one  ordination  on  Friday,  June  9.  The  Convention 
was  held  June  7,  and  Bishop  Griswold  was  "  requested  to  take 
a  seat  in  the  Convention."  He  was  also  thanked  for  his  sermon 
at  the  ordination  at  Christ  Church  on  June  5,  not  June  6,  as 
reported  in  the  "  Gazette." 

The  October  Convention  of  1816  voted  to  invite  the  Rt.  Rev. 
John  Henry  Hobart  of  New  York  to  perform  the  Episcopal 
Offices  in  this  Diocese.  He  accepted  and  delivered  the  sermon 
at  that  Convention.  Also  at  the  annual  Conventions  of  1817 
and  181 8.  Dr.  Beardsley  says  that  Bishop  Hobart  confirmed 
in  Connecticut  3,057  persons,  only  eleven  less  than  the  entire 
number  by  Bishop  Jarvis  in  his  whole  fifteen  years  of  his  Epis- 
copate. Part  of  Bishop  Hobart's  Episcopal  acts  are  reported 
in  the  Middlesex  "Gazette"  issues  of  Feb.  29,  1816,  Nov.  14, 
1816,  and  Aug.  26.  1819,  and  in  the  "  Christian  Journal " 
for  October,  181 7. 

The  Connecticut  Bible  Society  issued  a  large  edition  of  Bibles 
and  distributed  them  in  the  west,  particularly  in  Ohio.  The 
word  "  ye  "  was  substituted  for  zve  in  Acts  vi,  3.  In  conse- 
quence   of    this    edition,    the    October    Convention    of    1816 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  99 

instructed  their  Deputies  to  the  General  Convention  to  endeavor 
to  have  some  specific  edition  of  the  Old  and  New  Testament 
recognized.  This  resulted  in  the  adoption  of  the  standard 
version  now  in  use.  The  story  of  its  adoption  is  told  by  the 
Bishop  on  pages  38  and  39  of  the  Convention  Journal  for  1881. 

The  first  Episcopalian  to  be  elected  as  a  State  Officer  in 
Connecticut  was  Jonathan  Ingersoll,  one  of  the  wardens  of 
Trinity  Church,  New  Haven,  who  was  elected  Lieutenant 
Governor  in  1816. 

In  October,  1817,  Governor  Wolcott  appointed  as  usual  a 
minister  of  the  Standing  Order  to  preach  the  annual  Election 
Sermon  in  May,  1818.  At  the  same  time  he  appointed  the  Rev. 
Harry  Croswell,  Rector  of  Trinity  Parish,  New  Haven,  as  sub- 
stitute preacher,  in  case  of  failure  on  the  part  of  the  regular 
appointee.  The  latter  early  informed  the  Rev.  Mr.  Croswell 
of  his  intention  to  default.  Bishop  Hobart  advised  the  per- 
formance of  the  full  service  of  the  Church,  the  same  as  usual, 
and  the  use  of  Bishop  Seabury's  State  Prayers.  The  sermon 
was  preached  by  Dr.  Croswell  in  the  Center  Church  at  Hartford. 
Two  of  the  oldest  Divines  of  the  Standing  Order  were  seated  in 
the  pulpit.  This  was  the  first  time  an  Episcopal  minister  ever 
preached  the  State  sermon  in  Connecticut.  According  to  the 
usual  custom  the  sermon  was  printed.  In  1822,  Governor  Wol- 
cott appointed  Bishop  Brownell  to  preach  the  State  sermon  in 
May  of  that  year.  "  The  Governor,  State  Officers,  members 
of  the  Legislature,  and  a  numerous  body  of  the  clergy,  moved 
under  a  military  escort  to  the  Episcopal  church  at  New  Haven, 
where  Divine  Service  was  performed  and  an  eloquent  and 
patriotic  sermon  delivered  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Brownell." 
[Conn.  Mirror  of  May  6,  1822.]  This  is  the  first  time  that  the 
State  of  Connecticut  ever  worshiped  in  an  Episcopal  church. 
What  a  marked  contrast  this  shows  over  the  days  when  Rev. 
Abraham  Jarvis,  sometime  after  having  been  ordained  in  Eng- 
land, attended  an  Election  sermon  at  Hartford  and  the  preacher 
pointed  at  him  in  contempt,  saying  "  What  do  they  not  deserve 
who  cross  the  Atlantic  to  bring  Episcopal  tyranny  and  super- 
stition among  us?"  In  1828,  the  Rev.  Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton 
preached  the  Election  sermon.  These  three  are  the  only  Epis- 
copalians that  ever  delivered  the  Election  sermon.  Election 
sermons  were  discontinued  in  1830. 


lOO  THE    CHURCH 

The  Rev.  Thomas  C.  Brownell,  Assistant  Minister  of  Trinity 
Church,  New  York,  was  elected  Bishop  of  this  Diocese  at  the 
annual  Convention  held  in  New  Haven,  June  2,  1819.  At  New 
Haven,  on  Oct.  27,  1819,  a  procession  from  the  house  of  Gover- 
nor Ingersoll  was  formed  and  proceeded  to  Trinity  Church, 
where  the  Rev.  Thomas  Church  Brownell  was  consecrated  to 
the  holy  office  of  Bishop,  by  the  Right  Rev.  Bishop  White, 
Right  Rev.  Bishop  Hobart,  and  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Griswold. 
Morning  prayers  were  read  by  the  Rev.  Reuben  Ives  and  a 
discourse  delivered  by  the  Right  Rev.  Bishop  White.  The 
degree  of  D.D.  was  conferred  by  Columbia  College  upon 
Bishop-elect  Brownell,  shortly  before  his  consecration. 

At  the  Convention  which  elected  Bishop  Brownell,  the  ven- 
erable Dr.  Richard  Mansfield,  in  the  ninety-seventh  year  of 
his  age,  was  present.  He  was  made  Doctor  of  Divinity  by 
Yale  in  1792,  the  first  Episcopalian  to  receive  that  honor.  He 
was  the  Rector  of  St.  James's  Church,  Derby,  for  seventy-one 
years  and  eight  months.  He  had  seen  the  Church  in  New 
Haven  grow  from  but  two  or  three  families  to  a  society  of  about 
2,000  souls.  The  only  other  minister  in  Connecticut  whose 
service  in  one  parish  exceeded  his  was  the  Rev.  Samuel  Nott, 
pastor  of  -the  Congregational  church  at  Franklin,  who  served 
that  parish  seventy-one  years  and  ten  months.  Rev.  John 
Beach  of  Newtown  was  the  only  Episcopal  minister  of  fifty 
years  service  prior  to  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  war. 
Dibblee  of  Stamford  and  Tyler  of  Norwich  both  served  before 
and  after  the  war  for  more  than  fifty  years  in  all ;  Hubbard  of 
New  Haven  nearly  fifty  years,  while  Croswell  of  New  Haven, 
Fogg  of  Brooklyn,  and  Shelton  of  Bridgeport,  each  served 
forty  or  more  years  in  the  same  parish. 

The  Theological  Seminary  of  New  York  was  transferred  to 
New  Haven  and  opened  Sept.  13,  1820,  but  was  transferred 
back  to  New  York  in  October,  1821.  Bishop  Brownell's 
address  to  the  Convention  in  1820  called  attention  to,  and  urged, 
Sunday  schools,  which  were  then  generally  established  through- 
out the  Diocese. 

A  "  Commentary  on  the  Book  of  Common  Prayer "  was 
prepared  by  Bishop  Brownell  and  published  in  1823.  It  was 
the  first  work  of  the  kind  ever  prepared  in  this  country  and 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  lOl 

was  so  well  received  that  an  edition  was  afterwards  published 
by  Bishop  Hobart  of  New  York. 

Several  unsuccessful  efforts  had  been  made  to  change  the 
Episcopal  Academy  at  Cheshire  into  a  college.  At  the  annual 
Convention  of  1816,  a  committee  was  appointed  to  apply  to  the 
General  Assembly  for  an  act  of  incorporation  and  charter 
for  an  Episcopal  College  and  this  committee  was  continued  by 
the  annual  Convention  of  1817. 

In  December,  1822,  at  the  house  of  Bishop  Brownell,  steps 
were  taken  to  renew  the  efforts  to  obtain  a  charter  for  an  Epis- 
copal College,  which  charter  was  granted  to  Washington  Col- 
lege, (now  Trinity,)  of  Hartford,  May  16,  1823.  It  was  said 
to  have  been  the  first  college  in  America  "  under  the  special 
patronage  and  guardianship  of  Episcopalians."  It  was  built 
in  1824,  and  Bishop  Brownell  was  its  first  President. 

On  Feb.  15,  1828,  Jacob  Oson,  a  man  of  color,  was  made 
deacon,  and  on  the  next  day  he  was  ordained  priest  with  a 
view  to  missionary  service  in  Africa.  The  Bishop's  address 
to  the  Convention  of  1829  refers  to  the  death  of  this  mission- 
ary, which  occurred  as  he  was  about  to  embark.  "  By  this 
dispensation  of  divine  Providence  one  of  the  first  efforts  in  our 
Church  in  the  cause  of  foreign  missions  has  been  defeated." 
At  that  time  there  was  an  African  Mission  School  in  the  Dio- 
cese, where  three  very  promising  young  men  of  color  were  in 
course  of  preparation  for  the  same  field  of  labor. 

At  the  sitting  of  the  General  Convention  of  the  Church  at 
Philadelphia,  in  August,  1829,  Bishop  Brownell  preached  a 
sermon  before  the  Domestic  and  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 
He  referred  to  the  destitute  condition  of  many  places  in  the 
southwest.  As  Bishop  BroAvnell  was  then  the  youngest  Bishop, 
it  was  arranged  that  he  should  make  an  Episcopal  visitation  to 
that  country.  Accordingly  he  started  early  in  November  and 
visited  parts  of  Ohio,  Kentucky,  Mississippi,  Georgia,  South 
Carolina,  and  other  of  the  Atlantic  States,  and  returned  home 
early  in  March,  1830,  having  traversed  an  extent  of  country 
of  at  least  six  thousand  miles,  three  hundred  of  which  he 
traveled  on  horseback.  He  performed  "  Episcopal  functions 
where  never  a  prelate  of  our  Church  had  before  been  wel- 
comed."     [Christian    Journal    for    1830.]      In    the    Bishop's 


I02  THE    CHURCH 

address  to  the  annual  Convention  of  this  Diocese  in  1830,  Bishop 
Brovvnell  gives  a  report  of  this  visitation.  In  his  address  to 
the  Convention  in  October,  1835,  he  states  that  the  Diocese  of 
Alabama  was  placed  under  his  charc^e  several  years  ago,  and 
refers  to  attending  the  annual  Convention  of  that  Diocese  at 
Tuscaloosa,  in  January,  1835,  and  performing  Episcopal  func- 
tions. In  his  Address  to  the  annual  Convention  of  this  Diocese 
in  1845,  ^""s  refers  to  the  twenty-live  years  of  his  Episcopate 
with  a  summary  of  ordinations  and  confirmations,  and  adds — 
"  in  my  Visitation  in  the  Southwestern  States,  I  have  Conse- 
crated two  Churches  in  Kentucky,  four  in  Mississippi,  two  in 
Louisiana  and  two  in  Alabama,  and  have  confirmed  245  persons 
in  those  States." 

Bishop  Brownell  presided  over  the  General  Convention  at 
New  York  in  1853,  being  then  the  senior  Bishop,  instead  of  the 
youngest  Bishop,  as  he  was  in  1829. 

For  other  historical  matter  we  refer  to  the  "  Records  of 
Convocation  ",  printed  by  order  of  the  Convention  1904,  with 
many  valuable  historical  notices  by  the  Rev.  Joseph  Hooper, 
M.A.,  of  Durham,  and  to  the  Journals  of  the  Convention  from 
1792  to  date.  A  list  of  parishes  in  this  Diocese  with  dates  of 
organization  may  be  found  in  the  Journal  for  1878,  also  in  1891, 
to  which  is  added,  in  each  case,  the  date  when  the  present 
church  building  was  used.  That  of  Christ  Church,  West 
Haven,  was  first  used  in  1740,  and  in  1906  was  the  oldest  in 
Connecticut.  In  the  Journal  of  1896,  p.  179,  is  an  account  of 
extinct  parishes ;  of  the  Ancient  records,  in  the  Journal  for 
1897,  p.  175;  of  the  changes  in  parish  names,  in  the  Journal 
for  1900,  p.  112;  of  the  growth  of  the  Diocese,  in  the  Journal 
for  1901,  p.  2;  and  a  list  of  all  the  Deputies  from  Connecticut 
to  the  General  Convention  is  in  the  Journal  for  1904. 

And  it  may  be  of  interest  to  turn  to  the  Journal  of  1905  and 
compare  its  list  of  two  hundred  and  eleven  clergy,  besides  the 
Bishop,  and  a  total  of  just  exactly  that  number  of  places  of 
worship  in  this  Diocese,  with  the  fourteen  clergy  of  1783  with 
no  Bishop  and  about  forty-five  parishes ;  or  with  the  following 
list  of  twenty-five  Connecticut  clergy  from  the  Journal  of  the 
Triennial  Convention  of  1799,  when  there  were  about  sixty 
parishes. 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  103 

The  list  is  as  follows: 

The  Right  Rev.  Abraham  Jarvis,  D.D.,  Bishop. 

Rev.  Jeremiah  Learning,  residing  at  New  Haven. 

Rev.  John  Bowden,  D.D.,  Principal  of  the  Episcopal 
Academy  at  Cheshire. 

Rev.  Richard  Mansfield,  D.D.,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  at 
Derby,  and  of  the  Churches  of  Oxford  and  Great  Hill. 

Rev.  Bela  Hubbard,  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven,  and  Christ 
Church,  West  Haven. 

Rev.  John  Tyler,  Christ  Church,  Norwich. 

Rev.  Daniel  Fogg,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Pomphret. 

Rev.  William  Smith,  D.D.,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church, 
Norwalk. 

Rev.  Philo  Shelton,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Stratfield,  St. 
John's,  Fairfield,  and  a  Church  in  Weston. 

Rev.  Ashbel  Baldwin,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Stratford, 
and  Trinity  Church,  Trumbull. 

Rev.  Chauncey  Prindle,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Water- 
town,  and  St.  Peter's,  Plymouth. 

Rev.  Reuben  Ives,  Rector  of  St.  Peter's  Church,  Cheshire, 
and  the  Churches  at  Hamden  and  Southington. 

Rev.  Tilotson  Brownson,  Rector  of  St.  Peter's  Church, 
Waterbury,  and  the  Churches  at  Salem. 

Rev.  Truman  Marsh,  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church,  New 
Milford,  and  the  Churches  of  Roxbury  and  New  Preston. 

Rev.  Ambrose  Todd,  Rector  of  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Syms- 
bury,  and  St.  Peter's  Church,  Granby. 

Rev.  Solomon  Blakesley,  Rector  of  St.  Stephen's  Church  in 
East  Haddam. 

Rev.  Seth  Hart,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Wallingford, 
and  a  Church  in  Berlin.     (Christ  Church,  Worthington.) 

Rev.  Charles  Seabury,  Rector  of  St.  James's  Church,  New 
London. 

Rev.  Smith  Miles,  Rector  of  the  Churches  at  Chatham  and 
Middle  Haddam. 

Rev.  David  Butler,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Reading,  and 
the  Church  at  Ridgefield. 

Rev.  Alexander  V.  Griswold,  Rector  of  St.  Matthew's 
Church,  Bristol,  (East  Plymouth,)  St.  Mark's,  Harwinton, 
and  a  Church  in  Northfield. 


I04  THE    CHURCH 

Rev.  William  Green,  Rector  of  St.  John's.  Seabrook. 

Rev.  Calvin  White,  Deacon,  St.  John's  Church,  Stamford, 
and  a  Church  at  Horseneck. 

Rev.  Evan  Rogers,  Deacon,  the  Churches  of  Hebron  and 
Pomphret. 

Rev.  Bethel  Judd,  Deacon. 

The  names  of  the  Rev.  Daniel  Burhans,  D.D.,  Rector  of 
Trinity  Church,  Newtown,  and  John  Callahan,  Deacon,  should 
be  added,  to  make  the  list  complete. 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  105 


THE  BISHOPS   OF  CONNECTICUT 

BRIEF   MENTION 

The  Right  Reverend  Samuel  Seabury,  D.D. 

The  first  American  Bishop  and  first  Bishop  of  Connecticut, 
for  eleven  years,  three  months  and  eleven  days.  Consecrated 
Nov.  14,  1784;  died  Feb.  25,  1796. 


The  Right  Reverend  Abraham  Jarvis,  D.D. 

The  eighth  American  Bishop  and  second  Bishop  of  Con- 
necticut, for  fifteen  years,  six  months  and  twelve  days.  Conse- 
crated Oct.  18,  1797;   died  May  13,  1813. 


The  Right  Reverend  John  Henry  Hobart,  D.D. 

The  eleventh  American  Bishop  and  third  Bishop  of  New 
York.  Consecrated  May  29,  1811 ;  died  Sept.  12,  1830.  Act- 
ing Bishop  of  Connecticut  for  three  years  and  ten  days,  from 
Oct.  17,  1816,  to  Oct.  27,  1819. 


The  Right  Reverend  Thomas  Church  Brownell,  D.D. 

The  nineteenth  American  Bishop  and  third  Bishop  of  Con- 
necticut, for  forty-five  years,  two  months  and  ten  days.  Con- 
secrated Oct.  27,  1819;   died  Jan.  13,  1865. 


The  Right  Reverend  John  Williams,  D.D. 

The  fifty-fourth  American  Bishop  and  fourth  Bishop  of  Con- 
necticut, for  forty-seven  years,  three  months  and  eight  days, 
being  Assistant  Bishop  for  the  first  thirteen  years.  Conse- 
crated Oct.  29,  185 1 ;  died  Feb.  7,  1899. 


The  Right  Reverend  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster,  D.D. 

The  one  hundred  and  eighty-third  American  Bishop  and 
fifth  Bishop  of  Connecticut,  being  Bishop  Coadjutor  the  first 
year  of  his  episcopate.  Consecrated  Oct.  28,  1897,  one  hundred 
years  after  the  consecration  of  the  second  Bishop  of  Con- 
necticut. 


Io6  THE    CHURCH 


BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES 

The  Right  Reverend  Samuel  Seabury^  D.D. 

Samuel,  the  second  son  of  Samule  and  Abigail,  (Mumford,) 
Seabury,  was  born  at  North  Groton,  (now  Ledyard,)  Con- 
necticut, on  November  30,  1729;  died  Feb.  25,  1796,  in  the 
sixty-seventh  year  of  his  age.  Early  in  life  he  married  a  Miss 
Hicks  of  New  York,  who  died  before  1784  and  he  did  not 
marry  again..  At  the  time  of  his  birth  his  father  was  officiating 
as  a  licentiate  of  the  "  Standing  Order  "  in  the  meeting-house 
of  the  Second  Ecclesiastical  Society  of  Groton  located  in  North 
Groton,  but  soon  after  conformed  to  the  Church  of  England, 
was  ordained  in  England  and  became  the  first  incumbent  of 
St.  James's  Church,  New  London.  The  future  bishop  was 
educated  by  his  father  and  in  the  common  schools  of  the  town 
until  his  father's  removal  to  Hempstead,  Long  Island,  in  1742. 
He  entered  Yale  College  in  1744,  and  was  graduated  with  honor 
in  1748.  Mr.  Seabury  was  sent  by  his  father  to  Huntington, 
Long  Island,  as  "catechist"  in  1748,  in  which  position  he  was 
confirmed  by  the  Venerable  Society  with  a  salary  of  ten  pounds 
sterling  per  annum.  He  commenced  the  study  of  medicine 
while  at  Huntington  and  in  1752  went  to  Edinburgh  to  continue 
his  medical  course  until  of  age  to  present  himself  to  the  Bishop 
of  London  for  ordination. 

He  was  made  deacon  in  the  Chapel  of  Fulham  Palace  on  St. 
Thomas's  Day,  Dec.  21,  1753,  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Thomas, 
Bishop  of  Lincoln,  acting  for  the  infirm  Bishop  of  London. 
Dr.  Thomas  Sherlock.  He  was  ordained  priest  in  the  same 
chapel  on  Sunday,  December  23,  1753,  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Richard 
Osbaldiston,  Bishop  of  Carlisle. 

He  was  immediately  appointed  by  the  Propagation  Society  to 
the  mission  of  Christ  Church,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.  In  1757 
he  went  to  Grace  Church,  Jamaica,  from  which  he  removed  in 
1766  to  the  rectorship  of  St.  Peter's  Church,  Westchester 
County,  N.  Y.  To  add  to  his  small  income,  he  opened  while  at 
Westchester  a  classical  school. 

As  the  Revolution  approached,  with  his  friends  Dr.  Chandler, 
Dr.  Inglis,  and  the  Hon.  Isaac  Wilkins,  he  allied  himself  with 
the  cause  of  the  united  British   Empire,   which  to  his  mind 


RT.    REV.    SAMUEL    SEABURY,    D.D. 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  107 

included  the  welfare  of  the  church  of  England,  and  wrote 
strongly  in  its  favor.  His  "Letters  of  a  Westchester  Farmer" 
are  an  excellent  specimen  of  his  style  in  political  controversy. 
He  was  also  for  several  years  the  Secretary  of  the  Voluntary 
Conventions  of  the  Clergy  of  New  York  and  New  Jersey,  which 
some  from  Connecticut  occasionally  attended. 

He  was  roughly  treated  by  the  patriots  in  his  neighborhood, 
compelled  at  various  times  to  conceal  himself  and  on  one  occa- 
sion was  taken  to  New  Haven  and  treated  with  much  indignity. 
Upon  his  release  from  confinement  he  returned  to  Westchester, 
but  was  soon  obliged,  early  in  1776,  to  close  the  churches  in 
his  parish  and  join  the  numerous  loyalists  in  the  city  of  New 
York.  After  the  departure  of  General  Washington  from  Man- 
hattan Island  in  September,  1776,  he  officiated,  in  turn  with 
other  clergymen  who  had  left  their  parishes,  for  the  refugees 
in  the  old  City  Hall  on  Wall  Street.  In  1778  he  was  appointed 
to  the  charge  of  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Staten  Island,  but  found 
it  unsafe  to  take  up  his  residence  there. 

His  support  for  seven  years  came  from  the  stipend  of  fifty 
pounds  a  year  from  the  Venerable  Society,  the  practice  of  medi- 
cine, and  his  chaplaincy  of  the  Royal  American  Regiment  of 
Colonel  Edmund  Fanning.  He  was  made  a  Doctor  in  Divinity 
by  Oxford  University  in  1778.  With  his  election  and  accept- 
ance of  the  Bishopric  of  Connecticut  came  a  new  period  in  Dr. 
Seabury's  life.  He  went  to  England  in  July,  1783,  in  the 
flagship  of  Admiral  Digby.  His  noble  and  unceasing  efforts 
to  induce  the  Bishops  in  England  to  rise  above  political  and 
traditional  precedents  and  consecrate  him  under  a  special  act 
of  Parliament,  form  a  chapter  of  pathetic  interest  in  our  annals. 
In  the  summer  of  1784,  he  made  a  formal  application  to  the 
Bishops  of  the  Church  in  Scotland  to  consecrate  him.  Upon 
their  favorable  answer  he  journeyed  to  Aberdeen  and  was  con- 
secrated a  Bishop  in  the  Church  of  God,  in  Bishop  Skinner's 
chapel  in  Long  Acre,  Aberdeen  on  Sunday,  November  14,  1784, 
by  the  Primus,  Dr.  Robert  Kilgour  of  Aberdeen,  Dr.  Arthur 
Petrie  of  Moray  and  Ross,  and  Dr.  John  Skinner,  Coadjutor 
Bishop  of  Aberdeen.  He  returned  to  London  immediately 
after  and  sailed  for  America  in  March,  1785.  He  spent  some 
weeks  among  relatives  in  Nova  Scotia  and  arrived  at  Newport, 
R.  I.,  on  June  20,  1785. 


Io8  THE    CHURCH 

The  Right  Reverend  Abraham  Jarvis,  D.D. 

Abraham,  the  sixth  son  and  ninth  child  of  Captain  Samuel 
and  Naomi,  (Brush,)  Jarvis,  was  bom  at  Norwalk,  Conn.,  on 
May  5,  1739;  died  May  3,  1813,  nearly  seventy-four  years  of 
age.  Married  May  25,  1766,  Ann,  daughter  of  Samuel  Farmar 
of  New  York  City.  She  died  at  Cheshire,  Conn.,  Nov,  4,  1801, 
and  he  married,  second,  July  4,  1806,  Mrs.  Lucy,  widow  of 
Nathaniel  Lewis  of  Philadelphia.  He  was  a  bom  Episcopalian, 
his  father  having  conformed  to  the  Church  of  England  two 
years  before  the  Bishop  was  born.  He  was  carefully  trained 
in  the  district  school  and  at  home,  and  then  placed  under  the 
tuition  of  the  Rev.  Noah  Wells,  the  Congregational  minister  of 
Stratford,  to  be  prepared  for  college.  He  became  a  student  at 
Yale  when  eighteen  and  was  graduated  with  honor  in  1761. 

He  went  immediately  after  to  Middletown  to  officiate  as  lay 
reader  in  Christ  Church,  He  also  pursued  by  himself  a  course 
in  theology,  presumably  set  forth  for  him  by  the  learned  Dr, 
Samuel  Johnson. 

About  1762  it  becoming  necessary  to  leave  his  work  to  be 
inoculated  for  the  small  pox,  he  resided  for  several  months  at 
Elizabethtown,  N.  J,,  in  the  family  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Thomas 
Bradbury  Chandler,  the  well-read  theologian  and  acute  pleader 
for  an  American  Episcopate.  Under  him  he  probably  com- 
pleted his  course  in  theology. 

In  the  fall  of  1763,  in  company  with  his  intimate  friend,  Bela 
Hubbard,  and  William  Walter  of  Roxbury,  Mass,,  he  sailed  for 
England  to  seek  holy  orders.  His  expenses  were  defrayed  by 
a  subscription  of  the  members  of  the  Middletown  parish.  He 
was  made  deacon  in  "  the  royal  Chapel  of  St,  James.  West- 
minster," on  Sunday,  February  5,  1764,  by  the  Rt,  Rev,  Fred- 
erick Keppel,  Bishop  of  Exeter, 

He  was  ordained  priest  in  "  the  parish  Church  of  St.  James, 
Westminster",  on  Sunday,  February  19,  1764,  by  the  Rt,  Rev, 
Charles  Lyttleton,  Bishop  of  Carlisle, 

Both  of  these  ordinations,  at  which  his  companions  also  were 
ordained,  were  by  special  commission  from  the  aged  and  feeble 
Bishop  of  London,  Dr,  Richard  Osbaldiston,  who,  as  had  his 
predecessors,  exercised  jurisdiction  over  the  American  Colonies, 
Mr,  Jarvis  sailed  for  America  in  April  and  was  again  at  work  in 


RT.    REV.    ABRAHAM    JARVIS,    D.D. 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  109 

June.  He  had  been  duly  cHosen  as  Rector  of  Christ  Church, 
Middletown.  An  unusual  salary  of  seventy  pounds  sterling  was 
pledged  to  him  by  the  parish.  For  some  reason  not  now  to  be 
ascertained,  the  Venerable  Society  declined  to  continue  the 
stipend  of  twenty  pounds  which  had  been  allowed  to  the  Rev. 
Ichabod  Camp,  the  first  Rector  and  Missionary.  Mr.  Jarvis 
became  a  true  pastor,  not  only  for  the  people  in  Middletown,  but 
in  all  the  surrounding  country.  He  greatly  encouraged  the 
small  band  of  Churchmen  in  Hartford  by  his  presence,  his  ser- 
vices and  his  advice.  There  would  have  been  rapid  growth 
in  Hartford  had  the  suggestion  to  make  Middletown  and  Hart- 
ford a  mission  under  Mr.  Jarvis  met  with  the  approval  of  the 
authorities  in  England. 

His  energy  and  success  as  a  parish  priest  are  shown  by  a 
memorandum  made  a  few  years  after  his  ordination,  in  which 
three  hundred  and  sixty-five  souls,  of  whom  one  hundred  and 
fifty  were  communicants,  are  recorded  as  under  his  charge. 
With  the  continued  regard  and  affection  of  his  parishioners,  he 
served  them  in  holy  things  for  thirty-five  years. 

Upon  the  death  of  Bishop  Seabury,  at  the  special  Convention 
held  in  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven,  on  May  5,  1796,  he  was 
chosen  Bishop.  As  there  had  been  a  diversity  of  opinion 
among  the  clergy  and  some  opposition  by  prominent  laymen, 
he  immediately  declined  the  election. 

When  Dr.  Bowden,  who  in  October,  1796,  had  been  elected, 
finally  declined  the  Episcopate,  Mr.  Jarvis  was  unanimously 
elected  at  the  annual  convention  held  in  St.  James's  Church, 
Derby,  on  June  7,  1797.  He  accepted  and  was  consecrated  in 
Trinity  Church,  New  Haven,  on  the  feast  of  St.  Luke,  October 
18,  1797.  The  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  William 
Smith,  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Norwalk.  It  is  one  of  the  five 
instances  in  the  history  of  the  American  Church  when  the  ser- 
mon at  the  consecration  of  a  Bishop  has  beeij  by  a  priest.  The 
others  are:  The  Rev.  Dr.  William  Smith,  Provost  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,  preached  at  the  consecration  of  Dr. 
Claggett,  1792 ;  Dr.  Robert  Smith,  1795 ;  and  Dr.  Bass,  1797. 
The  Rev.  Dr.  Frederick  Beasley  preached  at  the  consecration 
of  Mr.  Chase  in  1819. 

The  second  Bishop  of  Connecticut  was  faithful  in  his  admin- 
istration of  the  Diocese  and  saw  a  moderate  but  real  growth. 
7 


I  lO  THE    CHURCH 

During  his  later  years  he  was  afflicted  with  asthma  and  any 
clerical  duty  was  done  with  difficulty,  but  he  never  allowed  his 
bodily  infirmity  to  interfere  with  his  official  and  religious  obli- 
gations. In  1799  he  removed  to  Cheshire,  where  the  Episcopal 
Academy,  under  Dr.  Bowden,  was  coming  into  favorable  knowl- 
edge of  the  people. 

In  1803  Bishop  Jarvis  removed  to  New  Haven,  where  he 
passed  the  remainder  of  his  days. 

When  the  present  Trinity  Church  was  erected,  his  body  was 
removed  from  the  public  cemetery  and  buried  beneath  the 
chancel.  An  elegant  Gothic  monument,  with  a  classic  and 
affectionate  Latin  inscription  written  by  his  son,  the  distin- 
guished scholar.  Dr.  Samuel  Farmar  Jarvis,  adorns  the  walls 
of  the  church. 


These  sketches  of  Bishop  Seabury  and  Bishop  Jarvis  are 
mainly  taken  from  the  historical  notes  by  the  Rev.  Joseph 
Hooper,  in  the  "  Records  of  Convocation." 


The  Right  Reverend  John  Henry  Hobart,  D.D. 

John  Henry,  son  of  Capt.  Enoch  and  Hannah,  (Pratt,) 
Hobart,  was  born  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Sept.  14,  1775,  died 
Sept.  12,  1830 ;  married  in  the  spring  of  1800,  to  Mary  Goodwin 
Chandler,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Thomas  Bradbury  Chandler, 
of  Elizabethtown,  N.  J.  His  father  died  when  he  was  one  year 
old,  so  that  his  early  training  fell  wholly  upon  his  pious  and 
talented  mother.  He  was  received  into  the  Episcopal  Academy 
at  Philadelphia  when  he  was  nine  years  of  age.  In  1788  he 
entered  the  College  of  Philadelphia,  and  in  the  autumn  of  1791 
was  transferred  to  Princeton  College,  where  he  was  graduated 
in  1793,  with  the  highest  honors  of  his  class.  He  was  tutor  at 
Princeton  1796- 1798,  and  studied  theology  under  Bishop  White. 
He  was  ordained  deacon,  June  3,  1798,  and  settled  over  two 
small  Churches  near  Philadelphia,  Trinity  Church  at  Oxford, 
and  All  Saints  at  Perkiomen,  Pa.,  until  1799,  when  he  had 
charge  of  Christ  Church,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.  In  May,  1800, 
he  went  to  St.  George's  Church,  Hempstead,  L.  I.,  but  was 
called  to  Trinity  Church,  New  York,  in  September  of  that  year 


KT.   KEV.  THOMAS   CHURCH   BROWNELL,  U.l). 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  Ill 

as  assistant  minister.  In  1806  he  received  the  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Divinity  from  Union  College  and  in  1811  he  was  elected 
Assistant  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  New  York.  He  was  conse- 
crated in  Trinity  Church,  New  York,  May  29,  181 1,  by  Bishop 
White,  by  whom  he  had  previously  been  both  confirmed  and 
ordained.  "  He  had  a  mind  that  never  wearied  ;  he  had  a  nerve 
that  never  was  relaxed."  A  long  list  of  his  publications  may 
be  found  in  Sprague's  "  Annals  of  the  American  Pulpit," 
Vol.  V. 


The  Right  Reverend  Thomas  Church  Brownell,  D.D., 
LL.D. 

Thomas  Church,  eldest  son  of  Sylvester  and  Mercy, 
(Church,)  Brownell,  born  at  Westport,  Mass.,  Oct.  19,  1779; 
died  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  Jan.  13,  1865.  Married  Aug.  6, 
181 1,  Charlotte,  daughter  of  Tertullus  Dickinson  of  Lansing- 
burgh,  N.  Y.,  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Butler,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's 
Church,  Troy,  N.  Y.  She  was  an  Episcopalian,  and  thus  by 
this  marriage  he  was  for  the  first  time  brought  into  intimate 
relations  with  Episcopalians.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  he  was  a 
teacher  in  one  of  the  common  schools.  After  a  preliminary 
education  at  the  Bristol  Academy,  Taunton,  Mass.,  he  entered 
Brown  University  but  changed  to  Union  College  in  1802,  where 
he  was  graduated  with  highest  honors  in  1804.  In  1805  he  was 
tutor  in  Greek  and  Latin,  and  in  1806  professor  of  logic  and 
belies  leitres.  He  studied  theology  while  in  College  under  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Eliphalet  Nott,  who  became  president  of  Union  Col- 
lege in  1804,  and  made  young  Brownell  tutor  and  professor  as 
before  stated.  About  1809  he  was  appointed  professor  of 
Chemistry  and  Mineralogy  with  leave  to  spend  a  year  in  Europe 
in  the  study  of  chemistry  and  other  sciences.  He  had  intended 
to  enter  the  Congregational  ministry,  but  being  convinced  of 
the  historical  and  scriptural  grounds  of  Episcopacy  he  was  bap- 
tized by  the  Rev.  Cyrus  Stebbins  of  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  Sept. 
5,  1813,  and  shortly  after  confirmed.  He  was  ordained  deacon 
by  Bishop  Hobart,  April  10,  1816,  and  priest  by  the  same  Bishop, 
Aug.  4,  1816.  In  1814,  he  was  appointed  professor  of  rhetoric 
and  chemistry  at  Union  College.  After  being  made  deacon,  in 
1816,  he  was  missionary  in  Schenectady,  and  its  vicinity,  and  in 


112  THE    CHURCH 

1817  he  became  assistant  minister  of  Trinity  Church,  New 
York,  where  he  remained  until  he  was  elected  Bishop  of  Con- 
necticut in  1819,  but  a  little  over  three  years  after  he  was  made 
Deacon.  For  many  years  he  was  President  of  the  Retreat  for 
the  Insane  at  Hartford.  The  last  twelve  years  of  his  long  epis- 
copate he  was,  by  seniority,  the  Presiding  Bishop  of  the  Church 
in  America.  For  other  data,  see  the  preceding  article  on  the 
Church  in  Connecticut.  Besides  the  Prayer  Book  there  men- 
tioned, he  published  "  Selections  on  the  Religion  of  the  Heart 
and  Life ",  the  "  Christian's  Walk  and  Consolation ",  an 
abridgement  of  an  "  English  Commentary  on  the  New  Testa- 
ment "  and  the  "  Errors  of  the  Times  ",  being  his  charge  to  the 
clergy  in  1843. 

Dr.  Beardsley  says :  "  His  equability,  his  sagacity,  the 
impartiality  of  his  determinations,  the  largeness  of  his  views, 
the  avoidance  of  needless  collisions,  the  decision  of  his  conduct, 
when  decision  became  needful,  had  their  result  in  the  strong  and 
united  and  confiding  Diocese.  He  sought  no  constrained  uni- 
formity. He  entertained  no  fanciful  ideal.  He  leaned  towards 
no  extreme  tendency.  He  was  steadfast,  because  his  mind  was 
clear.  He  brushed  away  all  that  was  not  essential  to  any  ques- 
tion or  purpose,  or  smiled  and  suffered  it  to  pass  by.  He 
recognized  the  right  of  all.  No  one  had  cause  to  suppose  him- 
self wronged  with  him  by  any  prejudice;  and  when  'swift  to 
hear,  slow  to  speak,  and  very  slow  to  wrath',  he  spoke,  at  length, 
the  Church  listened  and  was  satisfied." 

A  colossal  statue  of  Bishop  Brownell,  the  gift  of  his  son- 
in-law,  Gordon  W.  Burnham,  stands  on  the  campus  of  Trinity 
College. 

The  Right  Reverend  John  Williams,  D.D.,  LL.D. 

John,  son  of  Ephraim  and  Emily,  (Trowbridge,)  Williams, 
was  born  at  North  Deerfield,  Mass.,  Aug.  30,  181 7.  His  father 
was  a  lawyer  and  author  of  the  first  volume  of  the  Massachu- 
setts Reports.  His  youthful  education  was  in  his  native  town 
and  his  Unitarian  parents  trained  him  in  that  faith.  Later  he 
attended  an  academy  of  high  reputation  at  Northfield,  and 
entered  Harvard  College  in  183 1.  After  two  years  he  changed  to 
Trinity  College,  Hartford,  where  he  w-as  graduated  in  1835.  ^^^ 


RT.    REV.    JOHN    WILLIAMS,    D.D. 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  II3 

discussions  at  Harvard  with  a  friend  and  a  careful  study  of  the 
Book  of  Common  Prayer  led  him  to  the  Episcopal  Church  and 
caused  him  to  transfer  to  a  Church  College  with  the  consent  of 
his  father.  Having  become  a  candidate  for  holy  orders,  he 
entered  the  General  Theological  Seminary  at  New  York  in  1835, 
but  was  called  home  by  the  illness  of  his  father,  with  whom  he 
remained  until  his  death.  He  completed  his  theological  studies 
with  the  Rev.  S.  F.  Jarvis,  D.D.,  of  Middletown,  Conn.,  and 
was  ordained  deacon  by  Bishop  Brownell,  in  Christ  Church, 
Middletown,  Sept.  2,  1838,  and  priest  by  the  same  Bishop  in  the 
same  church,  Sept.  26,  1841.  He  was  tutor  in  Trinity  College, 
1837  to  1840,  after  which  he  spent  about  a  year  traveling  with 
his  mother  in  England  and  on  the  Continent.  For  some  months 
he  assisted  Bishop  Luscombe  at  the  Chapel  of  the  British 
Embassy  in  Paris.  He  was  assistant  minister  in  Christ  Church, 
Middletown,  1841  to  1842,  and  Rector  of  St.  George's,  Schenec- 
tady, N.  Y.,  1842  to  1848.  He  was  elected  President  of  Trinity 
College  and  removed  to  Hartford  in  1848,  holding  that  office 
until  1853. 

He  was  elected  Assistant  Bishop  of  Connecticut  at  St.  John's 
church,  Waterbury,  June  11,  1851,  and  was  consecrated  in  St. 
John's  Church,  Hartford,  Oct.  29,  185 1,  by  Bishops  Brownell, 
Hopkins,  DeLancey,  Eastburn,  Chase,  Henshaw  and  Burgess. 

He  was  Assessor  to  the  Presiding  Bishop  and  Chairman  of 
the  House  of  Bishops  by  election  from  Oct.  26,  1883,  until  he 
became  Presiding  Bishop  of  the  Church  on  the  death  of  Bishop 
Alfred  Lee  of  Delaware,  April  12,  1887. 

In  addition  to  these  other  duties,  he  was  a  Junior  Fellow  of 
Trinity  College,  1845  to  1849;  Professor  of  History,  1849  to 
1853;  Lecturer  on  History,  1853  to  1892;  Trustee,  since  1848; 
Visitor,  since  1853;  Vice  Chancellor  and  Chancellor,  since  1865. 
He  was  the  founder  of  Berkeley  Divinity  School,  Middletown, 
in  1854,  and  was  its  Dean  and  Professor  of  Doctrinal  Theology 
and  Liturgies  until  his  death. 

He  was  made  Doctor  of  Divinity  by  Union  College,  1847; 
Trinity,  1849;  Columbia,  1851,  and  Yale,  1883,  and  made 
Doctor  of  Laws  by  Hobart  College  in  1870. 

Entered  into  rest  from  his  home  in  Middletown,  February  7, 
1899,  aged  81  years,  5  months  and  8  days,  and  was  buried  in  the 
Indian  Hill  Cemetery,  Middletown,  Feb.  10,  1899. 


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We  quote  from  the  "  Commemorative  and  Biographical 
Record  of  Middlesex  County,"  as  follows : 

"  Bishop  Williams  was  famous  as  a  bishop  and  as  a  wit.  His 
humor  was  of  a  character  that  was  subtle,  and  his  manner  digni- 
fied, yet  gentle,  kindly,  and  lovable.  His  personality  attracted 
to  him  the  love  of  his  people,  and  to  them  there  will  never  be 
another  Bishop  Williams.     He  was  a  great  and  good  man." 


The  Right  Reverend  Chauncey  Bunce  Brewster,  D.D. 

Chauncey  Bunce,  the  eldest  son  of  the  Rev.  Joseph  and  Sarah, 
(Bunce,)  Brewster,  was  born  on  September  5,  1848,  at  Wind- 
ham, Conn.  His  father  was  then  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church 
in  that  pleasant  village,  but  soon  after  of  St.  Paul's,  Walling- 
ford,  whence  he  removed  to  New  Haven,  and  became  Rector  of 
Christ  Church,  in  which  position  he  remained  highly  esteemed 
and  beloved  for  nearly  thirty  years.  The  Rev.  Joseph  Brewster 
ended  his  useful  life  on  Nov.  20,  1895,  during  his  incumbency 
of  St.  Michael's  Church,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

It  is  an  interesting  and  unusual  fact  that  he  gave  three  sons  to 
the  ministry.  The  family  is  one  that  has  been  highly  honored 
in  New  England,  and  especially  in  Connecticut.  It  can  trace 
its  ancestry  directly  to  the  elder  of  the  Plymouth  Colony, 
William  Brewster. 

After  a  careful  preparation  in  the  Hopkins  Grammar  School, 
Chauncey  Brewster  entered  Yale  College,  graduating  with 
honors  in  1868  and  having  the  distinction  of  being  class  orator. 
During  the  collegiate  year  1870-71  he  was  tutor  at  Yale  College. 
He  was  well  trained  in  the  studies  necessary  for  the  holy  minis- 
try at  Berkeley  Divinity  School,  Middletown,  Conn.  He  was 
made  deacon  in  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  Middletown. 
on  Wednesday,  May  29,  1872,  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  John  Wil- 
liams. He  spent  his  diaconate  as  assistant  to  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Deshon  at  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Meriden,  Conn.  On  May  30, 
1873,  he  was  ordained  priest  in  St.  Andrew's,  Meriden,  by 
Bishop  Williams,  and  soon  after  accepted  the  rectorship  of  the 
historic  parish  of  Christ  Church,  Rye,  N.  Y.,  where  he  made 
full  proof  of  his  ministry. 

In  1881  he  became  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Detroit,  Mich. 
Besides  his  round  of  parish  duty  he  was  called  to  occupy  several 


RT.    REV.    CHAUNCEY    BUNCE    BREWSTER,    D.D. 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  II 5 

diocesan  positions  of  importance,  being  a  member  of  the  Stand- 
ing Committee  and  deputy  from  that  Diocese  to  the  General 
Convention  of  1883. 

In  1885  he  accepted  a  call  to  Grace  Church,  Baltimore,  which 
had  been  served  by  such  men  as  Bishop  Atkinson  and  Bishop 
Coxe.  His  last  parish  was  Grace  Church,  Brooklyn  Heights. 
In  the  Diocese  of  Long  Island  he  has  been  President  of  the 
Standing  Committee,  Chancellor  of  the  Cathedral  of  the  Incar- 
nation, a  Trustee  of  the  Church  Charity  Foundation,  and  Chair- 
man of  other  boards  and  committees.  He  was  a  deputy  to  the 
General  Convention  of  1892  and  also  to  that  of  1895.  He  was 
by  the  General  Convention  of  1895  appointed  on  the  Commis- 
sion on  Church  Unity,  and  has  been  for  some  years  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Domestic  and  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society. 

His  election  by  the  Diocesan  Convention  at  St.  John's,  Water- 
bury,  on  Tuesday,  June  8,  1897,  called  him  back  to  serve  his 
native  State  as  Bishop  Coadjutor.  He  received  the  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts  in  course  from  Yale,  and  that  of  Doctor  in 
Divinity  from  Trinity  College  in  1897. 

Dr.  Brewster  has  written  various  review  articles  and  is  the 
author  of  a  series  of  Good  Friday  addresses,  entitled  "  The  Key 
of  Life,"  published  in  1895. 

The  foregoing  sketch  was  prepared  by  the  Rev.  Joseph 
Hooper  and  published  in  the  "  Jarvis  Centenary,"  1897.  A 
recent  work  of  Bishop  Brewster  is  worthy  of  special  mention. 
It  is  entitled  "  Aspects  of  Revelation,  being  the  Baldwin  Lec- 
tures for  1900.  By  Chauncey  B.  Brewster,  D.D.,  Bishop  of 
Connecticut."  These  lectures  were  delivered  at  the  University 
of  Michigan  and  published  by  Longmans,  Green  &  Co.,  New 
York,  1901.     300  octavo  pages. 


Il6  THE    CHURCH 

SYNOPSIS  OF  CONNECTICUT  LAWS  RELATING 

TO  ECCLESIASTICAL  MATTERS 

1636-1821. 

Compiled    from    Colonial    Records   and    Statute   Laws    of  the 
Colony  and  State. 

1636.  The  Court,  April  26,  1636,  ratified  and  confirmed  the 
formation  of  the  Church  on  the  River  of  Connecticut,  composed 
of  members  dismissed  from  the  Church  at  Watertown,  Mass. 

1637.  Church  officers  were  exempted  from  military  duty 
March  8,  1637. 

1638-9.  The  Fundamental  Orders  of  1638-9,  between 
Windsor,  Hartford,  and  Wethersfield,  recite  in  the  preamble, 
that  they  confederated  "  together  to  maintain  and  preserve  the 
liberty  and  purity  of  the  Gospel  of  our  Lord  Jesus,  which  we 
now  profess,  as  also  the  discipline  of  the  Churches,"  but  there 
is  not  a  word  in  the  body  of  the  "  Orders  "  that  refers  to 
ecclesiastical  affairs. 

1642.  Among  the  capital  laws  passed  Dec.  i,  1642,  idolatry 
and  blasphemy  were  punishable  with  death.  This  was  dropped 
as  to  idolatry  in  the  revision  of  1784,  then  changed  to  whipping 
on  the  naked  body,  not  exceeding  forty  stripes,  or  sitting  in 
the  pillory  one  hour. 

1644.  Minister's  support  was  first  provided  for  Oct.  25, 
1644,  requiring  the  people  to  be  called  together  "  that  every  man 
voluntarily  set  down  what  he  is  willing  to  allow  " ;  those  refus- 
ing, to  be  rated  by  authority  and  collected  as  other  debts. 

1650.  In  1650,  the  first  code  of  laws  was  enacted,  but  it 
was  over  a  century  and  a  half  before  it  was  printed.  It  was 
distributed  in  manuscript  and  read  at  times  in  various  public 
meetings.  Excommunicated  persons  as  well  as  others  were 
given  power  to  make  their  wills.  The  Selectmen  were  in- 
structed to  "  have  a  vigilant  eye  over  their  brethren  and  neigh- 
bors "  for  having  their  children  and  servants  educated  and 
"  once  a  week  at  least,  catechised  in  the  grounds  and  principles 
of  religion,"  and  if  not,  the  Selectmen  should  bind  out  such 
children  for  such  instruction.  Substantially  this  law  was  in 
force  until  1821. 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  I17 

It  was  forbidden  to  behave  contemptuously  "  towards  the 
Word  or  the  Messengers  thereof" ;  the  penalty  for  the  second 
offense  was  a  fine  of  5  pounds,  or  to  stand  two  hours  in  pubHc 
"  upon  a  Lecture  day,  with  a  paper  fixed  on  his  breast  written 
with  Capital  Letters, — an  open  and  obstinate  contemner  of 
god's  holy  ordinances."     In  force  until  1750. 

Wheresoever  Gospel  Service  was  held  on  Sunday,  "every 
person  shall  duly  resort  and  attend  thereto",  also  on  public 
Fasts  and  Thankgivings,  or  be  subject  to  a  fine  of  5  shillings. 
The  civil  authority,  until  1750,  had  power  and  liberty  to  see  "the 
rules  of  Christ's  Church  observed  in  every  Church  according  to 
His  Word,"  and  to  deal  with  any  Church  member  "so  it  be  done 
in  a  civil  and  not  in  an  ecclesiastical  way." 

All  male  persons  sixteen  years  old  and  upwards  who  did  not 
voluntarily  contribute,  were  taxed  for  the  minister's  rate  accord- 
ing to  the  list  of  persons  and  estates,  (except  Magistrates  and 
Elders,)  until  1821,  although  voluntary  contributions  were 
dispensed  with  in  1697,  and  after  1799  the  polls  or  persons  of 
those  under  21  years  of  age  were  put  in  the  list  at  half  the 
value  of  adults. 

1656,  7  and  8.  In  October,  1656,  towns  and  persons  were 
forbidden  to  entertain,  or  unnecessarily  speak  to  "  Quakers, 
Ranters,  Adamites,  or  such  like  notorious  heritiques,"  under 
penalty  of  5  pounds  per  week,  and  the  magistrates  had  power 
to  send  them  to  prison  for  securing  them  until  they  could  con- 
veniently be  sent  out  of  the  jurisdiction.  In  1657,  the  books  or 
manuscripts  of  the  Quakers  were  also  suppressed  and  turned 
over  to  the  Elders,  or  by  a  later  act,  to  the  Court.  In  Oct.,  1658, 
Magistrates  had  power  to  punish  all  heretics  by  banishment  or 
corporal  punishment,  also  to  inflict  the  same  punishment  on  any 
one  instrumental  in  bringing  such  persons  into  the  Colony.  In 
July,  1675,  the  penalty  for  non-attendance  of  public  worship 
was  suspended  as  to  Quakers ;  also  the  imprisonment  of  them, 
provided  they  do  not  gather  in  assemblies  nor  make  disturb- 
ance.    In  May,  1706,  the  law  against  heretics  was  repealed. 

In  March,  1657-8  all  persons  were  prohibited  from  embody- 
ing themselves  "  into  Church  estate  without  consent  of  the 
General  Court  and  approbation  of  the  neighboring  Churches." 
This  was  in  force  until  1750.     Prior  to  1657  the  Churches  and 


Il8  THE    CHURCH 

towns  seem  to  have  g^rown  up  without  special  legislation  and 
without  clearly  defined  distinctions  between  the  Church  and  the 
Town.  In  1643  when  the  Assembly  acted  upon  certain  troubles 
between  Mr.  Smith  and  the  people  of  Wethersfield,  they  ordered 
a  copy  of  the  report  sent  to  Mr.  Smith  and  to  the  "  Towne  " 
instead  of  to  the  Church.  Later  they  imposed  a  fine  of  10 
pounds  on  any  one'  who  should  repeat  any  complaint  against 
Mr.  Smith  of  which  he  had  been  cleared  by  the  Court.  After 
1657,  special  acts  were  passed  for  the  formation  of  new 
Churches  in  the  respective  towns,  and  when  there  were  more 
than  one  Church  in  one  town,  the  bounds  of  each  parish  were 
generally  fixed  by  the  Assembly. 

The  act  of  March  8,  1657-8,  also  forbade  the  people  from 
entertaining  or  attending  any  ministry  or  church  administration 
"  disinct  and  separate  from  and  in  opposition  to  that  which  is 
.  .  .  dispensed  by  the  settled  and  approved  minister  of  the 
place,  except  it  be  by  approbation  of  this  Court  and  the  neigh- 
boring churches."  Provided  '  this  act  shall  not  hinder  any  pri- 
vate meetings  of  Godly  Persons  .  .  .  with  the  allowance  of 
the  settled  minister."  This  law  w-as  intended  only  to  regulate 
churches  of  the  Standing  Order  and  was  passed  especially  for 
suppressing  the  seceding  Congregationalists  of  Hartford.  In 
so  far  as  it  could  be  construed  to  apply  to  any  other  denomin- 
ation, it  was  practically  annulled  by  the  toleration  acts  of  1665 
and  1669.     It  was  in  force  until  1750. 

1662.  In  October,  1662,  it  was  declared  that  all  laws  and 
orders  of  the  Colony  stand  in  full  force  "  unless  any  be  cross  to 
ye  Tenor  of  our  charter." 

1664.  Oct.  13,  1664,  upon  a  writing  from  "  several  persons 
in  the  Colony,  (seven  residents  of  Hartford  and  Windsor,  call- 
ing themselves  members  of  the  Church  of  England,)  that  they 
are  not  entertained  in  Church  fellowship,  the  Court  recom- 
mended the  ministers  and  Churches  to  entertain  persons  "  who 
are  of  an  honest  and  Godly  conversation",  by  an  "  explicit 
covenant,  and  that  they  have  their  children  baptised."  A  copy 
of  this  recommendation  was  sent  to  every  minister  in  the 
Colony.     [Stiles'  Windsor,  Vol.  i,  p.  196.] 

After  a  long  controversy,  it  was  ordered  in  March,  1657-8. 
that  all  prosecutions  cease  between  the  Church  in  Hartford  and 
the  withdrawcrs  until  the  matters  in  controversy  are  brought  to 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  II9 

an  issue  in  a  way  that  the  Court  shall  determine.  The  assembly 
of  New  England  Elders  at  Boston,  1657,  approved  of  the  half- 
way covenant  as  did  also  the  Boston  Synod  of  1862,  but  in  1664 
is  the  first  specific  reference  to  it  noticed  in  the  Colonial  Records. 
The  half-way  covenant  was  an  issue  at  Hartford  in  1666,  being 
opposed  by  Mr.  Whiting  and  his  followers,  and  Mr.  Whiting's 
petition  "for  a  distinct  walking  "  and  to  "  practice  the  Congre- 
gational way  without  disturbance "  was  granted  in  October, 
1669.  Numerous  other  matters  relating  to  special  legislation 
for  particular  churches  were  from  time  to  time  before  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly. 

1665.  In  April,  1665,  it  was  enacted  that  all  persons  of  civil 
lives  may  freely  enjoy  the  liberty  of  tlieir  consciences  and  the 
worship  of  God  in  that  way  which  they  think  best,  provided  that 
this  liberty  tend  not  to  the  disturbance  of  the  public,  or  mainten- 
ance of  the  ministry.     Omitted  from  the  revision  of  1672. 

1667.  In  May,  1667,  Indians  were  forbidden  to  work  or  play 
on  the  Sabbath  under  a  penalty  of  5  shillings  or  sit  in  the  public 
stocks  one  hour,  but  it  was  a  year  later  when  this  provision  was 
extended  to  all,  at  which  time  the  general  law  against  work, 
play,  travel,  etc.,  on  the  Sabbath,  Fast  and  Thanksgiving  days, 
or  staying  outside  of  the  meeting-house  during  service,  was 
passed,  and  with  various  changes  was  continued  in  the  revision 
of  1821.  The  Sabbath  was  defined  as  from  sunset  on  Saturday 
until  midnight  on  Sunday. 

1668.  In  October,  1668,  the  law  as  to  attending  public  wor- 
ship was  amended  so  that  the  judge  might  find  the  accused 
guilty  unless  "  he  make  it  appear  that  he  did  attend  ...  or 
was  necessarily  detained  therefrom."  This  was  dropped  in  the 
revision  of  1702  but  was  reenacted  in  May,  1712,  and  dropped 
again  in  1750. 

1669.  A  new  act  relating  to  Dissenters,  (non-Congregation- 
alists,)  was  enacted  in  May,  1669,  "  for  the  honor  of  God,  wel- 
fare of  the  Churches  and  preservation  of  the  public  peace  so 
greatly  hazarded",  whereas  the  profession  and  practice  of  the 
Congregational  Churches  was  approved  "until  better  light  in  an 
orderly  way  doth  appear",  but  as  others  are  otherwise  per- 
suaded, the  Court  declared  that  all  persons  "  orthodox  and 
sound  in  the  fundamentals  of  Christian  religion  may  have  allow- 


I20  THE    CHURCH 

ance  of  their  perswasion  and  profession  in  church  ways  or 
assembHes  without  disturbance."     This  was  in  force  until  1702. 

1672.  The  substitution  of  the  Charter  for  the  Fundamental 
Orders  and  the  admission  of  New  Haven  into  the  Colony  made 
a  new  code  of  laws  necessary.  It  was  ordered  in  1671  and  com- 
pleted in  1672.  It  was  printed  in  Cambridge  by  Samuel  Green 
in  1673,  and  was  the  first  printed  laws  of  the  Colony.  On  the 
title  page  were  the  Scripture  texts. 

"Let  every  Soul  be  subject  unto  the  Higher  Powers ;  for 
there  is  no  Power  but  of  God." 

"Whosoever  therefore  resisteth  the  power  resisteth  the  Ordi- 
nance of  God:  and  they  that  resist  shall  receive  to  them- 
selves Damnation." 

Netv  Haven  Laws. 

The  New  Haven  Colony  had  very  brief  laws.  Those  only 
who  desired  to  be  admitted  into  the  Church  were  admitted  as 
planters,  and  none  but  Church  members  could  vote  or  hold 
office.  October,  1639,  it  was  voted  "that  the  word  of  God  shall 
be  the  only  rule  to  be  attended  unto  in  ordering  the  affairs  of 
government  in  this  plantation." 

The  revision  of  1672,  with  the  exception  of  omissions,  made 
but  little  changes  in  the  ecclesiastical  laws.  If  any  society 
failed  to  allow  suitable  maintenance  for  the  minister,  the  County 
Court  would  order  what  the  maintenance  should  be. 

1676.  In  May,  1676,  family  prayer  and  worship  was  recom- 
mended, and  the  ministers  and  Selectmen  were  ordered  to  see 
that  it  was  performed  in  every  family.  If  any  were  obstinate 
and  refractory,  the  grand  jury  were  to  present  them  to  the  next 
Court  for  punishment,  or  to  be  bound  over  to  good  behavior. 
In  force  until  1702. 

1694.  The  ordained  ministers  of  the  Colony  in  October, 
1694,  were  given  permission  to  perform  the  marriage  service, 
but  in  1702,  they  could  do  so  only  in  the  town  where  the  minis- 
ter was  settled. 

1697.  In  May,  1697,  it  was  provided  that  if  any  town  or 
plantation  was  without  a  minister  for  any  year  or  years,  the 
minister's  salary  should  be  collected  and  kept  subject  to  the 
order  of  the  Court. 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  121 

1702.  A  new  revision  of  the  laws  was  made  in  1702,  pro- 
viding that  if  no  agreement  was  made  with  the  minister  or  he  is 
aggrieved  by  too  scanty  allowance,  he  may  apply  to  the  General 
Assembly,  who  will  fix  his  salary.  Boarders,  sojourners,  and 
young  persons  living  in  any  family  were  subject  to  a  fine  of  5 
shillings  for  not  attending  private  worship  in  those  families. 
The  Sabbath  laws  and  laws  for  minister's  support  were  both 
continued  in  substance  until  1821. 

1706.  In  October,  1706,  ministers  were  exempted  from 
taxes  and  not  to  be  set  in  the  list,  and  in  October,  1737,  this  was 
extended  to  all  members  of  the  minister's  family.  The  law 
was  changed  in  the  revision  of  1821  so  as  to  exempt  only  the 
polls  of  the  ministers. 

1708.  In  May,  1708,  the  majority  present  at  any  town  or 
society  meeting  were  given  power  to  call  and  settle  a  minister 
who  shall  be  the  minister  of  such  town  or  society  and  all  agree- 
ments with  him  shall  be  binding. 

In  May,  1708,  "  being  sensible  of  the  defects  of  the  discipline 
of  the  Churches,"  the  Saybrook  Convention  was  ordered  to  be 
composed  of  "the  Reverend  Ministers  delegates  from  the 
elders  and  messengers  of  the  Churches  in  this  government." 
In  October  of  that  year,  the  Assembly  declared  "  their  great 
approbation  of  such  a  happy  agreement,  and  do  ordain  that  all 
the  churches  within  this  government  that  are  or  shall  be  thus 
united  in  doctrine,  worship  and  discipline  be ",  owned  and 
acknowledged  established  by  law.  Provided  that  nothing 
herein  shall  hinder  any  Church  or  society  allowed  by  law  who 
soberly  differ  from  the  united  churches  from  exercising  worship 
and  discipline  in  their  own  way.  The  Churches  thus  established 
under  the  Saybrook  platform  provided  for  an  explicit  covenant 
to  be  acknowledged  by  those  who  were  not  members  in  full 
communion,  so  that  their  children  could  be  baptized. 

The  rights  of  Dissenters  having  been  dropped  from  the  revi- 
sion of  1702,  it  was  enacted  in  May,  1708,  "for  the  ease  of  such 
as  soberly  dissent  from  the  way  of  worship  and  ministry  estab- 
lished" by  law ;  That,  if  any  persons  shall  at  the  County  Court 
of  that  country  they  belong  to,  qualify  themselves  according  to  an 
act  made  in  the  first  year  of  the  late  King  William  and  Queen 
Mary,  granting  liberty  of  worshipping  God  in  a  way  separate 


122  THE    CHURCH 

from  that  which  is  estabHshed  by  law,  they  may  enjoy  the  same 
without  any  let,  hindrance  and  molestation  whatsoever,  but  are 
not  excused  from  payin.c:  minister's  rates.  This  was  repealed 
in  May,  1743,  when  a  substitute  therefor  was  enacted. 

1709.  In  October,  1709,  single  persons,  boarders,  and 
sojourners,  were  forbidden  to  meet  in  companies  on  Sunday  or 
Lecture  day  evenings,  except  for  "religious  occasions,"  under 
a  penalty  of  five  shillings. 

1715.  In  171 5,  the  Selectmen  were  to  see  that  every  house- 
holder had  a  Bible  and  large  families  a  number  of  Bibles,  ortho- 
dox catechism  and  other  good  books  of  practical  godliness,  and 
if  this  order  was  neglected,  to  make  return  to  the  next  Court 
who  may  deal  with  the  accused  according  to  the  law  relating  to 
the  education  of  children.     In  force  until  1821. 

1721.  In  May,  1721,  the  laws  relating  to  Sabbath  keeping 
and  attending  public  worship  were  changed  to  require  the 
attendance  to  be  "  in  some  congregation  by  law  allowed."  A 
fine  of  20  shillings  was  imposed  on  those  w^ho  should  assemble 
in  any  public  meeting  house  without  the  consent  and  allowance 
of  the  minister  and  congregation.  A  fine  of  5  shillings  was 
imposed  for  unnecessarily  leaving  home  on  the  Lord's  Day 
except  to  worship  God  "in  some  place  by  law  allowed  for  that 
end."  In  October,  1721  each  town  was  to  appoint  annually 
two  Tything  men  for  each  parish.     In  force  until  1821. 

1723.  In  1723,  when  the  Baptists  were  increasing  and 
irregular  preachers  took  upon  them  to  administer  the  sacrament 
of  baptism,"  all  persons  who  neglected  public  worship  on  the 
Lord's  Day  and  formed  themselves  into  separate  companies  in 
private  houses,  were,  until  1821,  subject  to  a  fine  of  20  shillings, 
and  until  1750,  if  any  person  not  a  lawful  or  allowed  minister 
shall  administer  or  make  show  of  the  "Holy  Sacraments"  they 
were  subject  to  a  fine  of  10  pounds. 

1727.  The  first  mention  of  the  Church  of  England  or  Epis- 
copal Church  is  in  the  act  of  May  11,  1727,  when  it  was  enacted 
as  to  all  persons,  including  Episcopalians,  living  in  the  bounds 
of  any  parish  allowed  by  this  Assembly,  that  they  should  be 
taxed  alike,  and  "if  it  so  happen  that  there  be  a  Society  of  the 
Church  of  England  where  there  is  a  person  in  Orders  according 
to  the  canons  of  the  Church  of  England  settled  and  abiding 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  T23 

among  them  and  performing-  divine  service  so  near  to  any 
person  that  hath  declared  himself  of  the  Church  of  England, 
that  he  can  conveniently  and  doth  attend  the  public  worship 
there ;  then  the  Collectors"  shall  deliver  the  taxes  collected  of 
such  Churchmen  to  the  Church  of  England  ministers,  who  shall 
have  full  power  to  receive  and  recover  the  same. 

Societies  of  the  Church  of  England  "  may  levy  and  collect  of 
them  who  profess  and  attend  as  afore  said,  greater  taxes  at 
their  own  discretion  for  the  support  of  their  Minister." 

"And  the  Parishioners  of  the  Church  of  England  attending 
as  afore  said  are  hereby  excused  from  paying  any  taxes  for 
the  building  of  Meeting  Houses  for  the  present  established 
Churches  of  this  Government." 

1728.  It  was  enacted  in  October,  1728,  that  no  person  could 
vote  in  society  meetings,  except  those  persons  having  a  freehold 
of  forty  pounds,  or  that  are  persons  in  full  communion  with 
the  Church.  The  "  or  "  was  changed  to  "  and  "  in  the  revision 
of  1750,  and  in  1748,  and  after,  Dissenters  who  exercised  their 
right  of  exemption  from  taxes  were  prohibited  from  voting  in 
society  meetings,  except  for  school  purposes.  A  penalty  of  15 
shillings  for  violating  this  law  was  enacted  in  1769. 

1729.  In  May,  1729,  it  was  enacted  that  Quakers  "  who  do 
attend  the  worship  of  God  "  either  in  the  Colony  or  on  the 
borders  thereof  and  shall  produce  a  certificate  of  their  having 
joined  themselves  to  their  societ}^,  shall  be  excused  from  con- 
tributing to  the  support  of  the  established  ministry,  or  paying 
any  tax  for  the  building  of  any  meeting-house.  In  October, 
1729  the  same  privileges  were  granted  to  the  "people  called 
Baptist." 

The  laws  as  to  taxing  Episcopalians,  Quakers  and  Baptists 
were  in  force  until  1784,  when  a  modified  form  of  law  apply- 
ing to  all  tolerated  Dissenters  was  enacted.  The  law  as  to  Epis- 
copalians, before  1784,  was  much  less  liberal  than  the  law  as 
to  Baptists  and  Quakers. 

1735.  In  May,  1735,  the  law  gave  the  collectors  of  the 
Established  Churches  the  power  of  constables  and  after  receiv- 
ing the  names  and  amounts  assessed  in  the  society,  the  collector 
was  given  a  warrant  against  every  person  on  the  list,  which  war- 
rant he  could  serve  in  case  of  necessity.     The  minister's  rates 


124  THE    CHURCH 

collected  by  him  were  paid  over  directly  to  the  minister.  This 
law  was  in  force  until  1821. 

1737.  In  1737,  an  act  was  passed  permitting  the  Western 
land  fund  to  be  appropriated  "to  the  support  of  the  Gospel 
Ministry."  This  was  repealed  in  1740.  A  new  law  on  the 
same  subject  was  passed  in  1795. 

1740-42.  In  October,  1740,  "  considering  the  unhappy  mis- 
understandings and  divisions",  a  General  Consociation  of  the 
Churches  of  the  Colony  was  ordered  to  be  convened  at  Guil- 
ford, at  the  expense  of  the  Colony.  In  May,  1742,  referring  to 
the  endeavor  of  the  said  Consociation  "  to  prevent  the  growing 
disorders  amongst  the  ministers  and  churches  settled  by  order 
of  the  Assembly",  and  reciting  that  divers  ministers  go  into 
and  preach  in  parishes  under  the  care  of  other  ministers,  and 
also  sundry  illiterate  persons  who  have  no  authority  whatever, 
publicly  preach  and  exhort,  it  was  enacted  that  no  licensed 
minister  or  any  person  not  a  settled  and  ordained  minister  go 
into  any  parish  and  hold  service  without  being  expressly  invited 
by  the  minister  of  the  parish  or  of  the  congregation,  nor  meet 
in  any  irregular  association,  under  penalty  of  forfeiting  all 
benefit  of  the  law  for  minister's  support,  while  the  irregular 
preacher  was  to  be  bound  over  to  his  peaceable  and  good 
behavior  to  the  next  County  Court.  If  any  foreigner  or 
stranger  so  offend  he  shall  be  sent  out  of  the  Colony  as  a 
vagrant  person.     This  law  was  dropped  in  1750. 

In  October,  1742,  ministers  that  were  not  educated  at  Yale 
or  Harvard  College,  or  some  other  allowed  Protestant  college 
or  university,  were  denied  the  benefit  of  the  laws  for  the  sup- 
port of  the  ministry.  This  law  was  enacted  to  be  in  force  four 
years  only. 

1743.  The  Moravians  had  a  mission  among  the  Indians  of 
Sharon  and  Kent  and  were  said  to  have  been  stirring  up  discord 
among  the  people,  whereupon  it  was  enacted  in  May,  I743,  that 
all  foreigners  or  persons  suspected  of  seditious  designs,  or  of 
being  spies,  should  be  brought  before  the  Governor  for  exam- 
ination. 

At  the  same  session,  the  toleration  act  of  1708  was  repealed, 
because  Congregational  Separatists,  for  whom  it  was  never 
intended,  tried  to  take  the  benefit  thereof.     As  a  substitute  for 


IN    CONNECTICUT,  1 25 

the  repealed  act,  any  of  his  Majesty's  subjects,  being  Protes- 
tants, inhabitants  of  this  Colony,  and  dissenting-  from  the  estab- 
lished worship,  were  given  permission  to  ask  for  privileges  in 
Church  ways,  and  if  they  had  any  distinguishing  character  from 
Presbyterians  or  Congregationalists,  they  "  may  expect  indul- 
gence of  this  Assembly." 

In  October,  1743,  a  law  was  enacted  against  such  vagrant 
preachers  as  had  been  sent  out  of  the  Colony  and  returned 
again  to  preach  or  exhort.     This  law  was  dropped  in  1750. 

1747.  In  1747,  it  was  enacted  that  when  any  parish  or  relig- 
ious society  allowed  by  law,  (those  only  tolerated  by  the  laws 
of  this  Colony  and  dissenting  from  us  excepted,)  shall  vote  to 
build  a  meeting-house,  they  shall  apply  to  the  County  Court  to 
fix  the  place  where  it  shall  stand.  The  clerk  of  the  society  was 
required  to  report  the  doings  of  the  society  and  progress  of 
the  building  to  the  County  Court.  A  fine  of  $134.00  was 
imposed  for  building  a  meeting-house  without  complying  with 
this  act.     This  law  was  in  force  until  1821. 

1750.  Another  revision  was  made  1750,  which  omitted 
sundry  laws  and  also  enacted  a  law  against  the  denial  of  God 
or  the  Holy  Trinity,  punishable  by  disability  to  hold  office,  and 
for  a  second  offence  disability  to  sue,  or  be  guardian,  executor 
or  administrator  on  any  estate.  Continued  until  1821.  Those 
who  profaned  the  Lord's  day  or  disturbed  any  congregation 
allowed  for  the  worship  of  God,  were  to  "  be  publicly  whipt  not 
exceeding  Twenty  stripes."  The  laws  relating  to  attending 
public  worship  were  amended  by  a  proviso  "  That  this  act  shall 
not  be  taken  or  construed  to  hinder  the  meeting  of  such  Persons 
upon  any  Religious  Occasion." 

1752.  In  May,  1752,  the  Honorable  Society  in  Scotland  for 
Propagating  Christian  Knowledge  was  given  liberty  to  solicit 
contributions  from  various  Churches  and  such  contributions 
were  recommended. 

In  October,  1752,  upon  the  memorial  of  certain  "professors 
of  the  Church  of  England  "  of  Newtown,  they  were  exempted 
from  paying  taxes  to  support  the  ministry.  This  grant  changed 
their  rights  under  the  former  laws  in  no  way  except  that  they 
did  not  have  to  pay  taxes  to  the  Congregational  collector 
to  be  by  him  paid  back  to  the  Episcopal  minister,  and  that  the 


126  THE   CHURCH 

exemption  was  not  conditional  on  their  church  attendance, 
nor  on  the  residence  of  the  minister.  The  inhabitants  of  the 
said  town  were  given  power  to  lay  taxes,  etc.,  exclusive  of  the 
Episcopalians. 

1757.  In  May,  1757,  the  parishioners  of  the  Baptist  Church 
at  Enfield  were  exempted  from  taxes  for  support  of  the  minis- 
try and  for  building  meeting-houses  of  the  Established  Order. 
In  1764,  like  privileges  were  granted  the  Baptists  of  Somers  and 
Suffield  attending  at  Enfield,  and  to  those  of  Willington  and 
Windsor,  attending  at  Stafford. 

1761.  In  May,  1761,  the  parishioners  of  Trinity  Church, 
(Episcopal,)  of  Fairfield,  were  given  power  to  organize,  appoint 
a  collector,  lay  taxes  for  supporting  the  minister  and  for  build- 
ing and  repairing  their  church,  substantially  the  same  as  the 
established  churches. 

1764.  In  October,  1764,  Societies  and  parishes  were  author- 
ized to  elect  a  Society  Treasurer,  with  the  same  powers  as 
Town  Treasurers. 

Illegal  voting  in  societies  meeting  was  made  punishable  by 
a  fine  of  15  shillings. 

1766.  In  October,  1766,  the  oaths  agreeable  to  an  Act  of 
Parliament  of  Allegiance  and  Supremacy,  Declaration  against 
Popery  and  Oath  of  Abjuration  were  ordered  "printed  with  the 
acts  of  this  Assembly  "  and  were  so  printed. 

1769.  In  January,  1769,  Joseph  Meeham,  a  Baptist  minister 
of  Enfield,  who  had  married  a  member  of  his  flock,  contrary 
to  law,  (as  he  was  not  a  minister  of  the  Established  Order,) 
was  fined ;  but  the  fine  was  remitted  as  there  was  no  criminal 
intent. 

1770.  In  May,  1770,  the  Episcopal  Church  called  St.  John's 
in  New  Mil  ford,  and  in  October,  1770,  the  Church  in  the  town 
of  Pomfret,  in  the  parish  of  Brooklyn,  were  respectively  given 
like  privileges  with  Trinity  Church  of  Fairfield.  These  three 
Churches  at  Fairfield,  New  Mil  ford  and  Brooklyn,  were  the 
only  Episcopal  Churches  in  the  Colony  established  by  law.  It 
was,  however,  the  intention  of  tlie  Legislature  to  establish  the 
Episcopal  Church  at  Newtown,  as  appears  from  the  original  bill 
in  Vol.  10,  Ecclesiastical  Manuscripts,  but  when  the  bill  was  put 
in  its  final  form,  the  rights  voted  to  be  given  to  the  said  Church 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  1 27 

were,  by  an  error,  given  to  such  inhabitants  of  the  town  as  were 
not  Episcopalians.  In  October,  1770,  it  was  enacted  that  those 
who  dissent  from  the  Standing  Order  "and  attend  pubHc  Wor- 
ship by  themselves  "  shall  not  incur  the  penalties  of  the  law 
"for  not  attending"  Worship  on  the  Lord's  Day. 

1777.  In  May,  1777,  a  law  was  passed  giving  the  Strict  Con- 
gregationalists  who  have  separated  from  the  churches  and  con- 
gregations established  by  law,  substantially  the  same  right  of 
organization  and  maintenance  as  other  churches  and  exempting 
them,  under  certain  conditions,  from  taxes  for  the  Established 
Church. 

The  conditions  of  exemption  were  more  numerous  and  rigid 
than  that  required  of  the  Episcopalians  or  other  Dissenters, 
even  requiring  that  all  of  the  names  of  the  persons  attending 
the  Separate  Churches  shall  be  lodged  with  the  clerk  of  the 
established  society  where  they  dwell.  In  one  particular  the 
Episcopalians  fared  harder  than  any  other  Dissenters.  They 
were  the  only  denomination  whose  taxes  had  to  pass  through 
the  hands  of  the  Congregational  collector,  and  whose  exemption 
was  conditioned  on  the  abode  of  their  minister.  On  the  whole 
the  Separates  had  the  greatest  grievance  under  the  law  and  the 
Episcopalians  the  next. 

1784.  An  entire  new  revision  of  the  laws  was  adopted  in 
1784,  after  the  return  of  peace,  and  which  in  terms  repealed  all 
former  laws.  The  principal  change  in  ecclesiastical  matters 
was  the  act  relating  to  Dissenters  from  the  Standing  Order 
which,  for  the  first  time,  placed  all  Dissenters  on  the  same  level, 
although  they  were  still  less  favored  than  the  regulars. 

It  provided  that  all  Dissenters  "whether  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  or  those  Congregationalists  called  Separates,  or  the 
People  called  Baptists  or  Quakers,  or  any  other  Denomination  " 
who  have  formed  into  distinct  bodies,  attend  and  support  public 
worship,  and  file  a  certificate  to  that  effect  with  the  clerk  of  the 
society  where  they  dwell,  signed  by  their  minister,  shall  be 
exempt  from  taxes  for  the  support  of  such  society.  Also  that 
such  organized  Dissenters  shall  have  substantially  the  same 
powers  and  privileges  as  the  Ecclesiastical  Societies  established 
by  law.  Also  that  all  persons  who  do  not  attend  and  help  sup- 
port any  other  Public  Worship  shall  be  taxed  in  the  Society 
where  they  dwell. 


128  THE   CHURCH 

In  order  to  prevent  a  misconstruction  of  the  law  for  not 
attending,  on  the  Lord's  day,  the  worship  and  ministry  estab- 
lished by  law,  it  was  enacted  that  persons  professing-  the  Chris- 
tian religion  and  dissenting  from  the  established  way,  shall  not 
be  prosecuted  for  non-attendance  "  on  account  of  their  meeting 
together  by  themselves  on  said  day  for  public  worship  in  a  way 
agreeable  to  their  conscience." 

1791.  In  May,  1791,  an  act  was  passed  in  addition  to  and  in 
alteration  of  the  exemption  certificate  law  of  1784,  whereby 
no  certificate  was  legal  unless  issued  by  two  justices,  (or  by  one 
in  case  the  town  did  not  have  two,)  after  an  examination  of  the 
person  claiming  exemption,  and  a  decision  that  the  claim  was 
"  well  founded."  This  act,  together  with  the  act  which  it 
amended,  was  repealed  in  October,  1791,  and  a  new  act  passed 
granting  exemption  on  the  same  conditions  as  before,  upon 
filing  a  certificate  merely  signed  by  the  applicant,  instead  of  by 
the  minister  or  justices.  The  names  of  the  various  dissenting 
denominations  were  omitted.  The  revision  of  1784  is  the  only 
instance  noted  in  which  the  word  "Episcopal  "  occurs  in  the 
statutes.     The  word  Methodist  does  not  appear  in  any  revision. 

1792.  In  October,  1792,  contributions  were  ordered  in  the 
several  religious  Societies  and  Congregations  in  this  State,  on 
the  first  Sabbath  of  May  annually,  for  three  years,  for  the 
support  of  such  Missionaries  as  the  General  Association  of  this 
State  shall  employ  in  the  Northern  and  Western  States  where 
"  the  ordinances  of  the  Gospel  are  not  established." 

1795.  In  May,  1795,  the  General  Assembly  were  given 
power,  on  a  proper  petition,  to  authorize  any  school  society  to 
appropriate  the  State  school  fund  for  the  support  of  the  Chris- 
tian ministry,  or  the  public  worship  of  God;  the  same  to  be 
used  for  the  benefit  of  all  religious  societies,  churches  or  con- 
gregations of  all  denominations  of  Christians  within  its  limits, 
and  to  be  proportioned  according  to  the  list  of  persons  and 
estates,  including  all  individuals  who  may  compose  a  part  only 
of  such  society,  church,  or  congregation.  This  was  in  force 
until  the  revision  of  1821,  after  which  school  money  appro- 
priated for  any  other  purpose  was  to  be  forfeited. 

1796.  Another  revision  of  the  laws  was  made  in  1796,  with 
no  important  change  in  ecclesiastical  matters. 


IN    CONNECTICUT.  1 29 

1808.  The  same  is  true  with  reference  to  the  revision  of 
1808. 

1816.  In  May,  1816,  the  penalty  for  blasphemy  was  changed 
from  whipping  to  imprisonment  not  exceeding  two  years,  with 
power  to  bind  over  for  good  behavior. 

1817.  In  May,  1817,  the  exemption  certificate  law  of  1791 
for  Dissenters  was  repealed  and  a  new  law  enacted,  whereby 
any  person  could  withdraw  from  any  religious  society  to  which 
he  belonged  and  join  any  other  society  of  a  different  denomina- 
tion, by  leaving  a  certificate  thereof  with  the  town  clerk,  and 
thereupon  would  not  be  liable  for  any  future  expense  of  the 
society  from  which  he  withdraws.  Under  this  law  all  religious 
societies  were  for  the  first  time  placed  on  precisely  the  same 
footing,  excepting  that  every  one  who  had  not  withdrawn  was 
supposed  to  belong  to  the  parish  of  the  Standing  Order  within 
which  he  resided.  The  revision  of  1784  placed  all  denom- 
inations on  substantially  the  same  footing,  but  there  was  still 
a  lack  of  equality  in  that  Dissenters  were  required  to  file  a 
certificate  and  the  Standing  Order  were  not,  and  further,  it 
made  no  difference  with  the  taxes  of  one  belonging  to  the 
Standing  Order  whether  he  regularly  attended  public  worship 
or  not,  while  this  fact  did  make  a  difference  with  the  taxes  of 
Dissenters,  provided  they  helped  to  support  a  dissenting  society. 

1818.  After  the  adoption  of  the  new  constitution  in  1818, 
a  new  revision  was  necessary  and  was  printed  in  1821. 

The  new  constitution  declared  that,  "  The  exercise  and  enjoy- 
ment of  religious  profession  and  worship,  without  discrimina- 
tion, shall  forever  be  free  to  all  persons  in  this  state."  That 
"  No  preference  shall  be  given  by  law  to  any  christian  sect  or 
mode  of  worship",  and  that  "  no  person  shall,  by  law,  be 
compelled  to  join  or  support,  nor  be  classed  with,  or  associated 
to  any  congregation,  church  or  religious  association."  Our 
forefathers  came  here  to  enjoy  religious  freedom,  which  no 
doubt  they  did,  but  it  was  two  centuries  after  their  coming  when 
that  freedom  was  fully  extended  to  all. 


III.     THE  CHURCH    IN   WETHERSFIELD 
AND   BERLIN 


132 


THE   CHURCH 


Map  showing  the  location  of  Christ  Church 


THE    CHURCH    IN    WETHERSFIELD    AND 

BERLIN 


CHRIST  CHURCH.     HISTORY 

Christ  Church,  Worthington,  1797,  was  located  in  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  town  of  Wethersfield,  and  in  that  part  of 
ancient  Wethersfield  which  is  now  the  southwestern  part  of  the 
town  of  Newington.  The  parish,  or  society  as  it  was  then 
generally  called,  had  no  specific  boundaries,  and  had  no  occa- 
sion for  any,  as  they  taxed  only  those  who  voluntarily  joined 
them.  On  the  other  hand,  the  Congregationalists  or  "  Standing 
Order "  had  the  whole  state  marked  out  into  ecclesiastical 
societies,  and  every  male  person  over  eighteen  years  of  age  was 
by  law  considered  a  member  of  the  particular  society  or  parish 
within  the  bounds  of  which  he  resided.  Every  man  was  forced 
to  pay  taxes  for  the  support  of  the  Congregational  minister  in 
the  parish  where  he  resided,  unless  he  filed  a  certificate  showing 
that  he  attended  Gospel  service  regularly  elsewhere,  and  paid 
his  full  share  for  its  support.  By  this  system  of  resident  mem- 
bership in  the  various  societies,  the  Congregational  Societies 
alone  were  definitely  defined.  For  sake  of  convenience,  socie- 
ties of  other  denominations  made  use  of  the  names  of  these  well 
defined  Congregational  parishes  in  designating  their  own  loca- 
tion, and  hence  the  Episcopal  Church  in  Wethersfield  was 
designated  as  "  Christ  Church,  Worthington,"  because  it  was 
located  within  the  bounds  of  a  Congregational  parish  named 
Worthington.  This  parish  was  known  as  of  the  town  of  Berlin, 
because  the  greater  part  of  the  parish  was  in  that  town, 
although  the  northern  part,  where  Christ  Church  was  located, 
was  in  the  town  of  Wethersfield.  The  church  stood  near  the 
town  lines  between  Wethersfield  and  Berlin,  and  near  the  junc- 
tion of  four  Congregational  parishes,  the  southeast  corner 
of  the  parish  and  present  town  of  New  Britain,  the  northeast 
corner  of  the  parish  of  Kensington,  the  northwest  corner  of  the 


134  THE   CHURCH 

parish  of  Worthington,  and  the  southwest  corner  of  the  parish 
of  Nevvinofton,  all  being  within  less  than  half  a  mile  from  Christ 
Church.  The  parish  of  Wethersfield  to  the  northeast  was  not 
so  far  away  but  that  some  of  its  residents  came  here  to  church. 
Others  came  from  Stepney  parish,  (now  Rocky  Hill,)  on  the 
east,  in  the  town  of  Wethersfield,  and  perhaps  a  few  came  from 
Cromwell  in  the  town  of  Middletown.  But  nearly  all  the 
people  of  Christ  Church  lived  in  the  four  adjacent  parishes. 
One  collector  was  appointed  for  Newington  and  New  Britain, 
and  another  for  Worthington  and  Kensington,  and  nothing  is 
said  in  the  records  about  a  collector  for  those  outside  of  these 
four  parishes.  This  peculiar  location  has  given  rise  to  much 
confusion  in  designating  the  Society.  It  has  been  variously 
called  as  of  Wethersfield  and  Berlin,  of  W^ethersfield  and 
Worthington,  of  Newington,  of  Wethersfield,  of  Berlin,  and  of 
Worthington.  The  proper  designation  is  Worthington,  or  to 
be  more  definite,  the  parish  of  Worthington  in  the  town  of 
Wethersfield,  of  1797,  or  town  of  Newington  of  1906.  The  old 
Newington  parish  did  not  extend  so  far  to  the  south  as  does  the 
present  town.  The  church  stood  about  two  and  one-quarter 
miles  east  by  south  from  the  present  St.  Mark's  Church.  Its 
site  may  be  found  by  going  southerly  from  the  Town  Home  to 
where  the  road  ends  at  South  street,  often  called  the  Rocky  Hill 
road,  or  down  South  Main  street  to  South  street,  then  easterly 
on  South  street  over  the  Kelsey  crossing,  (the  first  crossing 
north  of  Berlin  Depot,)  across  the  low  lands,  up  the  hill  by  the 
house  of  the  late  John  Webster  to  the  first  road  that  runs 
northerly.  This  road  is  in  Newington  and  is  called  Church 
street  because  the  church  was  located  on  it.  At  the  left,  on 
the  northwest  corner  of  Church  and  South  streets,  is  the  old 
cemetery,  directly  opposite  which,  towards  the  north  end,  on  the 
highest  ground,  the  old  church  stood  for  about  twenty-eight 
years.  A  beautiful  view  of  New  Britain  may  be  had  from  this 
place,  and  on  the  other  hand,  the  old  cemetery  plainly  marks 
the  site  of  the  old  church  as  viewed  from  Walnut  Hill  in  New 
Britain. 

Every  person  living  within  the  present  town  of  New  Britain, 
nearly  all  within  the  bounds  of  Worthington  and  Newington, 
and  many  within  the  bounds  of  Wethersfield,  Rocky  Hill,  Crom- 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  I35 

well  and  Kensington,  were  nearer  to  Christ  Church  than  they 
were  to  any  other  Episcopal  church,  or  to  that  of  any  denomina- 
tion except  Congregational,  The  nearest  Episcopal  churches 
were,  Hartford,  Portland,  Middletown,  Meriden,  and  Southing- 
ton,  all  of  them  about  eight  or  nine  miles  away.  The  accom- 
panying map  shows  the  location  with  especial  reference  to  New 
Britain  and  surrounding  towns.  A  reach  of  seven  and  a  half 
miles  in  every  direction,  making  a  circle  fifteen  miles  in  diam- 
eter, would  include  none  but  Congregational  churches.  A 
circle  of  eight  miles  radius  is  drawn  on  this  map  around  the  old 
site,  with  seven  inner  circles  one  mile  apart.  Every  modern 
Episcopal  church  now  within  this  eight-mile  circle  is  designated 
by  a  Latin  cross,  and  every  Episcopal  church  that  was  stand- 
ing in  1797,  within  the  territory  of  the  map,  is  designated  by  a 
Greek  cross.  The  Congregational  meeting-houses  that  stood 
within  the  eight-mile  circle  in  1797  are  designated  by  a  small 
circle.  It  will  readily  be  seen  from  this  map  that  Christ  Church 
more  than  any  other  was  the  Church  Home  for  the  people  in 
the  two  towns  of  Wether sfield  and  Berlin,  and  that  the  most 
remote  corner  of  present  New  Britain,  (which  then  belonged 
to  Berlin,)  is  not  five  miles  distant  from  the  site  of  the  old 
church.  A  broken  line  circle  of  a  four-mile  radius  from  St. 
Mark's  Church  is  also  shown  on  this  map. 

Having  given  the  geography  of  Christ  Church,  let  us  go 
back  a  little  and  consider  more  specifically  than  in  the  pre- 
ceding chapters,  the  conditions  which  led  to  its  formation.  In 
1722,  there  was  not  an  Episcopal  house  of  worship  in  Connecti- 
cut, but  about  that  time  missionary  Pigott,  of  Stratford,  had 
held  service  at  North  Haven,  about  twenty-three  miles  from 
Berlin.  In  1724,  the  Churchmen  were  chiefly  in  six  or  seven 
towns  and  Rev.  Samuel  Johnson  was  the  only  clergyman  in  the 
Colony.  The  Church  at  West  Haven  was  organized  1723, 
which  was  then  the  nearest  to  Berlin  of  any  Episcopal  Church. 
In  1729,  missionary  Johnson  held  service  in  this  vicinity,  the 
first  within  the  present  Hartford  County,  and  says  that  he  finds 
on  the  Connecticut  River  "  a  considerable  number  who  are 
subscribing  towards  a  Church  at  a  town  called  Wethersfield ;" 
and  in  October,  1730,  he  says,  "  upon  the  Connecticut  River 
they  are  contriving  to  build  a  church."     The  next  service  in 


136  THE    CHURCH 

this  section  was  probably  held  at  Middletown,  by  the  Rev.  James 
Wetmore,  a  native  of  that  town,  who  records  that  he  had  held 
service  there  several  times  but  does  not  give  the  date.  The 
supposed  date  is  about  1730.  It  was  prior  to  1739,  when  the 
Rev.  Ebenezer  Punderson,  of  Groton,  "  preached  to  a  sober 
body  of  people  near  one  hundred,  two  of  which  have  since 
joined  our  communion."  Although  the  Church  at  Middletown 
was  not  formally  organized  until  about  1749,  that  town  appears 
to  have  been  the  first  in  this  part  of  the  State  to  hold  services 
that  ripened  into  a  Church.  St.  Peter's,  at  Plymouth,  was 
organized  1739,  and  St.  Andrew's,  Simsbury,  (now  Bloomfield,) 
was  organized  in  1740,  mainly  by  Episcopalians  who  came 
there  from  Boston  to  work  the  Simsbury  copper  mines.  The 
money  for  building  the  church  and  purchasing  the  glebe  was 
largely  contributed  by  gentlemen  of  Boston  and  Newport. 
This  was  the  first  Church  within  the  present  Hartford  County. 
The  Church  at  Wallingford,  about  thirteen  miles  from  Christ 
Church,  Worthington,  was  organized  in  1741.  There  were  a 
few  Churchmen  in  Cheshire  about  this  time.  Next  came  the 
Church  in  New  Cambridge,  (Bristol,)  about  1746,  the  leading 
men  in  which  came  mostly  from  Wallingford  and  Cheshire. 
Their  church  building  was  erected  in  1754  and  was  the  second 
church  building  in  Hartford  County.  It  is  not  shown  on  the 
accompanying  map  of  1797,  because  they  consolidated  with,  and 
removed  to  St.  Matthew's,  East  Plymouth,  before  that  date. 
The  church  building  at  Middletown  was  finished  in  1755,  and 
from  that  date  to  1797  it  was  the  Home  Church  for  the  people 
in  the  vicinity  of  New  Britain. 

Missionary  Punderson  went  to  Hartford  in  1750,  to  present 
a  memorial  to  the  General  Assembly  in  favor  of  the  Church, 
but  went  to  Middletown,  sixteen  miles  away,  before  he  found 
any  one  to  preach  to.  But  in  1762,  the  church  was  begun  at 
Hartford,  and  in  May,  1763,  missionary  Johnson  writes  that 
"  Hartford  does  not  get  forward  as  was  expected."  Mis- 
sionary Winslow  of  Stratford  says,  in  July,  1763:  "It  cannot 
but  much  engage  all  our  wishes  to  see  a  Church  established 
in  a  place  of  so  much  consequence  as  Hartford.  .  .  .  They 
are  obliged  for  your  mentioning  to  Dr.  Johnson  the  Society's 
intention  to  recommend  it  to  Mr.  Viets,  if  placed  at  Symsbury, 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  137 

to  take  some  care  of  them ;  but  would,  with  submission,  rather 
wish  that  instead  of  this  they  might  be  annexed  to  Middletown, 
when  that  mission  is  again  suppHed."  The  Society  however  did 
not  adopt  this  suggestion.  About  this  time  there  was  a  Church 
called  St.  Ann's,  at  Salmon  Brook,  (Granby,)  with  a  building 
partially  finished,  but  after  a  few  years  it  seems  to  have  disap- 
peared. 

The  first  resident  Churchman  of  Wethersfield  or  Berlin, 
whose  name  is  known,  was  Dr.  Nathaniel  Winchell,  of  Berlin. 
In  the  Kensington  Church  records  we  find  the  following  entry : 
"  At  the  same  meeting,  (Dec.  lo,  1766,)  Doctor  Nathaniel  Win- 
chel  appeared  before  ye  Church  and  offered  his  reasons  for 
absenting  himself  from  our  Communion  and  Worship  for  a 
long  time,  and  declared  yt.  he  had  now  joined  the  Church  of 
England."  It  was  then  put  to  vote,  "  Whether  since  the  Doctor 
has  in  an  irregular  manner  withdrawn  from  our  Communion 
and  worship  and  now  declares  that  he  will  not  Continue  with 
us,  we  shall  withdraw  our  Pastoral  and  Church  watch.  Voted 
in  the  affirmative." 

On  May  20,  1770,  a  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hubbard  of  Kensington 
had  a  daughter  baptized  at  Christ  Church,  Middletown,  the 
parents  and  Widow  Abigail  Shailer  being  sponsors.  On  July 
5,  1772,  their  daughter  Mercy  was  baptized  in  the  same  place, 
when  the  parents  and  widow  Cahill  were  sponsors.  Andrew's 
History  of  the  First  Church  in  New  Britain  says  that  Dr. 
Smalley,  the  pastor  of  that  Church,  considered  the  whole  parish 
as  his  people,  for  in  1772  there  were  only  three  Churchmen  in 
New  Britain  and  not  more  than  that  number  of  Baptists.  The 
people  of  Newington  began  to  have  their  children  baptized  at 
Christ  Church,  Middletown,  in  1773,  and  those  from  Wethers- 
field in  1774.  Jonathan  Gilbert,  one  of  the  first  wardens  of 
Christ  Church,  Worthington,  a  descendant  of  the  Jonathan 
Gilbert  of  Hartford  who  called  himself  a  member  of  the  Church 
of  England  in  1666,  had  his  son  David  baptized  at  Middle- 
town,  Aug.  16,  1776,  the  parents  and  Dr.  Steele  being  sponsors. 
Doctor  David  and  Daniel  Steele  were  both  founders  of  the 
Church  in  Worthington  and  were  both  married  by  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Jarvis  of  Middletown.  They  were  the  sons  of  Dr.  Samuel 
Steele  and  were  known  as  the  twin  doctors.     After  the  Worth- 


138  THE    CHURCH 

ington  Congregational  meeting-house  was  built  in  Berlin,  (the 
building  is  now  used  as  the  town  hall,)  the  customary  writ  of 
attachment  against  every  taxable  person  in  the  parish  was 
issued,  and  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  collector. 

It  was  directed  to  Isaac  North,  Jr.,  of  Wethersfield,  and  in 
His  Majestie's  Name  commanded  him  to  forthwith  levy  and 
collect  "of  ye  persons  named  in  ye  annexed  list  ...  as 
therein  set  down  ...  it  being  a  tax  or  assessment  agreed 
upon  and  granted  by  ye  inhabitants  of  sd.  Society  at  their  special 
Meeting  for  that  purpose  legally  warned  and  assembled  on  ye 
23d.  day  of  Deer.  A.D.  1772,  for  ye  defraying  of  ye  necessary 
Charges  of  building  a  meeting  house  in  sd.  Society  ",  and  to 
deliver  the  sums  collected  "  unto  Capt.  Samuel  Heart,  Society 
Treasurer." 

"  And  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  make 
payment,  ...  to  distrain  ye  Goods  or  Chattels  of  such 
person  or  persons  " — 

"  And  for  want  of  Goods  &  Chattels  wherein  to  make  dis- 
tress, you  are  commanded  to  take  ye  body,  or  bodies  of  ye  per- 
son or  persons  so  neglecting  or  refusing,  &  him  or  them  com- 
mit unto  the  keeper  of  ye  Goal  in  ye  sd.  County." 

Dated  at  Wethersfield,  this  8th.  day  of  March,  A.D.   1773, 

and  signed 

"  Thomas  Belding  Juste  paeis." 

The  names  of  "  ye  persons  in  ye  annexed  list  "  do  not  appear, 
but  from  the  endorsement  on  the  back  of  the  writ  it  must  have 
included  Dr.  Samuel  Steele,  who  either  neglected  or  refused  to 
pay  the  said  tax.  The  endorsement  is  dated  Worthington  in 
Wethersfield,  June  ye  20th.,  1776,  and  certifies  that  the  said 
North  did  "  Levy  and  take  one  certain  yoke  of  oxen  or  stags 
with  Poken  belonging  to  Dr.  Samuel  Steele  of  Worthington." 
The  next  day,  June  21,  1776,  Thomas  Seymour  Esqr.  of  Hart- 
ford, Attorney  for  the  King,  and  the  last  King's  Attorney  for 
Hartford  County,  addressed  a  letter  to  Mr.  Norton  and  the 
Gentlemen  of  the  Committee  of  the  Society  at  Worthington, 
saying — "  I  am  informed  by  Doctor  Steele  that  he  is  a  sincere 
Professor  as  well  as  Worshiper  in  the  Church  of  England  and 
has  for  some  time  past  paid  to  the  incumbent  when  he  attended 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  139 

and  has  his  Receipts  accordingly.  This  being  the  Case,  hope 
you  will  not,  at  least,  in  this  Day  of  public  Calamity  put  him 
or  his  Estate  to  any  loss  or  Trouble  especially  for  the  building 
of  meeting  houses  &  in  a  Time  when  we  are  strugling  for  Civil 
&  Religious  Liberty ;  'tis,  prehaps  a  pity,  to  Compel  Men  to  pay 
where  they  do  not  worship."  As  the  law  then  was,  Dr.  Steele 
was  clearly  liable,  and  it  is  a  noticeable  fact  that  his  attorney 
does  not  claim  any  legal  defence.  The  "  incumbent "  herein 
referred  to,  where  Dr.  Steele  attended  Church,  was  the  Rev. 
Abraham  Jarvis,  of  Middletown.  At  a  meeting  of  the  Worth- 
ington  Society,  (Congregational,)  held  Feb.  19,  1776,  about 
four  months  before  Dr.  Steele's  oxen  were  attached,  "  David 
Webster  was  chosen  a  committee  in  behalf  of  the  Society,  to 
make  application  unto  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jarvis  of  Middletown  and 
get  what  information  he  can  from  him  respecting  several  men 
in  this  society  who  call  themselves  of  the  Established  Church  of 
England."  This  vote  and  the  baptismal  records  of  Christ 
Church,  Middletown,  show  that  as  early  as  1776,  there  were 
several  Episcopal  families  in  this  section,  whose  Church  home 
was  at  Middletown.  On  Dec.  31,  1776,  the  Worthington 
Society  voted  to  refer  "  a  matter  of  dispute  between  this  Society 
and  Doct.  Samuel  Steele  and  Jonathan  Gilbert,  Jr."  on  rates 
and  taxes  to  arbitration. 

The  first  Episcopal  minister  that  ever  resided  in  the  town 
of  Berlin  was  the  Rev.  John  Sayre,  of  Fairfield.  He  was  under 
confinement  at  the  house  of  Col.  Isaac  Lee  for  seven  months 
during  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  says,  "  I  was  at  length 
banished,  (upon  the  false  and  malicious  pretense  of  my  being 
an  enemy  to  the  good  of  my  country,)  to  a  place  called  New 
Britain,  in  Farmington,  about  60  or  70  miles  from  Fairfield, 
where  I  was  entirely  unknown,  except  to  one  poor  man,  the 
inhabitants  dififering  from  me  both  in  religion  and  political  prin- 
ciples. However,  the  family  in  which  I  lived  showed  me  such 
marks  of  kindness  as  they  could,  and  I  was  treated  with  civility 
by  the  neighbors".  It  is  not  probable  that  he  held  services  here 
under  these  circumstances,  but  he  appears  to  have  made  a  good 
impression,  for  we  have  the  singular  coincidence  that  about 
sixty  years  thereafter  the  land  for  the  first  Episcopal  Church 
within  the  present  town  of  New  Britain  was  donated  by  a 
grandson  of  Col.  Isaac  Lee. 


I40  THE    CHURCH 

Extracts  from  the  records  of  Christ  Church,  Middletown, 
printed  upon  another  page,  disclose  the  names  of  some  of  the 
early  Episcopalians  of  this  section,  and  the  records  of  the 
Kensington  Society,  (Congregational,)  give  us  a  few  more. 
At  a  meeting  of  that  Society,  Jan.  7,  1782,  Solomon  Winchell's 
rates,  payable  in  the  year  1780,  were  abated,  he  having  shown 
by  a  certificate  from  Mr.  Andrews  of  Wallingford  that  he  had 
there  paid  a  sum  which  "  included  "  said  rates.  The  society 
appear  to  have  made  this  abatement  from  a  sense  of  justice,  as 
there  was  no  law,  prior  to  1784,  by  which  a  certificate  from  a 
Wallingford  minister  could  be  used  to  release  one  from  taxes  in 
Kensington.  From  Kensington  to  Wallingford  seems  like  a 
long  road  for  one  to  go  for  Church  services. 

On  Oct.  9,  1782,  a  committee  of  the  Kensington  Society, 
appointed  to  consider  the  question  of  taxing  certain  dissenters 
from  the  Standing  Order,  reported  that  they  had  "heard  their 
reasons  which  are  that  they  attend  Worship  at  a  meeting  of 
another  Constitution  and  do  not  take  any  benefit  here,  and 
further,  that  the  civil  Authority  of  the  State  have  no  authority 
to  interpose  in  Religious  Matters  and  that  it  is  an  infringement 
on  their  Conscience  to  be  obliged  to  pay  their  money  to  support 
a  Worship  which  they  cannot  attend."  The  committee  were  of 
the  opinion  "  that  all  the  rates  now  made  &  that  are  not  now 
Collected  against  Calvin  Hulbert,  Barnabas  Dunham,  Nathll. 
Cole,  Selah  Cole,  Asaph  Cole,  Josiah  Norton,  Hezekiah  Heart, 
Gideon  Williams,  John  Cole  Jr.,  Ebenezer  Heart,  Nathll.  Win- 
chell  ought  to  be  abated."  Selah  Cole  and  Gideon  Williams 
were  Baptists  and  Nathaniel  Winchell  was  an  Episcopalian. 

We  find  no  record  of  any  certificates  being  filed  under  the 
law  of  1784  or  1791,  in  the  Congregational  Societies  of 
Wethersfield,  Newington,  Rocky  Hill  or  Worthington.  In 
New  Britain  such  certificates  were  lodged  with  the  clerk,  as  is 
shown  by  the  following  vote,  dated  Oct.  28,  1816:  "That  the 
prudential  committee  enquire  whether  those  persons  who  have 
lodged  certificates  comply  with  the  law,  and  if  not  their  taxes 
are  not  to  be  abated,"  but  we  find  no  copy  of  any  certificate. 
On  Nov.  7,  1785,  the  New  Britain  Society  instructed  their 
Prudential  Committee  to  "  make  such  abatements  to  those  gen- 
tlemen that  dissent  from  us  in  public  worship   ...   as  they 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  14I 

shall  judge  just  and  reasonable,  viz :  those  that  do  pay  other  and 
duly  attend  other  meetings."  A  similar  vote  was  passed  on 
Nov.  6,  1786.  We  find  several  abatements  to  parties  that  were 
known  to  be  Episcopalians,  but  we  have  not  been  able  to  learn 
the  name  of  any  Episcopalian  from  the  records  of  the  first 
Ecclesiastical  Society  of  New  Britain. 

The  only  certificate  filed  by  an  Episcopalian  under  the  law  of 
1784  and  recorded  in  the  records  of  the  Kensington  Society, 
is  as  follows : 

"Cheshire,  August  20,  1790. 

This  may  certify  whom  it  may  concern  that  Mr.  Jonathan 
Barnes  of  Berlin  hath  this  day  professed  himself  a  member  of 
the  Episcopal  Congregation  in  Cheshire,  &  hath  subscribed  for 
its  future  maintainance. 

Reuben  Ives,  Clerk." 

The  law  of  1784  required  the  certificate  to  be  signed  by  the 
minister.  In  fact,  Mr.  Ives  was  the  minister  at  Cheshire, 
although  he  signed  as  clerk.  Mr.  Ives  also  had  charge  of  the 
Church  at  Meriden,  organized  1789,  and  at  Southington,  about 
1791.  He  was  a  diligent  missionary  for  all  of  this  section  and 
may  have  been  the  first  minister  to  administer  to  the  few 
Churchmen  of  this  vicinity.  We  know  that  he  came  here  about 
1800,  but  the  first  record  of  any  service  in  the  town  of  Berlin 
is  an  endorsement  on  one  of  the  Rev.  Seth  Hart's  sermons,  as 
delivered  at  Worthington,  January,  1795.  Mr.  Hart  was  a 
native  of  Kensington,  in  the  town  of  Berlin,  and  very  naturally 
would  preach  there  when  he  came  home.  We  give  in  full  this 
first  known  sermon  to  these  people. 

Titus  2.  10. 

That  they  may  adorn  the  Doctrine  of  God  our  Saviour  in  all 
things. 

St.  John  V.  23. 

That  all  men  should  honour  the  Son,  even  as  they  honour 
the  Father.  He  that  honoureth  not  the  Son,  honoureth  not  the 
Father  which  sent  him. 


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That  mankind  are  capable  of  increasing  the  intrinsic  worth 
or  beauty  of  the  Gospel  Dispensations  is  not  to  be  supposed. 
But  that  its  end  and  design  may  be  fully  answered,  'tis  neces- 
sary that  the  Faith  and  morals  of  men  be  regulated  by  the 
important  truths  and  divine  precepts  therein  revealed.  For 
this  purpose  hath  God  our  Saviour  published  his  Doctrine  to 
the  world  of  mankind.  The  only  or  the  most  effectual  way 
therefore  to  honor  the  Son,  must  necessarily  be,  to  allow  His 
gospel  to  have  its  proper  and  genuine  effect  upon  our  minds 
and  manners.  To  comply  with  the  Doctrines  of  the  Gospel, 
and  endeavor  to  promote  the  end  and  design  of  it,  is  conferring 
upon  it  and  its  author  all  the  honor  which  we  have  power  to  do. 
For  when  religion  produces  the  happy  consequences  for  which 
it  was  instituted,  its  beauty  and  excellence  are  displayed  in  the 
lives  of  its  professors.  It  then  visibly  appears  most  charming 
in  the  eyes  of  beholders.  And  as  becoming  ornaments  give  a 
lustre  to  the  external  form,  so  also  an  exact  obedience  and 
practice,  becomes  ornamental  to  a  good  institution.  The 
design  of  Christianity  is  to  reconcile  us  to  God,  to  make  us 
amiable  in  his  sight,  and  qualify  us  for  the  enjoyment  of  happi- 
ness, by  enlightening  our  minds  with  the  knowledge  of  the 
truth,  and  turning  us  from  the  dangerous  paths  of  Sin  and 
Ignorance  to  the  practice  of  virtue.  Hence  the  Gospel  is  called 
the  word  of  reconciliation,  and  God  is  said  in  Christ  to  be 
reconciling  the  world  unto  himself.  But  how  can  God  be 
reconciled  to  mankind,  while  tliey  persist  in  the  indulgence  of 
their  depraved  appetites  or  vicious  inclinations?  While  they 
are  destroying  their  own  usefulness  and  greatest  worldly  com- 
fort, instead  of  wisely  seeking,  for  themselves  and  others,  that 
happiness  which  Revelation  is  calculated  to  promote,  both  in  this 
life  and  that  which  is  to  come?  Since  he  is  of  purer  eyes  than 
to  behold  evil,  and  cannot  look  upon  iniquity,  notwithstanding 
all  the  merits  of  our  Saviour  and  Redeemer,  impenitent  sin- 
ners must  appear  vile  and  pitiful  in  the  sight  of  God.  And  for 
this  reason  it  is  so  frequently  declared  to  be  the  design  of 
Christianity  to  bring  sinners  to  repentance  and  a  holy  life.  As 
in  the  words  of  St.  Paul  to  Titus,  the  grace  of  God,  which 
bringeth  Salvation,  hath  appeared  unto  all  men,  teaching  us 
that   denying  ungodliness  and   worldly   lusts,   we   should   live 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  1 43 

soberly,  righteously  and  godly  in  this  present  world.  Christ 
came  not  to  call  the  righteous,  but  sinners  to  repentance.  And 
whoever  will  give  himself  the  liberty  to  take  a  general,  a  rational 
and  impartial  view  of  the  Gospel  Dispensations,  must  neces- 
sarily find  that  it  is  a  most  admirably  wise  and  benevolent  con- 
trivance to  render  mankind  agreeable  to  God,  and  happy  in 
themselves,  purifying  them  from  vice  and  immorality,  by 
increasing  their  knowledge  of  the  nature  and  fitness  of  things, 
and  of  his  divine  will,  and  inspiring  them  with  a  pleasing  hope 
and  calm  resignation,  by  revealing  to  them  the  hidden  mysteries 
of  futurity.  It  is  that  excellent  instrument,  which  alone  can 
excite  in  us  a  conformity  to  God,  and  make  us  partakers  of  the 
divine  nature  in  the  present  world,  and  eternal  life  and  glory 
hereafter.  How  noble  and  divine  are  all  the  laws  and  prospects 
of  our  adorable  Saviour?  And  what  powerful  motives  and 
almost  irresistible  inducements  to  obey  them,  are  contained  in 
the  promises  and  threats  of  the  Gospel.  What  can  restrain 
mankind  from  vice  and  iniquity,  if  they  will  not  be  awed  by 
that  worm  which  never  dies,  and  that  fire  which  is  never 
quenched?  And  what  can  excite  them  to  a  discharge  of  their 
Duty,  if  the  positive  assurance  of  a  crown  and  kingdom,  an 
exceeding  and  eternal  weight  of  Glory  will  not  allure  them?  In 
a  word,  since  the  Doctrine  of  God  our  Saviour  has  no  other 
view  but  to  make  men  virtuous  and  holy,  and  consequently 
forever  happy,  how  is  it  possible,  unless  through  ignorance  of 
its  principles  and  natural  tendency,  that  they  can  miss  the  end 
of  this  creation,  and  thus  involve  themselves  in  remediless  ruin. 
It  being,  I  say,  the  great  design  of  Christianity  to  make  men 
virtuous  and  happy,  the  only  method  to  honor  the  ever  blessed 
gospel  and  its  divine  Author,  is,  by  a  compliance  with  its  rules 
and  precepts,  to  endeavor  to  promote  a  design,  which  was 
worthy  of  a  God  to  propose,  and  of  his  Son  to  publish  and 
prosecute.  And  when,  therefore,  this  heavenly  Doctrine  has  its 
due  and  natural  effect  upon  our  minds,  when  we  are  trans- 
formed into  the  temper  and  genius  of  the.  Gospel,  and  are 
obedient  to  the  Laws  of  Christianity,  we  may  then  be  said  to 
honor  the  Son  as  he  honoreth  the  Father,  our  lives  are  thus 
made  a  credit  to  our  professions,  and  we  an  honour  to  that 
holy  name  whereby  we  are  called.     And  although  the  chris- 


144  THE    CHURCH 

tian  institution  is  in  itself  most  eno^aj^inc^  and  beautiful,  still 
its  excellence  can  only  appear  in  its  full  lustre,  when  it  shines 
forth  in  the  well  timed  practice  of  its  true  professors.  When 
virtue  is  drawn  to  the  life  in  the  christian  portrait,  we  thus 
behold  and  feel  its  blessed  effects.  Hence  says  our  blessed 
Lord  to  his  Disciples :  Let  your  light  so  shine  before  men.  that 
they  may  see  your  good  work,  and  glorify  your  Father  which  is 
in  heaven,  (i.  e.)  Let  those  virtuous  and  noble  principles 
which  I  have  taught  you  not  only  be  duly  impressed  upon  your 
minds,  but  display  their  energy  and  happifying  tendency 
through  all  your  conduct.  And  if  your  lives  are  conformed  to 
my  Doctrine,  if  you  are  devout  and  humble,  industrious  and 
temperate,  just  and  beneficent,  if  these  virtues  abound  in  you. 
it  must  necessarily  tend  to  induce  others  to  acknowledge  the 
excellency  of  that  religion,  which  is  solely  designed  for  the  pro- 
motion of  true  piety  and  happiness.  This  must  be  an  honour 
and  glory  to  Christ  the  author  of  this  noble  institution.  And 
for  this  reason  St.  Paul  styles  those  eminent  Christians  whom 
he  sent  with  Titus,  the  glory  of  Christ.  But  on  the  other  hand, 
they  who  make  professions  of  Christianity,  and  yet  do  not  con- 
form to  its  laws,  who  name  the  name  of  Christ,  and  do  not 
depart  from  iniquity,  and  who,  instead  of  imitating  those  pure 
examples  of  the  blessed  Jesus,  in  whom  they  profess  to  believe 
and  confide,  are  cruel  and  vmjust,  passionate  and  lascivious. 
covetous  and  intemperate,  not  only  fail  of  the  happiness 
intended  them,  but  disgrace  religion.  When  professed  Chris- 
tians are  destitute  of  those  divine  Graces  and  virtues,  which 
alone  mark  the  true  followers  of  the  blessed  Emanuel,  as  though 
they  had  never  heard  of  Christ  or  His  Doctrines,  or  were  the 
enthusiastic  adherents  of  the  pagan  Deities,  a  blood  thirsty 
Mars,  a  thievish  Mercury,  a  wanton  Venus,  or  an  adulterous 
Jupiter,  they  are  so  far  from  being  ornaments,  that  they  are 
truly  no  less  than  blots  and  blemishes,  a  reproach  and  dishonour 
to  this  holy  profession.  Instead  of  alluring  others  to  embrace 
Christianity,  they  had  the  triumph  of  Infidelity.  And  thus  we 
may  survive  in  general,  our  ability  either  to  adorn,  or  dishonor 
the  Doctrines  of  God  our  Saviour.  But  since  there  are  some 
virtues  which  more  especially  reflect  honour  upon  the  christian 
religion,  when  they  are  practiced  by  its  true  professors,  it  may 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  1 45 

not  be  amiss  perhaps,  to  consider  what  they  are,  and  what  is 
their  nature  and  tendency.  And  both  reason  and  revelation  will 
teach  us  that  the  first  and  greatest  Duty  enjoined  us,  is  Love,  a 
charitable  and  benevolent  temper  of  mind  towards  our  brethren 
of  the  human  Race.  This  is  the  highest  excellence  of  Chris- 
tianity, and  its  principal  distinguishing  characteristic.  It  is 
essential  to  and  tends  directly  to  promote  our  own  good  and 
the  good  of  others.  It  tends  to  the  peace  and  happiness  of 
society  and  individuals  here  and  to  fit  and  prepare  mankind  for 
the  mutual  enjoyment  of  bliss  and  glory  in  the  world  to  come. 
Hereby  the  end  and  design  of  Christ's  coming  is  answered,  and 
the  Doctrines  of  his  blessed  Gospel  derive  their  greatest  orna- 
ment. Christianity  teaches  us,  to  suppress  all  undue  resentment 
and  forgive  all  injuries,  not  to  be  overcome  with  evil,  but  to 
subdue  whatever  has  the  appearance  of  it,  by  a  cheerful  display 
of  kind  offices.  And  hereby  shall  ye  know  (says  Christ)  that 
ye  are  my  Disciples,  if  ye  have  Love  one  to  another.  When 
therefore  we  sincerely  regard  and  seek  the  welfare  of  our 
brethren  in  general.  When  we  strive  to  become  useful  mem- 
bers of  community,  and  endeavor  to  contribute  according  to 
our  best  abilities  for  the  general  benefit  and  happiness  of  man- 
kind, we  become  truly  ornamental  of  our  holy  religion,  and  a 
universal  benevolence,  and  diffusive  goodness  displayed  in  a 
Christian,  must  necessarily  be  the  highest  recommendation  of 
Christianity  to  others.  But  what  can  be  more  absurd  and 
inconsistent  than  to  gratify  a  sordid  selfishness  or  an  envious, 
malicious  sneer  while  we  pretend  to  embrace  the  most  liberal, 
charitable,  and  benevolent  system  which  even  the  Deity 
himself  could  produce.  Again,  a  merciful  and  compassionate 
disposition,  when  called  forth  to  the  relief  of  the  needy  and 
necessitous,  is  also  a  very  striking  comment  upon  christian 
morality.  For,  blessed  are  the  merciful,  saith  our  Saviour, 
who  was  himself  a  mirror  of  mercy.  And  St.  James  also 
informs  us  that  pure  Religion,  and  undefiled,  is  to  visit  the 
fatherless  and  widows  in  their  affliction.  When  therefore 
we  relieve  the  necessitous,  comfort  the  disconsolate,  instruct 
the  ignorant,  and  earnestly  strive  to  reclaim  the  vicious,  we  not 
only  derive  inexpressible  pleasure  from  our  endeavours  thus  to 
imitate  our  supreme  benefactor,  whose  tender  mercies  are  over 


146  THE    CHURCH 

all  his  works,  but  thereby  do  honour  to  his  sacred  name  and 
institution.  Further,  the  Doctrine  of  God  our  Saviour  is 
adorned  by  us,  when  our  intercourse  and  commerce  with  each 
other,  is  fair,  just  and  equal.  It  is  reported  that  one  of  the 
Roman  Emperors  (althous^h  a  heathen)  held  our  blessed 
Saviour  in  high  estimation  for  this  single  law  of  Justice,  what- 
soever ye  would  that  men  should  do  to  you,  do  ye  the  same 
to  them.  And  truly  'tis  a  most  valuable  precept,  for,  indeed,  if 
this  golden  rule  were  strictly  observed  by  the  professors  of 
Christianity,  it  would  doubtless  have  a  most  powerful  tendency 
to  recommend  and  enforce  it  to  the  unbelieving  world,  and  if 
this  fundamental  principle  of  all  Law  and  Justice  could  once 
become  the  guide  and  governor  of  the  moral  conduct  of  all 
men,  we  should  find  the  state  of  society  greatly  altered.  Peace 
and  good  order  in  public  communities,  love  and  social  agree- 
ment in  private  families,  on  which  the  improvement  and  happi- 
ness of  society  and  of  individuals  entirely  depend,  would  then 
lead  to  the  highest  enjoyments  we  are  capable  of  in  this  life, 
and  to  the  final  salvation  of  all  mankind.  If  in  our  common 
concerns  and  intercourse  with  each  other,  we  were  as  unwilling 
to  over-reach  or  defraud  our  neighbors  as  to  suffer  it  ourselves, 
as  unwilling  to  injure  the  interest  or  character  of  others,  as  to 
lose  our  own,  what  happiness  might  we  be  instrumental  of,  and 
what  honour  should  we  reflect  upon  our  holy  religion  and  its 
adorable  author?  But  when  professed  Christians  are  governed 
by  a  principle  of  avarice  and  contracted  selfishness,  and  to  com- 
pass their  views,  become  dishonest  and  regardless  of  their 
solemn  engagements,  promises  and  covenants,  when  they  will 
not  hesitate  to  strip  a  neighbor  of  his  all,  and  leave  him  to  drag 
out  a  life  of  want  and  wretchedness,  they  not  only  render  them- 
selves unfit  for  that  new  heaven  and  new  earth,  into  which  they 
vainly  expect  to  be  finally  admitted,  but  are  a  standing  shame 
and  disgrace  to  those  pure  Doctrines  of  our  dear  Redeemer, 
which  so  strongly  inculcate  the  strictest  justice,  and  most  impar- 
tial Equity.  I  have  not  time  to  enumerate  that  variety  of  vir- 
tues, which,  when  reduced  to  practice,  become  particularly  orna- 
mental to  the  doctrines  of  Christianity.  But  to  comprise  them 
in  a  single  observation.  We  may  do  honour  to  the  Doctrine 
of  God  our  Saviour,  by  pursuing  whatsoever  things  are  true, 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  1 47 

honest,  just,  pure,  lovely  and  of  good  report,  and  by  strictly 
adhering  to  whatever  we  have  either  learned,  or  received  from 
the  Oracles  of  God.  Lastly,  since  we  are,  or  ought  to  be, 
sensible  how  we  may  adorn,  and  do  honour  to  that  divine  insti- 
tution, which  is  the  sure  foundation  of  our  present  and  future 
happiness,  let  us  be  persuaded  to  engage  earnestly  in  this  excel- 
lent work.  Let  us  strive  to  bring  our  tempers  and  conduct  to 
a  suitable  conformity  to  the  laws  of  Christ.  Let  us  press 
forward  toward  perfection,  and  hunger  and  thirst  after  uni- 
versal Righteousness.  This  is  the  obligation  which  lies  upon 
each  of  us,  in  consequence  of  our  title  to  the  name  of  Christians. 
We  name  the  name  of  Christ,  and  are  baptized  into  his  Religion ; 
and  I  presume  that  all  you  who  make  profession  of  Christianity 
would  be  highly  affronted  at  the  charge  of  Hypocrisy,  or  Infi- 
delity. But,  my  Brethren,  what  can  the  bare  empty  name  of 
Christians  avail  us,  when  our  baptismal  covenant  is  broken? 
Or  how,  indeed,  can  we,  with  propriety  be  styled  Christians, 
unless  we  become  followers  of  Christ?  Unless  we  receive  Him 
for  our  supreme  teacher  and  director,  who  has  himself  both 
taught  and  exemplified  the  highest  perfection  of  virtue  and 
morality?  Therefore  to  become  truly  Christian  is  to  have  a 
just  faith,  and  a  practice  corresponding,  to  believe  that  all  those, 
who  seek  for  and  obtain  a  knowlege  of  the  truth,  and  live  in 
obedience  to  the  precepts  of  the  Gospel,  shall  be  eternally  happy, 
and  that  they  who  wilfully  remain  in  ignorance  and  persist  in 
a  course  of  impiety,  and  are  finally  impenitent,  shall  be  forever 
excluded  from  the  enjoyment  of  bliss  and  glory  in  the  world  to 
come.  But  how  absurd  must  it  be  to  pretend  to  the  world  that 
we  believe  this  Doctrine,  when  our  daily  conduct  plainly  contra- 
dicts it?  For  did  we  as  verily  believe  that  God  will  punish  all 
those,  who  are  guilty  of  disobedience  to,  and  neglect  of  his 
Laws,  with  eternal  Death,  as  we  do  that  the  civil  Magistrate 
will,  the  detested  murderer  with  a  temporal  Death,  we  could  not 
surely  indulge  ourselves  in  sinful  practices.  .  And  if  our  belief 
in  the  promises  and  threats  of  the  Gospel,  is  not  sufficient  to 
influence  our  conduct,  why  do  we  pretend  to  Christianity? 
Since  it  must  be  considered  truly  absurd  to  make  profession 
of  a  religion  which  we  do  not  believe  in.  The  excellency  of 
Christianity,  in  preference  to  any  other  religious  system,  does 


148  THE    CHURCH 

not  consist  in  making  us  more  witty  or  ingenious,  more  subtle 
or  expert  in  overreaching  our  neighbor  than  a  Jew  or  Mahome- 
tan ;  but  in  furnishing  us  with  juster  notions  of  God  and 
futurity,  in  tempering  and  adorning  our  minds  with  humane 
and  virtuous  motives,  and  thus  rendering  us  worthy  and  useful 
members  of  society  on  earth,  and  qualifying  us  for  the  joys  of 
heaven.  And  if  it  has  not  this  effect  upon  us,  how  are  we 
bettered  by  our  profession?  Or  of  what  account  is  our  ortho- 
dox faith?  For  as  St.  Paul  observes,  he  is  not  a  Jew  who  is 
one  outwardly,  so  neither  is  he  a  Christian  whose  temper  and 
conduct  is  not  influenced  by  his  belief  in  the  Gospel.  What  a 
sad  and  fearful  doom,  then  must  await  all  those  who  thus  trifle 
with  their  gracious  Sovereign?  Who  make  profession  of 
Christianity,  and  yet  persist  in  their  iniquity?  Who  enter  into 
covenant  with  the  God  of  heaven,  and  immediately  violate  their 
plighted  fidelity?  As  they  wilfully  reflect  dishonor  upon  Christ 
and  his  holy  institution,  their  guilt  must  be  great,  and  their  con- 
demnation proportionably  severe.  For  of  some  it  is  said,  Christ 
will  cut  them  asunder,  and  appoint  them  their  portion  with 
Hypocrites.  And  of  what  greater  Hypocrisy  can  we  be  guilty 
than  to  assume  the  Garb  of  Religion  without  being  possessed  of 
its  graces  and  virtues  ?  To  wear  the  form  of  godliness,  and  yet 
deny  the  power  of  it?  Surely  it  must  be  more  tolerable  for 
Sodom  and  Gomorrah  in  the  day  of  judgement  than  for  such 
of  us.  For  to  whom  much  is  given,  of  them  the  more  shall  be 
required.  But,  my  friends,  may  it  be  our  wisdom  seriously  to 
impress  our  mind  with  a  realizing  sense  of  the  important  privi- 
leges which  are  conferred  upon  us,  and  remember  that  we  must 
shortly  enter  upon  a  never  ending  state  of  existence  wherein  we 
must  be  inconceivably  either  happy  or  miserable,  and  that 
according  to  our  conduct  in  the  present  life.  And  may  God  of 
his  infinite  mercy,  so  touch  each  of  our  hearts,  as  to  turn  them  to 
the  wisdom  of  the  just,  that  as  we  have  named  the  name  of 
Christ,  we  may  all  depart  from  iniquity,  and  adorn  the  Doctrine 
of  God  our  Saviour  in  all  things,  that  when  we  meet  before  his 
seat  of  Judgement,  we  may  give  up  our  account  with  joy,  and 
find  a  welcome  into  the  pure  mansions  of  endless  bliss  and  glory. 
Through  the  merits  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to  whom  with  the 
Father  and  the  Holy  Spirit  be  ascribed,  all  honour,  glory,  might, 
majesty  and  dominion  both  now  and  forever,  Amen. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  149 

Mr.  Hart  preached  at  Worthington  again  in  April,  1796. 

By  this  time  a  few  additons  were  made  to  the  number  of  local 
Churchmen  by  accessions  from  Wallingford,  Bloomfield  and 
other  places.  The  first  step  towards  organization  of  which  we 
have  any  record  was  found  among  the  papers  of  the  late  Samuel 
F.  Talmadge  of  Berlin,  a  grandson  of  Doctor  Daniel  Steele.  It 
was  brought  to  public  notice  through  the  Rev.  Henry  N. 
Wayne  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  and  published  in  the  "  Morning 
Dispatch  "  of  New  Britain,  issue  of  March  2.2,,  1897.  It  is  the 
most  important  paper  in  the  history  of  the  Church  and  we  regret 
to  say  that  the  original  appears  to  be  lost  beyond  all  hopes  of 
recovery.  The  copy  of  it  would  probably  have  been  lost  for- 
ever had  not  Mrs.  Shepard  thoughtfully  preserved  a  clipping 
from  the  "  Dispatch."  The  "  Dispatch  "  was  a  short  lived 
paper  and  no  file  of  it  is  known  to  be  in  existence. 

The  following  copy  of  this  document  was  taken  from  the 
said  clipping: — 

"Barlin,   Sept.  4,   1797. 

Wee  the  Subscribers  Being  Desirous  of  Erecting  an  Episco- 
pal Church  in  Some  Convenant  Place  Whear  all  those  who 
would  Subscribe  theair  Names  Should  be  Satisfyed  in  Setting 
of  it.  This  is  to  try  the  mind  of  People  to  see  how  maney  Sub- 
scribers theair  will  bee  that  is  willing  for  to  have  a  church  and 
if  theair  is  a  Sufficant  Number  of  Subscribers  that  are  willing 
to  Erect  a  Church.  Then  to  warn  a  meeting  of  the  Subscribers 
and  to  meet  in  some  place  most  agreeable  to  all  and  to  consult 
where  it  Shall  be  Set. 

David  Steel. 

Nathaniel  Dickinson. 

Daniel  Steel. 

Stephen  Webster. 

John  Watson. 

David  Dickinson. 

Selah  Beckley." 

And  so  after  these  beginnings,  it  came  to  pass,  that  on  the 
twenty-ninth  day  of  October,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one 
thousand,  seven  hundred  and  ninety-seven ;  and  on  the  eleventh 
day   of    the   Episcopate   of   Abraham,   by    Divine   permission. 


150  THE    CHURCH 

Bishop  of  Connecticut,  a  site  had  been  selected  and  "the  stake  " 
driven,  preparatory  to  building  an  Episcopal  church  for  the 
people  of  this  vicinity.  Forty-three  persons  subscribed  the  sum 
of  $1,230.00,  of  which  $685.00  was  to  be  paid  in  cash  and  the 
balance  in  labor. 

Mrs.  Frances  Deming,  the  widow  of  Captain  Selden  Deming, 
now  residing  on  Church  street,  Newington,  has  the  old  record 
book,  of  about  three  hundred  pages,  8  X  i3jE^  inches,  but  only 
thirty-five  pages  have  been  used.  It  is  a  substantially  bound 
leather-covered  book,  now  in  good  condition  and  has  leather 
strings  for  tying  the  lids  of  the  cover  together.  On  one  cover 
is  written  at  the  top  "  Pr"*^  Ep''  Parish  Book  of  Records."  At 
the  bottom,  other  side  up,  is  written  "  Church  Book."  The 
subscription  paper  is  recorded  first ;  and  next  we  find  the  record 
of  "a.  meeting  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  Episcopal  Society  in 
Wethersfield  and  Worthington,  held  at  Mr.  Elizur  Deming's 
on  Monday  the  13th.  of  November,  A.D.  1797."  At  this  meet- 
ing they  elected  a  clerk  and  a  committee  "  to  order  the  neces- 
sary business  for  said  society,  the  year  ensuing,"  and  then 
adjourned  to  Dec.  7th  of  the  same  year,  at  which  adjourned 
meeting  they  voted: 

"That  the  Society  go  on  to  build  the  church  where  the  stake 
is  now  set." 

"That  the  house  be  fifty  feet  long,  and  forty  feet  wide." 

"That  a  steeple  be  built  with  the  house,"  and  six  men  were 
appointed  a  building  committee. 

A  treasurer  and  collector  were  elected  Feb.  5,  1798,  and  April 
19,  1798,  it  was  voted  "  That  there  should  be  a  spire  built  to  the 
steeple." 

The  church  was  so  nearly  finished  by  Mar.  25,  1799,  that  a 
business  meeting  is  recorded  as  "  held  at  Christ  Church."  This 
is  the  first  record  of  the  name  of  the  church,  and  most  of  the 
meetings  after  this  date  are  recorded  as  "  held  at  Christ  Church, 
in  Wethersfield  and  Worthington." 

At  this  time  there  were  only  two  completed  Episcopal  Church 
buildings  in  the  present  Hartford  County.  St.  Andrew's  church 
at  Bloomfield,  and  the  church  at  Southington.  Hartford  had 
been  long  in  building  their  church,  but  it  was  not  ready  for 
consecration  until  1801.     Granbv  was  also  buildina:  a  church  but 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  I51 

it  was  not  completed  until  1800.  As  before  stated,  there  had 
early  been  a  church  at  Bristol  and  at  Salmon  Brook,  'Granby, 
but  they  were  both  gone  before  1797.  In  point  of  organiza- 
tion, Christ  Church  of  Worthington  was  the  sixth  Church  in 
Hartford  County. 

The  first  mention  of  a  minister  is  in  the  record  of  the  meeting 
of  April  19,  1798,  when  it  was  voted  "  That  we  hire  Mr.  Seth 
Hart  to  preach  every  fourth  Sabbath  the  year  ensuing."  Three 
days  later,  the  next  Lord's  day,  April  22,  the  Rev.  Seth  Hart 
preached  to  them  from  Acts  26,  28.  "  Then  Agrippa  said 
unto  Paul,  Almost  thou  persuadest  me  to  be  a  Christian."  Most 
of  the  business  meetings  were  held  at  the  house  of  Elizur 
Deming,  and  probably  this  service  was  held  at  that  house  and 
all  of  their  services,  until  the  church  was  completed.  The 
Elizur  Deming  house  is  still  standing,  (1906.)  It  is  about  half 
a  mile  north  of  the  old  church  site.  On  Nov.  26,  1798,  they 
voted  to  hire  Mr.  Hart  to  preach  half  of  the  time  the  next 
year.  He  was  then  living  at  Wallingford,  and  had  charge  of 
the  Churches  at  Wallingford  and  Meriden,  which  he  retained 
until  the  last  of  December,  1800,  when  he  removed  to  Hemp- 
stead, L.  I.  On  June  20,  1799,  having  built  the  church  and 
arranged  for  the  cost  thereof,  they  voted  that  any  one  desirous 
of  joining  them  should  not  be  taxed,  "  excepting  what  shall  be 
laid  for  the  support  of  the  minister."  On  July  i,  1799,  they 
voted  "  That  this  Society  do  approve  and  adopt  the  constitution 
of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  Connecticut  as  formed 
by  the  Bishop,  Clergy  and  Laity  of  said  Church  in  convention 
holden  in  Trinity  Church,  in  New  Haven,  June  6th.  1792,  and 
proposed  to  be  laid  before  the  several  parishes  in  the  Diocese 
for  their  consideration  and  adoption."  The  Rev.  Seth  Hart 
presented  this  resolution  of  adoption  to  the  Convocation  of  the 
Clergy,  Nov.  20,  1799. 

They  were  first  represented  in  the  Diocesan  Convention  on 
June  6,  1798  by  John  Goodrich,  and  for  the  last  time  in  June, 
1807,  by  John  Goodrich  2^^.,  of  Newington,  (formerly  John 
Goodrich,  3''<^.)  They  elected  delegates  in  the  years  1808,  1809 
and  1 8 10,  but  their  names  do  not  appear  in  the  Journal  of 
Convention. 

Their  annual  tax  was  generally  two  cents  on  the  dollar  of  the 
ratable  estate  of  its  members,  besides  special  taxes  at  various 


152  THE    CHURCH 

times.  In  October,  1800,  a  committee  of  three  was  appointed 
to  treat  with  some  people  that  have  professed  to  be  Church-men, 
and  are  not  willing  to  pay  taxes.  In  October,  1801,  they  voted 
to  apply  to  the  legislature  for  a  lottery  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Church.  In  April,  1806,  they  again  desired  a  lottery  "  to  finish 
the  Church,"  and  in  April  1808,  they  voted  for  the  third  time 
to  apply  "  for  a  lottery  for  the  benefit  of  the  parish."  None  of 
these  petitions  for  a  lottery  appear  to  have  been  granted. 

Oct.  5,  1 801,  it  was  voted  "  That  Joseph  Sage  apply  to  New 
Britain  parish  for  our  arrearages  of  public  moneys,"  and  on 
April  15,  1805,  that  Jonathan  Gilbert,  Jr.  "  go  to  the  committee 
of  New  Britain  and  get  the  public  money  that  belongs  to  the 
Episcopalians  in  that  society." 

The  money  received  by  the  State  from  the  sale  of  lands  in  the 
Western  Reserve,  (Ohio,)  was  appropriated  to  the  use  of 
schools.  Nearly  every  parish  had  a  school  society  which  was 
practically  the  same  as  the  Congregational  society.  By  special 
acts  of  the  legislature  the  New  Britain  society  had  appropriated 
their  "  School  Fund  "  to  the  support  of  the  Gospel.  There  was 
a  provision  in  the  law  that  when  the  school  fund  was  thus  used, 
it  should  be  for  the  benefit  of  all  denominations  in  proportion  to 
their  persons  and  estates.  In  the  year  1805,  the  grand  list  of 
New  Britain  was  $22,735.23  and  the  sum  paid  the  School 
Society  was  $92.04.  The  Congregational  Church  received 
these  dividends  from  time  to  time,  and  thus  each  time,  they 
legally  owed  to  the  parish  of  Christ  Church  about  four  mills  on 
the  dollar  of  the  listed  estates  of  some  eight  or  ten  Episcopalians 
who  resided  in  the  New  Britain  parish.  The  record  does  not 
show  whether  they  ever  got  it  or  not. 

The  land  upon  which  the  church  stood  was  leased  April  5, 
1798,  by  Elisha  Dunham  of  Wethersfield,  to  John  Goodrich  and 
Unni  Robins  of  Wethersfield,  Jonathan  Gilbert  and  David 
Dickinson  of  Berlin,  and  their  associates,  for  an  Episcopal 
church  "  for  the  full  term  for  which  the  said  John,  Unni,  Jona- 
than and  David  and  their  associates  shall  want  to  improve  said 
land  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  said  Church,  or  any  parcel  or 
quantity  of  people  for  that  use."  In  April,  1802,  a  committee 
was  appointed  "  to  view  the  ground  Mr.  John  Goodrich  3rd 
proposed  to  give  for  a  glebe  and  burying  ground."     This  ofifer 


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IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  1 53 

was  not  accepted  as  appears  by  a  warranty  deed  on  the  Wethers- 
field  land  records,  dated  Dec.  24,  1803  from  Aezial  Belden 
of  Beriin,  to  Jonathan  Gilbert  of  Berlin,  John  Goodrich  and 
Elizur  Deming  of  Wethersfield,  "  being  a  committee  of  the 
Episcopalian  Society  formed  within  the  town  of  Wethersfield 
and  Berlin  aforesaid,  and  to  the  rest  of  the  subscribers  "  their 
heirs  and  assigns  forever,  a  certain  piece  of  land  "  for  a  Church 
Yard  or  a  place  to  bury  the  dead."  All  of  the  inscriptions  in 
this  old  cemetery  were  copied  by  Mr.  Edwin  Stanley  Welles  of 
Newington,  and  are  published  in  Tillotson's  "  Wethersfield  In- 
scriptions," 1899,  together  with  a  brief  notice  of  the  old 
Church.  One  who  was  a  vestry-man,  and  many  who  were  com- 
municants of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  are  buried  in  this  cemetery, 
which  in  a  large  measure  is  a  record  of  the  old  Church,  and  as 
to  some  facts  its  only  record.  One  stone  reads  "Sacred  to  the 
memory  of  Mr.  Jonathan  Gilbert.  He  was  one  of  the  first 
wardens  of  Christ  Church  and  departed  this  life  December  ye 
8th.  Anno  Domini  1805,  in  the  6ist.  year  of  his  age. 

His  life  was  virtuous  and  useful 

His  death  was  serene,  calm  and  peaceful." 

Near  by  is  the  stone  of  his  son  Jonathan  Gilbert  Jr.,  who  was 
also  a  warden  of  this  Church. 

The  last  sermon  in  the  Rev.  Seth  Hart's  list  for  Worthington 
was  delivered  March  23,  1800.  The  Society  voted  April  14. 
1800,  "  That  the  present  committee  shall  agree  with  some 
minister  to  perform  service  half  of  the  time  the  year  ensuing," 
thus  showing  that  the  Rev.  Seth  Hart  probably  ceased  his  labors 
here  about  that  time.  He  was  followed  by  Mr.  James  Kil- 
bourne,  a  New  Britain  boy,  who  was  then  only  a  lay  reader. 
On  Dec.  3,  1801  the  society  voted  "  That  we  give  Mr.  James 
Kilbom  a  letter  of  reccommendation  to  the  Bishop  of  the 
Diocese,"  and  at  the  same  meeting  they  voted  to  hire  Mr. 
Kilbourne  to  perform  Divine  Service  one  half  of  the  time  the 
year  ensuing.  Among  the  Kilbourne  papers  in  Ohio,  this 
recommendation  was  found.  It  is  thought  to  be  in  the  hand- 
writing of  Jonathan  Gilbert,  is  addressed  "  Right  Reverend 
Abraham  Jarvis,  D.D.  &  Bishop  of  Connecticut,  Residing  at 
Cheshire  ",  and  is  endorsed  "  Recommended  to  the  Bp.  from 
Berlin." 


154  ,  THE    CHURCH 

It  reads  as  follows: — 

"Berlin,  7th  of  Decem'r,  1801. 

Reverend  Sir — We  hereby  address  you  as  our  patron  bene- 
factor and  most  worthy  guide  in  the  Episcopal  Persuasion. 
We  ourselves  being  fully  satisfied  therein  tender  unto  thee  our 
truly  sincere  and  most  cordial  thanks  for  the  tender  regard  thou 
hast  been  pleased  to  discover  towards  us,  and  that  you  many 
long  live  for  the  instruction  of  us  and  our  fellow-creatures  and 
thy  own  satisfaction  is  our  sincere  prayer,  and  let  us  give  glory 
unto  Him  to  whom  glory  is  due. 

Nextly,  we  recommend  unto  thee  the  very  amiable  and  pious 
Mr.  James  Kilbourne,  who  has  preached  with  us  alternately  for 
the  year  past  to  the  universal  satisfaction  of  his  hearers,  and  do 
assert  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  Episcopal  Society  called  Wethers- 
field  and  Worthington,  legally  warned  and  assembled  on  Thurs- 
day, the  3d  of  instant  December,  for  the  purpose  of  trying  their 
minds  for  the  treating  wath  and  further  employing  Mr.  Kil- 
bourn  to  preach  to  them  in  case  he  can  be  obtained.  We,  the 
subscribers,  do  hereby  certify  that  they  were  unanimous,  not  a 
dissenting  vote,  and  that  he  may  still  long  continue  to  persevere 
in  the  vocation  whereunto  he's  called  is  our  sincere  desire. 

Accept,  kind  sir,  these  from  your  acknowledged  constituents 
and  truly  obedient  Very  Humble  Serv'ts, 

John  Goodrich,      ) 
Jonathan  Gilbert,   f  Wardens. 

Selah  Buckley,   Clerk. 

Asahel    A.    Kellsey, 
David  Beckley, 
John  Goodrich, 

Joseph  Sage,  Societies  Clerk. 
David  Gilbert, 
Jonathan  Gilbert,  Jr., 
Joseph  Goodrich." 

Mr.  Kilbourne  had  probably  been  for  two  years  a  candidate  for 
holy  orders  and  as  shown  by  this  recommendation  began  his 
services  at  Berlin  in  1800,  probably  in  the  spring  of  that  year. 


Societies  Committee. 


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This  recommendation  also  confirms  the  cemetery  record  that 
Jonathan  Gilbert  was  one  of  the  first  wardens,  besides  showing 
that  John  Goodrich  was  the  other.  Selah  Buckley,  (Beckley,) 
who  signed  as  "Clerk"  was  only  clerk  pro  tern,  of  the  meeting 
of  Dec.  3,  1801.  The  name  Joseph  Goodrich  which  is  signed 
to  the  document  does  not  appear  in  the  book  of  records.  The 
records  are  evidently  incomplete.  Jonathan  Gilbert,  Jr.  was 
elected  warden,  April  i8,  1808,  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by 
his  father's  death  in  1805.  We  have  no  record  of  the  election 
of  any  other  warden  and  who  the  other  wardens  were  we  do 
not  known.  We  have  no  record  of  the  election  of  any  vestry- 
men, but  we  are  informed  by  the  Rev.  N.  S.  Sage  that  Oliver 
and  Joseph  Sage  were  both  vestrymen. 

Pursuant  to  this  recommendation,  Mr.  Kilbourne  was  made 
deacon,  at  Cheshire,  by  Bishop  Jarvis,  Jan.  24,  1802,  as  is 
shown  by  the  following  certificate: 

"By  the  Tenor  of  these  presents,  we  Abraham,  by  divine 
permission  Bishop  of  Connecticut,  do  make  it  known  unto  all 
men,  that  on  Sunday,  the  twenty  forth  day  of  January,  in  the 
year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  two,  under 
the  protection  of  Almighty  God,  administering  holy  Orders,  in 
St.  Peter's  Church,  in  Cheshire,  did  ordain  our  well  beloved  in 
Christ,  James  Kilburn ;  concerning  whose  morals  Learning,  Age 
&  Title  we  were  well  satisfied,  unto  the  holy  Order  of  Dea- 
cons :  According  to  the  manner  and  form  prescribed,  &  used 
by  this  protestant  episcopal  Church,  in  the  United  States  of 
America;  and  him,  the  said  James  Kilburn  did  then  and  there 
rightly  and  canonically,  ordain  Deacon.  He  having  first,  in 
our  presence  freely  &  voluntarily,  subscribed  the  declaration 
required.  ...  In  Testimony,  whereof,  we  have  hereunto 
affixed  our  Episcopal  Seal,  the  day,  and  Year  above  written, 
and  the  fifth  year  of  our  Consecration 

Abraham  Bp  Connecticut, 

seal 
fee  I  dollar" 

This  certificate  is  on  parchment.  The  seal  is  not  wax,  but 
is  an  impression  on  another  piece  of  parchment,  pendantly 
attached  by  a  small  strip.  Mr.  Kilbourne  is  next  referred  to  in 
the  records,  Nov.  30,  1802,  as  the  Rev.  James  Kilbourne,  when 


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the  committee  were  instructed  to  engage  him  one  quarter  of  the 
time  from  Christmas  until  Easter  and  then  half  of  the  time 
until  Christmas,  1803.  He  was  residing  in  Granby  in  Septem- 
ber, 1801,  but  his  residence  was  given  as  Berlin,  in  December, 
1802,  when  he  signed  the  articles  of  agreement  of  the  Scioto 
Company.  We  may  therefore  call  him  the  first  resident  minister 
of  the  Church  in  this  place.  In  the  summer  of  1802,  he  made 
his  first  trip  to  Ohio,  preparatory  to  settling  there,  and  it  seems 
that  the  Bishop  thought  he  was  neglecting  his  parish,  as  is 
shown  by  the  following  letter: 

"Berlin,  July  29,  1802. 

Right  Reverend  Sir: — We  are  informed  that  the  Bishop  is 
displeased  with  Mr,  Kilbourn's  calculation,  in  leaving  this 
Parish  to  take  a  journey  into  the  Northwestern  Territory — 
fearing  that  it  will  prove  a  disappointment  and  a  damage  to  the 
church  here. 

We  beg,  therefore,  humbly  to  represent  to  the  Bishop — That 
Mr.  Kilbourn  has  long  contemplated  this  journey  and  often 
declared  it  to  the  wardens  and  others  from  the  first  of  his 
reading  here,  and  it  was  fully  understood  in  the  last  contract 
made  with  him  by  the  committee  a  short  time  before  he  was 
ordained,  and  was  a  condition  in  the  contract,  that  he  should  be 
at  liberty  to  make  this  particular  journey  if  he  should  think  it 
expedient — and  he  did  not  engage  so  much  as  to  supply  the 
pulpit  during  his  absence ;  but  he  has,  notwithstanding,  been 
so  thoughtful  of  our  interest  and  prosperity  as  to  agree  with 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Warren,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Ives,  and  Mr.  S.  Griswold, 
a  Candidate,  to  supply  us  as  usual  while  he  shall  be  absent, 
which  is  more  than  we  expected,  but  is  in  full  unison  with  the 
wishes  of  all  the  parish. 

We  understand  the  contract  which  he  has  made  with  Mr. 
Griswold  and  fully  approve  of  it,  and  as  we  have  once  heard 
Mr.  Griswold  read  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  whole  Society  pres- 
ent, we  must  request  the  Bishop  to  forward  Mr.  Kilbourn's 
design  in  this  respect,  encouraging  Mr.  Griswold  to  come  for- 
ward agreeably  to  the  encouragement  he  has  given.  We  believe 
it  would  be  an  injury  to  the  Society  if  he  should  not.  We  could 
all  wish,  to  be  sure,  that  Mr.  Kilbourn  did  not  wish  to  take  this 


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journey,  but  inasmuch  as  he  does,  we  ought  to  and  we  do  hereby 
certify  that  it  is  no  more  than  we  agreed  to  at  the  time  when  we 
made  our  contract  with  him,  which  contract  on  the  part  of 
Mr.  Kilbourn  has  been  observed  with  honor. 

We  subscribe  ourselves,  with  all  due  submission  and  respect, 
Your  very  Humble  and  Obedient  Servants, 

John  Goodrich, 
Jonathan  Gilbert. 

Wardens  of  the  Church  in  Wethersfield  and  Worthington. 
To  the  Right  Reverend  Abraham  Jarvis,  Bp.  of  Connecticut." 

The  certificate  of  Mr.  Kilbourne's  ordination  was  copied  for 
us  from  the  original,  by  Mr.  F,  T.  Cole,  editor  of  the  "Old 
Northwest  Geological  Quarterly,"  and  the  recommendation  and 
letter  to  the  Bishop  are  copied  from  Vol.  6,  pp.  122,  123,  of 
that  magazine.  The  Rev.  Joseph  Warren  referred  to  in  this 
letter  was  the  Rector  at  Middletown,  and  the  records  of  the 
said  Church  show  that  he  baptized  one  adult  and  eight  children 
at  Wethersfield,  Jan.  17,  180 1.  No  doubt  these  baptisms  were 
at  Christ  Church,  Worthington.  Mr.  Ives  was  the  Rev. 
Reuben  Ives  of  Cheshire,  and  probably  Mr.  Warren  and  Mr. 
Ives  both  officiated  here  occasionally  during  all  of  Mr.  Kil- 
bourne's time,  to  perform  such  offices  as  a  deacon  could  not 
perform.  Mr.  Kilbourne  left  here  with  his  family  for  Ohio, 
in  April,  1803,  and  founded  the  town  of  Worthington,  Ohio, 
which  he  named  in  honor  of  his  old  parish.  The  S.  Griswold 
referred  to  in  this  letter  was  Samuel  Griswold,  brother  of 
Bishop  Griswold.  He  was  made  deacon  at  Cheshire,  Nov.  2^, 
1803,  and  ordained  priest  at  Middletown,  June  6,  1805,  at  which 
time  he  is  described  in  the  "  Churchman's  Magazine  "  as  Rector 
at  Great  Barrington,  Mass.  He  preached  at  Granby  in  the 
spring  of  1802,  and  as  he  was  then  taking  Mr.  Kilbourne's 
place  we  infer  that  Mr.  Kilbourne  then  had  charge  of  the 
Church  at  Granby.  Mr.  Griswold  continued  to  preach  at 
Worthington  as  late  as  March  18,  1805.  He  was  present  at  the 
Diocesan  Convention  of  Connecticut  in  June,  1805,  which  implies 
that  he  was  still  residing  here,  and  no  doubt  he  continued  to  offi- 
ciate at  Christ  Church,  Worthington,  until  he  was  relieved  by  the 


158  THE    CHURCH 

Rev.  Roger  Searle.  The  "Churchman's  Magazine"  called  Mr. 
Searle  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Berlin,  and  a  Church  at  Dur- 
ham, when  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood,  on  June  8,  1806. 
We  have  no  doubt  but  that  he  officiated  here  in  the  year  1805. 
He  resided  for  a  time  at  Durham,  but  probably  resided  here  in 
1806  and  1807,  as  he  was  a  member  of  Harmony  Lodge  of 
Masons,  Berlin,  from  June  16,  1806  to  Jan.  27,  1807,  or  later. 
Some  time  during  the  year  1807,  Mr.  Searle  took  charge  of  the 
Churches  at  Northfield  and  Harwinton  and  removed  to  the 
latter  place.  He  appears  however  to  have  retained  his  care  of 
Christ  Church,  for  he  preached  here  Aug.  7,  Oct.  2  and  30,  and 
Nov.  27,  1808  and  Jan.  i,  1809.  If  any  other  ministers  have 
been  settled  over  the  old  Church  we  do  not  know  who  they  were. 
There  is  no  record  between  that  of  the  annual  meeting  April 
2,  1810,  and  June  29,  1826,  a  gap  of  more  than  sixteen  years. 
At  this  annual  meeting,  1810,  they  elected  the  regular  officers, 
laid  a  tax  of  two  cents  on  the  dollar  and  appointed  a  delegate 
to  the  Diocesan  Convention.  There  were  no  signs  of  decay 
and  we  have  reason  to  believe  that  the  Church  was  more  or  less 
active  during  these  sixteen  years.  The  Rev.  N.  S.  Sage,  a 
Universalist  minister  of  Junction  City,  Kansas,  writes  me  that 
his  mother,  (whose  maiden  name  was  Susan  Mallory,)  was  a 
member  of  Christ  Church,  Berlin,  and  that  she  was  confirmed 
in  181 1,  at  which  time  she  was  presented  with  a  prayer  book 
inscribed  "  From  Christ  Church,  Berlin,  Established  1797." 
The  Rev.  Asa  Cornwall,  Rector  at  Southington,  reports  in  the 
Journal  of  Convention  for  1816,  that  he  had  during  the  year 
officiated  occasionally  at  Berlin.  We  learn  from  the  Rev. 
Nathaniel  E.  Cornwall,  of  Stratford,  (a  grandson,)  that  endorse- 
ments on  Asa  Cornwall's  sermons  and  his  diary  show  that  he 
preached  at  Berlin,  April  15,  1804,  Newington  Dec.  6,  181 2  and 
Jan.  3,  1813,  Berlin  Sept.  11,  1814,  Sept.  25,  1814,  Oct.  30.  1814. 
June  and  June  30,  1815,  (charged  for  two  Sundays,)  Aug. 
13,  1815,  at  the  funeral  of  Mrs.  Lucy,  wife  of  David  Gilbert, 
of  New  Britain,  and  Dec.  11, 181 8,  at  the  funeral  of  Mrs.  Lucina, 
wife  of  Elizur  Deming.  Although  these  endorsements  are  for 
Newington  and  Berlin,  they  all  refer  to  Christ  Church,  Worth- 
ington.  On  Oct.  8,  181 5,  the  Rev.  Roger  Searle  visited  his  old 
Church  at  Worthington,  and  preached  two  sermons.     He  also 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  1 59 

baptized  Mr.  John  Dunham  and  his  two  children,  and  Jerusha, 
infant  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Jerusha  Deming.  Mr.  Deming 
was  elected  treasurer,  April  19,  1802  and  held  that  office  until 
his  death,  more  than  twenty-five  years  later.  Mr.  Searle  again 
came  to  Berlin,  Feb.  28,  1816,  and  baptized  two  adults,  but  does 
not  appear  to  have  preached  a  sermon.  Although  the  records 
stop  in  1810,  the  parish  was  assessed  in  August,  181 3,  for  the 
Bishop's  fund,  showing  that  the  Diocese  did  not  then  consider 
it  a  dead  parish. 

Jonathan  Gilbert,  Jr.,  one  of  the  wardens  of  Christ  Church, 
lived  in  the  southeastern  part  of  New  Britain  and  died  1809. 
His  son  Raphael  afterwards  became  a  Methodist  preacher.  It 
was  largely  through  his  influence  that  the  Methodists  were 
established  in  New  Britain,  He  obtained  preachers  and  held 
meetings  in  various  places.  One  of  these  meetings  was  held, 
without  permission,  at  Christ  Church,  Worthington,  and  thus 
the  last  service,  so  far  as  we  know  in  this  old  Episcopal  church, 
was  what  we  would  now  call  an  old-fashion  Methodist  revival 
meeting,  and  it  is  said  that  soon  after  this  the  church  steeple  fell 
over  northeasterly  into  a  hole.  We  have  the  tradition  of  the 
steeple  falling  over  from  three  different  sources,  and  one  old 
lady,  (non-Episcopal,)  who  lived  near  by  as  a  girl,  has  no  recol- 
lection of  the  church,  except  that  for  years  it  was  a  habitation 
for  owls  and  bats,  with  its  steeple  lying  in  a  hole. 

We  do  not  know  the  date  of  this  Methodist  meeting,  but  we 
learn  from  the  "American  Mercury"  issue  of  Sept.  11,  1821, 
and  the  '*  Connecticut  Mirror  "  issue  of  Sept.  20,  1821,  that  one 
of  the  "  severest  gales  within  our  recollection  "  commenced  at 
Hartford  about  7  o'clock  p.  m.  Sept.  3,  and  that  not  less  than 
forty  buildings  in  the  town  of  Wethersfield  were  blown  down, 
unroofed,  or  otherwise  damaged.  "  In  the  Newington  Society 
the  steeple  of  the  Episcopal  church  was  blown  down."  The 
steeple  of  the  Episcopal  church  at  Middletown  was  blown  down 
during  the  same  storm.  This  makes  the  date  of  the  Methodist 
meeting  at  about  the  summer  of  1821. 

The  references  to  this  old  church  in  the  Journals  of  Con- 
vention are  as  follows : 

John  Goodrich,  Wethersfield,  Delegate.  June  Convention 
1798. 

Rev.  Mr.  Kilbourne,  present.    April  Convention  1802. 


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Selah  Brockley,  (Beckley,)  Berlin,  Delegate.  April  Conven- 
tion 1802. 

Rev,  James  Kilbourne,  present.     Oct.  Convention  1802. 

Uri  (Unni)  Robbins,  Wethersfield  and  Worthington,  dele- 
jjate.     Oct.  Convention  1802. 

Rev.  Samuel  Griswold,  president.     June  Convention  1805. 

John  Goodrich,  (of  Newington,)  Wethersfield  and  Worth- 
ington, delegate.     June  Convention  1805. 

Rev.  Roger  Searle,  present.     Oct.  Convention  1806. 

J.  Goodrich,  (of  Newington,)  Wethersfield  and  Berlin,  dele- 
gate.    June  Convention  1807.     Grand  Levy,  $4,320.00. 

Rev.  Roger  Searle,  present.     June  Convention  1808. 

Middletown,  Durham  and  Berlin,  vacant,  assigned  to  one 
cure.     June  Convention  1808. 

Rev.  Asa  Cornwall's  report,  "Officiated  occasionally"  in 
Berlin.     June  Convention  1816. 

Berlin,  one  of  the  Parishes  that  "  have  as  yet  paid  nothing  " 
on  the  1813  assessment  for  the  Bishop's  Fund.  June  Conven- 
tion, 1817. 

Berlin,  assessment  of  $129,  for  the  Bishop's  Fund  unpaid. 
Convention  of  1821. 

Two  baptisms  reported  at  Berlin,  Journal  for  1823. 

Berlin,  Wethersfield,  Worthington  and  Newington,  referred 
to  in  report  of  Ancient  Parishes,  page  179,  Journal  for  1896. 

The  Journal  for  1897,  p.  175,  says  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  New 
Britain,  that  "  There  seems  to  be  reason  for  believing  that  the 
present  parish  is  identical  with  that  organized  in  Worthington 
Society,  Berlin  in  1797." 

In  1826,  the  Society  was  without  a  clerk,  owing  to  the 
removal  of  Oliver  Sage  to  Greenfield,  Mass.,  and  consequently 
a  meeting  was  warned  by  Luther  Beckley,  Esq.,  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  "  for  the  purpose  of  appointing  the  necessary  officers, 
.  .  .  and  doing  any  other  business  which  said  meeting  may 
find  proper  and  necessary."  The  meeting  was  held  at  the 
church  July  10,  1826,  and  the  usual  officers  elected.  A  com- 
mittee was  also  appointed  to  "enquire  into  and  try  to  ascer- 
tain who  has  robbed  and  plundered  our  Church  building  of  the 
books,  seats  and  other  property"  and  to  take  means  to  bring 
such  persons  to  justice.     The  meeting  then  adjourned  to  Aug. 


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8,  1826,  when  a  committee  was  appointed  to  sell  the  church 
building  "  at  public  auction  on  the  first  Monday  of  Oct.  next, 
if  not  sold  at  private  sale  before  that  time."  Meetings  were 
held  Sept.  25,  Oct.  2,  9  and  23,  and  Nov.  17,  1826.  Mr.  Ralph 
Dickinson  bid  $85,  Oct.  2,  Jabez  Dickinson  bid  $108,  Oct.  23, 
but  the  record  says  he  "was  a  by  bidder"  and  so  it  was  not  sold. 
The  meeting  of  Nov.  17,  1826  was  the  last  meeting  ever  held 
in  the  old  church,  at  which  time  the  building  was  sold  to  Jabez 
Dickinson  for  $115.  The  formal  transfer  was  made  by  the 
committee  on  the  same  day,  as  follows : 

"  To  whom  it  may  concern,  Know  ye,  that  we  Thomas  Dem- 
ing,  Ralph  Dickinson,  Linus  Gilbert  &  Samuel  S.  Goodrich  a 
committee  appointed  for  the  purpose  of  selling  the  Church 
building  belonging  to  the  Episcopal  Society  of  Wethersfield  & 
Worthington,  being  directed  &  fully  authorised  by  said  Society 
at  a  meeting  legally  warned  &  held  at  the  church  on  the  8th.  day 
of  August  A.D.  1826.  Having  given  public  notice  by  advertis- 
ing, that  we  should  sell  it  at  public  vendue ; — and  Mr.  Jabish 
Dickinson  of  Berlin  being  the  highest  &  last  bidder:  we  do 
therfore  sell  &  dispose  to  said  Jabish  Dickinson,  said  church 
building  standing  in  Wethersfield  in  Hartford  County,  for  the 
sum  of  one  hundred  &  fifteen  dollars ;  the  receipt  whereof  we 
hereby  acknowledge. — Accordingly  we  do  grant,  sell  &  confirm 
unto  Jabish  Dickinson  said  Building  with  the  under-pinning 
stone  &  all  other  appurtenances  belonging  to  said  church  build- 
ing.— And  said  Dickinson  is  to  have  the  full  term  of  one  year 
to  move  said  building  from  the  spot  on  which  it  now  stands. 
And  we  do  warrant  and  covenant  with  s'^  Dickinson  that  we 
have  full  power  &  authority  to  sell  &  dispose  of  s^  building  in 
manner  &  form  as  is  above  written ;  &  that  the  same  is  free 
of  all  incumbrances  whatsoever. — 

In  Witness  whereof  we  have  hereunto  set  our  hands  &  seals 
this  17^^^  day  of  November  A.D.  1826. 

Signed,  seal'd  &c. 

In  presence  of  Thomas  Deming  (seal) 

Luther  Beckley  Ralph  Dickenson  (seal) 

Jerusha  Dickenson  Samuel  S.  Goodrich  (seal) 

Hartford  County  ss.  Berlin  Nov.  17*''.  1826. 


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Personally  appeared  Thomas  Deming,  Ralph  Dickinson  & 
Samuel  S.  Goodrich  signers  &  sealers  of  the  forcgoino-  instru- 
ment and  acknowledged  the  same  to  be  their  free  act  &  deed. — 
Before  me 

Luther  Beckley  Just,  of  the  Peace." 

Mrs.  Harriet  H.  Dickinson,  widow  of  Nathaniel,  the  son  of 
Jabez,  says  that  Ralph  Dickinson  bought  the  building  and  that 
Jabez  had  no  interest  whatever  in  it.  A  close  study  of  the 
records  relating  to  the  sale  appears  to  confirm  this  statement. 
Ralph  was  evidently  the  real  buyer,  although  he  bought  it  in 
the  name  of  his  brother. 

The  building  was  torn  down  ;  a  part  of  the  timbers  were  used 
to  build  a  cider  mill  at  the  Oliver  Richards  place  on  the  Hart- 
ford and  New  Haven  turnpike,  in  the  south  part  of  Newington. 
The  rest  of  the  building  and  its  contents  were  taken  to  the 
Ralph  Dickinson  place.  Here  part  of  the  timbers  were  worked 
into  another  cider  mill,  which  is  now  a  part  of  Mr.  Richard  Bol- 
ton's barn.  Later  some  of  the  timber  was  used  in  repairing  the 
old  shop  opposite  the  house  of  Mr.  William  Bulkeley  in  Berlin. 
The  Richards  cider  mill  has  recently  been  worked  over  into  a 
wagon  shed,  so  that  the  old  church  timber  is  still  in  use. 

Having  disposed  of  the  church,  there  naturally  came  the 
question  of  what  should  be  done  with  the  money.  When  the 
old  church  building  at  Southington  was  sold,  they  gave  the  pro- 
ceeds to  the  Christian  Knowledge  Society.  There  was  no  way  by 
which  such  money  could  be  equitably  distributed  among  the 
people,  and  we  may  assume  that  some  one  connected  with  Christ 
Church  referred  the  matter  to  the  Bishop.  He  made  an  order 
that  the  assets  should  be  turned  over  to  the  Episcopalians  who 
should  first  erect  a  church  building  within  three  miles  of  the 
old  site.  A  meeting  was  held  at  the  house  of  Mr.  Nathaniel 
Dickinson,  Dec.  28,  1827  for  the  election  of  officers,  Mr.  Dick- 
inson being  then  elected  treasurer.  A  committee  was  also 
appointed  to  take  possession  of  the  treasurer's  book,  money  and 
all  the  property  belonging  to  the  society,  showing  that  they  still 
intended  to  keep  up  their  organization  although  they  were  house- 
less and  homeless.  We  found  in  the  attic  of  the  old  Ralph  Dick- 
inson house  the  round  portion  of  the  tops  of  the  windows  from 
the  old  church  and  in  the  barn  we  found  the  square  portion 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN. 


163 


A  Window  from  Christ  Church 


164  THE    CHURCH 

from  which  the  round  part  had  been  cut,  and  thus  we  are  able 
to  present  the  accompanying-  ilkistration  of  the  windows. 
Pointed  panes  in  round  top  windows  are  not  common.  Christ 
Church  in  West  Haven,  built  1740,  and  the  old  North  church  on 
the  New  Haven  green,  have  windows  of  the  same  style,  and 
from  the  illustration  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  in  Dr.  Rus- 
sell's History  of  that  Church,  we  judge  that  the  windows  were 
of  the  same  pattern.  In  the  same  attic  there  was  a  grand  old 
table  that  belonged  to  the  Church.  It  is  hand-made  of  syca- 
more, framed  together  without  screws  or  nails,  and  the  top  is  a 
single  board  over  thirty  inches  wide.  Mr.  Richard  Bolton  has 
presented  it  to  St.  Mark's  Church.  It  has  been  refinished  and 
is  now  in  use  at  their  parish  house.  In  the  same  Ralph  Dick- 
inson family  was  one  of  the  old  communion  cups,  which  is 
illustrated  on  another  page.  Mrs.  Selden  Deming  also  has  a 
table  that  formerly  belonged  in  the  old  church. 

The  last  record  belonging  strictly  to  the  old  parish  of  Christ 
Church,  Worthington,  is  the  following  receipt  which  was  found 
among  papers  belonging  to  the  Dickinson  family. 

"$152.33 
BerHn,  Feby.  4th.  1837. 

Rec*^.  of  Nathaniel  Dickenson  late  treasurer  of  the  Episcopal 
Society  of  Wethersfield  &  Worthington  one  Note  of  seventy 
five  dollars  dated  Nov.  17th.  1826  payable  six  months  from  date 
&  one  of  seventy  two  dollars  ^g^  dated  Nov.  25th.  1828  payable 
on  demand  Also  seven  dollars  and  -^  cash 

Selden  Deming  Treasurer." 

We  have  no  record  of  the  election  of  Selden  Deming  as 
treasurer.  He  was  the  son  of  Thomas  Deming.  who  had 
been  treasurer  for  more  than  25  years.  Nathaniel  Dickinson, 
aged  78,  died  March  30,  1837,  less  than  two  months  after  the 
date  of  this  receipt.  He  was  the  last  treasurer  of  record  and 
his  recognition  of  Mr.  Deming  as  treasurer,  indicates  that  he 
was  duly  elected.  It  is  probable  that  owing  to  Mr.  Dickinson's 
infirmities  and  age,  a  new  treasurer  was  elected  about  the  date 
of  this  receipt,  in  order  to  maintain  their  organization,  so  that 
the  proceeds  from  the  sale  of  the  old  church  could  be  paid 
over  to  their  proper  successors  in  due  time. 


CHALICE,     FROM     CHRIST    CHURCH. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  165 

The  active  life  of  the  old  Church  was  only  about  i8  years. 
It  was  never  very  large  nor  rich.  In  fact  we  have  called  it  the 
"lost  Church",  as  its  existence  was  apparently  soon  forgotten. 
Beardsley  wrote  a  history  of  the  Church  in  Connecticut  and 
does  not  appear  to  have  found  it.  Some  half  dozen  or  more 
families  followed  Mr.  Kilbourne  to  Ohio,  and  before  1822,  it 
had  lost  more  than  that  number  of  its  leading  men  by  death, 
such  removals  and  deaths  taking  away  most  of  the  liberal  sup- 
porters of  the  society,  enough  to  cripple  even  a  stronger  society 
than  this  ever  was. 

A  biographical  sketch  of  the  Rev.  Roger  Searle,  by  the  Rev. 
A.  B.  Chapin  in  the  "Calendar"  of  Nov.  4,  1854,  says  that  Mr. 
Searle  "first  preached  about  two  years  in  a  Parish  in  Durham 
and  Berlin  which  soon  became  extinct  by  the  removal  of  the 
principal  inhabitants  to  the  West."  This  statement  made  thus 
early  may  be  accepted  as  the  real  cause  for  the  decline  of  this 
Church.  According  to  the  census  of  1830,  the  entire  population 
of  the  town  of  Berlin  was  only  3,037.  The  town  then  included 
the  three  parishes  of  Worthington,  Kensington  and  New 
Britain. 

It  has  been  stated  that  the  formation  of  this  Church  grew  out 
of  dissensions  in  the  Congregational  Society  of  Newington  as 
to  the  location  of  the  meeting  house,  but  this  is  erroneous.  It 
is  true  that  after  an  18-year  contest,  the  Newington  Society 
located  their  meeting  house  in  the  summer  of  1797  farther  east 
than  some  of  the  people  wanted  it,  and  this  only  a  few  months 
before  Christ  Church  of  Worthington  was  started.  But  there 
is  no  evidence  that  any  one  of  the  dissatisfied  parties  had  any- 
thing to  do  with  the  formation  of  Christ  Church,  other  than  to 
contribute  towards  the  building.  It  was  an  opportune  time  to 
get  subscriptions  and  may  have  caused  the  Episcopalians  to 
start  then,  but  this  is  practically  all  the  eflfect  that  the  Newington 
quarrel  ever  had  on  Christ  Church. 

The  real  founders  of  the  Church  were  the  seven  men  who 
signed  the  first  paper,  Sept.  4,  1797.  This  paper  is  dated  at 
Berlin,  not  Newington.  Of  the  seven  founders,  six  lived  at 
that  time  in  the  Worthington  parish,  and  one,  Stephen  Webster, 
lived  in  Newington.  He  was  never  a  member  of  the  Newing- 
ton Church  nor  of  the  Society,  except  by  residence,  and  he  is 


1 66  THE    CHURCH 

not  known  to  have  had  any  part  in  the  meeting  house  contro- 
versy. Four  of  these  founders  had  been  previously  identified 
as  EpiscopaHans  by  their  associations  with  Christ  Church, 
Middletown.  There  were  only  nine  persons  whose  subscrip- 
tions to  the  building  fund  amounted  to  $50  or  more,  viz :  John 
Goodrich  $190.,  David  Goodrich  $170.,  Jonathan  Gilbert  $100., 
Daniel  Steele  $100.,  Jonathan  Gilbert,  Jr.  $60.,  David  Gilbert 
$60.,  Elizur  Deming  $60.,  David  Steele  $56.,  and  David  Dickin- 
son $50.  Three  different  persons  by  the  name  of  John  Good- 
rich, (with  their  families,)  are  recorded  in  the  Wethersfield 
records  as  married  from  1770  to  1776.  In  this  record  they  are 
designated  as  John  Goodrich,  John  Goodrich  2nd.  and  John 
Goodrich  3rd.  Besides  this,  they  are  uniformly  thus  designated 
throughout  the  land  records.  The  two  first  lived  in  the  parish 
of  Wethersfield.  John  2nd  was  a  deacon  in  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  and  John  3rd  lived  in  Newington.  The  name  of 
John  3rd  does  not  appear  in  the  subscriptions  to  the  building 
fund,  nor  anywhere  in  the  records,  until  April  6,  1801.  There 
was  also  a  John  Goodrich  and  John  Goodrich  Jr.  living  in  the 
Kensington  parish  within  less  than  a  mile  of  Christ  church,  but 
they  are  supposed  to  have  always  been  Congregationalists. 
John  Goodrich  of  Christ  Church  lived  in  the  town  of  Wethers- 
field and  not  Berlin,  as  is  shown  by  the  lease  of  the  land  for  the 
church  and  the  deed  of  land  for  the  cemetery,  dated  respec- 
tively, April  5,  1798,  and  Dec.  24,  1803,  in  both  of  which  he  is 
called  John  Goodrich  of  Wethersfield.  While  the  clerk  of  the 
society  might  carelessly  record  "John  Goodrich"  for  John 
Goodrich  3rd,  this  would  not  be  the  case  in  legal  documents. 
This  lease  and  deed,  beyond  any  reasonable  doubt,  identify  the 
John  Goodrich  who  subscribed  the  $190.,  as  John  Goodrich  of 
the  Wethersfield  parish  and  not  John  Goodrich  3rd  of  Newing- 
ton. David  Goodrich  lived  in  Newington  but  had  been  pre- 
viously identified  as  an  Episcopalian  by  the  baptism  of  his 
children  at  Christ  Church,  Middletown.  Jonathan  Gilbert,  (he 
was  Jonathan,  Jr.  in  1776,)  Daniel  Steele,  Jonathan  Gilbert,  Jr., 
David  Gilbert  and  David  Goodrich  all  lived  in  Worthington  and 
were  all  Episcopalians.  Elizur  Deming  lived  in  Newington.  The 
only  member  of  Christ  Church  that  was  ever  prominent  in  the 
Congregational  Society  of  Newington  was  Unni  Robbins,  but  he 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  167 

was  in  no  sense  a  founder  of  Christ  Church.  His  name  is  not  in 
the  subscriptions  for  building  the  church  and  does  not  otherwise 
appear  of  record  until  Dec.  7,  1797.  Whatever  help  the  society 
had  from  the  defeated  Congregationalists  of  Newington,  it  is 
absolutely  certain  that  there  was,  and  had  been  for  more  than  25 
years,  a  growing  Episcopal  element  which  was  ripe  for  the 
harvest  in  1797,  and  that  the  organization  originated  with,  and 
was  mainly  supported  by  those  who  were  Episcopalians  then 
and  had  been  for  a  long  time.  If  we  should  assume  that  the 
records  are  in  error  and  that  the  person  recorded  as  John  Good- 
rich was  in  fact  John  Goodrich  3rd,  then  we  would  have  one 
Newington  man  who  was  a  prominent  leader  and  financial 
supporter  of  Christ  Church.  But  even  then  he  was  still  with 
the  minority,  he  was  not  one  of  the  seven  founders,  and  no 
matter  how  vexed  he  may  have  been  about  the  Newington 
meeting  house,  that  fact  could  have  no  bearing  on  the  evidence 
before  given  of  prior  Episcopal  sentiment.  His  brother  David 
had  long  been  an  Episcopalian  and  we  cannot  say  that  John  was 
not  so  inclined  before  the  summer  of  1797. 

We  have  no  records  of  marriages,  baptisms,  deaths,  confirma- 
tions or  of  the  communicants.  The  one  book  of  Society  meet- 
ings is  all  the  record  that  the  Society  has  left  us,  and  this  is 
manifestly  incomplete.  We  print  elsewhere  the  entire  record 
from  this  book. 

Only  four  certificates  of  withdrawal  appear  in  this  book,  two 
in  favor  of  the  Presbyterians,  one  in  favor  of  the  Baptists, 
and  one  whose  choice,  if  he  had  any,  is  not  stated.  It  is  singu- 
lar that  Samuel  S.  Goodrich,  who  thus  withdrew  from  the 
Society  in  1809  in  favor  of  the  Baptists  of  Hartford,  should  in 
1826  again  be  one  of  the  most  prominent  members  of  the 
Society. 

In  addition  to  the  early  Episcopalians  before  named  as  found 
in  the  Kensington  Church  and  Society  records,  (Congrega- 
tional,) we  find  44  certificates  of  withdrawal  under  the  law  of 
1 79 1,  31  of  which  certificates  are  in  favor  of  the  Baptists,  11 
in  favor  of  the  Episcopalians  and  2  of  the  Methodists.  After 
the  adoption  of  the  new  constitution  1818,  the  law  did  not 
require  a  declaration  in  favor  of  other  denominations,  and  only 
two  certificates  after  that  date  state  the  preference  of  the  with- 
drawer,  one  Episcopal  and  one  Methodist. 


l68  THE   CHURCH 

David  Wright  withdrew  Sept.  24,  1801,  "to  join  the  Epis- 
copal Society  ...  in  the  Town  of  Wethersfield  and  in  the 
Society  of  Worthington." 

Liva  Peck,  certified  Oct.  15,  1801,  "that lam AEpiscopaHan." 

Moses  Peck  and  Jason  Peck,  certified  Oct.  11,  1802,  that 
they  were  Episcopalians  and  had  joined  that  order  in  Cheshire. 

Henry  Pratt,  certified  Sept.  10,  1804,  that  I  "for  consci- 
ence sake  do  embrace  the  Episcopalian  principles  and  have 
joined  myself  to  that  society  in  Cheshire." 

Silas  B.  Lawrence  certified  April  22,  1805,  to  his  wish  "to 
join  the  Episcopal  Church." 

Timothy  Percival,  certified,  Jan.  8,  1808,  that  he  had  joined 
"  the  Episcopal  Society  in  Newing^on." 

Solomon  Squire,  certified,  Oct.  10,  181 1,  that  he  had  joined 
"the  Episcopal  Society  in  Wethersfield." 

Joseph  Yale,  certified,  Aug.  8,  1814,  that  he  belonged  "to  the 
Episcopal  church  in  Meriden." 

Joseph  P.  and  Naaman  Finch,  certified,  Aug.  i,  181 5,  that 
they  belonged  "to  the  Episcopal  church  in  Southington." 

Theodore  Ellsworth,  certified,  Nov.  29,  1839,  that  he  was  "  in 
favor  of  the  Episcopal  Order." 

The  people  who  withdrew  in  favor  of  Cheshire,  Southington 
and  Meriden,  probably  lived  in  the  southwestern  part  of  Ken- 
sington, much  nearer  to  Southington  and  Meriden  than  to  Christ 
Church,  and  perhaps  nearer  to  Cheshire.  Besides  this,  Ches- 
hire was  the  stronger  Church  with  more  regular  service,  which 
consideration  may  have  led  some  to  go  there,  even  if  the  dis- 
tance was  a  little  greater. 

We  know  but  little  of  the  women  of  Christ  Church.  The 
record  book  does  not  contain  the  name  of  any  female.  We 
elsewhere  give  a  brief  notice  of  each  person  whose  name 
appears  of  record  and  in  such  notice  give  the  name  of  the  wife 
if  known.  The  clerical  diary  of  the  Rev.  Roger  Searle  records 
the  baptism  of  the  mother  of  Mrs.  Alfred  Hadley.  She  was 
Jerusha,  dau.  of  Thomas  Deming,  baptized  Oct.  8,  1815. 
probably  in  the  old  church,  confirmed  in  the  East  Main  street 
chapel  of  St.  Mark's  Parish.  Dec.  7.  1837.  in  the  very  first  con- 
firmation class,  on  the  day  that  the  church  was  consecrated. 

Lucy  Gilbert,  wife  of  Nathaniel  Dickinson,  one  of  the  orig- 
inal members  of  St.  Mark's,  gave  $5.00  in  1837  ^^^  building 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  169 

the  East  Main  street  chapel.  Her  husband  was  one  of  the  most 
important  members  of  Christ  Church  and  her  son  Ralph  was 
connected  with  both  the  old  and  the  new  churches.  At  least 
four  of  her  grandchildren  have  been  members  of  St.  Mark's. 

She  was  a  most  zealous  Church  woman.  One  of  her  grand- 
sons was  married  by  a  Congregational  minister,  and  when  the 
old  lady  first  met  the  bride  she  said  she  could  not  congratulate 
her  as  she  did  not  consider  that  they  were  married  and  advised 
the  couple  to  go  to  New  Britain  and  get  married  by  Mr.  Guion. 
She  knew  of  the  Bishop's  order  concerning  the  money  received 
from  the  sale  of  the  old  church  and  for  years  referred  to  it  as 
the  promise  that  the  fund  was  to  help  build  a  new  church. 

To  the  late  Roger  Welles,  Esq.,  of  Newington,  belongs  the 
credit  of  first  bringing  the  history  of  this  old  Church  to  public 
notice.  Years  ago  he  copied  from  the  old  record  book  all  the 
facts  contained  therein.  Mr.  Selden  Deming  told  him  that  the 
avails  of  the  sale  of  the  old  building  were  paid  over  to  St. 
Mark's  Church  of  New  Britain.  Under  Newington,  in  Vol.  ii, 
p.  329,  of  the  Hartford  County  Memorial  History,  1886,  this 
Church  is  noticed  by  Mr.  Welles.  He  also  gave  a  sketch  of  its 
history  in  the  "Connecticut  Farmer"  of  July  30,  1887,  ^^^  ^^ 
Dr.  Stiles'  History  of  Ancient  Wethersfield,  1904,  Vol.  i,  p.  804. 

The  history  of  Christ  Church  would  not  be  complete  without 
some  mention  of  the  State  of  Ohio.  The  Rev.  Seth  Hart,  who 
preached  once  at  Worthington  in  1795  and  again  in  1796,  and 
was  later  the  first  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  was  the  first  Epis- 
copal minister  to  officiate  in  that  portion  of  Ohio  known  as 
"New  Connecticut."  In  the  summer  of  1797  he  performed  the 
regular  burial,  marriage  and  baptismal  services  at  Cleveland, 
Ohio.  Only  one  Episcopal  minister  had  ever  before  performed 
services  in  any  part  of  that  state.  The  second  minister  of  Christ 
Church,  Rev.  James  Kilbourne,  was  the  first  resident  minister 
in  Ohio.  One  should  read  the  notice  of  him  given  elsewhere 
in  order  to  realize  how  much  this  minister  of  Christ  Church 
did  for  that  State.  Joseph  Sage  and  William  Watson  of 
Christ  Church  were  among  the  original  incorporators  of  Mr. 
Kilbourne's  St.  John's  Church  at  Worthington,  Ohio.  John 
Goodrich  3rd,  his  son  John  Jr.,  and  Clarissa,  wife  of  John  Jr., 
were  also  members  of  that  Church.     Three  other  adult  sons  of 


170  THE    CHURCH 

John  Goodrich  3rcl  also  settled  in  Ohio.  Harlo  P.  Sage,  son  of 
Joseph,  is  said  to  have  been  a  member  of  Christ  Church.  He 
married  another  member,  Susan  Mallory,  before  referred  to  as 
confirmed  in  1813,  and  they  settled  at  Huntington,  Ohio,  in 
1824. 

When  the  Rev.  Philander  Chase  of  Hartford,  went  to  Ohio 
in  1817,  he  went  almost  immediately  to  these  people  from  Christ 
Church  and  was  settled  over  them  at  Worthington,  Ohio,  with 
their  former  minister,  the  Rev.  James  Kilbourne,  as  assistant. 
The  Rev.  Roger  Searle,  the  fourth  minister  of  Christ  Church, 
was  one  of  the  first  and  most  prominent  of  the  missionaries  in 
Ohio,  as  detailed  in  the  sketch  of  his  life.  These  two  ministers, 
Messrs.  Kilbourne  and  Searle,  practically  made  the  Diocese  of 
Ohio  and  elected  the  Rev.  Philander  Chase  as  its  first  Bishop. 
The  civil,  educational,  and  religious  conditions  of  Ohio  were 
largely  molded  by  these  men.  Mr.  Kilbourne  was  president  of 
the  Worthington  Academy  and  College  for  forty-three  years, 
and  it  is  a  singular  illustration  of  bread  cast  upon  the  waters  and 
coming  back  after  many  days  that  the  first  resident  Rector  of 
the  present  St.  Mark's  Church,  1837-8,  the  Rev.  Thomas  J. 
Davis,  received  his  preliminary  education  at  Worthington,  Ohio. 
He  earnestly  pleaded  a  reward  after  many  days  in  asking  mis- 
sionary aid  for  the  then  struggling  parish  of  St.  Mark's.  The 
bread  which  Worthington,  Conn,  cast  upon  the  waters,  returned 
to  their  successors  after  many  days,  when  Rev.  Mr.  Davis  came 
to  us  from  Ohio  and  from  this  child  of  the  Old  Church. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  171 


MINISTERS  OF  CHRIST  CHURCH 

BRIEF  MENTION 

1.  Rev.  Seth  Hart,  Rector  from  April  23,  1798,  to  March  23, 
1800. 

Service,  i  year  and  11  months. 

2.  Rev.  James  Kilbourne,  Lay  reader  from  about  May,  1800 
until  ordained  deacon  Jan.  24,  1802;  then  Minister  in  charge 
to  the  spring  of  1803,  less  the  summer  of  1802. 

Service,  about  2  years  and  6  months. 

3.  Rev.  Samuel  Griswold,  Lay  reader  during  Mr.  Kilbourne's 
absence  in  summer  of  1802,  and  probably  succeeded  Mr.  Kil- 
bourne in  the  spring  of  1803.  Ordained  deacon,  Nov.  27,  1803, 
then  Minister  in  charge  and  was  officiating  as  late  as  March  18, 
1804. 

Service,  about  i  year  and  6  months. 

4.  Rev.  Roger  Searle,  Deacon.  Minister  in  charge  about 
1805,  until  ordained  priest,  June  8,  1806,  then  Rector  to  Jan. 
I,  1809. 

Service,  about  4  years. 


17*  THE   CHURCH 


BIOGRAPHICAL   SKETCHES 


THE  REV.  SETH  HART,  M.D. 

The  first  minister  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  to 
be  settled  in  the  territory  now  covered  by  St.  Mark's  Parish 
was  the  Rev.  Seth  Hart  and  he  is  the  only  one  of  our  twenty 
ministers  who  was  ordained  by  the  venerable  Bishop  Seabury, 
the  first  American  Bishop.  He  was  the  son  of  Matthew  and 
Elizabeth  (Hopkins,)  Hart,  born  at  Kensington,  Conn.,  June 
21,  1763,  died  at  Hempstead,  L.  I.,  March  14,  1832,  married 
Oct.  7,  1788,  Ruth,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Hannah,  (Burn- 
ham,)  Hall,  of  Wallingford,  Conn.,  born  April  8,  1770,  died 
Nov.  3,  1841. 

Mr.  Hart  was  graduated  from  Yale  1784,  having  given  spec- 
ial attention  to  the  classics,  surveying,  the  mechanical  arts  and 
medicine,  probably  with  the  intention  of  becoming  an  M.D. 
Mrs.  Hart's  mother  speaks  of  him  as  "Dr.  Hart."  His  parents 
were  Congregationalists,  but  he  was  brought  in  contact  with  the 
Episcopal  Church  through  Miss  Ruth  Hall,  who  became  his 
wife.  The  Rev.  Ambrose  Hull,  who  was  made  deacon  in  1788, 
married  a  sister  of  Mrs.  Hart,  and  it  is  believed  that  Mr.  Hull 
was  influential  in  leading  Mr.  Hart  into  the  Church  and  causing 
him  to  discard  the  practice  of  medicine  for  the  ministry.  It  is 
not  known  where  Dr.  Hart  lived  from  1784  to  1790,  but  in 
the  latter  year  Mrs.  Hart  was  living  with  her  mother,  in 
New  York,  and  Mr.  Hart  was  staying  at  Branford,  Conn,  with 
Mr.  Hull,  who  was  in  charge  of  the  Church  there  from  the  last 
of  April,  1790,  to  the  same  date  in  1791.  Under  date  of  Dec. 
I,  1790,  Mr.  Hart  writes  to  his  wife  from  Branford,  saying 
"The  cries  of  the  Church  vacant  of  pastors  has  overcome  all 
worldly  views,  all  human  passions,  and  I  have  resolved  to  yield 
myself  up  to  its  service,  for  the  cause  of  Christianity,  and  per- 
haps a  little  comfort  to  myself  and  family.  In  short,  I  have  con- 
cluded to  quit  the  world,  the  flesh  and  the  devil,  to  attack  the 
Gospel  in  bulk,  overhaul  it  from  one  end  to  the  other,  eradicate 
all  false  doctrines,  and  support  the  true  Episcopalian  order  of 
Priesthood,  or,  rather  strengthen  it  by  adding  one  to  the  number 
of  clerical  worthies."     This  announcement  was  only  an  enthusi- 


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IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  1 73 

astic  declaration  of  his  determination  to  continue  with  increased 
energy,  the  study  for  the  ministry  which  he  was  then  pursuing. 
The  names  of  the  places  where  and  the  dates  when  he  preached, 
are  endorsed  on  his  sermons.  The  first  of  these  endorsements 
is  Weston,  Oct.  19,  1788.  The  next  is  Newtown,  March  i, 
1789.  A  few  other  places  and  dates  are  Redding,  March  15, 
1789,  Umpawaug,  (in  Redding,)  June  21,  1788,  Milford,  West 
Haven,  and  North  Guilford,  all  before  the  date  of  the  letter  to 
his  wife  already  mentioned,  thereby  showing  that  he  had  then 
been  a  candidate  for  the  priesthood  for  over  two  years.  The 
Rev.  Mr.  Hull  was  settled  at  Redding,  Conn.,  from  Oct.,  1788, 
until  he  went  to  Branford,  in  the  spring  of  1790,  and  Mr.  Hart's 
intimate  connection  with  Mr.  Hull  may  be  inferred  from  the 
fact  that  two  of  these  early  sermons  were  delivered  at  Redding, 
and  two  others  near  there.  His  sermons  are  written  in  a  cleaF 
and  bold  hand  with  numerous  abbreviations,  some  of  which  are 
as  follows:  "fm,"  for  from,  "gt."  for  great,  "wd."  for  would, 
"wh."  for  which,  "wn."  for  when,  "wt."  for  with,  "ya."  for 
they,  "yt."  for  the,  "ym."  for  them,  "ys>."  for  this,  and  "yt." 
for  that.  A  circle  with  a  dot  in  the  center  was  used  for  the 
word  world — and  the  same  with  "ly"  added  was  used  for 
worldly.  The  Rev.  Samuel  Griswold  also  used  a  circle  for  the 
word  world,  but  he  placed  a  Greek  cross  inside  the  circle, 
instead  of  a  dot.  Some  idea  of  the  compactness  of  Mr.  Hart's 
writing  may  be  had  from  the  fact  that  there  are  about  two  hun- 
dred and  eighty  words  on  a  sheet  of  paper  measuring  six  inches 
wide  by  seven  and  three-eighths  inches  high.  The  style  of  his 
sermons  may  be  seen  from  his  sermon  at  Worthington,  Conn., 
1795,  as  hereinbefore  given. 

In  Mr.  Hart's  letter  to  his  wife  in  1790,  he  vSays  of  his  pre- 
paration for  the  ministry  "you  may  depend  upon  it  I  shall 
pursue  it  with  ardor  and  attention,  and  I  think  it  the  most  prob- 
able plan  to  render  my  life  and  yours  happy.  You  know  my 
dear  I  have  ever  been  a  little  odd  in  regard  to  religious  matters, 
but  I  fully  believe  I  shall  succeed  reputably  in  the  profession." 
In  another  letter  about  this  time  he  says  he  will  stay  in  Branford 
all  winter  and  advises  his  wife  to  remain  with  her  mother  in  New 
York.  He  was  undoubtedly  at  this  time  preparing  himself  for 
holy  orders.     In  the  late  summer  or  fall  of  1791,  the  Church  at 


174  THE    CHURCH 

Waterbury,  says  Bronson,  invited  the  "Rev.  Seth  Hart,  who 
had  been  rcadinp^  prayers  for  several  months  to  the  acceptance 
of  the  people.  ...  to  become  the  minister  as  soon  'as  he 
shall  be  put  into  holy  orders.'  His  salary  for  half  the  time,  his 
residence  being-  in  the  old  society  of  Waterbury,  was  to  be 
£40,  lawful  money,  annually,  to  be  increased  twenty  shilling's 
a  year  for  five  years,  and  thereafter  to  be  £45,  he  to  have  the 
use  of  the  glebe." 

In  the  "Memoirs  of  the  Rev.  Ammi  Rogers,  1832,"  page 
16,  Mr.  Rogers  says — "Application  was  made  to  me  to  preach 
.  .  .  in  the  Churches  in  Waterbury,  Woodbury  and  Salem, 
which  I  did  to  the  unanimous  approbation  of  the  parishes.  But 
Mr.  Jarvis,  by  the  consent  of  Bishop  Seabury,  soon  sent  j\Ir. 
Hart,  then  a  candidate  for  the  ministry,  to  take  charge  of  these 
parishes.  This  excited  uneasiness,  and  a  division  among  them. 
I  declined  performing  service  there,  the  Church  in  Salem 
refused  to  employ  Mr.  Hart  and  unfriendly  feelings  were 
excited."  This  was  sometime  in  the  year  1791,  but  no  historian 
has  given  us  specifically  the  date  of  Mr.  Hart's  first  service  at 
Waterbury.  The  earliest  date  for  Waterbury  found  on  his  ser- 
mons is  April  24.  1 791,  and  if  this  was  his  first  service  there,  it 
corresponds  with  the  intentions  stated  in  his  letter  of  Dec,  1790, 
to  remain  in  Branford  all  winter.  He  continued  to  preach  in 
Waterbury  about  half  of  the  time  until  Aug.  31,  1794,  when  the 
last  semi-monthly  sermon  of  which  we  have  any  record  was 
delivered.  The  history  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  of  Woodbury,  by 
Rev.  Solomon  G.  Hitchcock  in  the  "Chronicle  of  the  Church" 
for  Aug.  29.  1840,  says  Mr.  Hart  officiated  there  one  fourth  of 
the  time  from  Easter  1791,  to  Easter  1793.  The  first  date  on 
his  sermons  for  Woodbury  is  May  22,  1791,  and  the  last  is  Nov. 
4,  1792. 

On  Sept.  30,  1790,  the  Convocation  Voted  "that  the  Secre- 
tary write  letters  to  the  Churches  of  Woodbury  &  Salem,  recom- 
mending to  them,  an  union  with  the  Church  at  Waterbury  for 
the  purpose  of  settling  a  Minister."  In  accordance  with  this 
recommendation  the  Church  at  Salem,  (Millville.  in  Nauga- 
tuck,)  voted  Nov.  29,  1790,  to  form  such  a  union  and  the 
Church  at  Waterbury  passed  a  similar  vote.  Dr.  Bronson  says 
in  his   history  of  Waterbury,   p.   304,    "But   somehow   Salem 


IN    WETHERSFIELD    AND    BERLIN.  175 

appears  to  have  taken  umbrage  at  some  of  the  proceedings,  and 
in  order  to  make  amends  a  committee  of  the  Waterbury  Church 
was  instructed  Aug.  29,  1791,  to  invite  the  Church  of  Salem  to 
join  them  in  the  support  of  a  clergyman"  and  also  to  assure 
them  of  no  intentional  ill  treatment.  From  this  it  appears  that 
if  Salem  refused  to  hire  Mr.  Hart  as  Mr.  Rogers  asserts,  it  was 
by  reason  of  some  supposed  affront  from  Waterbury,  and  not 
because  of  their  admiration  for  Mr.  Rogers,  nor  their  displea- 
sure with  Mr.  Hart.  While  Mr.  Hart  officiated  at  Waterbury 
and  Woodbury  in  the  spring  of  1791,  Woodbury  did  not  vote 
to  employ  him,  until  June  20,  1791,  and  we  have  no  evidence 
that  he  was  invited  to  settle  in  Waterbury  prior  to  Aug.  29, 
1791.  That  Salem  invited  him  to  preach  there  about  the  same 
time  may  be  inferred  from  the  fact  that  he  preached  at  Gunn- 
town,  (Salem,)  Sept.  18,  1791,  and  we  have  no  evidence  that 
he  had  preached  there  before  that  date.  On  Dec.  6,  1791,  the 
Church  at  Salem  voted  to  rescind  the  vote  to  form  a  mission 
with  Waterbury  and  Woodbury,  but  at  the  same  meeting  they 
voted  "to  hire  Mr.  Hart  one  quarter  part  of  the  time,"  thus 
showing  that  they  were  still  well  satisfied  with  him  and  he 
continued  to  serve  them  regularly  as  long  as  he  staid  at  Water- 
bury. The  clergy  of  Connecticut  in  Convocation  at  Water- 
town,  voted  Oct.  6,  1 791,  "That  Mr.  Seth  Hart  be  recom- 
mended for  examination  for  the  order  of  a  deacon."  He  was 
ordained  deacon  by  Bishop  Seabury,  in  Christ  Church,  West- 
bury,  (Watertown,)  Oct.  9,  1791,  "according  to  the  Rites  and 
ceremonies  of  the  Church  of  England,  omitting  the  Oaths  by 
the  English  Office  required."  In  addition  to  the  certificate  of 
ordination,  the  Bishop  on  the  same  date,  gave  Mr.  Hart  a  license 
"to  perform  the  Office  of  a  Deacon  in  the  Diocese  of  Connecti- 
cut, more  particularly  in  St.  James  Church  in  Waterbury,  and 
in  the  vacant  Churches  and  Congregations  in  its  neighborhood, 
and  also  in  preaching  the  Gospel  of  Christ."  Mr.  Hart  was 
present  at  the  Convocation  in  New  Haven,  June  6,  1792,  and  the 
records  of  the  Convocation  at  Huntington,  Oct.  10,  1792,  say 
that  "The  Rev'd  Mr.  Hart,  Deacon,  .presented  himself  to  be 
admitted  to  the  order  of  Priest,  &  after  due  examination,  was 
on  Sunday  14th.  October,  ordained  to  the  same  in  St.  Paul's 
Church,   Huntington,   by   the  Rt.   Rev'd   Dr.    Seabury."     The 


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ordination  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev'd  Mr.  Shelton. 
Under  date  of  Nov.  i,  1792,  the  Bishop  "at  the  request  of  the 
Episcopal  congregations  in  Waterbury  and  Salem"  gfave  Mr. 
Hart  a  certificate  of  admission  ''to  the  Rectory  of  the  Churches 
in  Waterbury  and  Salem — willing  him  faithfully  to  perform 
the  duties  and  to  receive  to  his  Use,  the  Temporal  Emoluments, 
to  the  said  Rectory  appertaining,"  and  on  the  same  day  gave 
Mr.  Hart  a  license  to  perform  the  office  of  priest,  a  facsimile  of 
which  license  is  given  on  a  preceding  page. 

As  early  as  January,  1793,  Mr.  Hart  had  ceased  to  serve 
Woodbury  and  instead  taken  charge  of  St.  Matthew's  Church  at 
East  Plymouth,  (or  as  it  is  more  commonly  called  "East . 
Church,")  and  continued  to  serve  them  as  late  as  Oct.  5,  1794, 
when  he  preached  there,  and  baptized  two  persons.  His  ser- 
mons for  East  Plymouth  are  endorsed  as  'Bristol,"  or  "Cam- 
bridge," (which  was  the  old  name  for  Bristol,)  but  there  was  no 
Church  in  Bristol  at  that  date  and  besides  this  the  records  of  St. 
Matthew's  Church  of  East  Plymouth  show  frequent  baptisms 
by  Mr.  Hart  from  July,  1793,  to  Oct.,  1794.  The  Records  of 
Convocation,  page  49,  make  the  same  mistake  and  their  meet- 
ing at  East  Plymouth,  Oct.  21,  1795,  when  the  church  was  con- 
secrated, is  erroneously  recorded  as  "at  Bristol."  At  his  own 
request  his  services  at  Waterbur}^  were  discontinued  in  the  fall 
of  1794,  when  he  removed  to  Wallingford,  Conn.  A  sketch  of 
the  Church  at  Waterbury  in  the  "Churchman's  Magazine,"  Vol. 
14,  p.  172,  says:  "As  a  proof  that  his  labors  while  here  were 
productive  of  much  good  by  inspiring  his  flock  with  union, 
zeal  and  liberality,  we  have  now  to  take  notice  that  at  his  depar- 
ture a  company  of  subscribers  purchased  his  house  and  five 
acres  of  land  situated  in  the  centre  of  the  town,  and  then  con- 
veyed it  to  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  Church  forever." 

After  being  ordained,  he  was  present  at  every  meeting  of  the 
Convocation  and  of  the  Conventions  of  the  Diocese,  until  the 
fall  of  1796.  He  acted  as  Secretary  pro  tempore,  for  the  Con- 
vocation at  New  Milford,  Sept.  25,  1793.  He  preached  at 
Wallingford,  July  20,  1794,  and  at  North  Haven,  July  27,  1794, 
and  probably  removed  to  Wallingford  in  September  of  that  year 
and  took  charge  of  the  Churches  at  Wallingford  and  North 
Haven.     He  preached  at  Meriden  on  Thursday,  Jan.  i,  1795. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  1 77 

and  again  in  the  following  February,  and  after  that  appears  to 
have  devoted  about  half  of  the  time  to  Wallingford,  one  quarter 
of  the  time  to  North  Haven  and  one  quarter  to  Meriden.  In 
the  Connecticut  Journal,  New  Haven,  is  an  advertisment,  dated 
April  i6,  1795,  of  a  Boarding  School  at  Wallingford,  for  young 
ladies  to  be  opened  "the  first  of  May  next  in  the  house  formerly 
occupied  by  Rev.  Mr.  Andrews,  but  now  by  Mrs.  Hall  and 
Daughter  from  New  York,  in  which  will  be  taught  tambour  work, 
embroidery  and  various  kinds  of  fine  needle  work,  by  Miss 
Hall ;  and  to  such  as  choose  reading,  writing,  arithmetic  and 
geography,  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hart."  The  Mrs.  Hall  thus  adver- 
tised was  the  mother  of  Mrs.  Hart,  and  thus  it  appears  that  in 
addition  to  Mr.  Hart's  many  clerical  duties  he  was  about  to  take 
up  the  profession  of  teaching.  In  the  spring  of  1797,  for 
reasons  unknown  to  us,  he  enters  upon  a  new  field  of  labor  for 
about  nine  months.  General  Moses  Cleveland,  as  agent  of  the 
Connecticut  Land  Company,  located  the  city  of  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  in  1796.  About  the  middle  of  April,  1797,  Mr.  Hart 
started  for  Cleveland  in  charge  of  the  second  party,  as  the  agent 
of  the  Connecticut  Land  Company.  On  June  3,  a  Mr.  Eld- 
ridge  fell  ofif  his  horse  in  attempting  to  swim  the  river  and  was 
drowned.  He  had  been  dead  an  hour  when  Dr.  Hart  arrived 
at  the  place,  but  to  satisfy  the  feelings  of  a  distressed  surviving 
brother,  says  Dr.  Hart,  "I  attempted  to  restore  him  by  every 
convenient  method  for  an  hour  or  more  but  in  vain."  The 
corpse  was  taken  to  Cleveland  and  Dr.  Hart  says:  "The  next 
day  being  Sunday  we  selected  a  lot  of  ground  for  a  grave  yard 
and  in  the  afternoon  we  carried  the  corpse  in  as  regular  and  for- 
mal manner  as  we  could  and  gave  it  decent  burial  as  our  cir- 
cumstances and  situation  would  permit.  I  made  use  of  our 
burial  office  at  the  grave  also  reading  the  lessons  from  the  15th, 
Cor.  and  it  never  before  sounded  so  solemn  in  my  ears.  It  was 
the  first  time  a  funeral  had  been  formally  attended  by  white 
people  on  this  purchase  and  it  was  my  first  employment  in  the 
Country."  "There  were  present  at  the  interment  32  men,  7 
women  and  3  children."  The  young  man,  Mr.  Eldridge,  be- 
longed in  the  eastern  part  of  Connecticut.  The  service  at  this 
funeral  was  the  first  religious  service  in  the  city  of  Cleveland, 
and  in  fact  the  first  by  a  minister  of  any  Church  in  New  Con- 


178  THE    CHURCH 

necticut,  or  Northern  Ohio.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Doddridge  of  Vir- 
ginia was  the  only  Episcopal  minister  who  had  ever  before  offi- 
ciated in  any  part  of  Ohio,  and  thus  Mr.  Hart  was  the  second 
Episcopal  minister  to  hold  service  in  that  state. 

In  another  letter  Dr.  Hart  writes  to  his  wife  the  following : — 
"Mrs.  Stiles  who  tarried  here  last  winter,  yesterday,  (July  11, 
1797,)  became  the  joyful  mother  of  a  fine  first  born  son."  No 
doubt  Mr.  Hart  baptized  this  child,  for  the  Year  Book  of 
Trinity  Cathedral,  Cleveland,  for  1901-2,  page  94,  says:  "The 
first  religious  service  known  to  have  been  held  here  was  the 
baptism  of  an  infant  by  the  Rev.  Seth  Hart,  a  clergyman  of 
this  Church  and  one  of  the  original  land  company  who  came  out 
with  Col.  Cleveland."  The  burial  service  before  noted  was  Mr. 
Hart's  first  service  there. 

Under  date  of  July  20,  1797,  Dr.  Hart  writes  from  Cleveland 
that  "A  young  lady  came  on  here  with  Mr.  Carter's  family 
.  .  .  and  the  other  day  a  young  man  came  on  from  Presque 
Isle,  and  on  the  17  inst.  I  married  them  and  received  a  fee  of 
four  dollars."  Thus  Mr.  Hart  was  the  first  Episcopal  minister 
to  perform  three  important  services  of  the  Church  in  Northern 
Ohio.  In  the  latter  part  of  November,  Dr.  Hart  was  on  his  way 
home,  where  he  expected  to  arrive  in  December,  if  "business 
and  the  roads  permit."  On  Nov.  23,  1797,  he  writes  to  Mrs. 
Hart,  from  Canandaigua,  "I  am  told  you  are  the  mother  of  a 
fine  little  Daughter — God  be  praised ! — Kiss  the  little  boys  once 
more  for  their  papa  and  the  dear  little  daughter  as  much  as  her 
tender  infancy  will  bear."  In  Januar}%  1798,  we  find  him 
preaching  again  at  Wallingford  and  again  at  Meriden  on  May 
6,  1798,  but  he  appears  to  have  severed  his  connection  with  the 
Church  at  North  Haven  upon  starting  for  Ohio  in  the  spring  of 
1797.  The  time  previously  given  to  North  Haven,  was  after 
his  return  given  to  Christ  Church,  Worthington,  where  he 
preached  April  22,  1798,  to  1800.  as  detailed  in  the  previous 
pages.  With  seldom  less  than  three  parishes  under  his  care, 
he  officiated,  before  removing  to  Long  Island,  seven  diflFerent 
dates  at  North  Guilford,  six  at  Stratford,  six  at  Northford,  six 
at  Cheshire  and  four  at  Huntington,  besides  from  one  to  three 
different  dates  in  some  sixteen  other  places  in  Connecticut,  not 
before  mentioned. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  1 79 

In  marked  contrast  with  his  Convention  and  Convocation 
record  before  his  trip  to  Ohio,  his  name  does  not  again  appear 
in  the  Journals  of  Convention  until  the  June  Convention  at 
Middletown,  in  181 5,  when  he  was  given  a  seat  as  a  visiting 
brother  from  the  Diocese  of  New  York,  and  it  appears  only 
once  more  in  the  "Records  of  Convocation,"  and  that  was  at 
Derby,  Nov.  20,  1799,  when  he  presented  the  resolution  of 
Christ  Church,  Worthington,  which  formally  admitted  that 
Church  into  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut.  His  genius  for 
mechanics  led  him  to  devote  considerable  time  to  inventions. 
He  was  granted  a  patent  on  Jan.  4,  1799,  on  a  machine  for  mak- 
ing nails.  He  also  invented,  but  did  not  patent,  a  machine  for 
shearing  cloth  and  one  for  making  brooms.  These  inventions 
caused  him  to  make  many  visits  to  New  York.  "He  was  at 
one  time  chaplain  of  the  prison  in  New  York  and  made  daily 
visits  to  it  and  perhaps  had  other  engagements  there."  He 
preached  at  New  York  Chapel  once  and  at  St.  Paul's,  New 
York,  once  during  the  year  1799,  and  several  times  in  various 
churches  in  New  York  during  the  year  1800.  He  was  enabled 
to  do  so  only  by  discontinuing  his  services  at  Christ  Church, 
Worthington.  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  York,  was  left  with- 
out a  Rector  in  the  spring  of  1800,  and  Mr.  Hart  appears  to 
have  acted  as  a  temporary  supply.  On  May  8,  1800,  the  vestry 
resolved  "that  the  thanks  of  the  Vestry  be  presented  to  the 
Rev'd  Mr.  Hart  for  his  services  in  St.  Mark's  Church,  and  that 
the  treasurer  be  authorized  to  allow  him  the  sum  of  seven 
dollars  a  day  for  the  time  he  has  officiated." 

One  of  Mr,  Hart's  sermons  is  endorsed  Hempstead,  L.  I.,  Sept. 
14,  1800,  at  which  time  the  Rev.  John  Henry  Hobart,  after- 
wards Bishop,  was  the  Rector  of  St.  George's  Church.  After 
Mr.  Hobart  was  called  to  Trinity  Parish,  New  York,  as  assist- 
ant minister,  the  vestry  of  St.  George's  extended  an  invitation 
to  the  Rev.  Seth  Hart  to  become  their  Rector.  He  was  recom- 
mended by  Mr.  Hart's  own  Diocesan,  the  Right  Rev.  Bishop 
Jarvis,  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Beach  of  Trinity  Church,  New  York, 
and  by  the  Rev.  Ambrose  Hull  of  Connecticut.  The  vestry 
offered  Mr.  Hart  a  salary  of  £150  per  annum,  the  use  of  the 
rectory  with  the  glebe  attached ;  the  use  of  the  Greenfield  farm 
near  the  south  bay,  with  liberty  to  take  from  the  latter,  wood 


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for  fuel  and  fencing,  which  Mr.  Hart  was  to  get  at  his  own 
expense.  South  and  North  Hempstead  were  included  in  the 
cure,  his  services  to  be  divided  between  the  two  as  might  be 
determined  upon.  Mr.  Hart  entered  into  possession  on  Sunday, 
Dec.  21,  1800,  and  thus  Connecticut  lost  one  of  its  most  ener- 
getic and  faithful  ministers. 

We  quote  from  the  History  of  St.  George's  Church,  by  Rev. 
W.  M.  Moore,  D.D.,  1881,  as  follows:— 

"Mr.  Hart  had  the  reputation  of  being  a  good  classical 
scholar  and  was  an  amiable  man,  of  a  cheerful  and  almost 
jovial  temperament ;  and  had  attained  a  reputation  of  being  a 
successful  teacher."  He  "engaged  in  some  mercantile  occupa- 
tion, which  resulted  unfavorably  .  .  .  Meanwhile  he  car- 
ried on  a  classical  school ;  endeavored  to  make  the  land  which 
had  been  made  part  of  his  income,  (and  the  larger  portion  of 
which  land  lay  four  miles  away,)  to  yield  something  to  his 
support,  and  took  care  of  the  spiritual  needs  of  the  parish 
extending  in  one  direction  fourteen  miles  and  having  services 
in  two  places.  There  was  over  1000  persons  under  his  care." 
(In  1822  they  began  to  build  a  new  church.)  "The  new  build- 
ing was  constructed  in  its  general  plan  after  one  near  Mr. 
Hart's  former  parish  in  Connecticut."  (The  building  was  con- 
secrated Sept.  19,  1823.)  "It  was  a  day  of  just  rejoicing  for 
Mr.  Hart.  But  for  him,  humanly  speaking,  the  church  would 
not  have  been  built.  Others  had  counselled  it,  urged  it,  but 
he  acted.  With  inflexible  purpose  and  indomitable  persever- 
ance he  solicited  the  funds  for  the  building,  as  an  old  friend  of 
his  once  said  to  the  writer,  'Mr.  Hart  tramped  the  city  day  and 
night  and  scoured  the  whole  country  and  beset  every  man  or 
woman  who  professed  to  love  Christ  or  His  Church,  to  give 
to  Christ's  cause  for  Christ's  Sake !'  The  church  is  his  monu- 
ment." 

On  the  Sunday  after  the  consecration,  Mr.  Hart  preached 
from  Genesis  18,  part  of  verse  17.  "How  dreadful  is  this 
place  ?  This  is  none  other  but  the  house  of  God ;  and  this  is 
the  gate  of  heaven."  This  sermon,  prefixed  by  a  short  histori- 
cal sketch,  was  published  by  T.  &  J.  Swords,  New  York,  1823, 
and  in  the  same  year  his  sermon  before  the  Morton  Lodge  of 
Masons,  at  Hempstead,  was  published.     Both  of  these  semions 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  l8l 

are  in  the  library  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary,  New 
York.  The  "Christian  Journal"  for  March,  1821,  has  about  two 
pages  devoted  to  an  extract  from  Mr.  Hart's  sermon,  delivered 
in  Trinity  Church,  New  York,  Oct.  19,  1820,  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  "The  Corporation  for  the  Relief  of  Widows  and 
Children  of  the  Clergymen  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church 
in  the  State  of  New  York." 

Numerous  publications  have  brief  references  to  Mr.  Hart, 
but  his  best  record  is  found  among  the  manuscript  sermons, 
correspondence  and  other  papers  which  he  left,  and  which  are 
now  in  the  possession  of  his  granddaughter.  Miss  Mary  Amelia 
Hart,  of  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.  Besides  an  examination  of  these 
sermons,  we  have  been  favored  with  and  made  use  of  copies  of 
the  more  important  papers,  while  a  descendant  of  Mr.  Hart,  the 
Rev.  Wm.  Howard  Falkner,  A.B.,  B.D.,  Rector  of  St.  Paul's 
Church,  Louisville,  Ky.,  has  made  an  exhaustive  study  of  these 
manuscripts  and  prepared  a  paper  on  Mr.  Hart  which  he  read 
on  April  23,  1904,  at  the  Bicentenary  of  St.  George's  Church  at 
Hempstead,  L.  I.  We  have  used  this  paper  freely  in  prepar- 
ing this  sketch. 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Seabury,  father  of  Bishop  Seabury,  built 
a  school  house  about  1762  in  the  rear  of  the  Rectory  of  St. 
George's  Church,  and  this  Mr.  Hart  refitted  for  a  boarding 
school,  which  he  conducted  for  several  years.  Among  his 
pupils  was  his  nephew,  James  Gates  Percival,  the  poet.  In 
1817,  there  was  sOme  trouble  in  St.  George's  and  a  petition  was 
circulated  to  the  effect  that  the  best  interests  of  the  parish 
required  Mr.  Hart's  resignation.  Only  two  persons  signed  it, 
while  a  counter  petition  was  signed  by  two  hundred  and  fifty- 
five  persons.  Quoting  again  from  Dr.  Moore's  History,  "Mr. 
Hart  had  a  stroke  of  paralysis  at  the  beginning  of  the  year 
1829.  Finding  himself  unable  to  perform  the  duties  of  his 
office  and  unwilling  to  retain  a  position  whose  obligations  he 
could  not  adequately  discharge,  Mr.  Hart  suggested  to  the 
vestry  that  he  thought  it  to  be  his  duty  to  resign  the  rectorship." 
Upon  his  resignation  the  Vestry  voted  "to  pay  him  the  said 
Rector,  forty  dollars  half  yearly  .  .  .  during  his  natural 
life."  But  in  three  years  his  "remains  were  laid  in  the  Church- 
yard, near  where  the  chancel  of  the  old  church  formerly  stood." 


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"Mrs.  Ruth  Hart,  wlio  had  been  a  faithful  and  excellent  com- 
panion and  counsellor  to  her  husband,  survived  him  nine  years 
.     .     .     and  was  laid  in  the  earth  by  his  side." 

Bishop  Ondcrdonk,  in  his  address  to  the  Convention  1832, 
refers  tenderly  to  the  death  of  "The  Rev.  Seth  Hart  one  of  the 
oldest  Presbyters  of  the  Church,  and  who  for  about  thirty  years 
was  the  pastoral  head  of  the  parish  of  St.  George's  Church." 
The  Rev.  Richard  D.  Hall,  Mr,  Hart's  successor  at  Hempstead, 
also  mentioned  him  in  his  parochial  report,  as  one  long  known 
and  respected  in  that  Diocese,  saying  "Among  other  evidences 
of  his  zeal  and  devotion  to  the  cause  of  Christ,  was  the  com- 
pletion of  the  present  commodious  and  convenient  edifice  the 
congregation  worship  in,  and  for  which  he  toiled  liard  and 
spent  many  weary  days.  'He  rests  from  his  labors  and  his 
works  do  follow  him.'  " 


REV.   JAMES   KILBOURNE. 

The  only  native  of  New  Britain  that  ever  belonged  to  either 
branch  of  our  National  Congress  was  James  Kilbourne.  No 
person  in  America  by  the  name  of  Kilbourne  has  been  more 
extensively  known  and  distinguished  in  public  life ;  few  of  any 
name  present  a  brighter  example  of  persevering  and  successful 
efforts,  and  none  present  an  example  more  worthy  of  approval 
and  imitation.  The  Scioto  Company  of  Granby,  Conn., 
founded  the  settlement  at  Worthington,  Ohio,  in  1803.  James 
Kilbourne  was  the  man  who  promoted  the  company,  explored 
the  country ;  led  the  young  men  that  cleared  the  ground ;  made 
all  arrangements  concerning  the  business  of  the  company ; 
returned  to  Connecticut  and  directed  the  journey  of  the  fami- 
lies ;  surveyed  their  lands ;  preached  to  them  on  Sundays  and 
Holy  days ;  published  their  newspaper ;  developed  their  busi- 
ness and  manufacturing  interests ;  led  them  successfully  to 
battle  with  the  Indians ;  represented  them  and  Central  Ohio 
in  Congress ;  and  for  nearly  fifty  years  dominated  the  place. 

He  was  the  son  of  Josiah  and  Anna  (Neal)  Kilbourne,  born 
at  New  Britain.  Conn.,  Oct.  19,  1770,  on  the  Francis  place  in 
the  south  part  of  Stanley  Quarter,  the  first  farm  north  of  the 


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residence  of  Charles  S.  Andrews;  died  at  Worthington,  Ohio, 
April  24,  1850;  married  Sunday,  Nov.  8,  1789  at  St.  Andrew's 
Church,  Bloomfield,  Conn.,  to  Lucy  Fitch,  daughter  of  John 
Fitch,  builder  of  the  first  steamboat.  She  was  born  at  Windsor, 
Conn,,  Aug-.  23,  1769 ;  died  at  Worthington,  Ohio,  March  8, 
1807.  He  married  (2),  June  5,  1808,  Cynthia,  daughter  of 
Maj.  Nathan  Goodale,  born  at  Brookfield,  Mass.,  July  31,  1775, 
died  at  Columbus,  O.,  March  23,  1861. 

Josiah  Kilbourne  sold  his  farm  in  1773  to  Elijah  Francis, 
moved  across  the  street  into  a  small  hut,  where  he  lived  for 
about  a  year,  and  then  removed  to  what  is  now  called  the  Slater 
farm,  about  two  miles  northwest  of  the  center  of  New  Britain. 
In  April,  1783,  when  James  was  between  twelve  and  thirteen 
years  old,  he  removed  to  what  is  known  as  the  Brown  tract,  in 
the  dead  swamp  woods,  on  the  east  side  of  Farmington  moun- 
tain, where  he  was  remote  from  neighbors  and  between  two  and 
three  miles  from  church  or  school.  After  meeting  with  many 
misfortunes  and  with  a  prospect  of  losing  all  he  had,  Mr.  Kil- 
bourne, knowing  that  he  could  not  care  for  his  son,  advised  the 
boy  to  see  what  he  could  do  for  himself  and  gave  him  permis- 
sion to  do  so.  The  boy  was  now  not  quite  sixteen  years  old, 
had  no  winter  clothes,  no  coat  or  shoes,  was  scarcely  able  to 
read  and  not  able  to  write  anything  more  than  his  name.  Start- 
ing out  for  himself  on  Sept.  23,  1786,  without  finding  employ- 
ment, he  walked  thirty  miles,  but  during  that  walk  he  resolved 
that  education,  industry,  and  strict  integrity  were  essential  to  his 
success  in  life  and  these  he  must  have.  This  resolve  was  never 
forgotten.  On  the  second  day  he  succeeded  in  letting  himself 
to  a  farmer  and  soon  after  bound  himself  out  for  four  years  at 
Tariffville,  Conn.,  to  learn  the  trade  of  clothier.  The  bargain 
he  made  certainly  showed  remarkable  shrewdness  for  a  lad  of 
15.  No  compensation  was  offered  him  other  than  his  board, 
and  for  this  he  consented  to  serve  seven  months,  on  condition 
that  he  could  have  five  months  in  the  summer  time,  when  farm- 
ers were  busy,  in  which  to  earn  for  himself  such  wages  as  he 
could. 

It  was  his  good  fortune  to  find  employment,  five  months  in 
the  year  for  three  years,  at  the  farm  of  Elisha  Griswold  and 
there  find  a  true  friend  and  companion  with  education,  refine- 


184  THE    CHURCH 

ment,  and  religion,  and  with  a  self-sacrificing  love  and  gen- 
erosity that  impelled  him  to  labor  night  after  night  for  the  good 
of  the  boy  stranger  that  Providence  had  placed  in  his  care. 
This  friend  was  Alexander  Viets  Griswold,  then  a  son  of  a 
wealthy  farmer,  working  on  his  father's  farm,  but  afterwards 
the  Bishop  of  the  Eastern  Diocese  of  the  Episcopal  Church. 
Mr.  Griswold  was  privately  educated  by  his  scholarly  mother 
and  his  eminent  uncle,  the  Rev.  Roger  Viets,  and  was  well  fitted 
for  educating  the  young  apprentice  whose  studious  and  indus- 
trious habits  had  made  the  future  Bishop  greatly  interested  in 
his  welfare.  For  three  summers  they  studied  invariably  half  of 
each  night.  In  later  life  Mr.  Kilbourne  says  of  Bishop  Gris- 
wold, "with  him  I  learned  the  English,  Latin  and  Greek  gram- 
mar, arithmetic  and  other  branches  of  mathematics,  and  much 
besides  of  useful  knowledge.  And  nothing  gives  me  greater 
pleasure  than  occurrences  which  render  it  suitable  for  me  to 
declare  this  debt  of  gratitude  which  I  owed  to  that  great  and 
excellent  man  while  living,  nor  less  to  his  memory,  now  that 
he  has  gone  to  the  bosom  of  his  God ;  a  debt  I  can  never  pay  but 
in  the  heart's  warm  devotion."  It  was  through  this  Griswold 
family  that  young  Kilbourne  obtained  his  first  knowledge  of 
the  Episcopal  Church  with  which  he  united,  and  became 
ardently  attached  to  its  doctrines  and  forms.  Here  young  Kil- 
bourne won  the  confidence  and  respect  of  all  who  knew  him, 
so  that  when  his  employer  became  financially  embarrassed  in 
October,  1789,  Kilbourne  was  not  only  released  from  his  appren- 
ticeship but  full  charge  of  the  whole  establishment  was  given 
to  him  in  order  to  wholly  release  his  master  from  work  and 
care.  The  next  month  he  was  married,  and  thus  when  but  a 
month  over  19  years  of  age  he  was  well  educated  and  settled 
in  family  and  business.  He  practiced  strict  economy  and 
applied  himself  to  labor  almost  incessantly  and  with  w^onderful 
endurance.  In  the  busy  season,  he  not  infrequently  saw  the 
sun  rise  and  set  twice  without  taking  rest  except  while  at  his 
meals.  On  Jan.  16,  1792,  he  bought,  for  his  father,  the  home 
in  dead  swamp  from  which  he  departed  but  little  more  than  five 
years  before.  When  he  had  been  from  home  only  six  years 
he  was  the  owner  of  three  clothiers  establishments,  that  of  his 
old  master  at  Tariflfville,  another  at  Granbv  and   another   at 


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Avon,  which  he  owned  jointly  with  his  brother  William.  Dur- 
ing the  first  seven  months  that  he  conducted  the  Tariffville  works 
he  cleared  about  $800.00  and  was  thereby  enabled  to  start  the 
works  at  Granby  about  1790.  In  1792  he  erected  the  works  at 
Avon.  He  personally  superintended  all  three  of  these  mills. 
While  he  felt  no  inconvenience  from  his  protracted  labors,  his 
lungs  became  seriously  affected  by  constantly  inhaling  the 
poisonous  fumes  from  the  dyes  and  his  whole  system  was  pros- 
trated thereby.  He  removed  from  Simsbury  to  Farmington  in 
1793  and  in  the  fall  of  that  year  he  was  somewhat  improved, 
but  was  seized  with  a  disease  of  the  back  and  hips  by  which  he 
was  closely  confined  for  eight  months,  and  for  eighteen  months 
after  this  confinement  was  only  able  to  move  about  on  crutches. 
In  1795  he  disposed  of  his  clothier  works  and  devoted  himself 
to  farming  for  a  year,  then  rented  his  farm  and  started  a  store 
in  Granby,  to  which  place  he  removed  about  1797,  and  in  a 
short  time  became  what  in  Granby  was  deemed  wealthy.  Here 
he  built  a  tavern  near  his  store,  and  besides  his  store,  the  tavern, 
and  the  Granby  mill,  he  was  the  owner  of  five  farms,  including 
the  Slater  farm  in  New  Britain  where  he  lived  as  a  boy,  and  the 
Brown  farm  on  the  Farmington  mountain  from  which  he  de- 
parted in  1786.  He  originated  and  successfully  carried  through 
the  turnpike  road  from  Hartford  to  Albany  via  Granby,  Blan- 
f ord  and  Pittsfield ;  formed  and  conducted  two  literary  socie- 
ties ;  established  a  public  library ;  was  assessor  of  town  taxes ; 
fiscal  agent  for  the  Episcopal  Society ;  superintended  the  build- 
ing of  their  church  which  was  completed  in  1800,  and  was  fre- 
quently invited  to  deliver  addresses  before  literary  associations. 
Having  provided  himself  and  family  a  comfortable  independ- 
ence, he  "concluded  to  take  breath  a  little,  but  without  much 
relaxation."  He  still  found  time  to  prosecute  his  researches 
after  truth  and  knowledge,  giving  no  small  share  of  attention 
to  theology  and  ecclesiastical  history.  His  old  friend  and  tutor 
had  turned  from  a  farmer  to  a  preacher  and  had  charge  of  the 
Churches  at  East  Plymouth,  Northfield  and  Harwinton.  On 
several  different  occasions  Mr.  Kilbourne  spent  a  few  weeks  at 
a  time  at  these  places  with  the  Rev.  Mr.  Griswold,  pursuing 
again  his  favorite  studies.  This  was  probably  during  Mr.  Kil- 
bourne's  bodily  afflictions,   1794  and  5.     He  was  often  called 


l86  THE    CHURCH 

upon  to  officiate  as  lay  reader  in  various  places  and  at  the  solici- 
tation of  his  friends  decided  to  take  orders.  He  probably  began 
to  officiate  about  the  first  of  ]\Iay,  1800.  at  Christ  Church, 
Worthington,  where  the  Episcopalians  of  New  Britain  then 
worshiped.  On  Dec.  7,  1801,  he  had  been  preaching  there  a 
part  of  the  time  for  one  year  and  was  recommended  by  that 
Church  to  the  Bishop  for  ordination.  He  was  residing  at 
Granby  in  September,  1801,  but  resided  in  the  town  of  Berlin 
in  1802  and  1803.  He  had  his  marriage  and  the  birth  of  his 
children  recorded  in  the  Berlin  records.  He  was  ordained 
deacon  by  Bishop  Jarvis,  Jan.  24,  1802,  at  Cheshire,  Conn.  His 
only  connection  with  the  Convocations  and  Conventions  of  the 
Church  in  Connecticut  was  attending  the  Convocation  of  the 
clergy  at  Cheshire,  April  12,  1802,  the  special  Diocesan  Con- 
vention on  the  same  day  and  place,  and  the  fall  Convention  at 
New  Haven,  Oct.  19,  1802.  He  officiated  in  several  parishes 
and  was  invited  to  settle  in  three  or  four,  but  what  parishes  they 
were,  other  than  that  of  Christ  Church,  Worthington,  we  do 
not  know,  although  we  believe  that  he  preached  at  Granby.  He 
declined  these  calls  in  order  to  give  his  time  to  the  formation  of 
an  emigration  company  to  the  Northwestern  territory.  With 
this  end  in  view  he  made  two  exploration  trips  to  Western  and 
Northwestern  New  York,  but  under  the  advice  of  his  father-in- 
law,  Mr.  Fitch,  he  turned  his  attention,  in  1800.  to  Ohio.  Mr. 
Fitch  had  resided  in  Kentucky,  formed  companies  for  the  pur- 
chase of  lands  in  Kentucky  and  Ohio,  and  as  a  captive  of  the 
Indians  had  travelled  through  a  large  part  of  the  Northwestern 
territory,  so  that  he  was  familiar  with  Ohio.  Tradition  says 
that  his  daughter  Lucy,  who  married  Mr.  Kilbourne.  was  "the 
first  white  girl,  not  a  captive,  to  place  her  foot  on  Ohio  soil." 
Of  the  Ohio  emigration  Mr.  Kilbourne  says  it  took  him  about 
one  year  to  make  his  friends  believe  him  in  earnest,  the  next 
year  to  convince  them  that  he  was  not  insane,  the  third  to 
explore  the  country  and  form  the  company,  and  the  fourth  year, 
1803,  to  settle  the  country  with  just  one  hundred  people.  In 
the  spring  of  1802  Mr.  Kilbourne  started  on  his  first  expedition 
to  Ohio.  The  little  Church  at  Worthington,  Conn.,  he  left  in 
the  care  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Warren  of  Middletown  and  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Ives  of  Cheshire,  with  Samuel  Griswold  officiating  as  lay 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  187 

reader.  The  latter  was  a  brother  of  Bishop  Griswold,  of  the 
family  with  which  Mr.  Kilbourne  lived  when  he  was  educated 
by  the  future  Bishop.  On  this  trip  to  Ohio  Mr.  Kilbourne 
traveled  three  hundred  miles  by  stage.  From  the  end  of  the 
stage  route  he  walked  over  the  mountains  to  Pittsburgh,  one 
hundred  and  fifty  miles,  carrying  a  heavy  pack.  After  walking 
from  Pittsburgh  for  over  a  hundred  miles  he  found  his  old  dis- 
ease of  the  back  and  hips  returning  and  was  obliged  to  rest  for 
a  few  days  and  then  proceed  on  horseback.  He  made  a  general 
survey  of  the  State,  constructed  the  first  map  ever  made  of  Ohio, 
selected  a  desirable  site  and  returned  to  Connecticut.  If  Ohio 
had  voted  to  be  a  slave  state  he  would  have  given  up  the  project, 
but  as  soon  as  he  learned  that  it  was  to  be  a  free  state  he  com- 
pleted the  organization  of  the  Scioto  Company  and  purchased 
the  16,000  acres  of  land  that  he  had  selected,  near  the  present 
city  of  Columbus.  The  articles  of  agreement  for  this  company 
were  signed  at  Granby,  Conn.,  Dec.  14,  1802.  The  company 
was  composed  mainly  of  residents  of  Simsbury  and  Granby 
with  a  few  from  other  towns  in  Connecticut  and  Massachuetts. 
It  was  evidently  a  company  of  Episcopalians.  Their  first  town 
plot  was  to  contain  160  acres  divided  into  160  lots,  the  four 
central  ones  being  reserved  for  a  Parade.  There  was  to  be  one 
town  lot  and  one  farm  lot  of  not  less  than  one  hundred  acres 
for  the  use  and  benefit  of  a  public  school,  and  a  like  town  and 
farm  lot  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  a  Protestant  Episcopal 
Society,  thereby  practically  arranging  at  Granby,  Conn.,  in 
1802,  for  the  planting  of  an  Episcopal  Church  in  Ohio  in  1803. 
On  April  7,  1803,  Mr.  Kilbourne  started  from  Hartford  for 
Ohio  on  horseback,  followed  by  a  millwright,  a  blacksmith,  nine 
laborers  and  a  family  in  two  wagons.  Necessary  supplies  were 
purchased  at  Pittsburgh,  which  were  forwarded  via  the  Ohio 
and  Scioto  rivers.  Mr.  Kilbourne  arrived  at  Worthington  in 
advance  of  the  others  and  cut  down  the  first  tree  May  5,  1803. 
By  the  latter  part  of  this  month  the  wagoners  had  reached  the 
end  of  the  road  fifty  miles  away,  where  Mr.  Kilbourne  joined 
them  and,  cutting  a  path  through  the  woods,  the  party  came 
safely  to  camp  in  a  few  days.  The  very  first  cabin  erected  was 
for  use  as  a  school  and  church.  In  mid-summer  Mr.  Kilbourne 
returned  to   Connecticut  to   conduct  his   and  ten  other   fami- 


105  THE    CHURCH 

lies  to  the  new  purchase,  all  of  whom  arrived  at  Worthington 
by  December,  1803.  The  family  of  Ezra  Griswold,  another 
brother  to  the  Bishop,  was  the  first  to  arrive.  The  first  Sunday 
after  the  arrival  of  the  third  family  Divine  Service  was  held,  and 
immediately  after  the  arrival  of  the  eleventh  family  a  school 
was  commenced.  In  May,  1804,  Mr.  Kilbourne  laid  out  the 
village  into  162  town  lots,  one  of  which  and  a  farm  lot  was 
given  to  St.  John's  Church,  which  was  formally  organized,  Feb. 
6,  1804,  and  legally  incorporated  Jan.  27,  1807.  Mr.  Kilbourne 
was  of  course,  from  the  first,  the  minister,  and  he  thus  became 
the  first  Episcopal  minister  to  reside  in  Ohio,  and  for  fourteen 
years  was  the  only  Episcopal  minister  residing  in  that  State. 
The  place  where  the  company  settled  in  Ohio  was  named  Worth- 
ington, in  honor  of  Mr.  Kilboume's  old  parish  of  the  same  name 
in  Connecticut. 

In  the  spring  of  1804,  Mr.  Kilbourne  was  made  Captain  of  all 
the  Northwest  frontier,  on  the  Indian  line,  having  about  men 
enough  in  the  northwest  third  of  the  State  for  one  Company 
and  these  mostly  from  his  own  settlement.  About  this  time  he 
opened  an  Indian  trading  house,  whereby  he  succeeded  in  con- 
ciliating the  favor  of  the  Indians  and  in  a  measure  checked  their 
depredations.  He  set  out  to  all  the  proprietors  their  land  in  the 
company's  purchase,  closed  up  all  its  concerns  and  dissolved  the 
association.  On  July  3,  1804,  he  received  the  unasked  and 
unexpected  appointment  of  District  Surveyor  from  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  U.  S.  Treasurer,  and  executed  the  duties  of  that 
office  for  nine  years.  He  held  his  commission  longer,  complet- 
ing the  survey  by  deputy.  On  July  4,  1804,  they  celebrated  the 
Fourth  of  July  by  felling  seventeen  great  trees,  one  for  each 
State,  and  listening  to  an  address  by  their  leader  and  minister, 
James  Kilbourne.  He  was  also  their  civil  magistrate,  having 
been  appointed  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  three  years.  In  tlie 
spring  of  1805  he  explored  the  south  shore  of  Lake  Erie,  then 
Indian  territory,  and  selected  the  present  site  of  Sandusky  City. 
He  also  went  to  New  Jersey,  New  York,  and  Connecticut,  pur- 
chased some  quarter  townships  and  became  a  general  land 
agent.  In  1806  he  formed  three  new  companies  of  settlers 
besides  inducing  the  settlement  of  one  hundred  members  from 
Granby  and  Granville,  the  Bixbe  settlement  from  Lenox  and 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  X89 

Other  parts  of  some  hundreds  of  families  and  a  number  of  fami- 
lies from  Newburgh,  N.  Y.  He  was  also  elected  president  ex 
officio  of  Ohio  College  at  Athens,  which  office  he  resigned 
in  1820.  In  1807  he  was  elected  president  of  the  corporation  of 
St.  John's  Church,  president  of  the  Worthington  Academy,  and 
was  appointed  Major  of  the  first  Battalion  on  the  Indian  fron- 
tier. He  also  went  eastward  again  and  brought  on  additional 
settlers.  In  1809  he  was  elected  by  the  Legislature  as  one  of 
three  commissioners  to  establish  the  site  of  Miami  Univer- 
sity. In  181 1,  with  P.  H.  Olmstead,  he  published  at  Worthing- 
ton "The  Western  Intelligencer,"  the  first  newspaper  in  the 
county,  and  the  predecessor  of  the  "Ohio  State  Journal."  In 
1812  he  was  appointed  by  the  President  of  the  United  States  as 
one  of  the  commissioners  to  establish  the  boundary  between  the 
great  Virginia  Northwestern  Reservation  and  the  Public  Lands 
of  the  United  States,  which  duty  he  executed  under  cir- 
cumstances of  much  peril,  attended  by  thrilling  encounters  with 
hostile  Indians.  In  January,  181 3,  he  took  steps  which  resulted 
in  the  establishment  of  a  post  office  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  He 
was  elected  by  the  Democrats  in  the  Fifth  district  of  Ohio  as 
a  member  of  the  Thirteenth  Congress  of  the  U.  S. ;  took  his 
seat  May  24,  1813,  and  served  through  the  two  regular  and  two 
extra  sessions.  His  services  were  of  the  most  useful  and  prac- 
tical kind.  The  interests  of  the  Great  West  were  the  objects 
of  his  special  attention,  with  particular  reference  to  the  pioneer 
settlers,  the  seamen  on  the  lakes  and  the  soldiers  in  the  Indian 
wars.  He  was  the  originator  of  the  Homestead  act,  and  after 
introducing  his  first  resolution  on  the  subject  was  appointed 
chairman  of  the  select  committee  who  prepared  the  bill  pro- 
viding for  donation  of  lands  to  actual  settlers  in  the  North- 
western Territory.  He  was  reelected  to  and  served  in  the 
Fourteenth  Congress,  but  declined  to  be  a  candidate  for  further 
election.  He  introduced  a  resolution  for  laying  an  income  tax 
on  those  who  had  an  income  over  a  certain  amount  and  for 
increasing  the  tax  on  capital  invested  in  banking.  At  one  time 
he  delivered  an  oration  on  Lafayette  before  a  joint  meeting  of 
the  Senate  and  House  at  Washington.  Upon  Mr.  Kilboume's 
return  from  the  second  session  of  the  Thirteenth  Congress  he 
had  been  unanimously  reelected  Colonel  of  the  Frontier  Rifle- 


190  THE    CHURCH 

men,  which  office  he  accepted  although  he  had  before  refused  it. 
Mr.  Kilboume  was  a  Master  Mason  in  the  Lodge  at  Simsbury, 
Conn.,  before  he  went  to  Ohio,  and  in  Ohio  he  was  the  first 
Worthy  Master  of  the  first  Masonic  Lodge,  first  High  Priest 
of  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  and  one  of  the  three  first  officers 
of  the  Encampment  of  Knights  in  Central  Ohio. 

Early  in  September,  1816,  Mr.  Kilbourne  visited  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Doddridge  at  the  latter's  residence  in  Wellsburg,  Va.,  and  there 
arranged  for  a  Convention  of  Episcopalians  of  the  Northwest 
for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  Diocese  preliminary  to  the  elec- 
tion of  a  Bishop.  The  Convention  met  at  Worthington,  Ohio, 
Oct.  21  and  22,  in  1816,  and  issued  circulars  designed  to  interest 
others  in  the  establishment  of  a  Diocese.  Another  Convention 
was  held  at  Windsor,  Ohio,  April  2,  1817,  and  petitioned  the 
General  Convention  of  the  Church  in  America,  (which  met  at 
New  York  in  May,  181 7,)  to  establish  a  Diocese  to  include  the 
western  country,  according  to  the  plan  of  Messrs.  Kilbourne 
and  Doddridge.  The  General  Convention  recommended  organ- 
ization according  to  States,  and  in  conformity  thereto  another 
preliminary  Convention  was  held  at  Columbus,  Jan.  5,  1818, 
which  arranged  for  holding  the  formal  Convention  at  Worth- 
ington, Ohio.  Early  in  the  spring  of  1817,  the  Rev.  Philander 
Chase  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  removed  to  Ohio  and  was  soon  set- 
tled over  the  Church  at  Worthington,  with  Mr.  Kilbourne  as 
assistant.  At  the  Worthington  Convention,  June  3  to  5,  1818, 
Mr.  Chase,  by  the  votes  of  three  clergymen  and  lay  delegates 
from  ten  parishes,  was  elected  the  first  Bishop  of  Ohio  and  the 
first  Bishop  west  of  the  Alleghany  mountains.  Mr.  Kilbourne 
and  Roger  Searle,  another  former  Rector  of  Christ  Church. 
Worthington,  Conn.,  were  two  of  the  three  clergymen  who 
voted  for  Mr.  Chase.  Bishop  Chase  remained  at  Worthington 
in  charge  of  St.  John's  Church  with  Mr.  Kilbourne  as  his 
assistant.  About  this  time  Mrs.  Cynthia  Kilbourne  was  elected 
president  of  the  Female  Tract  Society  of  Worthington.  In  the 
Journal  of  the  Ohio  Convention  for  1820,  Mr.  Kilbourne  is 
reported  as  residing  at  Worthington,  instead  of  officiating  there 
as  before.  In  1821  he  addressed  a  letter  to  the  Bishop  in  which 
"he  declared  his  intention  no  longer  to  be  a  minister  of  the 
Church   of  Christ."      Thus  after  more  than  twenty  years  of 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  191 

faithful  service,  his  offices  as  clergyman  were  ended  by  his 
voluntary  act.  He  had  never  been  advanced  to  the  priesthood, 
probably  because  he  did  not  desire  to  devote  his  life  work  to 
the  ministry.  Bishop  Perry  calls  him  the  "secular  clergyman," 
and  for  some  reason  unknown  to  the  writer.  Bishop  Chase,  in  his 
Reminiscences,  makes  no  mention  of  Mr.  Kilbourne,  with  whom 
he  had  been  intimately  associated  in  matters  of  religion  and 
education  for  several  years. 

During  the  war  with  England  1812  to  181 5,  Mr.  Kilbourne, 
on  account  of  his  knowledge  of  the  clothier  business  and  of  his 
successful  business  experience,  was  urged  by  the  President  of 
the  United  States,  Cabinet  Officers,  members  of  Congress  and 
others,  to  engage  in  the  manufacture  of  woolen  goods  to  aid  in 
clothing  the  army  and  navy.  Under  the  expectation  of  a  pro- 
tective tariff  he  invested  largely  in  the  enterprise  and  prosecuted 
the  business  extensively.  Peace  came  in  181 5,  but  still  there 
was  no  protection  on  woolens.  He  continued  the  business  until 
1820,  when  he  lost  all  that  he  had,  and  all  hope  for  a  protec- 
tive tariff.  Finding  himself  at  fifty  years  of  age  again  totally 
without  means  except  some  physical  strength  and  a  mind  not 
greatly  discomposed,  he  says,  "I  took  up  the  compass  again  and 
went  into  the  woods."  For  more  than  twenty  years  he  was 
much  of  the  time  busily  engaged  as  a  surveyor,  and  no  doubt  he 
has  surveyed  more  townships,  highways,  turnpikes,  railroads 
and  boundary  lines,  than  any  three  other  men  in  Ohio. 

On  the  25th  of  August,  1817,  Colonel  Kilbourne  delivered  an 
address  at  Worthington,  Ohio,  to  James  Monroe,  the  President 
of  the  United  States.  In  1819  a  new  charter  was  given  to  the 
Worthington  Academy  under  the  name  of  Worthington  Col- 
lege. Mr.  Kilbourne  was  one  of  the  trustees  and  was  elected 
the  first  president  of  the  new  corporation,  as  he  had  been  of  the 
old.  He  held  this  office  as  long  as  he  lived  and  was  thus  presi- 
dent of  these  institutions  for  forty-three  years.  In  1820  he  was 
chosen  Presidential  Elector  and  cast  his  vote  for  James  Mon- 
roe. In  1823-4  he  was  a  member  of  the  General  Assembly  of 
Ohio,  served  on  fourteen  committees  and  as  a  member  of  the 
committee  on  revision  of  the  laws,  he  personally  formed  the 
glossary  of  the  new  Revised  Code,  defining  all  the  Latin,  Greek 
and  obsolete  English  words,  and  the  technical  phrases  used  in 


192  THE    CHURCH 

the  code.  He  was  also  appointed  by  the  Governor  to  select  the 
lands  ^ven  by  Congress  for  the  Ohio  canals.  He  acted  with 
the  Democratic  party  up  to  1824,  when  he  supported  Henry 
Clay  and  afterwards  became  an  ardent  Whig.  In  1825  he  was 
appointed  County  Assessor  by  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas, 
which  office  he  filled  for  many  years.  Through  his  efforts  the 
"Reformed  INIedical  College  of  Ohio"  was  located  at  Worthing- 
ton  in  1829,  under  the  name  of  the  "Medical  Department"  of 
Worthington  College.  After  the  incorporation  of  Worthington 
in  1835,  Mr.  Kilbourne  was  elected  its  first  mayor.  In  1838-9 
he  was  again  a  member  of  the  General  Assembly  and  distin- 
guished himself  by  his  constant  devotion  to  matters  of  State 
policy.  He  voted  for  the  abolition  of  capital  punishment  and 
imprisonment  for  debt.  Among  the  acts  favoring  the  exten- 
sion of  knowledge  and  science  was  the  charter  for  the  "Worth- 
ington Literati,"  which  society  was  founded  by  Mr.  Kilbourne 
and  of  which  he  was  elected  the  first  president  under  its  charter. 
He  also  secured  the  incorporation  of  the  Worthington  Female 
Seminary,  the  Blendon  Young  Men's  Seminary  and  The  Liter- 
ary and  Botanic  College.  On  arriving  at  the  age  of  70  in 
1840,  he  declined  nearly  all  public  offices,  but  he  kept  on  making 
speeches  and  delivered  more  than  one  hundred  public  addresses 
on  state  and  national  policy  during  the  seven  years  preceding 
his  death.  Of  the  many  corporations  and  associations  of  which 
he  was  a  member,  he  was  the  first  president  of  all  but  two,  and 
later  was  president  of  both  of  these.  He  was  called  to  preside 
at  more  than  half  of  all  the  public  conventions  and  meetings  he 
ever  attended.  He  presided  over  the  great  State  Convention, 
July  4,  1839,  for  laying  the  cornerstone  of  the  Capitol  of  Ohio 
and  over  the  immense  Whig  Convention  at  Columbus,  Feb.  22, 
1840.  He  was  somewhat  of  a  poet  and  several  of  his  poems 
have  been  published.  In  his  notes  on  religious  subjects,  we 
find  the  following  put  down  as  words  not  in  the  Bible,  "Adams 
Fall,  Man's  Fall,  Fall  of  Adam,  Fall  in  Adam,  Fall  with  Adam, 
Fall  through  Adam,  Fallen  Man,  Fallen  Race,  Fallen  Nature:" 
He  says,  "the  word  fall  or  fallen  is  not  once  used  in  the  whole 
Bible  in  reference  to  Adam's  sin,  or  any  eflfect  thereby  on  his 
posterity." 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  1 93 

Under  Maxims,  he  wrote  "Let  the  first  mild  morning  rays  of 
the  sun  shine  on  your  head,  and  you  will  not  want  a  hat  to 
defend  it  from  its  scorching  beams  of  noon." 

"Earn  your  breakfast  before  you  eat  it,  and  the  Sheriff  shall 
not  deprive  you  of  your  supper."  . 

Living  up  to  such  maxims  as  these,  he  acquired  for  himself 
and  family  a  comfortable  independence,  bringing  up  nine  of 
his  thirteen  children  to  business,  science,  virtue  and  honor. 
The  bare-footed  and  coatless  boy  from  the  dead  swamp  woods 
of  the  Farmington  mountain  was  known  in  Ohio  as  a  gentleman 
of  the  old  school,  distinguished  by  the  urbanity  of  his  manners 
and  his  colonial  costume.  He  had  a  clean  shaven  face,  long 
hair  tied  in  a  cue,  wore  a  blue  coat  with  brass  buttons,  buff  vest, 
large  watch  chain  with  seals,  and  carried  a  cane  almost  as  tall 
as  himself.  At  home  every  man  was  his  neighbor,  and  he  was 
never  so  engrossed  in  his  own  affairs  that  he  could  not  lend  an 
ear  to  the  troubles  of  others,  and  do  all  in  his  power  to  bring 
relief.  The  most  lengthy  notices  of  him  are  found  in  the  His- 
tory of  the  Kilbourne  Family,  1856,  and  in  the  "Old  North 
West  Genealogical  Quarterly,"  1903.  Other  notices  appear  in 
Howe's  "History  of  Ohio,"  Martin's  "History  of  Franklin 
County,  Ohio,"  Taylor's  "Ohio  in  Congress,"  Bishop  Perry's 
"History  of  the  American  Episcopal  Church,"  the  "Calendar" 
of  Hartford,  Conn.,  1854,  Lanman's  "Biographical  Annals," 
"The  Biographical  Congressional  Directory,"  "Connecticut  as 
a  Colony  and  State,"  Hollister's  "History  of  Conn.,"  Andrews' 
"History  of  the  First  Church  of  New  Britain,"  Appleton's 
"American  Cyclopaedia,"  "Cyclopaedia  of  American  Biog- 
raphy," the  "Encyclopedia  Americana,"  and  Lamb's  "Bio- 
graphical Dictionary  of  the  United  States."  This  New  Britain 
boy  became  "a  man  of  versatile  ability,"  an  "eminent  pioneer," 
with  unceasing  labor  and  remarkable  endurance,  "a  man  of 
wonderful  energy  and  perseverance,  and  an  earnest  friend  of 
education,  good  order  and  religion.*'  Andrews  truly  says  that 
he  was  "in  several  respects  the  most  distinguished  man  New 
Britain  ever  raised." 


194  THE    CHURCH 


THE  REV.  SAMUEL  GRISWOLD 

Samuel,  a  child  of  the  first  Church  in  Hartford  County,  (St. 
Andrew's,  Simsbury,)  born  Jan.  i,  1780,  in  that  part  of  Sims- 
bury  which  is  now  Tariff ville,  to  Elisha  and  Eunice  (Viets) 
Griswold,  died  at  Volney,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  3,  1862,  aged  82  years, 
8  months  and  3  days;  married  (i),  Oct.  16,  1803,  at  Cheshire, 
Conn.,  Thetis  Gilchrist,  born  at  Woodbury,  Conn.,  Aug.  14, 
1780;  died  Nov.  i,  1814,  at  Great  Barrington,  Mass.  He 
married  (2),  Oct.  27,  1817,  at  Great  Barrington,  Mass.,  Maria 
Riley,  born  Jan.  20,  1792,  at  Sharon,  Conn.,  died  at  Volney, 
N.  Y.,  Aug.  31,  1845.  Elisha  Griswold  was  from  the  Windsor 
branch  of  a  numerous  family,  the  descendants  of  Matthew 
Griswold.  Eunice,  his  wife,  was  the  daughter  of  John  and  Lois 
Viets,  and  granddaughter  of  Alexander  Viets,  who  was  a  phy- 
sician from  Germany  and  whose  name  has  been  perpetuated 
in  the  person  of  Bishop  Griswold  of  the  Eastern  Diocese,  an 
elder  brother  of  Samuel.  The  mother  of  Samuel  was  a  sister 
of  the  celebrated  missionary  of  the  S.  P.  G.,  the  Rev.  Roger 
Viets.  The  Bishop  was  educated  by  his  uncle  Roger  and  by  his 
mother,  and  no  doubt  Samuel  was  largely  indebted  to  this 
mother  for  his  early  education.  He  was  admitted  to  Yale  Col- 
lege in  1797,  and  remained  until  some  time  in  his  senior  year, 
but  left  before  it  was  time  for  him  to  graduate  in  1801.  His 
first  sermon  was  preached  at  Granby,  Conn.,  May  2,  1802,  at 
which  time  he  was  a  candidate  for  holy  orders.  By  the  kind- 
ness of  a  granddaughter,  Mrs.  Clara  Beach  Chapman,  of  Mil- 
waukee, Wis.,  this  primary  sermon  is  now  in  the  archives  of 
the  Diocese  of  Connecticut.  He  was  lay  reader,  and  officiated 
at  Christ  Church,  Worthington,  Conn.,  for  the  Rev.  James  Kil- 
bourne  during  his  trip  to  Ohio  in  the  summer  of  1802.  His 
engagement  here  required  part  of  his  time  only ;  the  rest  of  his 
time  he  probably  devoted  mainly  to  Granby.  but  he  preached  in 
several  other  towns  during  that  summer.  On  Oct.  5,  1803,  the 
Convocation  at  Derby,  Conn.,  Voted  "That  Mr.  Samuel  Gris- 
wold be  recommended  to  the  Bishop  for  holy  orders."  He  was 
ordained  deacon  at  St.  Peter's  Church,  Cheshire.  Conn.,  Nov. 
27,  1803,  by  the  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Jarvis.     He  probably  sue- 


REV.    SAMUEL   GRISWOLD. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  1 95 

ceeded  the  Rev.  James  Kilbourne  at  Christ  Church,  Worthing- 
ton,  in  the  spring  of  1803,  and  endorsements  on  his  sermons 
show  that  he  preached  at  Berlin,  (Worthington,)  Feb.  19,  and 
March  18,  1804,  whereby  we  suppose  that  he  was  in  charge  of 
that  Church  until  the  spring  of  1804.  He  preached  at  Great 
Barrington,  Mass.,  June  10,  1804,  and  probably  took  charge  of 
the  Churches  at  Great  Barrington  and  Lenox,  Mass.,  about  that 
time.  He  was  present  at  the  Convocation  in  Litchfield,  Conn., 
June  6,  1804,  and  at  Middletown,  June  5,  1805.  He  was 
ordained  priest  at  Christ  Church,  Middletown,  Conn.,  June  6, 
1805,  by  the  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Jarvis.  This  was  the  second 
day  of  the  Diocesan  Convention  at  Middletown,  and  Mr.  Gris- 
wold's  name  appears  in  the  Journal  as  a  member  of  the  Con- 
vention, from  which  we  infer  that  he  was  not  permanently 
settled  at  Great  Barrington  before  that  date.  He  probably  had 
resided  at  Great  Barrington  since  some  time  in  1804,  as  his 
family  Bible  records  the  birth  of  his  first  child  as  at  Great 
Barrington,  Jan.  17,  1805.  That  he  was  both  honored  and 
remembered  in  Connecticut  by  his  parishioners  is  indicated  by 
the  fact  that  Samuel  and  Fanny  Bull  of  Wethersfield  are 
recorded  in  the  Register  of  Christ  Church,  Middletown,  as  hav- 
ing a  son  "Samuel  Griswold"  baptized  July  4,  1805.  This 
son  died  within  a  year  and  the  Wethersfield  town  records  show 
the  birth  of  a  second  son  on  whom  the  parents  bestowed  the 
same  name;  then  a  third,  and  finally  Oct.  13,  1810,  the  fourth 
son  was  born  to  them,  and  then  for  the  fourth  time  these  parents 
named  a  son  for  Samuel  Griswold. 

Field's  "History  of  Berkshire  County,"  1829,  p.  231,  says  of 
the  Church  at  Great  Barrington,  "About  1805,  the  Rev.  Samuel 
Griswold  from  Simsbury,  Conn,  became  their  pastor  and  sus- 
tained that  relation  until  1821.  He  is  now  residing  in  Mexico, 
in  the  state  of  New  York,"  but  no  other  record  is  found  of 
his  residence  at  Mexico. 

The  Journal  of  the  Massachusetts  Convention  for  1811 
reports  one  hundred  and  twenty-eight  persons  confirmed  at 
St.  James'  Church,  Great  Barrington,  and  twenty-four  per- 
sons for  1812.  In  1813,  Mr.  Griswold  is  reported  as  Rector 
of  the  Churches  at  Great  Barrington  and  Lenox,  and  is  again  so 
reported  in  181 6. 


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The  Rev.  Dr.  Stone's  "Memoir  of  Bishop  Griswold,"  p.  171. 
refers  to  the  Bishop's  first  visit  to  Berkshire  County  as  follows : 
"In  that  of  Great  Barrington  especially,  where  the  Bishop's 
brother  was  Rector,  and  where  the  present  writer  was  a  parish- 
ioner, the  4th  of  July  181 1  was  rendered  memorable  to  Epis- 
copalians ...  by  the  fact  that  128  of  their  number  knelt 
around  the  chancel  rails  of  the  quiet  little  villag^e  Church,  before 
the  first  Bishop  that  had  ever  spoken  within  its  walls,  and 
received  from  him"  the  rite  of  confirmation. 

In  Phelps'  ''History  of  Simsbury,  Granby  and  Canton,"  1845, 
p.  III.  mention  is  made  of  the  Episcopal  church  erected  at  Sal- 
mon Brook,  (Granby,)  1792,  but  not  finished  until  1800.  The 
Rev.  Ambrose  Todd,  Asa  Cornwall,  Samuel  Griswold,  Nathan- 
iel Huse,  and  others  are  named  as  those  who  have  officiated 
there.  It  also  says  that  they  generally  united  with  St.  Andrew's 
Church.  The  records  of  St.  Andrew's  show  that  the  Rev. 
Samuel  Griswold  was  paid  $100  for  services  there  in  181 5.  He 
was  still  the  Rector  at  Great  Barrington,  although  he  officiated 
elsewhere  part  of  the  time.  There  was  some  friction  at  Great 
Barrington  which  finally  caused  him  to  sever  his  connection 
with  that  Church.  Bishop  Brownell's  address  to  the  Diocesan 
Convention  of  Connecticut,  in  June,  1820,  says  that  the 
associated  parishes  of  Simsbury  and  Granby  "have  presented  a 
call  to  the  Rev.  Samuel  Griswold  of  Great  Barrington."  In  the 
Journal  of  the  same  Convention,  the  Rev.  missionary  Humphrey 
reports  that  the  Church  at  Barkhamsted  has  engaged  the  ser- 
vices of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Griswold  of  the  Eastern  Diocese  one- 
fourth  of  the  time.  The  Barkhamsted  Church  was  generally 
taken  care  of  by  the  minister  of  St.  Andrew's  Parish. 

Mr.  Griswold  was  succeeded  at  Great  Barrington  in  the  fall 
of  1821,  by  the  Rev.  Solomon  Blakesley  of  East  Haddam, 
Conn.  On  Nov.  19,  1821,  St.  Andrew's  Parish,  Simsbury,  voted 
to  hire  the  Rev.  Samuel  Griswold.  In  1822  he  was  still  offi- 
ciating at  Simsbury  and  Granby,  but  the  Bishop  had  not  been 
officially  notified  of  the  fact  when  he  made  his  address  to  the 
Convention  of  1822.  He  does  not  appear  to  have  ever  been 
transferred  or  dismissed  from  the  Eastern  to  any  other  Diocese. 
Swords'  "Almanac"  for  the  years  1822  and  1823  give  his  resi- 
dence as  at  Simsbury,  Conn.,  but  he  removed,  for  the  second 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  I97 

time,  to  Great  Barrington,  Mass.,  before  Feb.  i8,  1823,  when  his 
fourth  child  was  born  at  that  place.  He  was  succeeded  at  Sims- 
bury  and  Granby  by  the  Rev.  R.  Warner,  March  29,  1823,  "but 
in  consequence  of  a  temporary  connection  between  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Griswold  of  the  Eastern  Diocese  and  the  parish  of  Granby," 
Mr.  Warner  did  not  assume  full  charge  at  Granby  until  Dec.  i, 
1823.  On  Oct.  29,  1823,  the  Church  at  Barkhamsted  agreed 
to  pay  Rev.  Samuel  Griswold  "for  his  services  for  the  term  of 
six  months  coming."  In  the  papers  belonging  to  the  Bark- 
hamsted parish  is  a  receipt  from  Mr.  Griswold,  dated  Sept. 
21,  (year  not  given,)  for  his  services  in  the  parishes  of  Bark- 
hamsted, Hartland,  &  Colebrook.  He  was  officiating  in  these 
parishes  in  the  year  1824  and  in  some  of  them  later.  He 
preached  once  or  more  at  Hartland  as  early  as  1821,  and  at 
Colebrook  as  late  as  April  13,  1827.  In  the  Journal  of  Con- 
vention for  1825,  he  is  placed  in  the  list  of  clergy  as  residing 
at  Barkhamsted;  in  1826  and  in  1827,  as  officiating  at  Bark- 
hamsted; also  as  "entitled  to  a  seat  or  residing  in  the  Diocese 
but  not  present."  In  1828  and  1829,  his  name  is  not  in  the 
list  of  clergy  belonging  to  the  Diocese  but  is  in  the  list  of  clergy 
"entitled  to  a  seat,  or  residing  in  the  Diocese  but  not  present." 
The  Journal  for  1829  is  the  last  one  that  mentions  his  name, 
and  it  is  the  last  publication  found  that  has  his  name  in  any 
clergy  list.  Swords'  "Almanac"  for  the  years  1824  and  1825 
changes  his  residence  from  Simsbury,  Conn.,  to  Great  Barring- 
ton,  Mass.,  and  changes  it  to  Barkhamsted  in  1826,  1827  and 
1828.  On  Aug.  I,  1826,  the  Church  at  Barkhamsted  hired 
him  for  the  season.  Although  he  was  generally  called  as  of 
Barkhamsted,  1825  to  1829,  (and  that  was  probably  his  post 
office  address,)  he  lived  in  the  northeast  corner  of  the  town  of 
Winchester,  near  the  Barkhamsted  line,  not  far  from  River- 
ton.  One  of  his  kinsmen  has  reported  that  he  lived  at  Riverton, 
but  in  fact  he  lived  in  the  town  of  Winchester.  This  is  shown 
by  the  records  in  his  family  Bible  and  has  been  supplemented 
by  land  and  other  records  furnished  us  by  Mr.  B.  W.  Pettibone 
of  Winchester.  He  bought  forty  acres  of  land  in  Winchester, 
April  9,  1824,  and  not  long  after  built  a  house  there.  He  sold 
the  same  number  of  acres  to  Aaron  Richards  of  New  Hartford, 
Dec.  21,  1827.     In  both  of  these  deeds  he  is  described  as    "of 


198  THE    CHURCH 

Winchester."  His  fifth  child  was  born  at  Winchester,  Conn., 
April  4,  1825,  and  his  son  Samuel  died  at  Winchester,  March  6, 
1827,  and  was  buried  at  Hemlock  Cemetery  in  Colebrook,  near 
Robertsville.  He  removed  from  Winchester  to  Oswego 
County,  N.  Y.,  about  1828,  and  finally  settled  at  Volney,  where 
he  resided  until  his  death.  He  is  described  in  the  Winchester 
land  records  as  residing  at  Volney,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  13,  1834.  He 
built  a  brick  store  with  dwelling  house  attached  at  Volney  and 
engaged  in  the  business  of  a  country  merchant.  He  also  had 
a  farm  near  there  with  a  tenant  on  it,  but  he  used  to  do  many 
hard  days  work  on  the  farm  and  was  proud  of  his  success  in 
raising  crops  and  fruit.  He  was  also  for  many  years  United 
States  Loan  Commissioner  for  that  district.  He  was  a  very 
obliging  man,  selling  many  goods  on  credit,  loaned  considerable 
money  and  was  considered  wealthy.  In  his  old  age  people 
imposed  upon  him  and  took  advantage  of  his  kindly  disposition^ 
so  that  when  his  estate  was  settled  it  was  found  to  contain  many 
worthless  notes  and  accounts.  He  was  postmaster  at  Volney 
for  many  years.  There  was  another  general  store  there, 
directly  opposite  Mr.  Griswold's  and  kept  by  Mr.  Horace  N. 
Gaylord,  who  was  an  ardent  Democrat,  while  Mr.  Griswold  was 
an  ardent  Whig  and  a  follower  of  Henry  Clay.  Wlien  the 
Whigs  were  in,  Mr.  Griswold  had  the  post-office,  and  when 
the  Democrats  won,  the  post-office  went  to  Mr.  Gaylord.  An 
old  neighbor  of  Mr.  Griswold  writes  that  ''His  word  was  law 
at  all  times,  and  the  day  he  died  he  insisted  on  making  up  the 
mail,"  although  he  was  so  feeble  he  could  hardly  write. 

After  removing  to  New  York  he  engaged  in  secular  employ- 
ments only,  but  he  was  never  deposed  or  displaced  from  the 
ministry,  and  he  never  relinquished  his  interest  in  the  Church. 
In  the  parish  register  of  Zion  Church,  Fulton,  N.  Y.,  the  first 
list  of  communicants,  1828,  contains  the  name  of  Mrs.  Samuel 
Griswold,  and  under  the  heading  "Added  in  1839,"  is  the  name 
of  Samuel  Griswold.  We  are  told  that  Mrs.  Griswold  "was 
a  most  lovable  woman  and  had  a  great  and  soothing  influence 
over  her  husband."  Mr.  A.  G.  Comstock  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  a 
grandson  of  Mr.  Griswold,  writes  me  as  follows : — "My  Grand- 
father was  always,  as  I  remember,  quite  reticent  regarding  his 
career  as  a  clergyman.     He  was  always  a  religious  observer  and 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  1 99 

a  zealous  and  ardent  Churchman.  The  nearest  Episcopal  church 
was  at  Fulton,  N.  Y.,  3^^  miles,  where  he  always  rented  a  pew 
and  when  his  health  was  good  and  the  weather  fine,  attended 
church  frequently  on  Sundays  and  Holy  days,  taking  me  and  the 
rest  of  the  family  with  him.  I  also  remember  of  his  officiating  as 
clergyman  on  certain  occasions."  He  ranked  "very  high  as 
a  preacher  of  great  power."  "I  remember  that  while  I  was  a 
mere  lad,  (born  1840,)  he  was  called  upon  to  officiate  in  the 
Episcopal  Church  at  Fulton,  during  a  vacancy  in  the  rectorship 
there,  and  I  remember  distinctly  hearing  him  preach  from  that 
pulpit  several  times."  Years  ago  there  was  a  man  living  at 
Volney  who  had  never  seen  an  Episcopal  minister  in  his  vest- 
ments. Mr.  Griswold  persuaded  him  to  go  to  Fulton  and  wit- 
ness a  confirmation  service  by  Bishop  DeLancey.  That  man 
has  since  been  one  of  the  wardens  of  Zion  Church  for  a  long 
time.  We  have  this  story  from  the  Rector,  Rev.  A.  H.  Grant. 
That  warden  is  now  over  eighty  years  old  and  tells  Mr.  Grant 
that  Mr.  Griswold  was  "a  man  of  fine  personal  appearance,  of 
rather  florid  face  with  venerable  gray  or  white  hair.  He  had 
the  reputation  of  a  man  of  ability,  and  used  occasionally  to  con- 
duct the  service  here  in  Zion  Church,  when  there  was  no  resi- 
dent minister.  There  was  always  a  good  congregation  on  hand 
when  the  report  went  out  that  Mr.  Griswold  was  to  officiate. 
.  .  .  He  read  the  service  very  distinctly  and  impressively, 
to  the  decided  edification  of  the  congregation."  Mr.  Griswold's 
venerable  appearance,  his  office  as  post-master,  and  his  chris- 
tian name  Samuel,  or  some  other  reason,  caused  him  to  be  com- 
monly known  by  the  name  of  "Uncle  Sam," 

Another  warden  of  Zion  Church  was  also  well  acquainted 
with  Mr.  Griswold  and  has  in  his  possession  a  sermon  by  Mr. 
Griswold,  marked  on  the  outside  "Great  Harrington,  June  24, 
1807."  One  remarkable  feature,  says  the  Rev.  Mr.  Grant,  "is 
its  clear  and  vigorous  handwriting.  The  sermon  is  on  the  sub- 
ject of  Masonry,  and  was  evidently  preached  before  the 
Masonic  Lodge  of  the  town,  in  celebration  of  St.  John  Baptist's 
Day.  It  is  very  strong  and  sensible  and  vigorous  and  interest- 
ing." A  few  of  his  sermons  are  now  in  the  possession  of  a 
granddaughter.  Miss  Elsie  L.  Beach,  of  Winsted,  Conn.,  and  a 
few  others  are  in  the  possession  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Clara  B. 


200  THE    CHURCH 

Chapman  of  Milwaukee,  Wis.  The  endorsements  on  these  few 
sermons  have  been  of  g:reat  assistance  in  fixing-  the  time  of  Mr. 
Griswold's  services  in  the  various  places  hereinbefore  named. 
We  are  informed  that  Mr.  Griswold  was  the  first  to  introduce 
vaccination  at  Great  Barrington  and  it  created  great  commotion 
there,  "some  of  the  superstitious  people  in  that  community  even 
threatening  to  hang  him  for  it." 

Mr.  Griswold's  descendants  now  living  are  all  from  his 
daughters.  He  had  two  sons,  but  one  of  them  died  at  12  years 
of  age  and  the  other  died  in  1849,  leaving  a  wife  and  only  one 
child,  a  daughter.  This  was  a  great  blow  to  Mr.  Griswold, 
and  he  writes  to  his  daughter  Jane,  from  Volney,  Oct.  22,  1849, 
saying:  "This  death  terminates  the  name  of  Griswold,  in  that 
branch  of  the  family  that  proceeds  from  me,  that  is,  wnth  my 
last  breath  soon  to  be  drawn  the  name  ceases  and  is  forever 
extinct,  as  no  male  bearing  my  name  will  be  left  of  my  progeny. 
Thus  my  name  is  soon  to  be  as  though  it  were  not.  Those  that 
inherit  my  blood  are  hereafter  to  mix  by  another  name  with 
unborn  generations  that  are  to  come  and  go  as  time  shall  roll 
on  to  eternity's  end."  Thirteen  years  later,  his  funeral  was 
attended  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Bristol  Hill,  a  few 
miles  from  Volney,  and  he  was  laid  to  rest  by  the  side  of  his 
second  wife,  in  the  Volney  Center  Cemetery. 

We  have  been  unable  to  find  the  files  of  the  Fulton  "Patriot," 
for  the  year  1862.  (then  the  only  local  paper,)  but  his  grand- 
daughter. Miss  Beach,  has  furnished  us  a  copy  of  an  obituary 
notice  from  some  unknown  publication  from  which  we  quote 
the  following: 

"His  sermons,  a  large  number  of  which  have  been  preserved, 
bear  testimony  alike  of  his  fidelity  as  a  pastor  and  his  great 
learning  and  ability  as  a  scholar.  They  breathe  the  most  sin- 
cere devotion  to  the  cause  of  Christianity,  are  replete  with 
sound  and  convincing  logic,  vigorous  but  not  redundant  rhetoric, 
and  rise  at  times  to  the  highest  standards  of  fervid  eloquence. 
While  discharging  his  pastoral  duties  he  devoted  a  part  of  his 
time  to  the  business  of  teaching.  He  taught  the  classics  to  a 
large  number  of  young  men,  preparatory  to  their  collegiate 
course,  who  afterward  filled  most  honorable  and  responsible 
positions  in  life.     He  was  in  full  possession  of  his  sacerdotal 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  20I 

orders  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  read  and  translated  the 
Latin,  Greek  and  Hebrew  languages  with  great  ease  and  fluency. 
Mr.  Griswold  removed  to  this  country  about  the  year  1828,  and 
has  continued  to  reside  here  since.  On  coming  here  he 
embarked  in  the  mercantile  business.  Although  leaving  the  pul- 
pit, he  continued  to  be  a  most  zealous  Churchman,  always  aiding 
and  sustaining  by  purse,  precept,  and  example  the  denomination 
of  his  choice.  By  great  prudence,  economy  and  industry,  he 
acquired  a  large  fortune.  His  business  habits  were  peculiar. 
He  made  a  memorandum  in  writing  of  almost  all  his  business 
transactions,  however  small.  Hence  his  papers  are  very  volu- 
minous. There  was  method  and  system  in  all  he  did.  Within 
the  compass  of  his  vigilance  and  circumspection,  nothing 
was  wasted.  He  was  a  man  of  the  strictest  integrity.  He 
demanded  the  same  of  others.  He  sometimes  seemed  to  fail  a 
little  in  charity  for  the  shortcomings  of  those  who  were  not 
possessed  of  the  same  strength  of  character  that  he  had 
acquired.  He  was  very  indulgent  to  his  debtors,  particularly 
those  who  were  honest  and  industrious,  or  those  who  could  not 
be  prompt  by  reason  of  misfortune.  He  was  warm,  generous 
and  faithful  as  a  friend,  almost  implacable  as  an  enemy,  stead- 
fast in  his  attachments,  inexorable  in  his  dislikes,  a  keen  dis- 
cerner  of  human  character.  He  abhorred  snobbery  in  every 
form.  He  had  an  utter  contempt  for  shams  of  every  phase. 
Such  men  will  have  enemies.  He  had  them.  Mr.  Griswold  was 
a  great  reader,  especially  of  standard  and  gifted  authors.  He 
possessed  fine  conversational  powers,  and  conversed  with  great 
freedom  with  those  who  shared  his  confidence.  For  others 
he  had  but  few  words.  He  seldom  sought  others  for  sympathy. 
No  matter  how  great  his  afflictions  or  adversities,  he  never 
obtruded  his  grief  upon  the  attention  of  others.  With  a  stern 
and  unbending  will  he  locked  his  troubles  within  the  recesses 
of  his  own  heart.  Mr.  Griswold  has  ceased  a  long,  honorable 
and  useful  life,  leaving  a  record  of  numerous  virtues,  deserving 
our  remembrance  and  emulation.  His  errors  it  becomes  us  to 
avoid  and  forget." 


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THE  REV.   ROGER   SEARLE,  A.M. 

The  first  person  to  inform  the  General  Convention  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  America  of  the  state  of  the 
Church  in  Ohio,  was  the  Rev.  Roger  Searle.  He  represented 
the  Diocese  before  there  was  a  Diocese  to  represent.  He  was 
then  making  the  Diocese.  His  nine  years  of  energetic  labor  in 
Ohio  have  placed  him  on  record  as  one  of  the  most  noted 
pioneer  missionaries  of  the  West,  a  devoted  and  "zealous 
worker  for  the  Glory  of  God,  and  the  extension  of  His 
Kingdom." 

A  plain  marble  slab  marks  his  grave  in  Chestnut  Grove  Ceme- 
tery, Ashtabula,  Ohio,  upon  which  is  inscribed: 

"Rev.  /  Roger  Searle  /  first  Rector  of  St.  Peter's  /  Church 
Ashtabula  —  a  /  man  distinguished  for  virtue  /  piety,  and  labor 
in  the  Gospel—  /  Died  /  Sept.  6,  1826,  /  Aged  52." 

His  seventh  child,  Mrs.  Peter  B.  Johnson  of  Paola,  Kans., 
now,  (1906,)  89  years  of  age,  says  he  was  born  at  Willington, 
Conn.  The  record  of  his  marriage  at  Middletown,  Conn.,  in 
1800,  describes  him  as  of  Coventry,  Conn.  The  "Christian 
Journal"  for  January,  1827,  says  that  he  "was  a  native  of 
Stafford,  Tolland  County,  Conn.,  born  of  respectable  and  pious 
parents,  July  25,  1774."  Another  account  says  that  he  was  born 
July  8,  1775,  but  July  25,  1774,  is  thought  to  be  correct.  The 
name  of  Searle  does  not  appear  in  the  town  records  of  Willing- 
ton  or  Stafford  and  we  cannot  find  the  name  of  Roger  Searle  in 
the  records  of  Coventry,  Conn.  But  Lorenzo  Dow's  Journal 
shows  that  Mr.  Searle  was  living  at  Coventry  about  1791  ;  went 
with  young  Dow  to  hear  the  Methodist  preacher  Hope  Hull ; 
"found  the  pardoning  love  of  God"  and  was  one  of  the  thirteen 
original  members,  Nov.  12,  1792,  of  the  first  Methodist  Society 
in  those  parts.  He  was  a  second  cousin  of  the  eccentric 
preacher  Lorenzo  Dow,  and  Dow  says  that  Searle  and  his  sister 
"were  the  only  young  persons"  he  then  had  "to  associate  with 
on  religious  subjects." 

Mr.  Searle  entered  the  ministry  at  the  age  of  nineteen  and  for 
more  than  ten  years  was  a  reputable  preacher  in  the  Wesleyan 
connection. 


REV.    ROGER    SEARLE^    A.M. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  203 

The  minutes  of  the  Annual  Conferences  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  Vol.  i,  show  that  he  was  admitted  into  full 
connection  as  a  preacher  in  1796,  and  under  their  rules  he  should 
have  been  admitted  on  trial  two  years  before.  This  agrees  with 
the  statement  that  he  began  to  preach  at  the  age  of  nineteen. 
In  1790,  there  were  only  four  Methodist  clergymen  in  New 
England.  [Holister's  History  of  Connecticut,  Vol.  2,  p.  555.] 
He  was  appointed  to  the  Saratoga  Circuit  in  1796.  Was  in  the 
list  of  "Deacons"  in  1797,  and  then  appointed  to  the  "Bath" 
Circuit.  He  was  assigned  to  the  Kennebeck  Circuit  in  1798, 
the  Dutches  Circuit  1799,  the  Middletown  Circuit  1800,  and 
the  Cambridge  Circuit  1801  and  1802.  As  showing  how  exten- 
sive a  field  these  circuits  covered,  it  may  be  remarked  that  the 
Middletown  Circuit  of  Connecticut  in  1800  practically  covered 
the  whole  of  the  present  Middlesex  and  New  Haven  Counties, 
and  a  few  places  in  Hartford  County.  The  lines  were  not 
clearly  defined  and  perhaps  overlapped  each  other.  James 
Coleman  was  assigned  to  the  Middletown  Circuit  with  Mr. 
Searle,  but  they  probably  served  alternately  in  the  various 
places,  both  going  over  the  same  field.  In  1803  and  1804,  Mr. 
Searle  is  put  down  as  a  "Supernumerary,"  followed  by  his 
withdrawal  some  time  before  the  Conference  in  the  spring  of 
1805.  For  this  Methodist  record  we  are  indebted  to  Messrs. 
Sylvester  Smith  and  Eugene  C.  Hill,  of  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Mr.  Searle's  name  is  not  found  in  any  list  of  graduates  respec- 
tively of  seventeen  of  the  Colleges  that  were  organized  in  the 
United  States  before  1800.  He  was  married  by  the  Rev.  Enoch 
Huntington,  (Congregationalist,)  at  Middletown,  Conn.,  Aug. 
7,  1800,  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  Adino  and  Lois  (Strong)  Pome- 
roy  of  Middletown,  Conn.,  born  April  21,  1772,  died  at  Ogdens- 
burg,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  17,  1849.  It  is  probable  that  he  was  preparing 
himself  for  holy  orders  in  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  dur- 
ing his  two  years  as  "Supernumerary"  in  the  Methodist  Church. 
He  applied  for  Episcopal  ordination  from  a  conviction  of  the 
insufficiency  and  irregularity  of  the  Methodist  ordination,  was 
ordered  a  deacon  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Abraham  Jarvis,  D.D.,  at 
Middletown,  Conn.,  June  6,  1805,  and  ordained  a  priest  by  the 
same  Bishop  at  New  Haven,  June  8,  1806.  The  "Churchman's 
Magazine"  of  New  Haven,  Vol.  11 1,  page  240,  refers  to  this 


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ordination  as  taking  place  at  Trinity  Church,  and  describes  Mr, 
Searlc  as  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  BerHn,  (parish  of  Worthing- 
ton,)  and  what  is  now  the  Church  of  the  Epiphany,  Durham. 
These  two  Churches  were  probably  his  first  Episcopal  cure, 
and  both  of  them  were  in  the  field  of  his  labors  in  the  Methodist 
Church,  a  few  years  before.  Being  Rector  of  these  Churches 
at  the  time  of  his  ordination  to  the  priesthood,  he  had  probably 
been  officiating  there  while  a  deacon.  The  record  of  the  ves- 
try meetings  of  Christ  Church  do  not  disclose  who  their 
preachers  were  after  1803,  and  the  notice  before  referred  to  in 
the  "Churchman's  Magazine"  is  the  only  positive  proof  that 
Mr.  Searle  was  the  Rector  at  Worthington,  although  a  later 
number  of  the  "Churchman's  Magazine"  says  he  was  Rector 
for  two  or  three  years  at  Durham.  His  second  son  was  born 
at  Durham,  Conn.,  Nov.  25,  1805,  from  which  we  may  infer 
that  he  was  settled  over  these  Churches  before  that  date  and 
that  his  residence  was  at  Durham.  Perhaps  he  changed  his 
residence  to  New  Britain  or  Worthington,  about  1806,  for  we 
find  that  he  was  initiated  into  Harmony  Lodge  of  Masons,  Ber- 
lin, June  16,  1806,  "date  of  passing,"  Oct.  27,  1806,  and  "date 
of  raising,"  Jan.  27,  1707,  with  a  memorandum  that  he  was 
Chaplain  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  in  1815.  The  records 
of  the  Convocation  of  the  clergy  of  Connecticut  show  that  he 
was  present  at  Middletown,  June  4,  1805,  and  was  then  recom- 
mended to  the  Bishop  for  deacon's  orders,  to  which  he  was 
admitted  two  days  later.  He  was  present  at  the  Convocations 
twice  in  1806,  once  in  1809,  once  in  1810,  twice  in  1812,  three 
times  in  1813,  twice  in  1814,  twice  in  1816  and  for  the  last  time 
June  3,  181 7.  He  was  present  at  the  Conventions  of  the 
Diocese  of  Connecticut,  October  1806,  June  1808,  June  and 
October  1810,  June  181 1,  June  1812,  June,  August  and  Novem- 
ber 1813,  June  and  October  1814,  June  1815,  June  and  Octo- 
ber 1816,  and  for  the  last  time  at  Guilford,  Conn.,  June  4.  1817. 
We  may  assume  that  he  resided  in  or  near  New  Britain  at  the 
date  of  being  raised  to  the  Degree  of  Master  Mason,  Jan.  27, 
1807,  and  that  he  removed  to  Harwinton,  Conn.,  between  that 
date  and  Feb.  11,  1808,  at  which  time  he  was  admitted  to 
Aurora  Lodge  of  tliat  place.  His  residence  at  Harwinton  is 
also  shown  by  the  birth  of  a  son  at  that  place,  March  5,  1808. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  205 

In  the  Journal  of  the  General  Convention,  May,  1808,  he  is 
reported  in  the  list  of  Connecticut  clerg-y,  as  Rector  of  St. 
Mark's  Church,  Harwinton,  and  the  Church  at  Northfield. 
D.  C.  Kilbourne,  Esq.,  of  Litchfield,  Conn.,  gives  his  record 
from  a  manuscript  history  of  Aurora  Lodge,  as  follows : — 
Admitted  as  before  stated.  "Was  Senior  Warden,  1809-10, 
and  Worshipful  Master  1811-12.  Chaplain  of  Grand  Lodge 
1815-16.  Was  a  Protestant  Episcopal  minister  at  East  Plym- 
outh. His  last  attendance  at  Lodge,  Jan.  9,  1815.  Was  a 
zealous  Mason  as  well  as  Churchman.  Lectured  for  the 
Masons  on  several  occasions.  In  181 7  he  was  sent  by  the 
P.  E.  Church  as  a  missionary  or  organizer  of  parishes  to  'New 
Connecticut,'  Northern  Ohio.  Served  his  Church  faithfully 
in  that  capacity.  Died  in  Ohio  in  1826."  He  was  installed 
High  Priest  of  Darius  Chapter,  Litchfield,  Conn.,  Dec.  27,  181 5. 
In  the  Journal  of  Convention,  June,  1808,  the  committee  on  the 
bounds  of  the  several  cures  reported  the  parishes  of  Harwinton 
and  East  Plymouth  as  under  the  care  of  Mr.  Searle. 

The  Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention,  June  i,  18 10,  says 
"St.  Peter's  Church  in  Plymouth,  having  become  vacant  by  the 
removal  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Prindle  .  .  .  the  Rev.  Mr.  Searle 
has  resigned  St.  Mark's  Church  in  Harwinton  and  taken  the 
cure  of  St.  Peter's  Church,  and  St.  Matthew's,  in  Plymouth." 
In  a  historical  sermon,  1868,  by  the  Rev.  X.  A.  Welton,  now 
residing  at  Redlands,  Cal.,  it  is  stated  that  "in  1809,  the  two 
Plymouth  parishes  entered  into  a  written  contract,  (which  is 
on  record,)  with  the  Rev.  Roger  Searle,  who  agreed  to  give 
two-thirds  of  his  time  to  St.  Peter's,  which  contracted  to  pay 
that  proportion  of  his  salary  of  $450,  and  to  furnish  him  yearly 
thirty  cords  of  good  fire  wood  if  he  would  reside  in  the  parish." 
He  purchased  one  acre  of  land  near  the  church  at  Plymouth 
center,  Feb.  19,  1810,  and  had  a  house  thereon  in  which  he  lived 
Jan.  13,  1814,  when  he  gave  a  mortgage  to  raise  $1,000.  At 
the  meeting  of  St.  Peter's  Parish,  April  23,  1810,  he  was  pres- 
ent as  "Rector  Elect."  He  was  present  as  Rector,  June  2, 
1817,  and  at  every  vestr}^  meeting  save  one,  between  1810  and 
1817. 

A  note  book,  formerly  belonging  to  Roger  Searle,  is  now  in 
the  possession  of  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Searles  of  Elyria,  Ohio,  by 
13 


2o6  THE    CHURCH 

whose  courtesy  we  have  many  items  of  interest.  It  begins 
Sept.  24,  181 5,  by  charging  St.  Matthew's  Parish  $9.00  for  his 
Sunday  services.  It  refers  largely  to  farm  affairs  both  in  Con- 
necticut and  Ohio.  The  only  Connecticut  parishes  named  in 
the  book  outside  of  Plymouth  is  a  record  of  services  at  St. 
Mark's  (Harwinton,)  Dec.  8,  1816,  and  at  Warehouse  Point, 
July  6,  1817. 

This  note  book  contains  the  following  entry: — "Nov.  10, 
1 81 6.  This  closes  my  seventh  year's  services  in  Plymouth,  and 
I  am  at  least  seven  hundred  dollars  poorer  than  when  I  came  to 
this  town." 

Mr.  Searle  also  left  a  diary  of  his  clerical  work  in  a  separate 
book,  which  shows  that  he  preached  many  times  in  Plymouth 
before  November,  1809,  from  which  we  suppose  that  the  seven 
years  service  relates  to  his  permanent  engagement  there.  This 
diary  is  now  in  the  archives  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut. 
The  first  twenty-six  pages  are  missing.  The  first  places 
recorded  in  the  remaining  pages  are  Harwinton,  Dec.  25.  and 
Northfield,  Dec.  27,  1807.  He  then  preached  at  Harwinton 
from  two  to  four  successive  Sundays,  (in  one  case  for  seven,) 
until  March  5,  1809,  when  he  preached  his  first  sermon  at  St. 
Peter's,  Plymouth.  His  first  sermon  at  St.  Matthew's,  East 
Plymouth,  was  May  29,  1808.  Although  he  relinquished  his 
charge  at  Durham  about  1807  and  removed  to  Harwinton,  he 
appears  to  have  retained  his  care  of  Christ  Church,  Worthing- 
ton,  (which  he  designates  as  Berlin,)  and  preached  there  four 
times  during  the  year  1808  and  again  Jan.  i,  1809.  His  last 
services  at  Berlin  were  Oct.  8,  1815,  and  Feb.  28,  1816. 
Between  March  5,  1809  and  May  7,  1809.  he  generally  alter- 
nated between  St.  Mark's,  Harwinton,  and  St.  Matthew's,  East 
Plymouth,  and  then  St.  Peter's,  St.  Matthew's,  and  St.  Mark's, 
each  received  about  one-third  of  his  time  until  his  closing  ser- 
vice at  Harwinton,  May  27,  1810.  From  this  time  on  he  gen- 
erally devoted  about  one-third  of  his  time  to  St.  Matthew's  and 
two-thirds  to  St.  Peter's.  On  May  24.  1810,  he  preached  a  fun- 
eral sermon  in  the  Baptist  meeting-house  at  Bristol.  Other 
places,  where  he  preached,  not  elsewhere  mentioned  in  this 
paper,  are  Burlington,  Litchfield,  Middletown,  Watertown, 
Windsor,  Wolcott  and  Woodbury.     This  diary  records  the  text 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  207 

of  all  the  sermons  mentioned,  the  funerals  attended  after  Sept. 
13,  1809,  and  the  names  of  those  he  baptized  and  married,  after 
June  13,  1813. 

The  Convocation  of  the  clergy  of  Connecticut  assembled  at 
Plymouth  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  June,  iSio.  On  the  day 
following  they  met  again  and  marched  in  procession  to  the 
church.  "Morning  Prayer  was  read  by  the  Rev'd.  Samuel  F. 
Jarvis  and  a  sermon  was  delivered  by  the  Rev'd.  Chauncy 
Prindle,  and  the  Rev'd.  Roger  Searle  was  duly,  and  canonically 
instituted  into  the  Rectorship  of  St.  Matthew's  and  St.  Peter's 
Churches  in  Plymouth,  by  the  Rev'd.  Philo  Shelton."  In 
October,  iSio,  he  had  the  honor  of  reading  Morning  Prayers 
for  the  Diocesan  Convention  at  Cheshire.  At  the  June  Con- 
vention 1811  he  was  appointed  one  of  the  committee  to  take  into 
consideration  the  dissolution  of  the  Rev.  Smith  Miles'  connec- 
tion with  the  Society  of  Chatham.  He  was  admitted  an  elector 
at  Plymouth,  181 1.  That  his  two  parishes  in  Plymouth  were 
prosperous,  is  shown  by  the  Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention 
in  1812,  stating  that  "The  holy  rite  of  Confirmation  was  admin- 
istered to  122  in  St.  Peter's  Church  in  the  town  of  Plymouth," 
out  of  a  total  of  464  for  the  entire  State.  This  is  by  far  the 
largest  confirmation  class  reported  in  the  Journal  of  Con- 
vention, prior  to  1820.  He  records  in  his  diary  the  confirma- 
tion of  141  persons  by  Bishop  Hobart  at  St.  Peter's,  Oct.  25, 
1816.  His  first  report  of  his  parishes  to  the  Convention  appears 
in  the  Journal  for  1812,  after  which  they  are  reported  every 
year  to  1817.  He  was  at  Philadelphia  Nov.  19,  1815,  and 
witnessed  the  consecration  of  Bishop  Croes.  On  his  return 
he  stopped  at  New  York  and  preached  in  St.  John's  Church 
Sunday  morning,  Nov.  26,  and  in  the  evening  at  St.  Paul's. 
He  read  the  lessons  at  New  Haven,  Feb.  22,  1816,  for  the 
institution  of  the  Rev.  Harry  Croswell  to  the  rectorship  of 
Trinity  Church.  He  read  Morning  Prayer  at  the  Conven- 
tion for  the  second  time  at  New  Haven,  in  June,  1816,  at  which 
Convention  he  was  elected  as  one  of  the  deputies  "to  the  next 
General  Convention,"  to  be  held  at  New  York,  in  May,  1817. 

On  December  27,  1813,  the  anniversary  of  St.  John  the 
Evangelist,  Mr.  Searle  delivered  an  address  before  Harmony 
Lodge,   at  Berlin,   Conn.,   which   was   published  at   Hartford, 


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1814,  by  a  vote  of  the  Lodge.  Referring  to  the  burial  office, 
Mr.  Searle  says : — "These  last  offices  the  brethren  of  this  Lodge 
have  performed  for  several  of  their  members,  since  the  speaker 
had  the  honor  of  receiving  among  them  the  tliree  first  degrees 
of  the  order.  .  .  .  No  unhallowed  hands  inflicted  the 
strokes  which  brought  those  Brothers  and  Companions  to  the 
dust ;  therefore  no  confusion  hath  taken  the  precedence  of 
order  among  the  workmen.  It  was  a  visiting  messenger  sent 
from  the  high  court  of  all  human  destinies,  to  execute  its  man- 
dates ;  it  was  Death.  But  Charity  whispers  a  hope,  that,  like 
the  'Widow's  Son  those  Companions  have  fallen  maintaining 
their  integrity.  It  was  the  pleasure  of  the  Grand  Master  of  the 
universe,  that  they  should  be  called  off.  And  it  ill  accords  with 
the  fidelity  of  the  workman  to  murmur  at  the  plans  and  pro- 
ceedings of  the  wise  Master  Builder.  However  arduous  the 
task  assigned  may  seem,  in  dutiful  submission,  and  faithful 
performance,  consist  their  greatest  security  and  highest  felic- 
ity. They  are  not  to  expect,  in  this  terrestrial  Lodge,  those 
high  attainments  in  the  mysteries,  and  plans  of  operation,  pecu- 
liar to  the  Great  Architect,  'what  I  do  thou  knowest  not  now 
but  thou  shalt  know  hereafter.'  .  .  .  Then  may  we  not 
indulge  the  fond  hope,  that  the  recording  angel  hath  enrolled 
their  names  in  the  archives  above ;  not  as  transient  visitants, 
but,  as  perpetual  members  of  the  Celestial  Lodge  which  is  far 
away."  This  address  is  the  only  publication  from  Mr.  Searle's 
pen  that  we  have  found. 

The  name  of  "Rev.  Sir  Roger  Searle  appears  in  the  Charter 
of  Mt.  Vernon  Encampment,  No.  i,  Worthington,  Ohio  (now 
Mt.  Vernon  Commandery,  No.  i.)  June  5,  1818;  he  received 
then  the  Red-Cross  and  the  Orders  of  the  Temple  and  Malta. 

In  1817,  Mr.  Searle  was  well  established  at  Plymouth  and  had 
become  well  known  and  esteemed  throughout  the  State.  He 
had  his  marriage  and  the  birth  of  six  children  recorded  on  the 
town  records  at  Plymouth.  From  this  record,  which  gives  the 
places  where  his  children  were  born,  we  get  something  of  an 
idea  of  the  migratory  life  that  he  had  lived.  His  seventh  child, 
Nancy  Sarah  Maria,  (now  Mrs.  Johnston,)  was  born  at  Plym- 
outh, Conn.,  Feb.  7,  1817,  the  very  day  that  he  first  entered 
the  State  of  Ohio  on  his  missionary  work.     The  great  tide  of 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  209 

emigration  to  the  Western  Reserve,  started  by  Moses  Cleveland 
in  1796,  reached  Plymouth  about  1813.  [Atwater's  History 
of  Plymouth.]  Many  of  his  flock  were  moving  to  Ohio,  In 
his  two  parishes,  according  to  his  reports  to  the  Convention, 
there  was  a  loss  of  twenty-eight  families  out  of  one  hundred 
and  thirty-nine,  between  1815  and  1817.  His  people  were  poor 
and  his  salary  small  at  best,  and  insufficient  for  his  proper  sup- 
port. In  the  great  West,  he  could  easily  obtain  land  and  cattle, 
and  his  grass  and  his  cattle  would  grow  while  he  was  preaching, 
as  well  as  while  he  was  sleeping.  His  former  service  of  ten 
years  as  a  Methodist  circuit  rider  perhaps  led  him  to  dream  of 
the  privations  and  self-sacrifice  of  a  pioneer  missionar}^  and 
made  him  once  more  long  for  "'the  unfathomable  feeling  of 
pleasure  in  new  and  exciting  work." 

The  missionary  spirit  had  been  for  some  time  working  in 
Connecticut.  The  matter  was  first  considered  in  Convention  in 
1792.  After  the  annual  Convention  of  1816  the  Bible  and 
Prayer  Book  Society  was  formed,  and  according  to  Swords' 
"Almanac"  Mr.  Searle  was  one  of  its  directors  1816  and  1817. 
"His  labors  here  were  much  blessed  and  he  gained  the  esteem 
and  affection  of  a  large  circle  of  friends."  His  well  known 
qualifications  for  a  pioneer  missionary  caused  some  of  the 
Bishops,  many  of  his  clerical  brethren  and  "many  gentlemen 
of  distinction  in  Ohio"  to  urge  him  to  go  West  and  gather  and 
organize  into  parishes  the  dispersed  members  of  the  Church. 
As  early  as  1816  he  had  contemplated  a  radical  change. 

The  story  "of  St.  Paul's  Episcopal  Church  of  Medina.  Ohio," 
by  the  Rev.  Francis  E.  McManus,  says,  "An  exceeding  flutter 
of  excitement  was  experienced  in  the  little  village  of  Plymouth, 
Connecticut,  when  it  was  noised  around  the  place  that  the  Rec- 
tor of  St.  Peter's  Church  would  resign  and  become  a  missionary 
in  the  'Reserve'  .  .  .  The  Rev.  Roger  Searle  had  been 
Rector  of  St.  Peter's  seven  years,  and  becoming  restless  under 
the  monotony  of  the  work,  asked  for  a  'leave  of  absence  from 
January  thirtieth  to  May  thirty-first,  to  visit  the  New  West  and 
perhaps  live  there.'  "  "On  the  first  day  of  February,  1817,  he 
left  his  family  and  parish  in  Connecticut,  and  proceeded  on  his 
way  to  Ohio,  with  letters  of  credence  and  recommendation  from 
the  Standing  Committee  of  this  Diocese,  Bishops,  and  many 


2IO  THE    CHURCH 

respectable  clerj^^ymen  and  laymen  in  other  Dioceses.  After  a 
cold  and  tedious  journey,  in  which  he  suffered  much,  he  reached 
the  borders  of  Ohio  on  the  morning  of  Feb.  17,  1817.  As  he 
approached  the  dividing  line  between  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio, 
he  desired  Mr.  Talbot,  who  was  his  companion  from  Springfield, 
Penn.,  to  Ashtabula,  Ohio,  to  stop  his  sleigh  on  the  line.  The 
request  being  complied  with,  Mr.  Searle  kneeled  down  in  the 
snow,  and  in  the  hearing  of  Talbot  only,  put  up  a  fervent  prayer 
to  Almighty  God  for  the  blessing  of  His  aid  upon  the  contem- 
plated researches  and  labors  in  the  wide  field  which  he  was  now 
entering,  the  greater  part  of  which  had  been  untrodden  by  the 
feet  of  any  Clergyman  of  the  Church.  The  prayer  ended,  Mr. 
Searle  resumed  his  seat  by  the  side  of  Talbot  and  drove  on  to 
Ashtabula,  where  they  arrived  at  one  o'clock,  Feb.  19,  1817. 
Here  with  great  joy  he  was  welcomed  by  several  families  who 
had  been  his  parishioners  in  Connecticut,  and  who  had  been, 
since  181 3,  in  the  practice  of  assembling  on  Sundays  for  public 
worship  conducted  by  a  lay  reader."  [The  Jarvis  Centenary, 
pps.  45,  46.]  In  like  manner,  Mr.  Searle  proceeded  from  place 
to  place  and  in  the  short  space  of  about  two  months  organized 
seven  new  Churches  as  follows : 

St.  Peter's,  Ashtabula.  St.  Paul's,  Medina. 

Trinity,  Cleveland.  St.  Luke's,  Ravenna. 

St.  John's,  Liverpool.  St.  James',  Boardman, 
St.  Mark's,  Columbia. 

The  party  who  came  to  Ohio  with  Mr.  Searle  rested  at  Ash- 
tabula for  a  week  and  then  proceeded  to  the  residence  of  Zenas 
Hamilton,  a  former  resident  of  Danbury,  Conn.,  who  had 
erected  a  log  cabin  in  the  wild  tangle  of  woodland,  into  which 
he  moved  his  family  October,  1814.  More  than  two  years 
passed  before  Mr.  Hamilton  saw  a  soul  aside  from  his  own 
family.  The  ever  active  Mr.  Searle  promised  to  meet  them 
there  in  a  few  weeks.  While  he  was  organizing  the  Churches 
at  Cleveland,  Liverpool,  and  Columbia,  his  companions  from 
Connecticut  had  selected  their  home  sites  and  established  the 
Colony  at  Medina,  where  they  were  joined  by  others  and  anx- 
iously awaited  the  arrival  of  Roger  Searle.  On  Monday  night, 
March  10,  a  solitary  wanderer  of  robust  build,  rather  corpulent 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  211 

and  six  feet  in  height,  reached  a  turn  in  the  road  where  the 
cabin  of  Zenas  Hamilton  was  visible.  Pushing  his  broad-brim- 
med hat  back  on  his  head,  and  throwing  his  cloak  ends  back 
over  his  shoulders,  he  called  aloud.  Here  the  settlers  had 
gathered  to  talk  over  their  prospects  and  rehearse  events  of  the 
past.  The  wanderer  knocked  at  the  cabin  door,  and  the  startled 
party  soon  saw  their  old  friend,  Roger  Searle,  who  greeted  them 
cordially  by  saying,  "I'm  true  to  my  word."  A  log  fire  burned 
cheerily  on  a  hearth  built  of  stones  turned  up  by  the  plow,  Mrs. 


Rev.  Roger  Searle,  M.  A. 

Hamilton  had  in  preparation  a  steak  of  bear  meat  and  a  bowl 
of  rye  porridge  for  supper.  After  the  usual  questioning  con- 
cerning the  latest  news,  Roger  Searle  had  them  in  earnest  con- 
versation on  the  question  of  establishing  the  Church  in  their 
midst.  For  be  assured,  he  said,  "that  where  religion  is  not 
foremost,  there  is  no  permanent  home."  The  first  religious  ser- 
vice of  any  name  in  Medina  was  held  by  appointment  in  Zenas 
Hamilton's  cabin  the  day  following  Mr.  Searle's  arrival,  and 
immediately  after  the  service,  a  Church  was  formally  organized. 
"The  good  words  from  those  pioneers,"  wrote  Roger  Searle 


212  THE  CHURCH 

later,  "encouraged  me  not  a  little."  "I  was  free  here  to  travel 
unbeaten  paths,  and  in  a  land  where  there  were  great  needs  of 
Missionary  effort." 

"One  Lord's  day,  after  service  in  the  house  of  Miles  Ferris, 
it  was  decided  to  build  a  church.  So  on  the  tenth  day  of  April 
1817,  the  whole  community  'rose  early  and  cleared  ground 
enough  to  build  a  log  house.'  Trees  were  felled,  the  logs 
hewed,  and  by  four  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  the  house  had  been 
built  and  divine  services  conducted."  It  was  built  in  the  usual 
fashion  of  log  houses  and  roofed  with  bark  and  clods.  "The 
seats  were  rough  poles  supported  between  the  logs  and  stakes 
driven  into  the  ground.  There  were  no  aisles,  and  those  who 
wished  front  seats  stepped  over  the  poles  to  their  places.  A 
small  table  served  as  the  lectern  and  pulpit,  and  a  three  legged 
rustic  chair  completed  the  chancel  furniture."  [Story  of  St. 
Paul's  E.  C.  Medina,  and  Howe's  History  of  Ohio.  Vol.  11,  p. 
459.]  In  many  places  Mr.  Searle  found  "Churchmen  and  com- 
municants, waiting  for  the  clergyman's  presence  to  organize 
into  parishes,  and  gladly  receiving  at  his  hands  the  sacraments 
so  long  denied  them  in  this  newly  settled  land." 

A  meeting,  called  a  convention,  of  such  parishes  as  have  been 
organized  "by  the  Divine  blessing  on  the  pious  zeal  and  active 
exertions  of  the  Rev.  Roger  Searle,  Rector  of  St.  Peter's 
Church,  Plymouth,  Conn.,"  was  held  at  the  house  of  Solomon 
Griswold,  Windsor,  Ashtabula  County,  Ohio,  April  2,  1817. 
Prayers  were  read  by  the  Rev.  Philander  Chase  and  a  sermon 
was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Roger  Searle.  Here  was  arranged 
the  plan  for  the  Preliminary  Convention  to  meet  at  Columbus, 
Jan.  5,  1818,  for  the  fomiation  of  a  Diocese  and  to  arrange  for 
the  election  of  a  Bishop.  The  meeting  at  Windsor  unanimously 
passed  the  following  resolution : — 

That  "It  is  our  ardent  desire  to  be  known  and  respected  in 
the  General  Convention  of  the  P.  E.  C.  to  meet  in  the  month  of 
May  next,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  and  that  the  Rev.  Roger 
Searle,  Rector  of  St.  Peter's  Church,  Plymouth,  State  of  Con- 
necticut, who  under  God  has  been  so  usefully  instrumental  in 
our  formation,  be  and  is  hereby  appointed  and  authorized  to 
represent  us,  and  to  solicit  from  that  right  reverend  and  honor- 
able body,  the  fostering  care  and  assistance  which  we  greatly 
need." 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  213 

Mr.  Searle  was  also  requested  by  this  meeting  to  give  the 
Convention  "a  statistical  account  of  the  parishes  lately  formed 
on  the  Reserve." 

It  was  also  resolved  "That  the  Rev.  Philander  Chase,  now 
present,  most  respectfully  present  to  the  Rev.  Roger  Searle, 
the  thanks  of  this  convention,  for  his  pious  and  active  exertions 
in  establishing  and  promoting  the  welfare  of  our  Primitive 
Church  in  this  Western  Country,  and  that  he  assure  him  of  our 
affectionate  regard  and  our  ardent  prayers  for  his  temporal 
and  eternal  welfare." 

The  Journal  of  this  first  Preliminary  Convention  is  in  the 
handwriting  of  the  Rev.  Roger  Searle,  who  was  President  of 
the  Convention.     [Bishop  Perry's  History  of  the  Church.] 

The  General  Convention  of  the  Church  in  America  was  held 
at  New  York,  May  20  to  27,  inclusive,  1817,  and  Rev.  Roger 
Searle  was  present  as  Deputy  from  Connecticut.  One  of  the 
reasons  he  had  given  for  his  trip  to  Ohio  was  that  he  might 
study  the  needs  of  this  missionary  field  "and  report  the  same 
to  the  governing  body  of  the  Church."  [The  Church  Cyclo- 
paedia under  Ohio.]  He  reported  a  list  of  nineteen  different 
parishes  in  Ohio,  and  he  might  have  added  that  there  was  not 
at  that  time  a  single  clergyman  in  full  orders  residing  there, 
although  Rev.  James  Kilbourne,  Deacon,  of  Worthington  had 
resided  there  for  fourteen  years,  and  two  others,  Mr.  Chase 
and  Mr.  Searle,  were  about  to  establish  their  residence  there. 
A  motion  was  made  for  a  Diocese  to  include  for  the  present 
the  Western  Country.  The  House  of  Bishops  recommended 
the  organization  of  conventions  according  to  States,  and 
added  "this  Convention  have  received  with  much  satisfac- 
tion, information  of  the  measures  which  have  been  already 
adopted  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  for  the  organization  of  the 
Church  in  that  State."  The  House  of  Bishops  also  recom- 
mended the  authorities  of  the  Church  in  "each  State  respec- 
tively to  adopt  measures  for  sending  Missionaries  to  our 
destitute  brethren  in  Western  States." 

But  in  his  zeal  for  Ohio  Mr.  Searle  did  not  forget  the  instruc- 
tions of  the  Convention  in  Connecticut,  to  solicit  a  resolution 
"recognizing  some  specific  edition  of  the  Old  and  New  Testa- 
ment, to  be  considered  as  the  authentic  version  or  standard." 


2  14  THE    CHURCH 

The  Connecticut  deleg-ation  placed  the  matter  in  Mr.  Searle's 
hands  and  he  presented  such  a  resolution  May  27,  which  was 
referred  to  the  House  of  Bishops,  who  carried  it  over  to  the 
General  Convention  of  1820,  and  then  reported  that  by  reason 
of  the  patent  "privileg-es  enjoyed  in  Eng-land  for  the  printing 
of  the  Bible,  and  the  heavy  fines  which  may  be  inflicted  on  the 
patentees  for  a  falsifying  of  the  text,  the  English  editions  may, 
in  general  be  depended  on."  [Other  facts  concerning  this 
matter  are  given  in  the  history  of  "The  Church  in  Connecti- 
cut."] At  that  Convention  the  canon  was  adopted  which  pro- 
vides for  the  appointment  of  a  person  or  persons  in  each 
Diocese  to  compare  all  Bibles  with  the  approved  edition.  Mr. 
Searle  was  honored  by  being  placed  on  the  committee  "to 
enquire  into  the  expediency  of  an  additional  number  of  hymns." 
During  the  year  1817,  he  also  had  the  honorary  degree  of  A.M. 
conferred  on  him  by  Middlebury  College,  of  Middlebury,  Vt. 

At  the  adjournment  of  the  Convention,  Mr.  Searle  returned 
to  his  home  in  Plymouth  and  arranged  for  his  removal  to  Ohio. 
Mr.  Frank  Farnsworth  Starr  of  Middletown,  Conn.,  has 
kindly  given  us  access  to  a  file  of  Mr.  Searle's  letters.  In  a 
letter  dated  Plymouth,  Aug.  4.  18 17,  to  his  wife's  nephew,  Mr. 
Nathan  Starr  of  Middletown,  Conn.,  Mr.  Searle  says,  "Having 
had  much  conversation  with  the  good  people  of  my  parish  on  the 
subject,  a  special  meeting  was  warned,  and  held  last  Wednesday, 
in  which  was  read  my  communication  resigning  my  rela- 
tionship of  this  parish,  and  asking  their  acceptance  of  the  same 
to  take  efifect  on  the  i6th.  day  of  Sept.  next." 

"Thus  a  dissolution  of  my  pastoral  connection  is  effected  in 
the  most  friendly  and  amicable  manner.  And  by  the  most 
rapid  disposition  of  all  my  concerns,  consistently  with  system 
and  safety  if  it  please  God,  I  intend  to  be  on  the  road  with  my 
loved  family  for  Chillicothe,  at  the  fartherest  by  the  first  of 
October."  He  officiated  at  St.  Peter's,  Plymouth,  Conn.,  for 
the  last  time  Aug.  31,  and  at  St.  Matthew's,  Sept.  7,  1817.  He 
started  for  Ohio  with  his  family  about  the  20th  of  Sept.  with 
letters  of  dismission,  credence  and  recommendation,  from  the 
Standing  Committee  of  this  Diocese,  and  located  at  Medina, 
as  the  center  of  the  extensive  field  in  which  he  determined  to 
labor.     At  the  second   Preliminary   Convention  at  Columbus, 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  215 

Jan.  5,  1818,  "The  two  missionary  priests,  Messrs.  Searle  and 
Chase,  the  only  clergymen  in  full  orders  resident  in  the  State, 
were  present,  and  representatives  from  eight  parishes."  The 
formal  Convention  met  at  Worthington,  Ohio,  June  3  to  5, 
1818,  and  by  the  votes  of  three  clergymen,  the  Rev.  Messrs. 
Roger  Searle,  Samuel  Johnson  priests,  and  James  Kilbourne, 
deacon,  together  with  the  suffrages  of  ten  parishes,  the  Rev. 
Philander  Chase  was  elected  Bishop. 

In  another  letter  to  his  nephew  Starr,  of  Middletown,  Conn., 
dated  Canfield,  .Ohio,  May  27,  1818,  Mr.  Searle  writes:  "My 
family  are  growing  very  happy  in  this  country.  .  .  .  My 
services  are  vastly  extensive  and  laborious,  my  salary  is  cal- 
culated at  1000  per  annum,  but  hardly  a  dollar  in  circulation, 
nor  has  there  been  since  we  reached  this  country."  His  note 
book  records  receiving  at  one  place  3  gallons  of  whiskey,  and  a 
hand  twist  of  tobacco  towards  his  salary.  In  addition  to  his 
clerical  labors  he  was  something  of  a  farmer  and  cattle  raiser, 
as  is  shown  by  his  note  book  and  by  the  record  at  Medina  under 
date  of  July  10,  1820,  of  the  ear  mark  for  his  cattle.  The  dif- 
ficulty of  travel  in  the  early  days  is  shown  by  minute  directions 
which  he  wrote  Oct.  16,  1818,  for  his  son  "for  finding  the  best 
road  from  Medina  to  Canfield."  He  calls  particular  attention 
to  one  blind  place  in  the  forest  where  there  is  no  house  from 
four  to  six  miles  from  the  Franklin  Mills,  and  adds  "It  was 
here  I  was  lost  in  March  and  in  December  1817." 

Bishop  Chase  says  that  Mr.  Searle  "was  fixed  in  the  northern 
part  of  the  diocese,  embracing  a  circumference  of  more  than 
a  hundred  miles,"  At  one  time  he  had  Ashtabula,  Boardman, 
Canfield,  Cleveland,  Columbia,  Jefferson,  Liverpool,  Ravenna, 
Rome  and  Medina,  to  minister  to.  According  to  Swords' 
"Almanac"  he  was  also  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Brooklyn, 
1821  to  1826,  with  the  addition  in  1825  of  Christ  Church,  Wind- 
sor. The  Protestant  Episcopal  Missionary  Society  within  and 
for  the  Diocese  of  Ohio  is  reported  in  Swords'  "Almanac"  for 
1822,  with  Roger  Searle  Vice  President  and  Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Managers,  which  office  Mr.  Searle  held  until  his  death. 
With  such  multitudinous  duties  it  is  not  strange  that  there  should 
have  been  some  little  dissatisfaction  and  complaint  of  inatten- 
tion.    There  was  also  at  one  time  some  slight  friction  between 


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him  and  Bishop  Chase.  In  his  "Reminiscences,"  Bishop 
Chase  says  that  Messrs.  Searle  and  Hall  alone  refused  to  put 
their  names  to  the  paper  of  commendation  drawn  up  to  be 
sip:ned  by  the  clerg^y  of  Ohio,  preparatory  to  the  Bishop's 
departure  for  England  to  raise  funds  for  the  building  of  Ken- 
yon  College.  Just  at  this  time  the  Bishop  was  called  upon  to 
settle  some  difficulties  between  Mr.  Searle  and  the  people  of 
Medina,  which  the  Bishop  readily  composed,  after  which  Mr. 
Searle  thought  it  his  duty  to  sign  the  paper  and  Mr.  Hall  fol- 
lowed his  example.  The  Rev.  John  Hall  was  brought  into  the 
Church  through  Mr.  Searle.  Later  the  Bishop  and  Mr.  Searle 
were  excellent  friends  and  he  was  taken  into  the  Bishop's  confi- 
dence regarding  the  organization  of  Kenyon  College.  The 
Methodists  and  Congregationalists  had  followed  the  Episcopa- 
lians to  Medina  and  when  it  was  reported  that  "a  split  was 
among  the  Episcopals,"  a  wag  of  the  day  said  'The  devil  has 
come  to  Medina,  gotten  the  Episcopals  by  the  ears,  forced  the 
Methodists  to  special  prayer  meetin',  while  the  Congregation- 
alists look  on  and  sing: — 

'Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God  and  King !'  " 

The  Church  however  still  prospered  and  when  Air.  Searle 
resigned  the  charge  of  St.  Paul's  Parish  in  1824,  the  people  of 
Medina  requested  him  to  keep  an  oversight  of  the  Church  there, 
which  he  did  for  nearly  a  year.  He  removed  from  Medina  to 
Ashtabula,  where  he  remained  till  his  death.  In  the  Bishop's 
address  to  the  Convention  in  June,  1826,  he  says,  "The  Rev.  Mr. 
Searle  has  been  for  the  greater  part  of  the  year  absent  from  the 
diocese,  I  am  told  for  the  recovery  of  his  health."  In  the  fall  of 
1825,  we  find  him  writing  letters  to  his  nephew  Starr,  from 
Albany,  Rochester  and  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  The  letter  from 
Rochester,  dated  Sept.  7,  shows  that  he  was  on  his  way  to  Mid- 
dletown,  Conn.,  the  former  home  of  his  wife,  to  bring  his 
family  "for  a  visit  to  our  native  part  of  the  states,"  where  he 
says  he  will  visit  IVIiddletown  "before  visiting  my  aged  mother 
and  sisters,"  He  was  a  great  letter  writer.  In  1800  he  wrote 
to  Lorenzo  Dow,  who  was  then  at  Dublin,  Ireland.  The 
Church  at  Ashtabula  have  a  large  number  of  his  letters,  a  num- 
ber of  his  letters  are  in  the  Bishop  Hobart  papers  and  besides 
the  letters  to  Middletown  from  which  we  have  quoted,  other 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  21 7 

letters  of  his  are  with  the  Secretary  of  the  Commission  of  the 
Diocese  of  Connecticut  for  the  preservation  of  ancient  docu- 
ments. 

There  was  one  thing  Mr.  Searle  did  not  know  how  to  do. 
He  could  not  rest.  The  Httle  relaxation  he  received  from  a 
journey  through  New  York  and  Connecticut  came  too  late. 
He  was  worn  out,  the  inevitable  came,  and  his  labor  in  estab- 
lishing "a.  witness  of  the  Gospel"  was  at  an  end.  Brief  notices 
of  his  death  appear  in  the  "Connecticut  Observer,"  the  "Gos- 
pel Advocate"  for  December,  in  the  "Church  Register"  for 
September,  and  the  Ashtabula  "Journal"  and  "Churchman's 
Magazine,"  (Middletown,  Conn.)  for  November,  1826,  the 
latter  being  reprinted  in  the  "Christian  Journal"  for  Novem- 
ber, while  a  further  notice  of  him  in  that  paper  appeared  in 
January,  1827.  After  seven  days  of  painful  sickness  he  died 
at  Ashtabula  in  the  house  of  his  friend,  the  Rev.  John  Hall, 
herein  before  referred  to,  and  was  buried  with  Masonic  honors. 
A  large  number  of  clerical  brethren  were  present  at  his  funeral. 
Few  clergymen  of  the  Church  below  the  order  of  Bishop  were 
more  extensively  known  and  respected,  not  only  in  the  Diocese 
of  Ohio,  but  by  the  clergy  and  laity  in  various  States. 

His  widow  was  left  to  struggle  with  her  legal  thirds  in  the 
log  cabin  and  land  where  they  had  lived.  One  of  his  daughters 
in  a  letter  to  Mr.  Starr,  July  9,  1830,  says :  "Since  my  father's 
death  our  family  has  been  very  much  broken  up.  It  would  be 
Impossible  for  you  without  experience  to  know  all  the  trials  and 
fatigues  which  he  endured  and  after  all,  yes  dear  cousin,  even 
his  life  a  sacrifice." 

"If  people  where  my  father  labored  and  toiled  had  paid 
him  his  just  and  reasonable  dues,  the  widow  and  fatherless 
would  have  been  comfortable." 

The  widow  is  buried  at  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y.,  where  a  memorial 
stone  marks  her  grave.  About  twenty  years  ago,  when  a  new 
church  was  built  at  Medina,  a  memorial  window  to  Mr.  Searle 
was  placed  in  it  by  contributions  from  the  people.  The  year- 
book of  Trinity  Cathedral  Parish,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  1899-1900, 
pays  a  tribute  to  Mr.  Searle  their  founder,  who  made  that 
parish  the  object  of  his  watchful  care,  visiting  it  almost  every 
year  for  nine  years.     He  is  again  mentioned  in  the  year-book 


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for  1901-1902.  The  Rev.  Francis  E.  McManiis  in  a  recent 
letter  says,  "God  blessed  his  labors  and  those  Ohio  Churches 
which  he  established  are  monuments  to  his  indefatigable 
labors."  The  "Churchman's  Magazine"  says,  "For  several 
years  his  labors  were  arduous  and  his  privations  great.  He 
was  amiable  and  affectionate  in  his  disposition.  The  remem- 
brance of  his  good  qualities  will  be  long  cherished  in  the  domes- 
tic circle.  He  closed  a  life  of  much  vicissitude  at  the  place 
where  he  first  preached  after  he  crossed  the  Alleghany,  and 
among  the  friends  who  first  embraced  him  on  his  mission  to 
the  west." 

Bishop  Chase  says,  "God's  blessing,  evident  upon  the  minis- 
tration of  the  pious  and  zealous  pastor  of  his  flock  in  Ashta- 
bula, leaves  no  room  for  human  commendation.  If  such  were 
multiplied,  the  Church  would  flourish  even  in  the  woods." 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES 

OF  ALL  PERSONS  WHOSE  NAMES  APPEAR  OF  RECORD, 

AND  A  FEW  WHO  ARE  OTHERWISE  SHOWN  TO 

HAVE    BEEN    CONNECTED    WITH 

CHRIST   CHURCH 

As  our  only  record  of  Christ  Church  is  that  of  the  parish 
meetings,  it  is  evident  that  these  notices  do  not  include  all 
members  of  the  parish.  This  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  one  of 
the  seven  founders  of  the  Church  does  not  appear  of  record, 
neither  is  there  any  mention  of  the  names  of  two  persons  who 
are  known  to  have  been  officers  of  the  Church.  Two  of  the 
several  persons  that  withdrew  from  the  Congregational  Society 
of  Kensington  in  favor  of  Christ  Church  do  not  appear  of 
record.  The  only  mention  we  have  of  some  members  is  their 
withdrawal,  or  the  abatement  of  their  taxes,  and  thus  if  a  per- 
son was  faithful  to  the  end,  paid  his  taxes  promptly,  and  was 
not  appointed  to  any  office  or  on  any  committee,  we  would  not 
have  his  name.  The  subscription  for  the  building  of  the  church 
is  a  part  of  the  record,  and  probably  some  of  those  whose  names 
appear  on  this  subscription  belonged  to  some  other  denom- 
ination. In  all  cases,  the  connection  of  each  person  with  the 
Church  is  stated  at  the  beginning  of  each  notice,  so  that  the 
readers  can  draw  their  own  conclusions  as  to  whether  or  not 
any  particular  person  is  identified  as  an  Episcopalian. 

Andrews,  Arthur.  Elected  one  of  the  choristers  March  25, 
1799. 

Son  of  Elizur  and  Anna  (Clark,)  Andrews,  b.  Sept.  15,  1778, 
at  Richmond,  Mass. ;  d.  at  Bridgeport  Centre,  Mich.,  Aug. 
19,  1847;  "1-  J^"-  20,  1805,  Mary  Ingraham  of  Wethersfield. 
Was  a  carpenter  and  joiner  by  trade.  Like  his  father,  had  con- 
siderable musical  talent  and  was  at  one  time  leader  of  the  sing- 
ing at  the  Congregational  Church  at  Newington.  He  was  a 
magistrate,  a  deacon,  and  an  ardent  temperance  man.  Lived 
first  at  Newington,  then  in  Hartford  and  Springfield  for  a  time, 
and  finally  removed  to  Michigan. 


2  20  THE    CHURCH 

Andrews,  Elisha.     His  rate  bill  abated  May  30,  1803. 

Son  of  Joseph,  Jr.,  and  Asenath  (Whaples,)  Andrews,  b. 
Oct.  II,  1773,  at  Newington;  d.  March  4,  1810,  at  Berlin;  m. 
Mary  Wolcott  of  Newington.  His  widow  m.  March  9,  1812, 
Warner  Dunham. 

Andrews,  Elizur.  Subscribed  $20.00  for  building  the  church. 
Elected  chorister  March  25,  1799,  April  15,  1803  and  May  22, 
1840.  Clerk  pro  tern.  Dec.  16,  1799.  Committee  to  settle  build- 
ing account  Jan.  8,  1800.  Rate  bill  of  1804  abated  April  15, 
1805.  Acknowledged  service  of  call  for  the  meeting  of  July 
10,  1826. 

Son  of  Benajah  and  Anne  (Clark,)  Andrews,  b.  Dec.  13, 
1747,  at  Newington;  d.  Dec.  4,  1829;  m.  November,  1769,  his 
cousin  Anna  Clark,  b.  Jan.  26,  1755,  at  Woodbury,  Conn.,  d. 
Feb.  16,  1836.  She  was  admitted  to  the  Congregational 
Church,  Newington,  1804.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  joiner. 
Committee  to  consider  school  petition  in  1782  and  to  procure 
materials  for  building  the  Congregational  meeting-house  at 
Newington,  April  2y,  1795.  Sold  his  homestead  in  1802  to 
Uzziel  Lattimer. 

Atkins,  Hezekiah.     Subscribed  $5.00  for  building  the  church. 

Son  of  Benjamin  and  Hannah  (Watts,)  Atkins,  b.  May  16, 
1765  ;  m.  1783,  Judith,  daughter  of  Elisha  Lewis,  b.  Aug.  22, 
1765.  Lived  in  New  Britain  near  the  Luther  Mills  at  Clayton, 
and  sold  land  there  to  Joseph  Churchill,  April  4,  1799. 

Barnes,  Blakesley.  Withdrew  Oct.  18,  1809,  to  join  the 
"Presbyterians"  in  Worthington. 

Son  of  Moses  and  Phebe  (Blakesley,)  Barnes  of  Walling- 
ford,  b.  1781  ;  d.  Aug.  i,  1823,  gravestone  in  North  cemetery, 
Berlin;  m.  Aug.  11,  1807,  Almira,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Mindwell  (Griswold.)  Porter,  b.  March  2,  1786,  d.  1835. 
From  a  poor  boy  without  a  penny  he  became  a  man  of 
wealth.  Had  a  tin  sliop  and  a  store  in  Berlin.  Was  a  mem- 
ber of  Harmony  Lodge  of  Masons.  Estate  probated  at  Middle- 
town,  1825,  when  $34,701.66  was  distributed  to  his  heirs. 

Barnes,  William.  His  rate  abated  April  2,  1804;  m.  Mar- 
garey  Bartlett.     Had  a  child,    "Dolly  Bartlett,"  bapt.  by  Rev. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  22  1 

Mr.  Warren  of  Middletown,  Jan.  17,  1801,  probably  at  Christ 
Church,  Worthin^on.  He  lived  at  Newington  and  signed  an 
agreement  June  2,  1800,  to  pay  his  share  per  scholar  for  a 
summer  school  at  the  center  there  that  year. 

Beckley,  David.  Moderator  of  meeting  April  14,  1800. 
Collector  for  Worthington  June  11,  1800.  Business  Committee 
April  6,  1801,  and  signed  Mr.  James  Kilbourne's  recommenda- 
tion to  the  Bishop,  Dec.  7,  1801  as  Societies'  committee.  His 
expenses  of  $5.34  for  going  to  Hartford  to  induce  the  Legisla- 
ture to  give  permission  to  hold  a  lottery  for  the  benefit  of  the 
Church  was  voted  paid  April  19,  1802. 

He  was  son  of  David  and  Hephzibah  (Wilcox,)  Beckley,  b. 
March  31,  1765;  d.  Oct.  16,  1822,  buried  at  Beckley  Quarter; 
m.  March  31,  1785,  Eunice,  daughter  of  Moses  and  Martha 
(Robbins,)  Williams,  of  Rocky  Hill.  The  baptism  of  his 
daughters  Julia  Oct.  6,  1787  and  Honour  Jan.  20,  1791,  is 
recorded  at  Christ  Church,  Middletown.  He  and  his  wife  were 
sponsors  there  at  the  baptism  of  six  children  of  Solomon  and 
Martha  Bulkley,  Oct.  16,  1787,  and  for  another  child  of  same 
parents,  Jan.  20,  1791. 

Beckley,  Loton.  Acknowledged  service  of  call  for  the  meet- 
ing of  July  10,  1826. 

He  was  son  of  Selah  and  Caroline  (Beckley,)  Beckley,  b. 
Nov.  3,  1793;  d.  Huntington,  Ohio,  Sept.  25,  1847;  ^-  Oct. 
16,  1820,  Lucy  Kirby,  daughter  of  Seth  and  Huldah  (Rich- 
ardson,) Beckley,  b.  Wethersfield,  Aug.  28,  1800,  d.  Ohio,  1875 
or  6. 

Beckley,  Luther.  He  issued  the  warrant  in  the  capacity  of 
a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  authorized  Samuel  S.  Goodrich  to 
warn  all  members  of  the  society  to  attend  a  meeting  July  10, 
1826.  Opened  and  organized  the  meeting  and  administered 
the  oath  of  office  to  the  clerk. 

He  was  son  of  David  and  Hephzibah  (Wilcox,)  Beckley,  b. 
Oct.  II,  1778;   d.  Jan.  11,  1841 ;   m.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Solo- 
mon and  Olive  (Hart,)  Flagg,  b.  Aug.  10,  1785;    d.  Feb.  21, 
1 861,  age  75.     Both  buried  in  Beckley  Quarter. 
14 


222  THE    CHURCH 

Beckley,  Moses  W.  Acknowledged  service  of  the  call  for 
the  meeting  of  July  lo,  1826. 

He  was  son  of  David  and  Eunice  (Williams,)  Beckley,  b. 
Oct.  7,  1791,  at  Rocky  Hill;  d.  Sept.  2"],  1868,  at  Southington, 
Conn.;  ni.  y\pril  4,  1816,  Mary,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Sarah 
(Hart,)  Cornwall,  b.  July  12,  1798;  d.  Sept.  7,  1885.  He  was 
a  member  of  Harmony  Lodge  of  Masons,  kept  a  tavern  in 
New  Britain,  corner  Middletown  turnpike  and  Shuttle  Meadow 
road.     Gave  $10.00   towards   building  the   Methodist   church. 

Beckley,  Orrin.  Warned  by  Goodrich  to  attend  the  meeting 
of  July  10,  1826. 

He  was  son  of  Elias  and  Rachel  (Savage,)  Beckley,  b.  1784; 
d.  March  9,  1846;  his  estate  was  probated  Dec.  15,  1846;  m. 
Oct.  20,  1805,  Julia,  daughter  of  David  and  Eunice  (Williams,) 
Beckley,  bapt.  at  Middletown,  Oct.  16,  1787,  d.  Oct.  16,  1808. 
He  m.  (2),  Harriet,  daughter  Shubael  and  Sarah  (Hart,)  Pat- 
terson, b.  Oct.  3,  1788,  d.  Sept.  II,  1847. 

Beckley,  Selah.  One  of  the  seven  founders.  Subscribed 
$40.00  for  building  the  church.  Elected  clerk,  Nov.  13,  1797, 
June  25,  1798,  March  25,  1799  and  April  14,  1800.  Clerk 
pro  tern.  Dec.  2,  1801.  Appointed  Nov.  26,  1798,  Committee 
to  hire  Rev.  Seth  Hart.  Oct.  21,  1799,  Committee  to  settle 
with  subscribers  to  the  building  fund,  and  Jan.  8,  1800  to  settle 
the  building  accounts.  Committee  on  land  for  a  glebe  and 
cemetery  April  19,  1802,  Committee  to  apply  to  the  Assembly 
for  a  lottery  April  8,  1808  and  is  then  called  "Captain." 
Elected  one  of  the  choristers  March  25,  1799,  April  15,  1803 
and  May  22,  1804.  Elected  delegate  to  the  Diocesan  Conven- 
tion April  6,  1801,  April  19,  1802,  May  30,  1803  and  April  3, 
1809,  but  1802  is  the  only  time  that  he  is  reported  as  present  in 
the  Journal  of  Convention.  Was  moderator  of  the  meeting 
Dec.  29,  1801  and  April  3,  1809.  Elected  tax  collector  for 
Worthington,  April  15,  1803.  On  Dec.  7,  1801  he  signed  Mr. 
James  Kilbournc's  recommendation  to  the  Bishop. 

He  was  son  of  Elias  and  Lois  (Parsons,)  Beckley,  b.  March 
31,  1767;  m.  Nov.  10,  1787,  Caroline,  daughter  David  and 
Hephzibah  (Wilcox,)  Beckley,  b.  Sept.  8,  1768,  d.  at  Stow,  O., 
Oct.    8,    1820.     Residence    Beckley    Quarter,    Berlin.     Was    a 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  223 

member  of  Harmony  Lodge  of  Masons.  His  daughter  Hephzi- 
bah  was  baptized  at  Christ  Church,  Middletown,  Conn.,  Jan.  20, 
1791,  and  son  Noel  bapt.  same  place,  Feb.  15,  1792. 

Beckley,  Sylvester.     Tax  collector  March  30,  1807. 

Son  of  EHas  and  Lois  (Parsons,)  Beckley,  b.  April  14,  1771  ; 
d.  Dec.  17,  1821,  buried  at  Beckley  Quarter;  m.  at  Kennebunk, 
Me.,  Hannah,  daughter  Samuel  Moody,  b.  1770,  d.  March  18, 
1838.  He  was  a  member  of  Harmony  Lodge  of  Masons.  He 
and  his  wife  were  witnesses  at  the  baptism  of  Mr.  John  Dun- 
ham, Oct.  8,  1815.  His  wife  Hannah  M.  d.  March  18,  1838, 
aged  58. 

Belden,  Joel.  Warned  by  Goodrich  to  attend  the  meeting 
of  July  10,  1826.  Lived  in  New  Britain,  near  the  present 
Town  Home.  His  estate  was  probated  in  1833,  when  his  son 
Hiram  and  widow  Abigail  agreed  on  the  distribution. 

Blinn,   David.     Subscribed  $10.00   for  building  the  church. 

Son  of  Peter  and  Martha  (Collins,)  Blinn,  b.  Oct.  10,  1735 ; 
m.  May  13,  1766,  Deborah  White  of  Cromwell.  He  lived  at 
Rocky  Hill. 

Blinn,  Jonathan.  Subscribed  $20.00  for  building  the  church. 
Only  son  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  Blinn,  bapt.  at  Newington, 
Oct.  3,  1762 ;  d.  June  8,  1803 ;  m.  Oct.  25,  1789,  Honor, 
daughter  Jonatlian  and  Sabre  (Andrus,)  Stoddard,  b.  July  16, 
1770.  She  was  admitted  to  the  Congregational  Church,  New- 
ington, July  2,  1797.  He  was  school  committee  Newington, 
Oct.  3,  1796.  He  probably  lived  in  New  Britain  before  this 
date,  as  the  baptism  of  four  of  his  children  by  Rev.  Mr.  Smal- 
ley  of  New  Britain,  is  recorded  in  the  Congregational  Church 
records  of  Newington. 

Bramann,  Paul.     His  rate  abated  April  2,  1804. 

Churchill,  Joseph.  Subscribed  $15.00  for  building  the 
church.  His  taxes  abated  March  30,  1807  for  the  years  1803- 
4-5  &  6,  and  again  on  April  20,  1807.  He  died  at  Newington, 
April  26,  1812,  age  62;  m.  Sept.  11,  1777,  Rhoda,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Dewey.)  Goodrich,  b.  March  25,  1750. 
She  d.  Feb.  24,  181 7,  age  76.  He  owned  the  mill  at  Clayton 
recently  known  as  the  Luther  mills. 


234  THE    CHURCH 

Coslet,  Francis.  Subscribed  $3.00  for  building  the  church. 
His  rate  abated  April  2,  1804,  and  April  20,  1807.  He  died 
Dec.  31,  1826,  age  "jy  \  m.  (i),  Sept.  i,  1784,  Rachel  Atkins, 
(2),  April  21,  1791,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary 
(Goodrich,)  Smith,  b.  April  5,  1761,  d.  Oct.  8,  1838.  He  was 
a  British  soldier,  taken  prisoner  with  John  Watson,  (in  the 
capture  of  Burgoyne,)  while  in  the  act  of  firing  at  their  captors. 
He  was  a  shoemaker.  He  joined  the  Congregational  Church 
at  Newington,  May  3,  1801  and  had  his  children  baptized  there. 

Crofoot,  Ephraim,  Jr.  Subscribed  $10.00  for  building  the 
church.     Lived  in  the  Worthington  parish. 

Was  son  of  Ephraim  and  Mary  (Williams,)  Crofoot,  b.  1757  ; 
was  soldier  in  Revolutionary  war.  His  widow  Lois  was  a  pen- 
sioner at  Middletown,  Conn.,  1837,  age  79. 

Crofoot,   Joseph.     His   taxes   were   abated   April    19,    1802. 

He  was  son  of  Ephraim  and  Mary  (Williams,)  Crofoot;  m. 
Hannah,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Eunice  (Williams,)  Beck- 
ley,  b.  July  13,  1768.  His  estate  was  probated  at  Middletown, 
Conn..  Nov.  6,  1829,  when  he  is  described  as  late  of  Leyden, 
N.  Y.     They  lived  at  Berlin. 

Deming,  Asahel.     Subscribed  $6.00  for  building  the  church. 

He  was  son  of  Giles  and  Hannah  (Wright.)  Deming,  bapt. 
at  Rocky  Hill,  July  7,  1765;  d.  about  1840;  m.  Feb.  14,  1792, 
Lucy  Moreton,  daughter  of  John.  She  d.  Dec.  6,  1816,  age 
41.  He  was  a  sea  captain,  lived  for  a  time  in  Wethersfield,  and 
removed  to  New  Britain  about  1794.  Lived  northwest  of  the 
Shipman  school  house.  Was  a  member  of  Harmony  Lodge 
of  Masons.  Died  at  West  Hartford,  but  was  buried  at  New 
Britain. 

Deming,  Elizur.  Subscribed  $60.00  for  building  the  church. 
The  first  meeting  of  the  society  was  held  at  his  house,  Nov.  13, 
1797,  and  probably  their  first  service  by  the  Rev.  Seth  Hart, 
April  22,  1798,  was  at  his  house.  Also  all  subsequent  meet- 
ings and  services  until  the  church  was  ready  to  use,  March  25, 
1799.  The  key  to  the  church  was  by  a  vote  of  the  society 
kept  at  his  house.     He  was  elected  treasurer,   Feb.   5,   1798, 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  225 

June  25,  1798,  March  25,  1799,  April  14,  1800  and  April  6, 
1801.  On  April  20,  1807  he  was  authorized  to  settle  all  col- 
lectors bills  granted  when  he  was  treasurer.  He  was  modera- 
tor of  the  meeting  Nov.  4,  1799;  clerk  pro  tern.  Jan.  8,  1800; 
tithingman  Dec.  3,  1801,  committee  to  apply  for  a  lottery  April 
18,  1808  and  prudential  committee  April  23,  1810.  He  was  one 
of  the  trustees  to  whom  the  land  for  the  cemetery  was  deeded 
in  1803.  On  July  5,  1826  he  acknowledged  service  of  the  call 
for  a  meeting. 

He  was  son  of  Janna  and  Anne  (Kilbourne,)  Deming,  b.  Feb. 
3,  1751 ;  d.  Dec.  7,  1827,  age  yy ;  m.  May  6,  1773,  Lucina 
Francis,  who  d.  Dec.  9,  1818.  Her  funeral  sermon  was  by  the 
Rev.  Asa  Cornwall,  Dec.  11,  from  Psalm  103,  17  and  18  verses. 
He  was  a  farmer  of  Newington  and  lived  on  Church  Street 
about  half  a  mile  north  of  Christ  Church.  The  Wethersfield 
records  show  that  he  was  among  the  men  who  went  to  New 
York  in  the  sloop  Ann  in  1776  to  join  the  patriot  army.  He 
and  his  wife  are  both  buried  in  the  Church  Street  cemetery, 

Deming,  Elizur  Jr.  Was  appointed  tax  collector  for  New- 
ington and  New  Britain,  April  15,  1805.  Acknowledged  ser- 
vice of  the  call  for  the  meeting  July  10,  1826. 

He  was  son  of  Elizur  and  Lucina  (Francis,)  Deming,  b. 
May  18,  1782;  d.  Dec.  8,  1847;  "^-  Jan.  4,  1809,  Sarah, 
daughter  of  David  and  Clarinda  (Steele,)  Goodrich,  b.  June  3, 
1788,  d.  May  22,  1852.  Both  are  buried  in  the  Church  Street 
cemetery,  Newington. 

Deming,  James.  Appointed  collector  for  Wethersfield,  June 
II,  1800. 

He  was  son  of  Elizur  and  Lucina  (Francis,)  Deming,  b. 
July  29,  1776;  m.  April  18,  1810,  Jemima  Culver,  who  was 
living  at  Hartford  as  late  as  1868. 

Deming,  Roger.  Was  warned  by  Goodrich  to  attend  the 
meeting  of  July  10,  1826. 

He  was  son  of  Waitstill  Deming  (who  was  a  brother  of 
Janna,)  b.  July  19,  1771  ;  d.  Dec.  19,  1837;  m.  (i),  Esther,  (2), 
Mabel,  who  d.  Jan.  26,  1811,  age  44,  and  is  buried  in  the  Church 
Street  cemetery. 


226  THE    CHURCH 

Deming:,  Selden.  Received  the  assets  of  the  society  from 
the  Treasurer  of  record,  (Nathaniel  Dickinson.)  Feb.  4,  1837. 
and  gave  his  receipt  therefor  as  "Treasurer."  He  paid 
$106.00  of  this  money  to  St.  Mark's  in  1838  and  was  called 
upon  for  the  balance  in  1841. 

He  was  son  of  Thomas  and  Jerusha  (Selden.)  Deming.  b. 
July  19.  1807;  d.  July  18.  1885,  buried  at  Church  Street  ceme- 
tery; m.  March  i,  1846,  Frances,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  and 
Sally  (Chappell,)  Goodale.b.  Nov.  6,  1825.  He  lived  on  Church 
Street,  Newington,  in  the  house  built  by  his  father  in  the  year 
1800.  His  widow  and  daughter  were  residing  there  in  1906 
and  then  had  the  old  record  book  in  their  custody.  Mr.  Dem- 
ing's  name  is  in  the  list  of  parishioners  of  St.  Mark's  and  his 
wife  is  a  communicant. 

Deming,  Thomas.  Subscribed  $40.00  for  building  the 
church.  Was  appointed  collector  June  25,  1798,  committee  to 
settle  the  building  account  Jan.  8,  1800,  and  to  hire  a  minister 
April  14,  1800.  He  was  elected  treasurer  April  19,  1802,  which 
office  he  held  until  his  death  in  1827.  On  June  21,  1802,  he 
was  authorized  to  sue  for  the  remainder  of  the  subscriptions 
for  building  the  church.  Moderator  of  meetings  April  10, 
1806,  March  30.  1807,  Oct.  6,  1809  and  July  10,  1826.  Was 
one  of  the  six  members  who  in  1826  requested  a  Justice  of  the 
Peace  to  call  a  meeting  of  the  society  and  was  warned  by  Good- 
rich to  attend  the  said  meeting.  He  was  elected  treasurer  for 
the  last  time  July  10,  1826,  and  the  same  day  was  elected  pru- 
dential committee.  Aug.  8,  1826  he  was  appointed  one  of  the 
committee  to  sell  the  church  building. 

He  was  son  of  Janna  and  Anne  (Kilbourne,)  Deming,  b.  Oct. 
27,  1755;  d.  Sept.  29,  1827;  m.  (i),  Sept.  16,  1804,  Jerusha 
Selden,  who  died  May  4,  1821,  age  48,  (2),  April  i,  1823, 
Mary  Wright.  He  and  his  wife  Jerusha  are  buried  in  Church 
Street  cemetery. 

Dickinson,  David.  One  of  the  seven  founders.  Subscribed 
$50.00  for  building  the  church.  Appointed  building  committee 
Dec.  7,  1797,  and  tax  collector  Dec.  16.  1799.  He  was  one  of 
the  trustees  to  whom  the  land  for  the  church  was  leased  in  1798. 
On  Oct.  28,   1800,  Jonathan  Gilbert  was  appointed  to  collect 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  227 

the  tax  that  David  Dickinson  was  to  collect,  and  on  April  15, 
1803  said  Gilbert  was  instructed  to  settle  all  matters  between 
said  Dickinson  and  the  Society. 

He  was  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Thankful  (Beckley,)  Dickin- 
son; d.  March  25,  1826,  age  70.  His  wife  Sibyl  d.  Nov.  26, 
1839,  age  83.  She  was  daughter  Daniel  and  Eunice  Andrews, 
b.  May  30,  1756.  Both  are  buried  at  Beckley  Quarter.  They 
had  two  children,  Leonard  and  Esther,  bapt.  at  Christ  Church, 
Middletown,  Feb.  15,  1792.  She  joined  the  Congregational 
Church,  Worthington,  Oct.  7,  1827. 

Dickinson,  Jabez.  He  bid  $106.00  for  the  church  building 
Oct.  23,  1826,  and  it  was  sold  to  him,  Nov.  17,  1826  by  the 
committee  for  $115,  but  it  was  bought  for  his  brother  Ralph, 

He  was  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Lucy  (Gilbert,)  Dickinson;  m. 
Julia  Bailey.  He  and  his  wife  were  Congregationalists.  Their 
son  Nathaniel  became  a  member  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  and 
his  autograph  is  on  the  original  organization  paper. 

Dickinson,  Nathaniel.  One  of  the  seven  founders.  Sub- 
scribed $20.00  for  building  the  church.  Was  appointed  tax  col- 
lector April  19,  1802,  also  committee  to  view  land  for  a  glebe 
and  cemetery.  Prudential  committee  April  10,  1806,  March  30, 
1807,  April  18,  1808,  April  3,  1809  and  April  23,  1810.  Was 
one  of  the  committee  x\pril  10,  1806  to  see  if  we  can  get  a 
lottery.  Signed  the  call  for  the  meeting  of  July  10,  1826,  and 
was  warned  by  Goodrich  to  attend  the  said  meeting.  He  was 
moderator  of  the  meeting  Oct.  2,  1826,  also  Dec.  27,  1827.  The 
last  meeting  of  the  society  was  held  at  his  house,  Dec.  28,  1827, 
at  which  time  he  was  elected  treasurer. 

He  was  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Thankful  (Beckley,)  Dickin- 
son ;  d.  March  30,  1837,  age  78 ;  m.  May  10,  1786,  at  New 
Britain,  Lucy,  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Hannah  (Collins,) 
Gilbert,  b.  Aug.  26,  1770,  d.  June  25,  1853,  age  83.  Both 
buried  at  Church  Street  cemetery.  He  was  one  of  the  original 
members  of  the  Congregational  Church  of  Worthington,  1775. 
His  wife  Lucy  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  St.  Mark's, 
1836.  His  son  Ralph  was  elected  vestryman,  at  the  first 
meeting  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  Aug.  28,  1836  and  the  autograph 
of  his  son  Ashbel  appears  on  the  original  organization  paper. 
Ashbel's  name  is  also  in  the  list  of  communicants. 


2  28  THE    CHURCH 

Dickinson,  Ralph.  Signed  the  call  for  the  meeting  of  July 
lo,  1826,  and  was  warned  by  Goodrich  to  attend  the  said  meet- 
ing. Was  appointed  prudential  committee  July  10,  1826  and 
December  28,  1827.  One  of  the  committee  to  sell  the  church 
building,  Aug.  8,  1826.  bid  $85.00  for  the  building,  Oct.  2, 
1828  and  a  week  later  offered  to  give  up  the  bid  in  case  the 
society  could  do  better.  His  brother  Jabez  finally  bought  the 
building  for  him.  He  was  elected  one  of  the  first  vestrymen  of 
St.  Mark's,  Aug.  28,  1836. 

Son  of  Nathaniel  and  Lucy  (Gilbert,)  Dickinson;  d.  May 
30,  1839,  age  43.  His  wife  Jerusha  d.  March  15,  1836,  age 
42.  Both  buried  at  Church  Street  cemetery.  Her  burial  is 
recorded  at  Christ  Church,  Hartford.  His  son  Ralph  was  a 
communicant  of  St.  Mark's. 

Dunham,  Elisha.  The  subscription,  Oct.  29,  1797  was  for  a 
church  "where  a  stake  has  lately  been  set,  a  little  north  east  of 
Elisha  Dunham."  A  meeting  of  the  society  was  held  at  his 
house,  Feb.  5,  1798.  He  gave  a  lease  of  the  land  for  the 
church,  April  5,  1798.  He  lived  near  the  Kelsey  crossing  a 
little  east  of  the  line  between  New  Britain  and  Newington, 
(then  Wethersfield.) 

Dunham,  John.  Mr.  Dunham  with  Laura  Ann  and  Maria 
Smith,  two  children  of  Mr.  Dunham  and  his  wife  Lois,  were 
baptized  at  "Berlin"  by  the  Rev.  Roger  Searle,  Oct.  8,  181 5, 
probably  at  Christ  Church,  Worthington. 

He  was  son  of  John  and  Lydia  (Tryon,)  Dunham  of  Berlin, 
b.  Feb.  6,  1784;  d.  April  13,  1826;  m.  May  10,  1807,  Lois, 
widow  of  Elnathan  Smith  and  daughter  of  Elias  and  Lois 
(Parsons,)  Beckley,  b.  Nov.  16,  1773,  d.  at  New  Haven,  July 
22,  1833.  ^6  resided  at  Kensington,  and  either  he  or  his 
father  withdrew  from  the  Congregational  society  there  Aug. 
19,  1805  in  favor  of  the  Baptist. 

Ellsworth,  Theodore.  Subscribed  $2.00  for  building  the 
church.  His  autograph  is  appended  to  the  original  organiza- 
tion paper  of  St.  Mark's,  his  name  is  in  the  list  of  communi- 
cants, and  he  was  elected  one  of  the  vestrymen  April  15,  1844. 
He  died  May  5,   1849,  ^"d  was  buried  at  Kensington  during 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  229 

Mr.  Capron's  time,  by  the  Rev.  John  M.  Guion,  a  former  Rec- 
tor. He  m.  July  21,  1792,  Rebecca  Lucas  and  was  then  a  resi- 
dent of  Chatham,  Conn.  On  Jan.  2,  1786,  Phineas  Dean  Jr. 
was  appointed  his  guardian  by  the  Probate  Court  of  Middle- 
town.  He  lived  in  Kensington  and  in  1809  was  one  of  the 
committee  of  the  Congregational  society  there,  also  in  1824. 
He  filed  a  certificate  of  withdrawal  from  that  Society  Nov. 
29,  1839  "in  favor  of  the  Episcopal  Order." 

Francis,  Allen.  Subscribed  $12.00  for  building  the  church. 
Withdrew  from  the  Society  Oct.  28,  1800,  to  join  the  Presby- 
terian order. 

He  was  son  of  Josiah  and  Milly  (Stoddard,)  Francis  of  New- 
ington;  m.  Nov.  13,  1797,  Esther  Hotchkiss.  He  lived  at  what 
is  now  the  lower  end  of  Lincoln  Street,  New  Britain. 

Francis,  Roger.     Subscribed  $5.00  for  building  the  church. 

Was  son  of  Josiah  and  Milly  (Stoddard,)  Francis  of  New- 
ington;  d.  Sept.  16,  1839,  ^S^  7^;  m.  Dec.  16,  1790,  Elizabeth, 
daughter  Hezekiah  and  Anna  (Stedman,)  Andrews,  b.  June  8, 
1766.  He  was  her  second  husband.  He  was  a  blacksmith  in 
New  Britain,  but  removed  to  Newington  and  then  to  West 
Hartford.  Was  living  at  Newington,  June  2,  1800,  when  he 
signed  an  agreement  to  pay  his  share  per  scholar  for  a  summer 
school  at  the  center  there  that  year. 

Gilbert,  David.  Subscribed  $60.00  for  building  the  church. 
Appointed  April  15,  1803  tax  collector  for  New  Britain  and 
Newington  and  again  April  3,  1809.  Prudential  committee 
April  15,  1805.  He  signed  Mr.  James  Kilbourne's  recom- 
mendation to  the  Bishop,  Dec.  7,  1801. 

He  was  son  of  Jonathan  and  Hannah  (Collins,)  Gilbert,  b. 
1772,  bapt.  Aug,  16,  1776  at  Middletown  (Christ  Church)  ;  m. 
May  27,  1795,  Lucy,  daughter  of  John  and  Rosetta  (Blinn,) 
Squire.  She  d.  Aug.  12,  181 5,  age  43,  and  is  buried  at  Church 
Street.  Her  funeral  was  attended  Aug.  13,  with  sermon  by 
the  Rev.  Asa  Cornwall  of  Southington.  He  lived  in  New 
Britain,  and  bought  the  Skinner  place  on  East  Street  in  1813. 

Gilbert,  Jonathan.  Subscribed  $100.00  for  building  the 
church.  Was  appointed  one  of  the  building  committee  Dec.  7, 
1797,  moderator  of  the  meeting  June  25,  1798,  June  13,  1799, 


230  TPIE    CHURCH 

Oct.  5.  1801  and  Nov.  30,  1802;  prudential  committee  March 
25,  1799.  Appointed  Oct.  21,  1799  on  committee  to  settle  with 
subscribers  to  the  building  fund,  Oct.  28,  1800,  to  treat  with 
professed  Churchmen  not  willing-  to  pay  taxes.  Elected  tax 
collector  Oct.  28,  1800  and  June  11,  1801.  Elected  clerk  April 
15,  1803,  April  2,  1804  and  April  15,  1805.  Was  one  of  the 
first  wardens  and  signed  Mr.  James  Kilbourne's  recommenda- 
tion to  the  Bishop,  Dec.  7,  1801. 

He  was  son  of  Jonathan  and  Keziah  (Smith,)  Gilbert,  b. 
1745;  d.  Dec.  8,  1805;  m.  Jan.  i,  1767,  Hannah  Collins,  who 
d.  May  23,  1823,  age  78.  Both  are  buried  at  the  Church  Street 
cemetery.  He  lived  in  Worthington,  and  had  a  controversy 
with  the  Congregational  society  there  in  1776  about  taxes  for 
building  the  meeting-house.  His  taxes  there  were  abated  Nov. 
I,  1 79 1.  His  son  David  was  baptized  at  Christ  Church,  Middle- 
town,  Aug.  16,  1776. 

Gilbert,  Jonathan,  Jr.  Subscribed  $60.00  for  building  the 
church.  Appointed  prudential  committee  Nov.  13,  1797. 
April  19,  1802,  April  15,  1803,  April  2,  1804,  April  18,  1808 
and  April  3,  1809.  Was  one  of  the  building  committee  Dec. 
7,  1797.  He  was  one  of  the  trustees  to  whom  the  land  for 
the  church  was  leased  1798,  also  to  whom  the  land  for  the 
cemetery  was  deeded  in  1803.  Tithingman,  April  6,  1801,  and 
chorister  May  22,  1804.  Appointed  Dec.  3,  1801,  one  of  the 
committee  to  hire  Mr.  James  Kilbourne,  and  April  15,  1805  to 
go  to  New  Britain,  and  "get  the  public  money  that  belongs 
to  the  Episcopalians  in  that  society."  On  Dec.  7,  1801,  he 
signed  Mr.  James  Kilbourne's  recommendation  to  the  Bishop. 
Was  elected  clerk  Feb.  27,  1806  and  delegate  April  21,  1806 
to  the  Diocesan  Convention,  but  not  reported  present. 
Appointed  tax  collector  April  18,  1808  and  elected  warden 
same  date. 

He  was  son  of  Jonathan  and  Hannah  (Collins,)  Gilbert,  b. 
1758;  d.  May  17,  1809;  m.  Eunice,  daughter  of  Raphael  and 
Sarah  (Hubbard)  Hurlbert,  b.  1767.  She  m.  (2),  Thomas 
Booth,  who  d.  May  6,  1836,  age  80.  She  d.  Nov.  20,  1851,  age 
84,  and  was  buried  by  Mr,  Booth  at  Beckley  Quarter.  Jona- 
than Gilbert,  Jr.  lived  in  New  Britain,  not  far  from  the  Town 
Home.     He  is  buried  at  Church  Street  cemetery. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  23 1 

Gilbert,  Linus.  Was  one  of  the  six  members  who  requested 
a  justice  to  call  a  meeting  for  July  lo,  1826,  and  was  warned  by 
Goodrich  to  attend  the  said  meeting.  Elected  prudential  com- 
mittee July  10,  1826  and  again  Dec.  28,  1827.  Was  one  of  the 
committee  Aug.  8,  1826  to  sell  the  church  building. 

He  was  son  of  Jonathan  and  Eunice  (Hurlbert,)  Gilbert,  b. 
Sept.  19,  1789;  m.  (i),  Nov.  18,  1812,  Sally  Dunham,  who 
d.  Dec.  1836,  (2),  July  29,  1837,  widow  Abigail  Porter,  a 
daughter  of  Unni  Blinn,  b.  1805,  d.  Dec.  18,  1853.  He  lived 
on  Stanley  Street  in  the  south  part  of  New  Britain.  He 
belonged  to  the  first  Methodist  class  in  New  Britain  and  sub- 
scribed $50.00  for  building  the  Methodist  church  in  1824. 

Gilbert,  Moses.  Was  warned  by  Goodrich  to  attend  the 
meeting  of  July  10,  1826. 

He  was  son  of  Moses  Gilbert,  b.  May  24,  1744.  His  estate 
was  probated  Aug.  2,  1826 ;  m.  May  18,  1810,  Widow  Abigail 
Mitchell.     He  lived  at  Worthington. 

Gilbert,  Russell.  Acknowledged  service  to  the  call  for  the 
meeting  of  July  10,  1826. 

He  was  son  of  Jonathan  and  Eunice  (Hurlbert,)  Gilbert. 
Lived  in  New  Britain ;  d.  at  Meriden,  1870 ;  m.  Betsey  Chap- 
man, of  Glastonbury,  Conn. 

Gilbert,  Thomas.     Subscribed  $8.00  for  building  the  church. 

He  was  son  of  Moses,  b.  Oct.  21,  1738;  m.  April  24,  1760, 
Mary  North.  His  estate  was  probated  at  Farmington,  Jan. 
5,  181 5.     He  lived  at  Worthington. 

Goodrich,  Bela.  Subscribed  $3.00  for  building  the  church. 
Was  appointed  June  20,  1799  tax  collector  for  Newington  and 
New  Britain. 

He  was  son  of  John  3rd  and  Abigail  (Price,)  Goodrich  of 
Wethersfield,  b.  Feb.  4,  1777,  and  removed  to  Blendon,  Frank- 
lin Co.,  Ohio. 

Goodrich,  David.  Subscribed  $170.00  for  building  the  church. 
Was  elected  building  committee  Dec.  7,  1797,  collector  June  11, 
1801,  April  19,  1802  and  Oct.  6,  1809     His  children  Eleanor, 


232  THE    CHURCH 

Samuel  Steele,  Jamon,  and  Chauncey  Smith,  were  baptized  at 
Christ  Church,  Middletown,  Feb.  15,  1792. 

He  was  son  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Dewey,)  Goodrich,  b. 
March  9,  1757;  d.  Aug.  22,  1822;  m.  Dec.  25,  1780,  Clarinda. 
daughter  of  Dr.  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Nott,)  Steele.  He  was 
a  member  of  Harmony  Lodge  of  Masons.     Lived  in  Newington. 

Goodrich,  Elias.  His  rate  bill  was  abated  April  2,  1804  and 
again  March  30,  1807. 

He  was  son  of  Peter  and  Bathsheba  (Miller,)  Goodrich,  b. 
July  17,  1765;  m.  Jan.  i,  1790,  Hannah  Bailey.  He  resided 
in  Kensington,  and  died  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  June,  1821,  age 
55.    Gravestone  in  West  cemetery,  Kensington. 

Goodrich,  John.  Subscribed  $190.00  for  building  the  church. 
Was  moderator  of  the  meeting,  Nov.  13,  1797,  May  31.  1798, 
March  25,  1799,  Jan.  8,  1800,  April  2,  1804  and  April  15, 
1805.  He  was  on  the  building  committee  Dec.  7,  1797,  elected 
prudential  committee  Nov.  13,  1797,  June  25,  1798,  March  25, 
1799,  April  14,  1800  and  April  2.  1804.  Was  one  of  the 
trustees  to  receive  lease  of  land  to  build  the  church,  1798,  and 
deed  for  the  cemetery,  1803.  Appointed  April  19,  1798  to  col- 
lect the  subscription  every  Sabbath.  Elected  May  31,  1798 
delegate  to  the  Diocesan  Convention  and  was  present  at  Nor- 
walk,  June  6,  1798.  Appointed  substitute  delegate  March  25, 
1799  but  no  delegate  was  present  that  year.  He  was  appointed 
a  committee  Nov.  26,  1798  to  hire  Mr.  Hart;  July  i,  1799, 
to  finish  the  steeple,  and  Oct.  21.  1799  to  settle  with  sub- 
scribers to  the  building  fund.  On  Dec.  7,  1801  he  signed  as 
warden  Mr.  James  Kilbourne's  recommendation  to  the  Bishop. 

He  was  son  of  John  and  Anne  (Riley,)  Goodrich,  b.  March 
12,  1745;  buried  at  Wethersfield.  Dec.  23.  1830;  m.  Mary, 
daughter  of  Bennaja  and  Sibel  Hale,  b.  1745,  d.  Dec.  13,  1798, 
and  is  buried  at  Wethersfield.  Six  of  his  children  were  bap- 
tized at  the  Congregational  Church,  Wethersfield  before  1789. 
One  John  Goodrich  was  a  member  of  Harmony  Lodge  of 
Masons  and  proposed  the  Rev.  Roger  Searle  for  membership. 

Goodrich,  John  3rd.  He  was  appointed  prudential  com- 
mittee, April  6,  1801,  April  19,  1802,  and  April  15,  1803.     Col- 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  233 

lector  June  ii,  1801.  On  Dec.  7,  1801  he  signed  as  Societies' 
committee,  Mr.  James  Kilbourne's  recommendation  to  the 
Bishop.  Moderator  of  the  meeting  April  19,  1802,  April  15, 
1803  and  Feb.  27,  1806.  He  was  allowed  a  bill  of  $8.75  April 
17,  1802  for  boarding  clergymen,  and  April  19,  1802,  proposed 
to  give  land  for  a  glebe  and  cemetery.  He  was  appointed  dele- 
gate to  the  Diocesan  Convention  April  15,  1805,  and  was  pres- 
ent at  Middletown,  June  5,  1805.     He  was  appointed  April  10, 

1806  on  the  committee  for  getting  a  lottery.  A  person  known 
as  John  Goodrich  2nd  d.  at  Wethersfield,  April  27,  1806  and 
after  this  the  above  John  Goodrich  3rd  was  called  John  Good- 
rich 2nd  and  under  this  name  he  was  appointed  March  30, 

1807  delegate  to  the  Diocesan  Convention  and  was  present  at 
Watertown  the  first  Wednesday  of  June,  1807,  the  last  time 
that  any  delegate  from  this  Church  is  reported  in  the  Journal. 

He  was  son  of  Benjamin  and  Sarah  (Dewey,)  Goodrich, 
b.  Aug.  21,  1754;  d.  in  Ohio  1834;  m.  Oct.  i,  1776,  Abigail 
Price.  On  Dec.  8,  1799,  he  bought  a  Negro  man  "Tom,"  the 
bill  of  sale  being  recorded  on  the  Wethersfield  land  records. 
He  sold  his  farm,  which  was  partly  in  Newington  and  partly  in 
New  Britain,  to  Uzziel  Lattimer  in  1807  and  removed  to  Ohio. 
Four  of  his  sons,  Bela,  Levi,  Joseph  and  John,  also  removed  to 
Ohio.  John  Sen'r.,  John  Jun'r.,  and  Clarissa  wife  of  John  Jr. 
were  members  of  St.  John's  Church,  Worthington,  Ohio. 

Goodrich,  Joseph.  On  Dec.  7,  1801  he  signed  Mr.  James 
Kilbourne's  recommendation  to  the  Bishop. 

He  was  son  of  John  3rd  and  Abigail  (Price,)  Goodrich,  b. 
Feb.  19,  1778;  d.  Sept.  29,  1833;  m.  Dec.  31,  1802,  Abiah, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Lydia  (Stevens,)  Slater.  He 
removed  to  Liberty,  Ohio. 

Goodrich,  Samuel.  He  was  appointed  tax  collector  April  21, 
1806.  If  the  foregoing  is  his  full  name,  he  was  son  of  Peter 
and  Bathsheba  (Miller,)  Goodrich  of  Berlin,  b.  Aug.  2,  1778; 
m.  (i),  Jan.  i,  1803,  Abigail  Hamlin,  (2),  Charlotte  Russell. 
He  removed  to  Middletown,  Conn. 

Goodrich,  Samuel  Steele.  Perhaps  he  was  the  tax  collector 
appointed  April  21,  1806  under  the  name  of  Samuel  Goodrich. 


234  THE    CHURCH 

As  Samuel  S.  he  filed  a  certificate  of  withdrawal,  Nov.  27,  1809, 
in  favor  of  the  Baptist  Society  in  Hartford.  On  June  29, 
1826,  he  was  one  of  the  six  members  who  requested  a  Justice 
to  call  the  meeting  of  July  10,  and  was  authorized  by  the  Jus- 
tice to  warn  all  the  members  to  attend  that  meeting.  He 
warned  those  who  did  not  accept  service  and  made  oath  to  such 
warning  July  5,  1826.  He  was  elected  clerk  July  10,  1826 
and  again  Dec.  21,  1827,  being  the  last  clerk  of  record.  He 
was  appointed  Aug.  8,  1826,  one  of  the  committee  to  sell  the 
church  building  and  auctioneer  Oct.  2,  1826,  to  sell  said 
building. 

He  was  the  son  of  David  and  Clarinda  (Steele.)  Goodrich,  b. 
Dec.  15,  1783;  baptized  at  Christ  Church,  Middletown,  Conn. 
Feb.  15,  1792;  m.  Jan.  21,  1806  Lina,  daughter  Enoch  and 
Keziah  (Gilbert.)  Kelsey,  b.  June  15,  1787.  He  was  a  black- 
smith and  lived  at  Newington. 

Griswold,  S.  Was  a  candidate  for  holy  orders  in  1802,  had 
read  service  at  Christ  Church  and  had  a  contract  to  supply  the 
pulpit  during  Mr.  Kilbourne's  absence  in  Ohio  that  year. 

Further  notice  under  Ministers  of  Christ  Church. 

Hart,  Rev.  Seth.  Voted,  April  19,  1798  to  hire  him  to  preach 
every  fourth  Sabbath  for  the  year  ensuing,  and  Nov.  26,  1798 
to  preach  half  of  the  time  the  next  year.  He  was  here  from 
April  22,  1798  to  March  23,  1800. 

Further  notice  under  Ministers  of  Christ  Church. 

Hart,  Thomas  2nd.  Subscribed  $3.00  for  building  the 
church. 

He  was  son  of  Deacon  Ebenezer  and  Elizabeth  (Lawrence.) 
Hart,  of  Kensington,  b.  Dec.  6,  1754;  d.  Sept.  26,  1832.  He 
was  a  farmer  in  Kensington  and  never  married. 

Holmes,  Lemuel.  His  rate  in  list  of  1804  was  abated  March 
30,  1807.  He  d.  Sept.  7,  1839,  age  75;  m.  (i),  Jan.  6,  1785, 
Sarah  Whaples  of  Rocky  Hill,  (2),  Sept.  29,  1799,  Sylvia, 
daughter  of  William  and  Lois  (Whaples,)  Andrews,  b.  April 
17.  1762;  d.  April  17,  1829.  He  lived  in  Newington  and  was 
one  of  the  eight  persons  appointed  Jan.  7,  1805.  to  keep  houses 
of  entertainment  ordination  day.  His  children  were  baptized 
there  in  the  right  of  his  wife  Sarah. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  235 

Hurlbert,  Hart.  His  full  name  was  Ag-athus  Hart  Hurl- 
bert,  sometimes  recorded  as  Holabird.  He  was  appointed  col- 
lector for  Worthington  and  Kensington,  May  22,  1804. 

Son  of  Raphael  and  Sarah  (Hubbard,)  Hurlbert,  b.  June  28, 
1776;  d.  Jan.  29,  1831  ;  m.  Oct.  25,  1798,  Sarah,  daughter 
of  Abijah  and  Axy  (Beckley,)  Hubbard,  b.  Feb.  22,  1780. 
She  was  living  with  her  daughter  Mary,  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y., 
about  1 86 1.  He  was  a  member  of  Harmony  Lodge  of  Masons 
and  lived  in  Worthington. 

Kelsey,  Asahel  Allis.  Subscribed  $12.00  for  building  the 
church.  Was  elected  one  of  the  choristers  March  25,  1799  and 
April  15,  1803.  Tax  collector  for  Worthington  and  Kensing- 
ton, June  20,  1799.  Appointed  Jan.  8,  1800  on  committee  to 
settle  building  accounts.  Oct.  28,  1800  to  treat  with  professed 
Churchmen  not  willing  to  pay  taxes.  Prudential  committee 
April  6.  1801  and  April  19,  1802.  He  signed  Mr.  Kilbourne's 
recommendation  to  the  Bishop  Dec.  7,  1801  as  societies'  com- 
mittee.    Clerk  pro  tempore  Nov.  30,  1802. 

Son  of  Asahel  and  Content  (Parsons,)  Kelsey,  b.  July  17, 
1768.     Lived  at  Worthington. 

Kelsey,  Moses.  Was  appointed  tax  collector  for  Newington 
and  New  Britain,  May  22,  1804. 

He  was  son  of  Charles  Jr.  and  Hannah  Kelsey,  b.  Sept.  3, 
1778;  m.  (i),  Nov.  30,  1800,  Hannah,  daughter  Elizur  and 
Anna  (Clark,)  Andrews  of  Newington,  b.  Sept.  18,  1772.  She 
obtained  a  divorce,  and  he  m.  (2),  Nov.  6,  1804,  Widow  Mercy 
Miller  of  Rocky  Hill,  who  d.  March  20,  1840,  age  73.  He 
resided  in  Berlin  in  1800,  then  removed  to  Newington,  where  he 
lived  at  the  time  of  his  second  marriage,  after  which  he  lived 
at  Rocky  Hill. 

Kilbourne,  Rev.  James.  Voted,  Dec.  3,  1801,  to  give  Mr. 
James  Kilbourne  a  letter  of  recommendation  to  the  Bishop  and 
that  we  hire  him  "to  perform  divine  service"  one  half  of  the 
time  the  year  ensuing.  A  similar  vote  was  passed  Dec.  29, 
1 80 1,  and  Nov.  30,  1802,  it  was  voted  to  engage  him  for  one 
quarter  of  the  Sundays  until  Easter,  and  then  half  of  the  time 
until  Christmas,  1803.  He  began  his  services  here  probably 
about  May  i,  1800,  and  continued  until  the  spring  of  1803. 

Further  notice  under  Ministers  of  Christ  Church. 


236         '  THE    CHURCH 

Lattimore,  Uzziel.  Subscribed  $10.00  for  building  the 
church. 

He  was  son  of  Luther  and  Dorothy  (Smith,)  Lattimore; 
bapt.  Nov.  5,  1769;  d.  Feb.  15,  1849,  age  79^  years ;  m.  by  the 
Rev.  Abraham  Jarvis  at  Middletown,  Conn.,  Dec.  23,  1795,  to 
Lucy  Taylor  of  West  Britain.  She  d.  April  29,  1830.  They 
lived  at  Newington,  where  they  are  both  buried.  In  18 19  he 
was  a  committee  of  the  Congregational  Society  of  Newington 
on  the  sale  of  pews,  and  in  1827  to  sell  wood  belonging  to  the 
Society.  He  owned  what  is  now  the  paper  mill  near  Newing- 
ton Center.     He  bought  the  farm  of  John  Goodrich  3rd  in  1807. 

Luddington,  Daniel.  Was  appointed  one  of  the  prudential 
committee  Nov.  13,  I797-  Tax  collector  for  all  except 
Worthington,  April  6,  1801,  and  David  Goodrich  was  appointed 
June  II,  1801  to  collect  the  tax  said  Luddington  was  appointed 
to  collect.  Withdrew  from  the  society  by  certificate  dated 
April  23,  1806. 

He  was  son  of  Daniel  and  Susan  (Clark,)  Luddington,  of 
Wallingford,  b.  May  9,  1744;  d.  May  8,  1820;  m.  April  22, 
1773,  Mabel,  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Kate  (Forbs,)  Lee,  b. 
Feb.  19,  1750.  He  lived  on  East  Street  in  New  Britain;  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 

Luddington,  Samuel.  Subscribed  $12.00  for  building  the 
church. 

North,  David.     His  taxes  were  abated  April  19.  1802. 
He  was  son  of  Jedediah  and  Sarah  (Wilcox,)  North;   bapt. 
at  Kensington,  April  25,  1762.     Lived  in  Worthington. 

North,  Simeon.     His  taxes  were  abated  April  19,  1802. 

He  was  son  of  Jedediah  and  Sarah  (Wilcox.)  North,  b.  June 
13,  1765;  d.  Aug.  25,  1852;  m.  (i),  1786,  Lucy  Savage  of 
Middletown,  b.  May  19,  1766,  d.  Feb.  24.  181 1.  (2),  Lydia, 
daughter  of  Enoch  Huntington  of  Middletown.  He  w^as  Lieu- 
tenant Colonel  1811-13.  Had  a  pistol  factory  in  the  south  part 
of  Worthington. 

Norton,  Andrew.  Subscribed  $10.00  for  building  the  church. 
Appointed  prudential  commitee  April   14,    1800,   also   to  hire 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  237 

a  minister.  Was  warned  by  Goodrich  to  attend  the  meeting  of 
July  10,  1826.  Died  May  i6,  1838,  age  85;  m.  Oct.  2,  1777, 
Sarah  Kelsey  of  Worthington,  who  d.  Jan.  4,  18 17.  They  lived 
in  Worthington  and  are  both  buried  in  the  South  cemetery. 

Norton,  Joab.     Was  appointed  tithingman,  Dec.  3,  1801. 

Percival,  Timothy.  Withdrew  from  the  Congregational 
Society  of  Kensington  Jan.  8,  1808,  in  favor  of  Christ  Church. 

He  was  son  of  James  and  Dorothy  (Gates,)  Percival,  b.  1776; 
d.  Nov.  6,  1808;  m.  Dec.  8,  1801,  Aurelia,  daughter  of  James 
and  Thankful  (Winchel,)  Booth,  bapt.  Oct.  7,  1781.  She  m. 
(2),  March  17,  1817,  Joseph  H.  Flagg,  and  d.  Aug.  25,  1828. 
He  lived  in  Kensington,  was  an  uncle  of  the  poet  and  a  member 
of  Harmony  Lodge  of  Masons. 

Richards,  Oliver.     Subscribed  $6.00  for  building  the  church. 

He  was  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Kelsey,)  Richards,  b.  July 
8,  1769;  d.  Sept.  II,  1847;  m.  Lydia,  daughter  of  Samuel  and 
Abigail  (Smith,)  Andrews,  b.  Feb.  18,  1774,  d.  Jan.  8,  1861,  age 
87.  Both  buried  at  Beckley  Quarter.  Andrews  calls  her 
"Lydia"  and  her  gravestone  says  "Lucy".  They  lived  on  the 
New  Haven  and  Hartford  turnpike  in  the  south  part  of  New- 
ington.  His  taxes  in  the  Congregational  Society  of  Newington 
were  abated  March  8,  1802,  perhaps  because  he  had  filed  a  certi- 
ficate that  he  was  an  Episcopalian. 

Robbins,  Unni.  Was  appointed  one  of  the  building  com- 
mittee Dec.  7,  1797,  prudential  committee  June  25,  1798  and 
March  25,  1799.  Appointed  March  25,  1799,  delegate  to  the 
Diocesan  Convention  and  again  April  14,  1800,  but  his  name 
does  not  appear  in  the  Journal  of  either  Convention.  He  was 
one  of  the  trustees  to  whom  the  land  for  the  church  was  leased 
1798.  He  was  appointed  Oct.  21,  1799,  to  settle  with  sub- 
scribers to  the  building  fund,  and  Jan.  8,  1800,  to  settle  the 
building  accounts.  Tax  collector  Dec.  16,  1799,  Moderator  of 
the  meeting  Oct.  28,  1800,  and  Dec.  3,  1801,  he  was  placed 
on  the  committee  to  hire  Mr.  James  Kilbourne.  He  is  in  the 
Journal  as  attending  the  Diocesan  Convention  at  New  Haven, 
Oct.  19,  1802,  but  there  is  no  record  of  his  appointment  as  dele- 
gate to  that  Convention. 
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238  THE   CHURCH 

He  was  son  of  Thomas  and  Prudence  (Welles,)  Robbins,  b. 
Feb.  9,  1741  ;  d.  June  17,  1810,  ag-e  68;  m.  Feb.  14,  1765,  Mary, 
daughter  Captain  Martin  Kellogg,  who  d.  Jan.  22,  1816,  age 
73.  Both  buried  at  Newington.  He  was  quite  prominent  in 
the  Congregational  Society  of  Newington  from  1774  to  about 
the  time  that  Christ  Church  was  organized,  after  which  he 
appears  to  have  had  no  connection  with  the  Newington  Society. 
His  son,  Unni  Jr.,  became  prominent  in  the  Newington  society. 
Unni  Senior  is  the  only  person  who  was  prominent  in  Christ 
Church  that  had  previously  been  active  in  the  Congregational 
Society  of  Newington.  On  Oct.  22,  1798,  the  said  Newington 
Society  appointed  a  committee  to  "treat  and  settle  with  Mr. 
Unni  Robbins  the  differences  betwixt  him  and  the  society." 

Rogers,  Ammi.  The  delegates  to  the  Diocesan  Convention 
appointed  April  3,  1809,  were  given  "power  to  act  as  they  shall 
think  proper  concerning  Rev.  Ammi  Rogers." 

He  was  a  native  of  Branford,  Conn. ;  belonged  to  the  Diocese 
of  New  York  and  was  officiating  in  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut 
in  defiance  of  the  ecclesiastical  authority. 

Sage,  Joseph.  He  was  elected  clerk  April  6,  1801,  and  signed 
as  "Societies  Clerk,"  Dec.  7,  1801,  Mr.  Kilbourne's  recom- 
mendation to  the  Bishop.  He  was  on  the  committee  Oct.  5,  1801, 
to  apply  "to  New  Britain,  parish  for  our  arrearages  of  public 
moneys."    Elected  clerk,  April  19,  1803. 

He  was  son  of  Solomon  and  Lois  (Wilcox,)  Sage;  d.  1841 ; 
m.  Sarah  Kelsey,  who  d.  1847,  ^S^  9^-  He  lived  in  New  Britain, 
was  a  member  of  Harmony  Lodge  of  Masons  1803,  removed 
to  Ohio  in  1806  and  was  one  of  the  incorporators  Jan.  2"/,  1807, 
of  St.  John's  Church,  Worthington,  Ohio.  He  returned  to 
Connecticut  and  obtained  a  patent  April  14,  181  o,  for  an 
improvement  in  clothes  pressing  machines.  This  was  the  first 
United  States  patent  ever  issued  to  a  resident  of  New  Britain. 
In  1812,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  and  returned  from  the  war 
a  Captain.  He  returned  to  Ohio  and  deeded  640  acres  of 
land  to  St.  John's  Church,  Worthington.  Again  he  returned 
to  Connecticut  and  removed  to  Ohio  for  the  third  time  about 
1818,  where  he  purchased  the  whole  township  of  Huntington, 
Loraine  Co.,  and  resided  there  until  his  death.     One  of  his 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  239 

grandsons  says  that  he  was  a  vestryman  of  Christ  Church, 
Worthington,    Conn. 

Sage,  Oliver.  Was  appointed  tax  collector  Oct.  5,  1801, 
prudential  committee  April  15,  1802,  April  2,  1804,  April  15, 
1805,  April  10,  1806,  March  30,  1807,  April  18,  1808,  April  3, 
1809  and  April  23,  1810.  He  was  elected  clerk,  March  30, 
1807,  April  18,  1808,  April  3,  1809  and  April  23,  1810.  He 
certified  a  certificate  of  withdrawal,  April  23,  1806  as  "clerk," 
but  no  record  of  his  appointment  is  found  prior  to  1807.  He 
was  elected  delegate  to  the  Diocesan  Convention  April  3,  1809. 
A  grandson  of  his  brother  Joseph  says  that  Joseph  and  Oliver 
Sage  were  both  vestrymen  of  Christ  Church. 

He  was  son  of  Solomon  and  Lois  (Wilcox,)  Sage,  b.  1769; 
d.  1859  5  "i-  Polly  Dennis.  He  lived  in  Worthington ;  was 
a  member  of  Harmony  Lodge  of  Masons.  Two  of  his  children, 
Elvira  and  Rodney,  were  baptized  at  Christ  Church,  Middle- 
town,  Sept.  26,  1794,  at  which  time  he  lived  at  Greenfield,  Mass., 
but  he  resided  at  Worthington  in  1800.  Was  residing  at 
Greenfield  again  in  181 1.  The  baptism  of  Theodore  and  Theo- 
dosius,  children  of  Oliver  and  Polly  Sage  of  Greenfield,  Mass., 
is  recorded  at  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  Sept.  24,  1812. 

Slater,  Benjamin.  Was  moderator  of  the  meeting  April  6, 
1 801,  April  18,  1808  and  April  23,  1810.  Elected  prudential 
committee  April  15,  1805,  April  10,  1806  and  March  30,  1807. 
He  was  appointed  Dec.  3,  1801  on  the  committee  to  hire  Mr. 
James  Kilbourne  and  April  19,  1802  to  view  ground  for  a  glebe 
and  cemetery.  His  rate  was  abated  May  30,  1803.  On  April 
10,  1806  was  appointed  one  of  the  committee  to  get  up  a  lottery. 
Elected  delegate  to  the  Diocesan  Convention  April  18,  1808  and 
April  23,  1810,  but  was  not  reported  as  present.  Was  appointed 
tax  collector  April  23,  1810. 

Son  of  Reuben  and  Mary  (Terry,)  Slater  of  Simsbury,  bom 
Feb.  22,  1753;  died  at  New  Britain  March  28,  181 1  ;  m.  Aug. 
20,  1772,  Lydia  Stevens.  His  estate  was  probated  at  Farming- 
ton,  Feb.  23,  181 1,  at  which  time  the  widow  Lydia  and  six 
children  were  living.  He  lived  in  the  northwest  part  of  New 
Britain,  about  two  miles  from  the  center  on  the  farm  where 
the  Rev.  James  Kilbourne  lived  when  a  boy  and  which  farm 


240  THE    CPIURCH 

he  purchased  of  the  said  Kilbourne  Sept.  17,  1798.  His  first 
two  children  were  baptized  at  Bloomfield  by  the  Rev.  Roger 
Viets.    He  probably  removed  to  New  Britain  about  1790. 

Smith,  Josiah.  His  rate  in  list  of  1804  was  abated  April  10, 
1806. 

He  was  bom  1756;  d.  April  9,  1821.  His  wife  Ann  d.  June 
30,  1804,  in  the  44th  year  of  her  aj^e  and  he  m.  (2),  Oct.  19, 
1804,  Widow  Norton.  He  lived  at  Worthington,  where  he  and 
his  first  wife  were  buried. 

Squire,  Elisha.  Subscribed  $5.00  for  building  the  church. 
He  lived  in  Kensington  in  1800;  d.  in  Newington,  Nov.  1821, 
age  78 ;  m.  July  8,  1767,  Rachel  Bronson  of  New  Britain.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  a  pensioner. 

Squire,  John.  Subscribed  $20.00  for  building  the  church. 
His  rate  abated  April  2,  1804.  Resided  at  Newington,  where 
he  d.  Feb.  8,  1813,  age  75.  He  m.  about  1760,  Rosetta  Kirkham, 
widow  of  Nathaniel  and  daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Sarah  Blinn. 
He  owned  the  covenant  at  Newington,  July  24,  1768. 

Squire,  Solomon.  Subscribed  $2.00  for  building  the  church. 
Acknowledged  service  of  the  call  for  the  meeting  of  July  10, 
1826.  He  lived  in  Kensington  and  d.  September,  1835.  His 
wife  d.  November  1829.  A  deed  she  signed  Oct.  10,  1799  gives 
her  name  as  Sally.  Administration  on  her  estate  was  granted 
to  Ell  F.  Dunham  of  Southington.  Withdrew  Oct.  10,  181 1, 
from  the  Congregational  Society  in  Kensington  in  favor  of  ''the 
Episcopalian   Society   in   Wethersfield." 

Steadman,  Thomas.  His  rate  abated  April  15.  1805  and  April 
20,  1807.  The  records  of  Christ  Church.  Middletown,  record 
his  baptism,  with  William,  Absalom,  Daniel,  Zuba,  Martin 
Lyman,  and  Elizabeth  Atkins,  children  of  the  said  Thomas  and 
his  wife  Hannah,  as  taking  place  at  Wethersfield.  Jan.  17, 
1801,  no  doubt  at  Christ  Church. 

He  was  from  Groton,  Conn.,  and  m.  at  Middletown,  Conn., 
Jan.  26,  1775,  Hannah,  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Hannah 
(Watts,)  Atkins,  b.  Aug.  12.  1750.  They  lived  in  New  Britain. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionarv  war. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  241 

Steele,  Daniel.  He  was  one  of  the  seven  founders,  subscribed 
$100.00  for  building  the  church,  signed  the  request  for  the 
Justice  to  warn  the  meeting  of  July  lo,  1826  and  was  warned 
by  Goodrich  to  attend  the  said  meeting. 

He  was  son  of  Dr.  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Nott,)  Steele,  b. 
Jan.  17,  1759;  bapt.  at  Kensington,  July  8,  1759;  d.  Sept.  11, 
1826;  m.  at  Middletown  by  the  Rev.  Abraham  Jarvis,  Oct.  31, 
1792,  Anna  Ford  of  Berlin.  He  lived  in  Worthington,  was 
called  Dr.  Daniel  and  is  buried  at  Beckley  Quarter. 

Steele,  David.  He  was  one  of  the  seven  founders,  subscribed 
$56.00  for  building  the  church,  appointed  prudential  committee 
Nov.  13,  1797,  tax  collector  Feb.  5,  1798  and  April  6,  1801, 
but  was  excused  Oct.  5,  1801  from  collecting  the  tax.  He  was 
warned  by  Goodrich  to  attend  the  meeting  of  July  10,  1826. 

He  was  son  of  Dr.  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Nott,)  Steele,  b. 
Jan.  17,  1759;  bapt.  at  Kensington,  July  8,  1759;  d.  Nov.  2, 
1832;  m.  by  Rev.  Abraham  Jarvis  at  Middletown,  Jan.  10,  1792, 
Hannah,  daughter  of  Charles  Jr.  and  Hannah  Kelsey  of  Berlin. 
She  was  known  as  a  sister  of  Moses  Kelsey.  He  was  a  Revolu- 
tionary pensioner  in  1831  and  his  widow  was  pensioned  under 
the  act  of  1838.  Dr.  Steele  was  a  twin  with  Dr.  Daniel  and 
they  were  known  as  the  twin  doctors.  He  lived  at  Worthing- 
ton and  was  buried  at  Beckley  Quarter.  Hannah  Steele  was 
buried  at  Newington,  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Guion  of  St.  Mark's, 
New  Britain,  on  March  25,  1849. 

Steele,  David,  Jr.  was  warned  by  Goodrich  to  attend  the 
meeting  of  July  10,  1826. 

He  was  son  of  Dr.  David  and  Hannah  (Kelsey,)  Steele,  b. 
1794;  m.  Lucy  Blinn.  His  estate  was  probated  March  8,  1848. 
He  resided  in  New  Britain,  and  his  name  is  in  the  first  list 
of  parishioners  of  St.  Mark's  1837. 

Steele,  Joseph.  Subscribed  $13.00  for  building  the  church. 
His  rate  bill,  except  one  dollar,  was  abated  May  30,  1803. 

He  was  son  of  James  and  Mercy  (Cowles,)  Steele  of  Ken- 
sington, b.  1747  or  8.  His  estate  was  probated  at  Hartford, 
1816.  He  resided  at  Newington,  near  Beckley  Quarter.  His 
rate  in  the  Congregational  Society  of  Newington  was  abated 
Dec.  6,  1874. 


242  THE    CHURCH 

Steele,  Shelden.  He  acknowledged  service  of  call  for  the 
meeting  of  July  lo,  1826. 

He  was  son  of  Dr.  Daniel  and  Anna  (Ford,)  Steele,  b.  1799, 
d.  April  19,  1878.  He  lived  in  Berlin  east  of  the  Dickinson 
place  on  the  line  between  Berlin  and  Newington.  Was  unmar- 
ried. 

Tryon,  John.  He  was  moderator  of  the  meeting  Dec.  3, 
1801  and  appointed  tax  collector  for  Worthington  and  Kensing- 
ton, April  15,  1805. 

He  was  from  Middletown  and  m.  Rhoda  Lucas,  April  29, 
1769.  He  d.  Sept.  181 5,  age  66,  and  is  buried  in  the  South 
cemetery,  Worthington.  He  lived  in  Berlin.  His  wife  Rhoda 
of  Berlin  signed  deeds  1797  and  1806. 

Tryon,  Noah.  His  rate  for  1802  was  abated  April  15,  1805 
and  for  1805  March  30,  1807. 

He  was  son  of  John  and  Rhoda  (Lucas,)  Tryon,  b.  at  Middle- 
town,  Conn.,  Aug.  28,  1772;  m.  at  Newington,  April  23,  1820, 
Lucinda  Westcott  of  Wethersfield.     He  lived  at  Worthington. 

Watson,  John.  He  was  one  of  the  seven  founders ;  sub- 
scribed $8.00  for  building  the  church. 

He  d.  April  13,  1822,  age  75;  m.  Dec.  10,  1780,  Abigail, 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Eunice  Andrews,  b.  May  4,  1759,  d.  at 
New  Marlborough,  Mass.,  May  6,  1833.  Mr.  Watson  was  a 
British  soldier  and  with  Francis  Cosslet  was  taken  in  the 
capture  of  Burgoyne  while  in  the  act  of  firing  at  their  captors. 
He  was  residing  at  Worthington  in  1808.  Alfred  Andrews 
says  he  lived  at  the  Skinner  place  on  East  Street,  New  Britain. 
which  he  sold  to  David  Gilbert  in  181 3.  The  Berlin  records 
describe  him  as  of  Hartford  in  1814,  and  of  New  Marl- 
borough, Mass.,  in  1815.  His  will,  dated  1821,  is  recorded  at 
the  Probate  Office  in  Hartford. 

Watson,  William.  His  rate  for  1804  was  abated  April  10. 
1806. 

He  was  son  of  John  and  Abigail  (Andrews,)  Watson;  m. 
July  17,  1806,  Sally  White  in  Franklin  County,  Ohio.  He  was 
one  of  the  incorporators  of  St.  John's  Church  of  Worthington, 
Ohio,  Jan.  27,  1807,  the  Church  which  his  former  Rector,  Rev. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  243 

James  Kilboiirne,  founded.  The  will  of  John  Watson,  dated 
1 82 1,  mentions  his  son  William  of  Liberty,  Franklin  County, 
Ohio. 

Webster,  John.    Subscribed  $5.00  for  building  the  church. 

He  was  son  of  David  and  Lydia  Webster,  b.  April  7,  1768; 
d.  Feb,  26,  1829;  m.  Jan.  28,  1790,  Eunice,  daughter  of  Abra- 
ham and  Olive  (Smith,)  Deming  of  Beckley  Quarter.  She  d. 
Aug.  12,  1835,  age  63.  He  lived  in  Worthington.  Both  were 
buried  at  Beckley  Quarter. 

Webster,  Stephen.  Was  one  of  the  seven  founders.  The 
Newington  (Congregational)  Society  abated  March  17,  1798, 
twelve  shillings  of  Stephen  Webster's  rates. 

He  was  son  of  Stephen  and  Ann  (McCloud)  Webster,  bapt. 
at  West  Hartford,  Conn.  Sept.  9,  1770;  d.  at  Hartford,  Conn. 
1823 ;  m.  Prudence  Butler  of  Cromwell,  Conn.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  war  of  1812  and  after  that  a  seafaring  man. 

Weldon,  Luther.  His  rate  for  1805  was  abated  March  30, 
1807, 

He  was  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Olive  (Collins,)  Weldon,  b. 
Oct,  II,  1768;  d.  Nov.  26,  1847;  ^'  Jerusha,  daughter  of 
Raphael  and  Sarah  (Hubbard,)  Hurlbut,  b.  by  family  record, 
March  22,  1767,  by  Wallingford  record,  March  25,  1771.  She 
d.  Jan.  19,  1867.  Mr.  Weldon  was  living  at  Argyle,  N.  Y.,  in 
1799  and  in  New  Britain  as  early  as  1804.  Was  a  soldier  in  the 
war  of  1812. 

Welles,  Absolom.     Subscribed  $5.00  for  building  the  church. 

He  was  son  of  Capt.  Robert  and  Abigail  (Hurlbut,)  Welles, 
b.  March  14,  1766;  m.  Nov.  10,  1785,  Lorraine,  daughter  of 
Ephraim  and  Sarah  (Chandler,)  Patterson,  d.  April  14,  1825, 
age  56.  Lived  at  Newington  and  both  were  admitted  to  the 
Congregational  Church  there  Feb.   17,   1805. 

Wentworth,  Sion.  Subscribed  $20.00  for  building  the  church. 
His  rate  was  abated  April  2,  1804  and  April  20,  1807. 

He  was  son  of  Shubael  and  Damaris  (Hawes,)  Wentworth, 
of  Newington,  b.  1754;  d.  April  18,  1823;  m.  (i),  Anna  Stod- 
dard, b.  Jan.  II,  1769,  d.  Aug.  2,  1780,  (2),  May  11,  1789, 
Rebecca,  daughter  Israel  and  Rebecca  (Meekens,)  Boardman, 
b.  June  3,  1759,  d.  March  21,  1814.    They  lived  at  Newington. 


244  THE    CHURCH 

Whaples,  Eli.  His  rate  abated  April  2,  1804,  and  April  20, 
1807. 

He  was  son  of  Reuben  and  Hannah  Whaples  of  Newington, 
b.  1739;  d.  about  1804.  A  deed  on  the  Wethersfield  records, 
dated  Oct.  15,  1804,  describes  land  as  butted  "E^st  on  the  heirs 
of  Eli  Whaples  deed."  Eli  Whaples  m.  March  7,  1765  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  John  and  Phebe  Foster  of  Middletown,  Conn. 
He  is  described  in  the  marriage  record  as  of  Washington. 
Elizabeth  Whaples  (widow  of  Eli)  d.  Jan.  7,  1819,  age  79, 
at  Newington.  The  name  of  Eli  Whaples  appears  several  times 
among  the  soldiers  of  the  French  and  Indian  War.  He  was 
also  a  Corporal  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  Residence,  New- 
ington. 

Whaples,  Elij.  Subscribed  $5.00  for  building  the  church. 
The  abbreviation  as  copied  in  the  records  stands  for  Elijah,  but 
no  record  of  any  such  Whaples  is  found.  Jonathan  and  Mar- 
garet Whaples  of  Newington  had  a  son  Elizur,  bapt.  Dec.  28, 
1755;  m.  Ruth,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Ruth  Woodruff,  b. 
April  10.  1 75 1,  d.  May  27,  1794.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Revolutionary  War,  lived  in  New  Britain,  where  he  owned 
land  in  1784  and  where  on  March  16,  1801,  the  Congregational 
Society  voted  "That  a  tax  against  Elizur  Whaples  of  90  cents, 
Oliver  Stanley  collected  be  suspended  for  the  present." 

Whaples,  Elisha.  Subscribed  $7.00  for  building  the  church. 
The  baptism  of  "John  Bartlett,"  son  of  Elisha  and  Sarah 
Whaples,  is  recorded  at  Christ  Church,  Middletown,  as  at 
Wethersfield,  Jan.  17,  1801  and  was  probably  at  Christ  Church, 
Worthington. 

He  was  son  of  and  Lucy  (Atkins,)  Whaples.     Lucy 

was  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Hannah  (Watts,)  Atkins  of 
New  Britain,  and  m.  (2)  a  Mr.  Todd.  Benjamin  Atkins  deeds 
land  to  his  daughter  Lucy  Todd  and  to  her  son  Elisha  Whaples, 
Elisha  Whaples  lived  in  New  Britain  until  1806.  then  removed 
to  Newington.  Sarah,  wife  of  Elisha  Whaples  2d,  was 
admitted  to  the  Congregational  Church,  Newington.  Feb.  27, 
1814. 

Elisha  Whaples  ist,  2nd,  3rd  and  4th  were  admitted  to  said 
Church,  Mav  6,  1821. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  245 

Whittlesey,  Lemuel.  Subscribed  $20.00  for  building  the 
church. 

He  was  son  of  Eliphalet  and  Dorothy  (Kellogg,)  Whittlesey, 
b.  May  16,  1740;  d.  Aug.  30,  1823;  m.  Hannah,  daughter  of 
Robert  Welles,  b.  April  22,  1742,  d.  April  2,  1810.  Both  are 
buried  at  Newington.  He  lived  at  Maple  Hill  and  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Congregational  Church,  Newington ;  was  one  who 
opposed  the  final  location  of  the  meeting-house  there,  and 
offered  to  give  one  hundred  pounds  towards  building  the  house, 
if  placed  where  the  stakes  were  first  set. 

Woodruffs,  The.  On  April  19,  1802,  the  taxes  of  several 
persons  and  "the  Woodruffs",  were  abated. 

Wolcutt,  Justus.     Subscribed  $4.00  for  building  the  church. 

He  was  son  of  Justus  Wolcott,  bapt.  July  24,  1763;  m.  Dec. 
12,  1785,  Rosetta,  daughter  of  John  and  Rosetta  (Blinn,) 
Squires,  b.  May  7,  1768.    Lived  at  Newington. 

Wright,  David.  Filed  a  certificate  of  withdrawal  from  the 
Congregational  Society  of  Kensington,  Sept.  24,  1801,  in 
favor  of  Christ  Church  of  Worthington. 

He  was  son  of  Joseph  and  (Hudson,)   Wright;  m. 

(i).  May  4,  1795,  Abigail  Wadsworth,  of  Kensington,  (2), 
Clarrissa,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Hopkins  and  widow  of  Sub- 
mit Hart.    They  lived  at  Kensington. 

Wright,  Joseph.  He  was  warned  by  Goodrich  to  attend  the 
meeting  of  July  10,  1826. 

He  was  son  of  Dea.  Benjamin  and  Elizabeth  (Culver,) 
Wright,  b.  Oct.  7,  1799;  d.  July  19,  1855;  ^-  Feb.  3,  1814, 
Dorothy,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  and  Lucy  (Jerome,)  Hart,  b. 
Oct.  7,  1779  at  Rocky  Hill.  He  lived  in  New  Britain  and 
inherited  the  farm  of  his  father  at  the  south  end  of  East  Street. 
He  was  selectman,  judge  of  probate,  member  of  the  school 
committee  and  representative  to  the  General  Assembly.  Was 
called  Colonel. 


246  THE    CHURCH 

RECORDS  OF  CHRIST  CHURCH,  WETHERS- 
FIELD  AND  BERLIN,  CONN. 
I 797- I 827 

We,  whose  names  are  under  written,  severally  promise  and 
engage  to  pay  the  sums  by  us  subscribed  to  such  committee  or 
treasurer  as  shall,  by  the  majority  of  subscribers,  be  chosen  to 
receive  the  same,  subscribed  for  the  purpose  of  building  an 
Episcopal  Church  at  the  place  where  a  stake  has  lately  been  set, 
a  little  north  east  of  Elisha  Dunham. 

Berlin,  Oct,  29,  1797. 


Jonathan  Gilbert. 

$  50.    cash. 

$50.  labor. 

John  Goodrich. 

100. 

90. 

Samuel  Ludington. 

2. 

10. 

Joseph  Churchel. 

10. 

5. 

David  Goodrich. 

100. 

70. 

Selah  Beckley. 

20. 

20. 

John  Watson. 

4- 

4. 

Jonathan  Gilbert,  Jr. 

40. 

20. 

Joseph  Steel. 

9- 

4- 

David  Gilbert. 

30. 

30. 

Thomas  Deming. 

20. 

20. 

Elizur  Deming. 

30. 

so- 

John Squire. 

10. 

lo. 

Elizur  Andrus. 

20. 

Elishar  Whaples. 

2. 

Sion  Wentworth. 

10. 

10. 

Uzziel  Latimore. 

10. 

Elij.  Whaples. 

5. 

Justus  Woolcot. 

4. 

$437- 

$412. 

Jonathan  Blin. 

$  10.    cash. 

$10.  labor. 

Elisha  Squire. 

3- 

2. 

Lemuel  Whittlesey. 

20. 

Allen  Francis. 

12. 

Roger  Francis. 

5. 

IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  247 


Absalom  Wells. 

5. 

Asahel  Deming. 

3. 

3- 

Francis  Cosslet. 

3- 

Hezekiah  Adkins. 

5- 

Elisha  Whaples. 

5- 

Solomon  Squire. 

2. 

Thomas  Gilbert. 

8. 

Thomas  Hart,  2°^. 

3- 

Asahel  A.  Kellsey. 

12. 

Daniel  Steel. 

100. 

Andrew  Norton. 

10, 

Ephraim  Crofoot. 

10. 

David  Dickenson. 

25. 

25- 

David  Steel. 

56. 

Oliver  Richards. 

6. 

John  Webster. 

5. 

David  Blin. 

10. 

Thaniel  Dickinson. 

10. 

10. 

Theodore  Elworth. 

2. 

Bela  Goodrich. 

3. 

$248.         $135. 

The  above  is  a  true  copy  of  the  original,  Test. 

Selah  Beckley,  Society's  Clerk. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Episcopal  Society  in 
Wethersfield  and  Worthington  held  at  Mr.  Elizur  Deming,  on 
Monday  the  13th  of  November,  A.D.,  1797. 

Voted.  That  Selah  Beckley  be  clerk  to  enter  and  record  the 
votes  and  doings  of  the  Society  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  be  a  moderator  to  lead  in  such 
meeting. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich,  Daniel  Ludington,  David  Steel, 
Jonathan  Gilbert  Jr.  be  a  committee  to  order  the  neces- 
sary business  meeting  for  said  society  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned,  to  the  first  Thursday 
of  December  next  at  two  o'clock,  at  Mr.  Elizur 
Demings. 


248  THE    CHURCH 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  held  Thursday,  the  7  day  of  Deem''. 
1797. 

Voted.  That  the  Society  go  on  to  build  the  church  where  the 
stake  is  now  set. 

Voted.  That  the  house  be  fifty  feet  long  and  forty  feet  wide. 

Voted.  That  a  steeple  be  built  with  the  house. 

Voted.  That  Unni  Robbins,  David  Goodrich,  Jonathan  Gilbert, 
John  Goodrich,  Jonathan  Gilbert,  Jr.,  and  David 
Dickenson  be  a  committee  to  get  timber  and  employ 
hands  to  build  the  house  and  to  procure  all  the  neces- 
saries to  the  building  the  same. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  twenty  first 
day  December  at  two  oclock,  after  noon,  Mr.  Elizur 
Demings. 

At  a  meeting  held  at  Elisha  Dunham's  the  fifth  day  of  Feby. 
the  A.D.  1798. 

Voted.  That  Elizur  Deming  be  a  Treasurer  for  the  Society  the 

year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  one  third  of  the  subscription  money  be  paid  by 

the  first  day  of  April  next. 
Voted.  That  David  Steel  be  a  collector  for  the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  first  Monday  of 

April  next,  at   four  oclock  after  noon,  at  Mr.  Elizur 

Demings. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting,  held  on  the  second  day  of  April 
1798,  at  Mr.  Elizur  Demings. 

Voted.  That  the  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  19th  day  of  the 
present  month  at  4  oclock,  after  noon,  at  Mr.  Elizur 
Demings. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  held  Thursday  the  19  of  the  April 
1798,  at  Mr.  Elizur  Demings. 

Voted.  That  there  should  be  a  spire  built  to  the  steeple. 

Voted.  That  we  hire  Mr.  Seth  Hart  to  preach  every  fourth 
Sabbath  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  be  a  collector  to  collect  the  sub- 
scription every  Sabbath. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  249 

At  a  meeting  held  at  Elizur  Demings  on  Thursday  the  31 
day  of  May  1798. 
Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  be  a  moderator  to  lead  in  said 

meeting. 
Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  be  a  delegate  to  attend  the  general 

convention  when  they  shall  meet. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  without  day. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  Episcopal  Society, 
in  Wethersfield  and  Worthington,  legally  warned  and  held  at 
Mr.  Elizur  Demings  in  said  society,  on  the  25th  of  June  1798. 

Voted.  That   Selah   Beckley  be  a   clerk   for  said  society  the 

year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  be  a  moderator  to  lead  in  said 

meeting. 
Voted.  That  John  Goodrich,  Jonathan  Gilbert,  Unni  Robbins 

be  a  committee  for  said  society  the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  Elizur  Deming  be  a  treasurer  for  said  society  the 

year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That   Thomas    Deming   be   a   collector   to   collect  the 

remainder  of  the  subscription  money  for  the  church. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  26th  day  of  Nov. 

1798,  at  Mr.   Elizur  Demings,  at  three  o'clock,  after 

noon. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  held  at  Mr.  Elizur  Demings  on 
the  26th  of  Nov.  1798. 

Voted.  That  there  should  be  a  committee  to  go  and  hire  Mr. 

Hart  to  preach  with  us  half  the  time  the  next  year. 
Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  And  Selah  Beckley  be  a  committee 

to  go  and  agree  with  Mr.  Hart  to  come  and  preach  with 

us  half  the  time  the  next  year. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  without  day. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Episcopal  Society 
in  Wethersfield  and  Worthington  held  at  Christ  Church  on  the 
25th  day  of   March   1799,  legally  warned 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  be  a  moderator  to  lead   in  said 

meeting. 
Voted.  That   this   meeting   be    adjourned   to   Elizur   Demings 

forthwith. 


250  THE   CHURCH 

At  a  meeting  held  at  Mr.  EHzur  Demings,  by  adjournment, 
on  the  25th  day  of  March  1799. 

Voted.  That  Selah  Beckley  should  be  a  Clerk  for  the  Society 
the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich,  Jonathan  Gilbert,  Unni  Robbins, 
be  a  committee  for  the  Society  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Elizur  Deming  be  a  Treasurer  for  said  Society 
the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Unni  Robbins  be  a  delegate  to  attend  the  conven- 
tion the  year   ensuing. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  be  a  delegate  to  attend  the  con- 
vention in  case  Mr.  Robbins  fails. 

Voted.  That  Asahel  A.  Kellsey,  Elizur  Andrus,  Selah  Beckley, 
Arthur  Andrus  be  choristers  for  the  church  the  year 
ensuing. 

Voted.  Tliat  this  meeting  be  adjourned  without  day. 

At  a  meeting  held   at   Christ  Church   in  Wethersfield   and 
Worthington,  on  the  13th  day  of  June  1799,  legally  warned. 

Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  be  a  moderator  to  lead  in  said 

meeting. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  20th  day  of  this 

present  month  at  four  oclock  after  noon,  at  this  place. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  held  on  the  20  day  of  June  1799. 

Voted.  That  there  should  be  a  tax  laid  of  two  cents  on  a  dollar. 
Voted.  That  the  above  tax  should  be  paid  be  the  first  of  January. 
Voted.  That    Asahel    A.    Kellsey    should    collect    the    tax    in 

Worthington  and  Kensington. 
Voted.  That  Bela  Goodrich  be  a  collector  for  Newington  and 

New  Britain. 
Voted.  That  all  those  people  that  are  desirous  of  joining  the 

church  in  this  place  shall  be  exempted  from  paying  any 

taxes  to  the  church  excepting  what  shall  be  laid   for 

the  support  of  the  minister. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  first  day  of  July 

next,  at  five  oclock  afternoon. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  251 

At  an  adjourned  meeting-  held  on  the  first  day  of  July  1799. 

Voted.  That  there  should  be  a  tax  laid  of  two  cents  on  a  dollar 
to  finish  the  steeple. 

Voted.  That  the  above  tax  shall  be  paid  by  the  first  of  August 
next. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  be  a  committee  to  finish  the  steeple, 
and  for  to  collect  the  above  tax. 

Voted.  That  this  Society  do  approve  and  adopt  the  constitution 
of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  Connecticut  as 
formed  by  the  Bishop,  Clergy  and  Laity  of  said  Church 
in  convention  holden  in  Trinity  Church,  in  New  Haven, 
June  6th  1792,  and  proposed  to  be  laid  before  the  sev- 
eral parishes  in  the  Diocese  for  their  consideration 
and  adoption. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  without  day. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  held  at  Christ  Church,  in  Wethers- 
field  and  Worthington,  on  the  21st  day  of  October,  1799, 

Voted.  That  Unni  Robbins,  John  Goodrich  and  Jonathan  Gil- 
bert, Selah  Beckley  be  a  committee  to  call  on  the  people 
that  subscribed  for  the  building  of  the  church  for  their 
bills  of  what  they  have  done  so  there  may  be  a  settle- 
ment made. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  fourth  day  of 
November,  at  two  oclock  after  noon,  at  this  place. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  held  on  the  fourth  day  of  Novem- 
ber. 1799. 

Voted.  That  Elizur  Deming  be  a  moderator  to  lead  in  said 

meeting. 
Voted.     That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  third  day  of 

Decmr.  at  one  oclock  after  noon,  at  this  plage. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  held  on  the  third  day  of  Decmr. 
1799. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  i6th  of  this 
present  month,  at  one  oclock  after  noon,  at  this  place. 


252  THE   CHURCH 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  held  the  16  day  of  Dec.  1799. 

Voted.  That  Elizur  Andrus  be  Clerk  Pro  tempore. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  Mr.  Elizur  Deming's. 

Voted.  That  a  tax  be  laid  on  the  ratable  estate  of  this  society 

of  two  cents  on  a  d(^llar  payable  the  first  of  February 

next. 
Voted.  That  Unni  Robbins  and  David  Dickinson  be  collectors 

of  said  tax.    Said  tax  is  to  be  made  on  the  List  of  1798. 
Voted.  That   the   key   of   the   church   be    left   at   Mr.    Elizur 

Deming's. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  without  day. 

At  a  meeting  held  at  Christ  Church   in   Wethersfield  and 
Worthington,  the  8th  day  of  Jan.  1800. 

Voted.  That  Elizur  Deming  be  Clerk  pro  tempore. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  be  a  moderator  to  lead  in  said 
meeting. 

Voted.  That  Unni  Robbins,  Elizur  Andrus,  Thomas  Deming, 
Selah  Beckley,  Ashael  A  Kellsey  be  a  committee,  and 
that  they  shall  have  full  power  to  take  all  said  accounts 
that  have  been  made  for  building  said  church  into 
consideration,  and  if  they  find  any  of  said  bills  charged 
too  high,  may  reduce  them  down,  and  if  there  is  any 
that  has  not  charged  enough  to  said  bills,  may  be 
added  to,  so  that  every  one  may  have  equal  justice  done 
them  for  building  said  church. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  second  Monday 
of  February  next  at  this  place,  at  one  oclock  after  noon 
at  this  place. 

At  our  annual  meeting  held  at  Christ  Church  in  Wethers- 
field and  Worthington,  on  the  14  day  of  April  1800. 

Voted.  That  David  Beckley  be  a  moderator  to  lead  in  said 

meeting. 
Voted.  That  Selah  Beckley  Be  clerk  the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  Elizur  Deming  be  Treasurer  the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That    John    Goodrich,    Andrew    Norton    and    Thomas 

Deming    be    a    committee    for    the    church    the    year 

ensuing. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  253 

Voted.  That  the  present  committee  shall  agiree  with  some 
minister  to  perform  service  half  the  time  the  year 
ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Unni  Robbins  be  a  delegate  to  attend  the  Conven- 
tion at  Waterbury  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  second  Monday 
of  June  next  at  two  oclock  in  the  afternoon. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  held  at  Christ  Church,  Wethers- 
field  and  Worthington,  on  the  eleventh  day  of  June  1800. 

Voted.  That  there  should  be  a  tax  laid  of  two  cents  on  a  dollar, 

and  to  be  paid  into  the  treasury  by  the  first  day  of  April, 

1801. 
Voted.  That  David  Beckley  be  collector  to    (collect)    for  the 

above   tax    in    Worthington,    and    James    Deming    in 

Wethersfield. 
Voted.  That  the  present  committee  should  get  a  large  bible 

for  the  use  of  the  church. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  adjourn  without  day. 

At  a  meeting  held  at  Christ  Church  in  Wethersfield  and 
Worthington,  on  the  28  day  of  Oct.  1800,  legally  warned. 

Voted.  That  Unni  Robbins  be   a   moderator  to   lead  in  said 

meeting. 
Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  be  a  collector  to  collect  the  tax 

that  David  Dickenson  was  to  collect. 
Voted.  That    John    Goodrich,    Jonathan    Gilbert,    Asahel    A. 

Kellsey  be  a  committee  to  treat  with  some  people  that 

have  professed  to  be  churchmen,  and  are  not  willing 

to  pay  taxes. 

April  6,  1 80 1. 

At  a  meeting  held  at  Christ  Church  in  Wethersfield  and 
Worthington  on  the  sixth  day  of  April  A.D.  1801,  legally 
warned,  (it  being  an  annual  meeting.) 

Voted.  That  Benjamin  Slater  be  made  moderator  to  lead  in 

said  meeting. 
Voted.  That  Joseph  Sage  be  a  clerk  for  said  society  the  year 

ensuing. 
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254  THE   CHURCH 

Voted.  That  Elizur  Deming  be  Treasurer  for  the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  A.sahel  A.  Kellsey,  John  Goodrich  3rd.  and  David 

Beckley  be  a  committee  for  the  society  the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  Jun^  be  a  Tythingman  for  the 

year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  a  tax  of  two  cents  on  a  dollar  be  granted  on  the 

list  1800,  payable  the  first  of  January  next. 
Voted.  That  David  Steel  be  a  collector  for  said  tax  in  Worth- 

ington   and   Daniel   Ludington    for  the   remainder  of 

said  tax. 
Voted.  That  Mr.  Selah  Beckley  be  a  lay  delegate  to  attend  the 

convention  in  June  next. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  2nd  Thursday  in 

June  next  at  this  place  at  3  oclock  P.  M. 

June  II,  1801. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethersfield  and 
Berlin  legally  holden  by  adjournment  on  the  nth  day  of  June 
1801. 

Voted.  That  Mr.  David  Goodrich  be  a  collector  to  collect  the 
tax  which  Mr.  Daniel  Ludington  was  appointed  to 
collect  at  our  last  annual  meeting. 

Voted.  That  a  tax  of  eight  cents  on  a  dollar  be  granted  on  the 
list  1800,  payable  the  one  half  by  the  first  day  of  Febru- 
ary next,  and  the  remainder  by  the  first  day  of  April 
next. 

Voted.  That  Mr.  Jonathan  Gilbert  and  Mr.  John  Goodrich  3rd 
be  collectors  to  collect  the  aforesaid  tax. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  without  day. 

Oct.  5th.  1 80 1. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethersfield  and  Berlin 
legally  holden  at  Christs  Church  in  Wethersfield  on  the  5th  day 
of  October  A.D.  1801. 

Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  be  a  moderator  to  lead  in  said 

meeting. 
Voted.  That  David  Steel  be  excused  from  collecting  the  tax 

granted  by  this  society  April  6th,  1801.  on  the  list  1800. 
Voted.  Tiiat  Oliver  Sage  collect  the  above  tax. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  255 

Voted.  That  Joseph  Sage  apply  to  New  Britain  parish  for  our 

arrearages  of  public  moneys. 
Voted.  That  (we)  go  to  the  Assembly  to  apply  for  a  Lottery 

for  the  benefit  of  the  church  &c. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  without  day. 

Dec.  3,  1801. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethersfield  and  Berlin, 
legally  holden  at  Christ  Church  in  Wethersfield,  on  the  3rd 
day  of  December,  1801. 

Voted.  That  Selah  Beckley  be  a  Clerk  Pro.  temp. 

Voted.  That  Mr.  John  Trion  be  moderator  to  lead  in  said 
meeting. 

Voted.  That  we  give  Mr.  James  Kilborn  a  letter  of  recom- 
mendation to  the  Bishop  of  this  Diocese. 

Voted.  That  we  hire  Mr.  James  Kilborn  to  perform  divine 
service  one  half  the  time  the  year  ensuing,  if  he  can 
be  obtained,  so  as  to  give  satisfaction  to  the  people. 

Voted.  That  Messrs.  Unni  Robbins,  Benj.  Slater,  and  Jonathan 
Gilbert  Jr.  be  a  committe  to  treat  with  Mr.  James 
Kilborn. 

Voted.  That  Elizur  Deming  and  Joab  Norton  be  Tythingmen 
for  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  29th  day  of  the 
present  month  at  this  place  at  3  oclock  P.  M. 

Dec.  29,  1 80 1. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  held  at  Christ  Church  in  Wethers- 
field and  Worthington,  on  the  29th  day  of  December  1801. 

Voted.  That   Mr.    Selah    Beckley   be   moderator  to    lead   said 

meeting. 
Voted.  That   we   hire    Mr.    James    Kilborn   to   officiate    as    a 

clergyman  one  half  of  the  Sundays  the  year  ensuing  at 

fifty  pounds  lawful  money. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  without  day. 

April  19,  1802, 

At  an  annual  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethersfield 
and  Berlin,  legally  holden  at  Christ's  Church  in  Wethersfield 
and  Worthington  on  the  19th  day  of  April  1802. 


256  THE   CHURCH 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  3rd  be  moderator  to  lead  in  said 
meeting. 

Voted.  That  Joseph  Sage  be  Clerk  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Thomas  Deming  be  Treasurer  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  3rd,  Asahel  A.  Kellsey  and  Jona- 
than Gilbert  Jr.  be  the  l^rudential  Committee  the  year 
ensuing. 

Voted.  That  we  allow  David  Beckley  5  dol.  and  34  cents, 
expenses  to  the  Assembly  in  October  last,  as  will 
appear  by  his  bills  this  day  received. 

Voted.  That  a  tax  of  two  cents  on  the  dollar  payable  by  the 
first  day  of  December  next  be  granted  on  the  list  1801 
to  defray  the  expense  of  preaching  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  David  Goodrich  and  Nataniel  Dickenson  be  col- 
lectors to  collect  said  tax. 

Voted.  That  we  allow  Mr.  John  Goodrich  3rd.  8  dollars  and 
75  cents  for  boarding  clergymen,  as  per  bill  this  day 
received. 

Voted.  That  Mr.  Selah  Beckley,  be  lay  delegate  to  the  con- 
vention the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Selah  Beckley  Benjamin  Slater  and  Nathaniel 
Dickenson  be  committee  to  view  the  ground  Mr.  John 
Goodrich  3r(l  proposes  to  give  for  a  glebe  and  burying 
ground,  and  make  report  to  the  next  meeting. 

Voted.  That  the  taxes  against  Simeon  North,  Joseph  Crofoot, 
David  North  and  the  Woodruffs  be  abated. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  3rd  Monday  in 
June  next  at  3  oclock  P.M. 

June  21,  1802. 

Voted  At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in 
Wethersfield  and  Berlin. 

That  Mr.  Thomas  Deming  be  authorized  to  sue  for  and  col- 
lect the  remainder  of  the  subscriptions  for  building  the 
Church  and  accompt  with  the  Society  for  the  same. 
Voted.  That   this  meeting  be  adjourned   without   day. 

Nov.  30,  1802. 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  of  Wethersfield 
and  Berlin,  legally  holden  at  Christ  Church  in  Wethersfield 
and  Worthington  on  the  30th  day  of  November  1802. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  257 

Voted,  That  Asahel  A.  Kellsey,  be  Clerk  pro  tempore. 

Voted,  That  Mr.  Jonathan  Gilbert  be  Moderator  to  lead  in  said 
meeting. 

Voted.  That  the  committee  engage  the  Rev.  James  Kilborn 
to  perform  divine  service  at  this  place  one  quarter  of 
the  Sundays  from  Christmas  until  Easter,  and  after 
Easter  the  half  of  the  time  until  Christmas  1803.  Then 
this  meeting  was  disolved. 

At  a  meeting  legally  warned  and  held  at  Christ  Church  in 
Wethersfield  and  Worthington  on  the  13  day  of  April,  A.D. 
1803. 

Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  be   Clerk  to  enter  and   record 

the  votes  and  doings  of  the  society  the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  3rd  be  Moderator  to  lead  in  said 

meeting. 
Voted.  That  Thomas  Deming  be  a  Treasurer  for  the  Society 

the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That   John    Goodrich    3rd,   Jonathan    Gilbert   Jr.    and 

Oliver  Sage  be  a  Committee  for  the  year  ensuing. 
Voted,  That  there  should  be  a  tax  laid   of  two  cents  on   a 

dollar. 
Voted,  That  the  above  tax  should  be  made  on  the  list  1802. 
Voted.  That  the  above  tax  should  be  paid  by  the  first  day  of 

November  next. 
Voted.  That  David  Gilbert  should  collect  the  said  tax  in  New 

Britain   and    Newington. 
Voted,  That  Selah  Beckley  should  collect  said  tax  in  Worth- 
ington. 
Voted.  That  Elizur  Andrus  and  Asahel  A.  Kellsey  and  Selah 

Beckley    be    choristers    to    lead    in    singing    the    year 

ensuing. 
Voted,  That  the  present  committee  be  empowered  to  settle  all 

matters  with  David  Dickenson  respecting  the  society. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  last  Monday  of 
•  May  next  at  three  oclock  in  the  afternoon. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethers- 
field and  Berlin,  holden  at  Christ  Church  on  the  20  day  of 
May  A.D.  1803. 


258  THE   CHURCH 

Voted.  That  Selah  Beckley  be  a  Delegate  to  attend  the  conven- 
tion the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Elisha  Andrus's  rate  be  abated  in  Nathaniel  Dick- 
ensons  rate  bill. 

Voted.  That  Joseph  Steel's  rate  be  abated  in  David  Good- 
rich's rate  bill,  all  except  one  dollar. 

Voted.  That  Joseph  Steel's  rates  be  abated,  one  quarter  of 
them,  in  John  Goodrich's  rate  bills,  which  he  is  to 
collect  of  8  cents  on  the  dollar. 

Voted.  That  one  half  of  Benjamin  Slater's  rates  be  abated  in 
John  Goodrich's  rate  bills,  that  he  is  to  collect  of  8 
cents  on  the  dollar. 

Voted.  That  the  present  committee  be  empowered  to  settle 
with  the  collectors,  and  abate  such  rates  as  they  think 
can't  be  collected. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  disolved. 

At  our  annual  meeting  held  At  Christ  Church  in  Wethers- 
field  and  Worthington,  on  the  2  day  of  April,  A.D.  1804. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  be  a  moderator  to  lead  in  said 
meeting. 

Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  be  Clerk  for  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Thomas  Deming  be  Treasurer  for  the  year 
ensuing. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  be  a  committee  for  the  year 
ensuing. 

Voted,  'ihat  Oliver  Sage  be  a  committee  for  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  Jr.  be  a  committee  for  the  year 
ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Elias  Goodrich's  rate  be  abated  in  Nathaniel  Dick- 
enson's rate  bill. 

Voted.  William  Barnes'  rate  $3.34  and  Paul  Bramon's  rate 
$1.20,  and  Francis  Coslet's  rate  $1.28  and  John  Squire's 
rate  $  .81,  and  Zion  Wentworth's  rate  $1.54,  and  Eli 
Whaples'  rate  $1.97,  be  all  abated  in  Daniel  Luding- 
ton's  rate  bill. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  Tuesday  after  the 
third  Sunday  in  May  next,  at  three  oclock  after  noon 
at  this  place. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  259 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  held  on  the  22  day  of  May  A.D. 
1804,  at  Christ  Church  in  Wethersfield  and  Worthington. 

Voted.  That  a  tax  of  two  cents  on  a  dollar  be  laid  on  the  list 
1803  to  be  paid  by  the  first  day  of  November  next. 

Voted.  That  Moses  Kelsey  be  a  collector  to  collect  the  above 
tax  in  Newington  and  New  Britain. 

Voted.  That  Hart  Holabird  be  a  collector  to  collect  the  above 
tax  in  Worthington  and  Kensington  and  settle  with 
the  Treasurer. 

Voted.  That  Elizur  Andrus,  Selah  Beckley  and  Jonathan  Gil- 
bert Junr.  be  choristers  for  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  four  weeks  from  this 
day  at  five  oclock  P.  M.  at  this  place. 

At  our  annual  meeting  held  at  Christ  Church  in  Wethers- 
field and  Worthington  an  the  15  day  of  April  A.D.  1805. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  be  a  moderator  to  lead  in  said 
meeting. 

Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  be  Clerk  for  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Thomas  Deming  be  Treasurer  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Oliver  Sage  be  a  committee  for  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Benjamin  Slater  be  a  committee  for  the  year 
ensuing. 

Voted.  That  David  Gilbert  be  a  committee  for  the  year 
ensuing. 

Voted.  That  a  tax  of  two  cents  on  a  dollar  be  granted  and 
made  on  the  list  1804,  payable  by  the  first  of  Novem- 
ber next. 

Voted.  That  Elizur  Deming  Junr.  be  a  collector  to  collect  the 
above  tax  in  Newington  and  New  Britain. 

Voted.  That  John  Tryon  be  a  collector  to  collect  the  above  tax 
in  Worthington  and  Kensington. 

Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  Junr.  be  appointed  to  go  to  the 
committee  of  New  Britain  and  get  the  public  money 
that  belongs  to  the  Episcopalians  in  that  society. 

Voted.  That  Thomas  Stedman's  rate  be  abated  in  David  Good- 
rich's rate  bill,  one  dollar  of  it. 

Voted.  That  Thomas  Stedman's  rate  be  abated  in  Moses  Kel- 
sey's  rate  bill  one  dollar  of  it. 


26o  THE    CHURCH 

Voted.  That  Xoah  Tryon's  rate  be  abated  in  Nathaniel  Dick- 
enson's rate  bill,  it  is  $1.20. 

Voted,  That  Eliznr  Andrus's  rate  be  abated  in  Moses  Kelsey's 
rate  bill,  it  is  $1.34. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  3  be  a  lay  delegate  to  go  to  the 
Episcopal  convention  in  June  next  to  represent  said 
Society. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  first  Tuesday  of 
May  next  to  be  holden  at  this  place  at  three  oclock 
in  the  after  noon. 

Feb.  2^,  1806. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethersfield  and  Berlin, 
legally  holden  at  Christ  Church  in  Wethersfield,  the  27th  day  of 
February  1806. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  3rd  be  a  Moderator  to  lead  in  said 

meeting. 
Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  be  clerk  for  the  present  meeting. 
Voted.  That    the    present    committee    collect    the    subscription 

and  pay  out  the  same  for  the  pulpit  and  seats  made  in 

said  church. 
Voted.  That  said  meeting  be  adjourned  without  day. 

April  10,  1806. 

At  an  annual  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethersfield 
and  Worthington,  legally  holdei  at  Christ  Church  on  the  loth 
day  of  April  A.D.  1806. 

Voted.  That  Mr.  Thomas  Deming  be  Moderator  to  lead  in 
said  meeting. 

Voted.  That  Oliver  Sage  be  Clerk  for  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Thomas  Deming  be  a  Treasurer  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Benjamin  Slater,  Nathaniel  Dickenson  and  Oliver 
Sage  be  a  Prudential  Committee  for  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  we  apply  to  the  Assembly  for  a  lottery  to  finish 
the  church. 

Voted.  That  John  Goodrich  3rd  &  Benjamin  Slater  and  Nathan- 
iel Dickenson  be  a  committee  to  see  if  we  can't  get  a 
lottery,  and  to  apply  to  the  Assembly  in  May  next,  if 
they   find   it   expedient. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  261 

Voted.  That  Josiah  Smith's  tax  be  abated  on  Hart  Hurlbert's 
bill  $2.66 

and  William  Watson's  tax  in  said  bill,  1.20 


$3.86 
Voted.  That  Noah  Tryon's  rate  on  Nathaniel  Dickinson's  bill 

be  abated  $1.20. 
Voted.  To  adjourn  this  meeting  to  the  21st  day  of  April,  1806, 

at  two  of  the  clock  in  the  afternoon  at  this  place. 

April  21,  1806. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethers- 
field  and  Berlin. 

Voted.  A  tax  of  two  cents  on  a  dollar,  payable  on  the  first  of 
November  next,  and  granted  on  list  of  1805,  and  to  be 
paid  for  ministerial  services  to  such  clergymen  as  the 
committee  shall  think  proper  to  employ. 

Voted.  A  tax  of  five  mills  on  a  dollar,  and  payable  the  first  of 
November  next,  and  granted  on  list  of  A.D.  1805,  and 
to  (be)  paid  out  for  the  repairs  of  the  Pro.  Epis. 
church  by  the  committee. 

Voted.  That  Sam'll  Goodrich  be  a  collector  to  collect  the  above 
taxes,  and  pay  the  same  to  the  treasurer. 

Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  be  a  lay  delegate  to  attend  the 
convention. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  adjourn  without  day. 

March  30,  A.D.  1807. 

At  an  annual  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethersfield 
and  Berlin,  legally  holden  at  Christ  Church  in  Wethersfield 
and  Berlin,  on  the  30th  day  of  March  1807. 

Voted.  That  Mr.  Thomas  Deming  be  Moderator  to  lead  in  said 

meeting. 
Voted.  That  Oliver  Sage  be  Clerk  to  record  the  doings  of  the 

Episcopalians  the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  Thomas  Deming  be  Treasurer  the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  Oliver  Sage,  Nathaniel  Dickinson  and  Benjamin 

Slater  be  a  Prudential  Committee  the  year  ensuing. 


262 


THE    CHURCH 


Voted.  To  raise  a  tax  of  two  cents  on  a  dollar  on  list  of  A.D. 

1806,  and  payable  to  the  treasurer  the  first  of  Novr. 

A.D.    1807,  to  defray  the  expenses  of  preaching  the 

year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That   Sylvester   Beckley  be   a   collector  to   collect   the 

above  tax. 
Voted.  To  abate  Joseph  Churchill's  taxes  in  David  Gilbert's 

rate  bill,  and  in  Moses  Kellsey's,  Elizur  Detning's,  and 

Samuel  Goodrich's. 
Voted.  To  abate  Lemuel  Holmes'  rate  in  Moses  Kellsey's  rate 

bill. 
Voted.  To  abate  Elias  Goodrich  and   Noah  Tryon's  rates  in 

Jonathan  Gilbert's  rate  bill  of  eight  cents  on  a  dollar 

and  made  on  list  1800. 
Voted.  To  abate  Luther  Weldon's  rate  in  Samuel  Goodrich's 

rate  bill,  made  on  list  of  1805. 
Voted.  To  adjourn  this  meeting  three  weeks  from  this  day  at 

three  oclock  in  the  after  noon  at  this  place. 

April  20,  A.D.  1807. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians,  legally  holden 
at  Christ  Church  in  Wethersfield  and  BerHn,  on  the  20  of 
April  A.D.  1807. 

Voted.  That  Mr.  John  Goodrich  2d.  be  lay  delegate  to  the  con- 
vention the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  To  abate  the   following  taxes   in   Unni   Robbins,   rate 
bill  viz : 

Joseph  Churchill's  .  .  .  $2.42 
Francis  Coslet's  ...  .39 
Zion  Wentworth's  ...  1.42 
Eli  Whaples'  ....  1.84 
John  Squire's  ....  2.14 
William  Barnes'  ...  1.20 
Thomas  Stedman's  .     .     .       1.53 


$10.94 
Voted.  That  Mr.  Elizur  Dcming  should  settle  all  the  collector's 
bills   that   was   granted   when   the   said   Deming   was 
Treasurer. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  263 

Voted.  That  the  present  committee  should  have  power  to  abate 

all  the  taxes  they  think  proper. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  adjourn  without  day, 

April  18,  1808. 

Annual  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethersfield  and 
Berlin,  legally  holden  in  Christ  Church  in  sd.  Wethersfield  and 
Berlin  on  the  i8th  day  of  April  1808. 

Voted.  That   Benjamin   Slater  be   Moderator  to  lead   in   said 

meeting. 
Voted.  That  Oliver   Sage  be   Clerk  to   record  the  votes  and 

doings  of  the  Parish  the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  Thomas  Deming  be  treasurer  the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  Nathaniel  Dickinson,  Jonathan  Gilbert  and  Oliver 

Sage  be  the  prudential  committee  the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  a  tax  of  two  cents  on  a  dollar  be  granted,  and 

payable  to  the  treasurer  by  the  first  day  of  Novr.  1808, 

and  to  be  made  on  list  A.D.  1807. 
Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  be  a  collector  to  collect  the  said 

tax. 
Voted.  That  Benjamin  Slater  be  a  lay  delegate  to  the  conven- 
tion the  year  ensuing. 
Voted.  That  Jonathan  Gilbert  be  a  warden  for  the  Pro.  Epis. 

Parish  in  Wethersfield  and  Berlin. 
Voted.  That  the  present  committee  have  power  to  abate  all  the 

taxes  that  are  now  granted,  and  have  heretofore  been 

granted   against   those   they   think   ought   to   pay   the 

taxes. 
Voted.  That    Elizur    Deming    and    Capt.    Selah    Beckley    be 

appointed  to  apply  to  the  Assembly  for  a  lottery  for 

the  benefit  of  the  parish. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  without  day. 

April  3,  1809. 

Annual  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethersfield  and 
Berlin,  legally  assembled  at  Christ  Church  on  the  3rd  day  of 
April  A.D.  1809. 

Voted.  That    Selah    Beckley    be    Moderator    to    lead    in    said 
meeting. 


264  THE    CHURCH 

Voted.  That  Oliver  Sage  be  Clerk  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Thomas  Deming  be  treasurer  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Oliver  Sage,  Nathaniel  Dickenson  and  Jonathan 
Gilbert  be  the  committee  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  the  present  committee  have  full  power  to  abate 
any  taxes  they  think  proper,  or  any  part  of  taxes  they 
think  proper  to  abate. 

Voted.  That  a  tax  of  two  cents  on  a  dollar  be  granted  and 
made  on  list  A.D.  1808,  and  payable  to  the  treasurer 
the  first  day  of  Novr.  A.D.  1809. 

Voted.  That  David  Gilbert  be  a  collector  for  the  above  tax. 

Voted.  That  Capt.  Selah  Beckley  and  Oliver  Sage  be  lay  dele- 
gates to  attend  the  convention  the  year  ensuing,  and 
that  they  shall  have  power  to  act  as  they  shall  think 
proper  concerning  Rev.  Ammi  Rogers. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  without  day. 

Oct.  6,  1809. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Inhabitants  of  the  Prot.  Epis.  Parish  in 
Wethersfield  and  Berlin,  legally  hoklen  at  the  church  on  the 
six  day  of  Oct.  1809. 

Voted.  That   Thomas    Deming   be   moderator   to   lead    in    sd. 

meeting. 
Voted.  That  David  Goodrich  be  a  collector  to  collect  the  tax 

made  of  list   1808,  and  payable  to  the  treasurer  the 

first  day  of  Novr.  1809. 
Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  without  day. 

April  23,  A.  D.  1810. 

Annual  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  of  Wethersfield  and 
Berlin,  legally  assembled  at  Christ  Church  in  Wethersfield 
and  Berlin,  on  the  23  of  April  A.  D.  1810. 

Voted.  That  Benjamin  Slater  be  Moderator  to  lead  in  said 
meeting. 

Voted.  That  Oliver  Sage  be  Clerk  to  record  the  doings  of  the 
Parish  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Thomas  Deming  be  treasurer  the  year  ensuing. 

Voted.  That  Elizur  Deming,  Oliver  Sage  and  Nathaniel  Dick- 
enson be  a  prudential  committee  the  year  ensuing. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  265 

Voted.  That  a  tax  of  two  cents  on  a  dollar  be  granted  on  list 
A.  D.  1809,  and  payable  to  the  treasurer  by  the  first 
day  of  Novr.  A.D.  1810,  in  order  to  pay  the  arrearages 
of  the  parish. 

Voted.  That  Benjamin  Slater  be  a  collector  for  the  above  tax. 

Voted.  That  the  present  prudential  committee  have  full  power 
to  abate  those  taxes  they  think  proper,  or  in  their 
judgement  ought  to  be  abated. 

Voted.  That  Benjamin  Slater  be  a  lay  delegate  to  attend  the 
convention  this  year. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  adjourn  without  day. 

To  Luther  Beckley  Esq.  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Hartford 
County,  comes  the  subscribers,  members  of  the  Episcopal  Soci- 
ety of  Wethersfield  and  Worthington,  and  informs  said  Justice 
that  the  last  clerk  of  said  Society  has  removed  out  of  this  State, 
and  there  being  no  committee,  who  are  qualified  by  law  to 
warn  a  meeting  of  said  Society, — We  therefore  request  you  to 
issue  a  warrant  to  some  proper  person,  directing  him  to  warn 
a  meeting  of  said  Society  agreeably  to  the  statute  in  that  case 
provided,  for  the  purpose  of  appointing  the  necessary  officers 
for  said  Society,  and  doing  any  other  business  which  said  meet- 
ing may  find  necessary  and  proper. 
Wethersfield,  June  29th  1826, 

Thomas  Deming 
Nathaniel  Dickenson, 
Daniel  Steele, 
Samuel  S.  Goodrich, 
Linus  Gilbert, 
Ralph  Dickenson. 

To  Samuel  S.  Goodrich  of  Wethersfield  in  Hartford  County, 
a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Society  of  Wethersfield  and  Worth- 
ington, Greeting. 

By  authority  of  the  State  of  Connecticut  you  are  herebv  re- 
quired to  give  legal  notice  or  warning  to  all  the  members  of  the 
Episcopal  Society  of  Wethersfield  and  Worthington  to  attend 
a  Society  meeting  at  the  Church  on  Monday,  the  loth  day  of 
July  1826  at  2  o'clock  P.  M.  for  the  purpose  of  appointing  the 
necessary  officers  for  said  Society,  and  doing  any  other  business 


266  THE   CHURCH 

which  said  meeting  may  find  proper  and  necessary.  And  you 
are  to  make  due  returns  of  your  doings  to  me  according  to  law. 
Dated  at  Berlin  this  30th  day  of  June,  1826. 

Luther  Beckley 
Just,  of  the  peace. 

July  3,  1826. 

We  the  undersigned,  do  hereby  acknowledge  legal  service 
made  by  Samuel  S.  Goodrich. 

Lotan  Beckley 
Solomon  Squire 
Moses  W.  Beckley, 
Elizur  Deming  Jr., 
Elizur  Deming, 
Elizur  Andrus, 
Sheldin  Steele, 
Russel  Gilbert, 

June  30th  1826. 

I  then  made  legal  service  of  the  within  to  Roger  Deming, 
Joseph  Wright,  Andrew  Norton,  and  Orrin  Beckley,  and  on 
the  3d  day  of  July  1826,  I  made  legal  warning  to  Joel  Belden, 
David  Steele,  David  Steele  Jr.,  Linus  Gilbert,  Moses  Gilbert, 
Thomas  Deming,  Nathaniel  Dickenson,  Daniel  Steele  and 
Ralph  Dickenson. 

Samuel  S.  Goodrich. 

Hartford  County,  ss.  Berlin,  July  5th,  1826. 

Personally  appeared  Samuel  S.  Goodrich  and  made  oath 
that  he  has  made  service  of  this  warrant  agreeable  to  his 
endorsement  thereon. 

Before  me,  Luther  Beckley, 

Just,  of  the  Peace. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Episcopal  Society  of  Wethersfield  and 
Worthington  legally  warned  and  convened  at  the  church  on  the 
loth  day  of  July  1826,  when  I  declared  said  meeting  duly 
opened,  and  led  them  to  the  choice  of  a  moderator  and  clerk. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  267 

and  that  said  meeting  might  be  fully  organized,  I  administered 
to  the  clerk  the  oath  prescribed  by  law. 

Certified  by 

Luther  Beckley, 
Just,  of  the  Peace. 

The  foregoing  are  true  copies  of  the  original. 

Attest,  Samuel  S.  Goodrich,  Clerk. 

Resolved  that  this  petition  and  warrant  be  entered  on  our 
book  of  records.     Voted,  and  to  be  recorded. 

At  a  meeting  held  at  the  Episcopal  church  in  Wethersfield 
and  Worthington  on  the  loth  day  of  July  1826,  legally  warned 
and  convened. 

Voted.  That  Thomas  Deming  be  Moderator  of  said  meeting. 

Voted.  That  Samuel  S.  Goodrich  be  Clerk  of  said  society. 

Voted.  That  Thomas  Deming  be  Treasurer  of  said  society. 

Voted.  That  Ralph  Dickenson,  Thomas  Deming,  and  Linus 
Gilbert  be  a  prudential  committee  of  said  Society. 

Voted.  Unanimous,  that  our  prudential  committee  and  society 
clerk  enquire  into  and  try  to  ascertain  who  has  robbed 
and  plundered  our  church  building  of  the  books,  seats 
and  other  property  belonging  to  said  building,  and  to 
take  all  proper,  prudent  and  necessary  means  to  bring 
to  justice  all  persons  who  have  unlawfully  taken  away 
any  thing  from  said  church  building. 

Voted.     That  said  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  2nd.  Teusday 
in  August  next  at  2  oclock  in  the  afternoon. 

Samuel  S.  Goodrich,  Clerk. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethers- 
field and  Worthington,  held  at  the  Episcopal  Church  in  said 
Wethersfield,  on  the  8th.  day  of  August  1826. 

Voted.  That  there  be  a  committee  appointed  to  sell  the  Epis- 
copal church  building  in  Wethersfield,  belonging  to  the 
Episcopalians  in  Wethersfield  and  Worthington. 

Voted.  That  Thomas  Deming,  Ralph  Dickenson  and  Linus  Gil- 
bert, and  Samuel  S.  Goodrich,  Society  Clerk,  be  a  com- 
mittee to  sell  said  church  building. 


268  THE  CHURCH 

Voted.  That  the  church  building  be  sold  at  public  auction  on 
the  first  Monday  in  October  next,  if  not  sold  at  pri- 
vate sale  before  that  time. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  the  last  Monday  in 
September  next,  at  2  oclock,  afternoon. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  by  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethers- 
field  and  Worthington,  held  at  the  Church  in  said  Wethersfield, 
on  the  25th.  day  of  Sept.  1826. 

This  meeting  was  unanimously  adjourned  to  the  first  Monday 
in  Oct.  next,  at  2  oclock,  afternoon. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  by  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethers- 
field and  Worthington,  held  at  said  church,  on  the  2nd.  day  of 
Oct.  1826. 

Voted.  That  Nathaniel  Dickenson  be  Moderator  in  said  meet- 
ing. 

Voted.  That  the  church  building  should  be  sold  at  auction,  on 
this  day,  at  the  highest  bidder,  for  one  week,  if  not 
overbid  then  the  building  to  be  his. 

Voted.  That  the  purchaser  should  have  six  months  credit  with 
good  security. 

Voted.  That  Samuel  S.  Goodrich  be  auctioneer.  Said  building 
was  bid  off  by  Ralph  Dickenson  at  $85.  for  one  week: 
if  there  be  no  higher  bider  then  it  is  his.  Carried  to 
next  page. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  next  Monday  at  2 
o'clock  afternoon. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  by  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethers- 
field and  Worthington,  held  at  the  Church  Meeting  house  in 
said  Wethersfield,  on  the  9th.  day  of  Oct.  1826. 

Voted.  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  two  weeks  from  this 
day  at  2  oclock  afternoon,  for  the  purpose  of  selling 
said  church  building  at  auction,  if  no  other  arrange- 
ments are  made  before  that  time  in  regard  to  Mr. 
Ralph  Dickenson's  bid  on  said  building  at  auction  at 
the  last  meeting.  He  agreed  before  the  meeting  to 
give  up  the  bid  in  case  the  society  should  do  better 
with  the  building  at  the  next  meeting  or  before. 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  269 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  by  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethers- 
field  and  Worthington,  held  on  the  23d.  day  of  October  1826, 
at  said  church  for  the  purpose  of  selling  the  church  building 
at  auction,  Mr.  Jabesh  Dickenson  bid  one  hundred  and  six 
dollars:  as  Mr.  Dickenson  was  a  by  bidder  it  was  not  sold  to 
him  at  this  time  at  this  price. 

On  the  17th.  day  of  November  1826,  the  church  building  was 
sold  to  Jabesh  Dickenson  by  the  committee  at  one  hundred  and 
fifteen  dollars.  Said  building  was  sold  in  this  way, — for  one 
note  thirty  nine  dollars  on  demand,  the  remainder  in  a  note  to 
be  paid  in  six  months  after  date. 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  held  at  Mr.  Nathaniel  Dickenson's 
on  the  28th.  day  of  December  1827. 

Voted.  That   Mr.    Nathaniel  Dickenson  be  treasurer   for   the 
ensuing  year. 

Voted.  That  Linus  Gilbert  and  Ralph  Dickenson  be  the  pru- 
dential committee  of  ths  society  for  the  ensuing  year. 

Voted.  That  our  prudential  committee  are  directed  to  require 
and  demand  of 

Carried  to  next  page, 
the  administrator  on  the  estate  of  Thomas  Deming  the 
treasurer's  book,  money,  and  all  the  property  belonging 
to  said  society,  giving  their  receipts  for  the  same. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Episcopalians  in  Wethersfield  and  Worth- 
ington, legally  warned  and  held  at  Mr.  Nathaniel  Dickenson's 
on  the  2ist.  day  of  December  1827,  Mr.  Nathaniel  Dickenson 
was  chosen  moderator  and  Samuel  S.  Goodrich  was  chosen 
clerk  for  the  year  ensuing. 

Said  meeting  was  adjourned  to  the  28th.  day  of  this  present 
month,  at  six  o'clock  P.  M. 

This  last  ought  to  be  recorded  before  the  above. 


(At  the  end  of  the  book.) 
October  28,  1800.     This  is  to  certify  that  Mr.  Allen  Francis 
wishes  to  absent  himself  from  the  Episcopal  church  of  Christ 
in  Wethersfield,   and  join  himself   to  the   Presbyterian   order. 

Allen  Francis. 

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270  THE   CHURCH 

October  18,  1809.  This  is  to  certify  that  Blakesly  Barnes 
wishes  to  absent  himself  from  the  Prt  Epis  church  and  join  the 
Presbyterians  in  Worthington  Parish. 

Blakesly  Barnes. 

Berlin,  April  23d.  1806.  I  desire  to  be  esteemed  not  one  of 
yours  any  more;    a  certificate  of  Daniel  Luddington. 

The  above  is  a  true  copy  of  Daniel  Luddington's  certificate 
handed  to  me. 

Oliver  Sage,  Parish  Clerk. 

Nov.  2"],  1809.     Samuel  S.  Goodrich's  certficate. 

Wethersfield,  Nov.  27,  1809.  This  is  to  certify  to  the  Epis- 
copal Society  in  Wethersfield  and  Worthington  that  I  do  pro- 
fess myself  a  Baptist,  and  do  belong  to  the  Baptist  Society  in 
Hartford,  and  that  is  my  place  to  attend  public  worship. 

Samuel  S.  Goodrich. 


,  IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND   BERLIN.  27 1 

LOCAL    BAPTISMS 

FROM  THE  REGISTER  OF   CHRIST  CHURCH,  NOW 

CHURCH   OF   THE   HOLY  TRINITY, 

MIDDLETOWN,   CONN. 

(By  the  kindness  of  Mr.  Frank  Farnsworth  Starr,  of 
Middletown.) 

1770,  May  20,  dau.  of Hubbard  of  Kensing- 

ton. 
Sponsors,  Parents  and  Wid.  Abagail  Shaler. 

1772,  July      5,  Mercy  Hubbard,  dau.  of  Hubbard  of 

Kensington. 

Sponsors,  Parents  and  Wid.  Cahill. 

1773,  Jan.      3,  Ann,  dau.,  and  Samuel,  son  of  Samuel  Davis  of 

Newington. 

Sponsors,  Mother,  Wm.  Johnson,  Wm.  Joyce, 

Mrs.  Wm.  Banks 

1774,  Nov.     6,  Nathaniel,     Ashbel     and     Lucy,     children     of 

Joseph  Forbes  of  Wethersfield. 

Sponsors,  Mother,  Mrs.  Abigail  Shaler,  Philip 

Mortimer,  Mrs.  Jeremiah  Wetmore. 
1776,  Aug.  16,  David,    son    of    Jonathan    Gilbert    of    Worth- 

ington. 

Sponsors,  Parents,  and  Dr.  Steele. 
1778,  May     8,  Siba,     Hannah,     Sarah,    Abigail    and    James, 

children  of  Stephen  DeWolf  of  Worthington. 

Sponsors  not  mentioned. 

1778,  May     8,  Lois,  child  of  Selah  Hubbard  of  Worthington. 

Sponsors  not  mentioned. 

1779,  Nov.  25,  Martin,  child  of  Thomas   Powers  of  Worth- 

ington. 

Sponsors  not  mentioned. 
1781,  Mar.  II,  Thomas,  child  of  Thomas  and  Martha  Denny 

of  Wethersfield. 

Sponsors,  Parents  and  Dr.  John  Osborn. 
1786,  Aug.  22,  George  Carter,  an  adult  from  Wethersfield. 

Witnesses  not  mentioned. 


272  THE   CHURCH 

1786,  Sept.  21,  Ataresta,  John  and  Sarah,  children  of  Roger 

and  Mehitable  Brown  of  Rocky  Hill. 
Sponsors  not  mentioned. 

1787,  Oct.  16,  Julia,   child  of   David  and  Eunice   Beckley  of 

Rocky  Hill. 

Sponsors,  Parents,  Solomon  Bulkley  and  Wife. 

1787,  Oct.  16,  Sarah,     James,     Annie,     Oliver,     Brizilla     and 

George,    children    of    Solomon    and    Martha 

Bulkley  of  Rocky  Hill. 

Sponsors,  Parents,  David  Beckley  and  Wife. 

1788,  Feb.     2,  Henry,  child  of  Elizur  and  Marcy  Andrews  of 

Southington. 
Sponsors,  Parents. 
1788,  Feb.     3,  John,  son  of  Henry  and  Abagail  Barbora  of 
Wethersfield 
Sponsors,  Parents  and  Wm.  Joyce. 

1790,  Jan.      2,  Henry,  child  of  Elnathan  and  Lucy  Bronson 

of  Kensington. 
Sponsors,  Parents. 

1791,  Jan.    20,  Honour,   child  of   David  and  Eunice   Beckley 

of  Rocky  Hill. 

Sponsors,  Parents  and  Carolina  Beckley. 
1791,  Jan.    20,  Hepsibah,  child  of  Selah  and  Carolina  Beckley 
of  Berlin. 
Sponsors,  Parents  and  Carolina  Beckley. 

1791,  Jan.    20,  Martha,  child  of  Solomon  and  Martha  Bulkley 

of  Rocky  Hill. 

Sponsors,    Mother    and    David    Beckley    and 

Wife. 

1792,  Feb.  15,  Eleanor,  Samuel  Steele,  Jamon  and  Chauncey 

Smith,  children  of  David  and  Clarinda  Good- 
rich of  Newington. 

Sponsors,  Parents. 
1792,  Feb.  15,  Leonard   and   Esther,   children  of   David   and 

Sybil  Dickinson  of  Berlin. 

Sponsors,  Parents. 
1792,  Feb.  15,  Noel,  child  of  Selah  and  Carolina  Beckley  of 

Berlin. 

Sponsors,  Parents, 


IN    WETHERSFIELD   AND    BERLIN.  273 

1801,  Jan.    17,  at  Wethersfield,   Thomas   Steadman,   an   adult 

William,     Absolam,     Daniel,     Zuba,     Martin 

Lyman    and     Elizabeth     Atkins,     children    of 

Thomas  and  Hannah  Steadman. 

Sponsors,  Parents. 
1801,  Jan.    17,  At  Wethersfield,  John  Bartlett,  child  of  Elisha 

and  Sarah  Whaples. 

Sponsors,  Parents. 
1801,  Jan.    17,  At  Wethersfield,  Dolly  Bartlett,  child  of  Wm. 

Barnes. 

Sponsors,  Parents. 
1801,  Jan.    17,  At     Wethersfield,     Wells,     child     of     E.     A. 

Steadman. 

Sponsors,  Parents. 
1801,  Feb.  15,  David     Miller     and     Abagail     Miller,      "The 

Parents,     viz.      Mr.     Sam^     Clark     and    Mrs. 

Dorthy,  his  Wife.     At  Berlin." 

Sponsors  not  mentioned. 
1805,  July     4,  Pitkin   Seth,   Fanny   White   and   Samuel   Gris- 

wold,  children  of  Samuel  and  Fanny  Bull  of 

Wethersfield. 

Sponsors,  Parents. 
1805,  July     4,  Nancy  Bill. 


IV.    THE  CHURCH  IN   NEW  BRITAIN 


ST.    mark's    CHIKCTI,    I906. 


THE   CHURCH    IN    NEW   BRITAIN 


HISTORY 

There  were  three  Churchmen  living  in  New  Britain,  in  1772, 
according  to  Andrews'  History  of  the  First  Church,  (Congre- 
gational,) but  who  they  were  is  not  stated.  We  have  no  prior 
record  of  any  Churchmen  living  within  the  limits  of  present 
New  Britain.  Daniel  Luddington  married  in  New  Britain, 
April  16,  1773,  and  resided  here  until  his  death  in  1820. 
He  was  active  in  the  parish  of  Christ  Church,  Worthington, 
for  the  first  four  years  of  its  existence,  and  had  probably  been  a 
Churchman  at  Wallingford,  where  he  lived  before  coming  to 
New  Britain.  We  are  inclined  to  think  that  he  was  one  of  the 
three  Churchmen  mentioned  by  Andrews,  but  whether  he 
resided  here  before  1773  or  not,  the  latter  date  makes  him  the 
first  Churchman  to  reside  in  New  Britain  that  we  can  mention 
by  name. 

Our  next  record  is  that  of  the  temporary  residence  here  of 
the  Rev.  John  Sayre,  of  Fairfield,  as  before  noted. 

Benjamin  Slater  who  formerly  owned  the  Slater  woods, 
where  we  still  frequently  go  for  Christmas  greens,  was  pre- 
haps  the  next  Churchman  to  come  to  New  Britain.  Some  of 
his  children  were  baptized  at  St.  Andrew's  Church  in  Bloom- 
field  and  he  was  living  there  as  late  as  April,  1786,  but  removed 
to  New  Britain  before  1798. 

Between  1797  and  1826,  sixteen  persons,  who  were  heads 
of  families  residing  in  New  Britain,  are  identified  by  the 
records  of  Christ  Church,  as  members  of  that  parish.  Their 
names  are  as  follows : 

Moses  W.  Beckley.  Joseph  Sage. 

Joel  Belden.  Benjamin  Slater. 

Allen  Francis.  Thomas  Steadman. 

David  Gilbert.  David  Steele  Jr. 

Jonathan  Gilbert  Jr.  John  Watson. 

Linus  Gilbert.  Luther  Weldon. 

Russell  Gilbert.  Elisha  Whaples. 

Daniel  Luddington.  Joseph  Wright. 


278  THE    CHURCH 

In  addition  to  the  above : — 

Hezekiah  Atkins.  Roger  Francis  and 

Asahcl  Deming.  Elijah  Whaples. 

all  residents  of  New  Britain,  each  subscribed  something  in 
1797,  towards  building  the  church,  but  we  do  not  know  whether 
they  ever  belonged  to  the  society  or  not. 

Six  of  the  sixteen  persons  identified  with  the  parish  of  Christ 
Church  were  residing  in  New  Britain  in  the  year  1800.  Every 
one  of  these  six  either  died,  removed,  or  withdrew,  before  1826, 
so  that  not  one  of  them  remained  in  the  Church  on  that  date. 
The  other  ten  were  not  members  until  after  1800.  One  of 
these  later  members  died  before  1826,  leaving  nine  persons 
belonging  to  the  parish  who  were  residing  in  New  Britain 
in  1826.  At  no  one  time  prior  to  the  organization  of  St. 
Mark's,  1836,  can  we  count  more  than  nine  Church  families  in 
New  Britain,  although  probably  others  resided  here  of  whom 
we  have  no  record.  In  1836,  the  remnant  of  the  old  Church 
residing  in  New  Britain  consisted  of  David  Steele  (formerly 
David  Jr.),  Luther  Weldon  and  Joseph  Wright.  In  Newing- 
ton  there  were  Elizur  Deming  Jr.,  Roger  Deming  and  Oliver 
Richards.  In  Worthington,  Nathaniel  Dickinson,  Ralph  Dick- 
inson, Andrew  Norton  and  Sheldon  Steele ;  and  in  Kensington 
Theodore  Ellsworth.  Of  these  remnants,  David  Steele  of  New 
Britain,  Ralph  Dickinson  of  Worthington,  and  Theodore  Ells- 
worth of  Kensington,  are  the  only  persons  whose  names  can 
be  found  in  the  early  records  of  St.  Mark's  Church.  Mrs. 
Nathaniel  Dickinson  is  in  the  first  list  of  communicants  and  we 
may  presume  that  her  aged  husband  was  a  member  of  the 
parish  of  St.  Mark's,  although  he  died  about  seven  months  after 
its  organization. 

On  Dec.  5,  1824,  Mr.  George  Francis  of  New  Britain 
married  Elizabeth  Parker  of  Lenox,  Mass.,  an  ardent  Episco- 
palian, through  whose  efforts,  more  than  those  of  any  other  one 
person,  the  Church  people  of  this  section  were  reorganized  into 
the  present  St.  Mark's  Church.  Cyrus  Booth  of  New  Britain 
married  his  second  wife,  Myrta  Loper,  July  i,  1825.  The 
baptism  in  private  of  a  child  of  Cyrus  Booth,  of  New  Britain, 
May  14,  1826,  is  given  in  Dr.  Russell's  history  of  Christ  Church, 


IN    NEW   BRITAIN.  279 

Hartford.  From  this  record  we  infer  that  Mrs.  Booth  No.  2 
was  an  EpiscopaHan.  About  two  years  later,  Nov.  3,  1828, 
Mr.  Lorenzo  P.  Lee,  of  New  Britain,  married  Jennette  Todd 
Hills,  of  Hartford.  She  was  baptized  at  Christ  Church,  Hart- 
ford, by  the  Rev.  N.  S.  Wheaton,  Feb.  24,  1828,  and  upon  her 
marriage  and  removal  to  New  Britain  another  Church  woman 
was  added  to  the  few  already  here. 

In  the  list  of  communicants  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  pre- 
pared by  the  Rev.  Philander  Chase  before  he  left  there  in  1817, 
is  the  name  of  Hezekiah  Seymour.  Mr.  Seymour  was  brought 
up  as  a  Congregationalist,  but  walking  up  Main  Street  one 
Sunday  when  the  doors  of  Christ  Church  were  wide  open,  he 
was  attracted  by  hearing  the  Commandments  read  and  so 
tarried  through  the  service.  The  reading  of  the  Command- 
ments in  public  service  was  a  novelty  to  him  and  he  was  so 
surprised  to  find  it  to  be  a  regular  custom  that  he  afterwards 
frequented  the  Church  until  he  became  an  ardent  Churchman. 
On  Aug.  24,  1829,  he  married  Elizabeth  Hinsdale  Burritt  of 
New  Britain,  who  was  at  one  time  a  member  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Church  but  afterwards  became  a  communicant  in  the 
Episcopal  Church.  A  son  of  theirs  was  baptized  at  Christ 
Church,  Hartford,  Sept.  2,  1832,  their  residence  being  given  in 
Dr.  Russell's  History  as  Little  Britain.  We  presume  this  was 
intended  for  New  Britain,  and  that  Mr.  Seymour  removed  from 
Hartford  to  New  Britain  before  1832,  thus  adding  two  more 
persons  to  the  Church  people  of  this  place.  After  the  abandon- 
ment of  the  old  church  at  Worthington  about  1820,  to  the 
organization  of  St.  Mark's,  1836,  Christ  Church  of  Hartford 
was  the  Church  Home  for  the  Churchmen  of  New  Britain, 
although  the  distance  was  such  that  we  could  not  expect  them 
to  regularly  attend  service  there.  But  Hezekiah  Seymour  was 
such  a  devout  and  zealous  Churchmen  that  he  regularly  walked 
to  Hartford  to  attend  service  on  Sundays  when  the  weather 
would  permit.  In  later  years,  the  fact  that  Mr.  Seymour  con- 
sidered the  services  of  the  Church  worth  walking  to  Hartford 
for,  led  Dr.  S.  W.  Hart  to  believe  that  there  must  be  some- 
thing unusually  attractive  in  the  services  of  the  Church,  and 
he  decided  to  study  the  matter.  The  result  was  that  Dr.  Hart 
also  became  an  ardent  Churchman. 


28o  THE    CHURCH 

The  reorganization  of  the  Church  in  1836  was  mainly  due  to 
the  combined  efforts  and  example  of  ^Ir.  and  Mrs.  Seymour, 
Mrs.  Francis  and  Mrs.  Lee,  but  according  to  all  accounts,  to 
Mrs.  George  Francis  more  than  to  any  other  one  person  the 
Church  is  indebted  for  its  existence.  Our  Parish  Register 
says  "Church  service  was  first  cele1)ratcd  in  New  Britain,  at 
the  earnest  and  frequent  solicitations  of  Mrs.  George  Francis, 
at  one  time  the  only  communicant  of  the  Church  residing  in 
the  town."  She  could  not  have  been  the  only  communicant 
after  November,  1828,  when  Mrs.  L.  P.  Lee  came  here  to  reside. 
There  were  at  least  nine  parishioners  of  the  old  Church  resid- 
ing in  New  Britain  before  1828,  and  while  several  of  them 
may  not  have  been  communicants,  it  is  hardly  probable  that 
there  were  not  a  few  communicants  among  them  or  their 
families.  A  newspaper  clipping  dated  June  8,  1896,  (probably 
from  the  Morning  Dispatch,  New  Britain,)  says  that  "When 
the  (old)  Church  was  sold  a  Mrs.  Francis  of  Stanley  Quarter 
invited  all  the  Episcopalians  of  this  vicinity  to  her  house, 
where  services  were  conducted  every  Sunday  until  1836."  A 
report  of  a  historical  address  delivered  by  the  Rev.  Henn'  N. 
Wayne,  March  21,  1897,  in  a  clipping  from  the  "Morning  Dis- 
patch" of  March  twenty-second,  says,  "When  the  (old)  Church 
became  split  a  portion  of  the  people  went  to  Meriden  to  St. 
Andrew's,  and  a  part  did  not  go  anywhere.  There  was  living 
in  what  is  now  commonly  known  as  Stanley  Quarter,  a  very 
zealous  Church  woman  named  Mrs.  George  Francis.  She  went 
around  among  the  people  who  had  given  up  Church  attendance 
and  secured  promises  from  them  to  meet  at  her  house.  She 
next  went  to  see  Totten,  then  president  of  Trinity  college  of 
Hartford,  and  he  promised  to  take  charge  of  the  services  at 
regular  intervals."  This  account  as  reported  is  partly  errone- 
ous. If  any  went  to  St.  Andrew's  it  must  have  been  from 
Worthington  and  Kensington,  and  not  from  New  Britain. 
We  have  been  unable  to  confirm  the  report  of  the  meetings 
at  the  Francis  house.  There  never  was  any  known  split  in 
Christ  Church,  Worthington.  Bishop  Brownell,  and  not  Dr. 
Totten,  was  President  of  the  College  until  1831,  and  the  Rev. 
Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton  until  Feb.  28,  1837,  although  Dr.  Totten 
was  elected  President  to  succeed  Dr.  Wheaton.  Mrs.  Francis 
could  not  have  invited  the  people  to  meet  at  her  house  when  the 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  28 1 

use  of  the  old  church  was  first  discontinued,  because  it  was  aban- 
doned as  early  as  182 1,  about  three  years  before  Mrs.  Francis 
moved  to  New  Britain.  Mrs.  Henry  Baxter,  a  daug^hter  of 
Mrs.  Francis,  and  others  who  would  be  likely  to  know  of 
such  meetings,  have  no  knowledge  or  tradition  of  them.  Mrs. 
Francis  left  a  brief  record  of  the  Church  up  to  Dec.  23,  1848, 
which  says  "The  first  Episcopal  preaching  in  New  Britain 
was  on  the  17th.  of  January  1836,  by  the  Rev.  Silas  Totten 
at  the  old  Conference,"  meaning  the  old  Academy  near  the 
Strickland  School  House,  but  she  makes  no  mention  of  any 
service  other  than  preaching.  If  there  had  been  services  regu- 
larly at  her  house  every  Sunday  for  ten  years,  it  is  strange 
that  she  did  not  record  it.  Professor  Russell  during  his  Rec- 
torship of  St.  Mark's  prepared  a  historical  sketch  of  the 
Church  from  various  records  and  manuscripts,  probably  includ- 
ing that  of  Mrs.  Francis,  and  recorded  the  same  in  the  Parish 
Register.  This  says :  "The  Bishop  was  finally  induced  to  send 
from  Hartford  .  .  .  the  Rev.  Silas  Totten,  who  held  the 
first  service  in  the  Academy  building  on  the  17th.  of  January, 
1836."  Dea.  Alfred  Andrews,  in  his  History  of  the  First 
Church,  (Congregational),  gives  a  sketch  of  St.  Mark's  taken 
from  Professor  Russell's  papers  and  says :  "The  first  service 
according  to  the  usages  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church 
was  held  in  New  Britain,  in  the  old  Academy  building  on  the 
17th.  of  Jan.  1836." 

These  somewhat  varied  statements  raise  the  question  of 
when  the  first  service  of  the  Church  was  performed  in  New 
Britain.  Jonathan  Gilbert,  Jr.,  one  of  the  Wardens  of  Christ 
Church,  died  in  New  Britain,  May  17,  1809.  Benjamin  Slater, 
who  held  several  oflfices  in  the  Church,  died  at  New  Britain, 
March  28,  181 1.  The  Church  was  active  on  both  of  these  dates 
and  Prayers  must  have  been  said  at  the  house  of  each,  even 
if  the  funeral  sermon  was  preached  at  the  church,  and  thus 
Episcopal  service  must  have  been  performed  here  as  early  as 
1809.  Lucy,  wife  of  David  Gilbert,  died  at  New  Britain, 
Aug.  12,  181 5,  and  the  Rev.  Asa  Cornwall  of  Southington 
preached  her  funeral  sermon  on  the  next  day,  but  we  do  not 
know  where  it  was  delivered.  The  baptism  "in  private"  of 
Cyrus  Booth's  child  by  the  Rev.  N.  S.  Wheaton,  May  14, 
1826,  was  undoubtedly  at  Mr.  Booth's  house  in  New  Britain, 


282  THE   CHURCH 

and  was  perhaps  the  first  Episcopal  baptism  within  the  present 
town.  The  Rev.  Thomas  J.  Davis  died  at  Philadelphia,  July 
2,  1886.  Two  obituary  notices  of  him  say  that  "his  first  parish 
was  New  Britain,  Conn."  As  a  matter  of  fact  his  first  cure, 
after  being  ordained  Deacon,  was  Bethany  and  Salem  Bridge, 
(Naugatuck,)  Conn.  In  the  precise  language  of  these  notices 
this  statement  of  Mr.  Davis'  first  parish  is  incorrect,  but  a 
statement  made  by  Mr.  Davis  in  the  year  1876  explains  how 
such  a  mistake  could  have  occurred.  Mr.  Davis  told  his  first 
wife's  niece,  (now  Mrs.  Samuel  Ordway  of  Puyallup,  Wash- 
ington,) that  his  first  service  was  in  New  Britain,  when  he 
was  a  student  at  Washington,  (Trinity,)  College.  He  was 
sent  here  by  the  officers  of  the  College  and  performed  service 
as  a  lay  reader  and  probably  read  sermons.  Mr.  Davis  entered 
the  college  1829  and  left  Nov.  i,  1830,  and  therefore  his 
reading  service  here  must  have  been  prior  to  the  latter  date. 
One  of  the  clippings  before  noted  says  that  Airs.  Francis 
applied  to  the  President  of  Trinity  College,  and  Prof.  Russell's 
sketch  implies  that  she  asked  the  Bishop  to  establish  services 
here.  If  Mr.  Davis  was  sent  here  in  response  to  the  solicita- 
tions of  Mrs.  Francis,  both  of  these  accounts  in  the  particu- 
lars last  named  would  be  correct,  for  at  the  time  Mr.  Davis 
was  sent  here  by  the  college  authority,  Bishop  Brownell  was  its 
President  as  well  as  Bishop.  Mr.  Davis'  letter  concerning  the 
consecration  of  the  church  in  1837,  (hereinafter  given  in  full,) 
refers  to  the  few  Episcopalians  in  this  village  and  its  vicinity, 
who  for  years  "have  looked  forward  to  the  organization  of  a 
Church."  It  does  not  seem  probable  that  they  could  have 
had  such  expectation  before  any  services  of  the  Churcli  had 
been  held  here,  and  who  could  better  know  of  their  looking 
forward  "for  years"  towards  an  organized  Church,  than  one 
who  had  led  them  in  service  as  a  humble  lay  reader  six  years 
before  such  organization?  The  obituary  notices  of  Mr.  Davis 
appear  to  confirm  the  statement  he  made  to  Mrs.  Ordway 
in  1876,  and  undoubtedly  any  seeming  discrepancy  was  due  to 
the  compiler,  who  assumed  that  Mr.  Davis'  first  service  was  in 
his  first  parish. 

It  seems  strange  that  Mrs.  Francis  did  not  mention  the  ser- 
vice here  by  Mr.  Davis  prior  to  1830,  but  at  the  same  time  it 
is  not  inconsistent  with  her  precise  language  that    "The  first 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  283 

Episcopal  preaching"  was  Jan.  17,  1836.  Service  by  a  lay 
reader,  who  also  read  a  sermon,  was  not  "Episcopal  preaching," 
and  she  may  have  used  the  word  "preaching"  advisedly,  know- 
ing that  services  without  preaching  had  been  held  here  before. 
Professor  Russell's  sketch  does  not  specifically  say  that  Dr. 
Totten's  service  was  the  first  in  New  Britain.  It  is  impossible 
to  say  with  any  certainty  when  the  first  Episcopal  service  was 
held  in  the  limits  of  present  New  Britain,  but  we  are  warranted 
in  assuming  that  funeral  services,  if  nothing  more,  were  held 
here  as  early  as  1809,  and  occasional  service  of  various  kinds 
up  to  1836,  when  we  had  both  services  and  preaching  by  the 
Rev.  Silas  Totten  on  the  17th.  of  January.  It  seems  utterly 
impossible  that  this  could  have  been,  strictly  speaking,  the  first 
services  of  the  Church  in  New  Britain.  At  the  first  service 
held  here  by  Dr.  Totten,  only  three  communicants  of  the  Church 
residing  in  New  Britain  were  present,  viz :  Hezekiah  Seymour, 
Mrs.  L.  P.  Lee  and  Mrs.  George  Francis.  Bishop  Brownell 
performed  Divine  Service  and  preached  here  April  17,  1836. 

The  Rev.  N.  S.  Wheaton,  then  President  of  Trinity  College, 
began  to  officiate  here  regularly  on  June  19,  1836.  By  this 
time  several  Episcopalians  from  other  places  had  located  here, 
and  a  few  natives  were  favorable  to  the  Church,  so  that  with 
these  additions  to  the  Episcopalians  before  named,  a  Church 
was  formally  organized  Aug.  28,  1836.  The  first  record  in  the 
first  book  is  as  follows : — 

"State  of  Connecticut  Hartford  Co''. 

Record  of  the  organization  of  St.  Marks  Church  or  Chapel 
New  Britain,  Aug.  28^^.  1836. 

At  a  meeting  held  Aug^  28^^.  1836  present. 

Hon.  I.  E.  Smith  Hezekiah  Seymour 

Lorenzo  P.  Lee  Cyrus  Booth 

Emanuel  Russell  John  B.  Parsons 

George  Francis  Arthur  Pendleton 

John  Fairbrother  Henry  Baldwin 

Philip  S.  Judd  Rev.  N.  S.  Wheaton 

On  motion,  Rev'<^.  N.  S.  Wheaton  was  appointed  Chairman 
Lorenzo  P.  Lee  Secretary. 


284  .         THE    CHURCH 

On  Motion,  it  was  resolved  that  it  is  expedient  to  organise 
in  this  place  a  Parish  or  Congregation  to  be  in  union  with  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the  United  States  &  with  the 
portion  of  it,  within  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut. 

Resolved,  that  the  persons  whose  names  are  subscribed  to  this 
paper,  together  with  such  others  as  may  hereafter  be  regularly 
united  with  the  association,  compose  the  said  Parish  or  Congre- 
gation, to  be  denominated  the  Parish  of  St.  Marks  Church. 
Resol*^.  that  Lorenzo  P.  Lee  &  Ira  E.  Smith  be  the  Wardens 
&  Emanuel  Russell,  Frederic  T.  Stanley,  Ralph  Dickenson, 
Hezekiah  Seymour,  Cirus  Booth  &  George  Francis,  be  and 
are  hereby  elected  the  Vestry  men  of  the  Parish  and  that  they 
constitute  the  committee  of  the  same. 

Resolved,  that  Charles  N.  Stanley  be  &  hereby  is  elected  clerk 
of  the  Parish. 

Resolved,  that  this  Parish  hereby  adopts  the  constitution  and 

canons  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the  Diocese  of 

Con*.  &  that  Ira  E.  Smith  be  a  Delegate  to  the  next  Diocesan 

convention,  with  a  request  that  this  Parish  be  received  into  union 

with  the  same. 

Charles  N.  Stanley, 

Clerk." 

The  original  of  this  record  was  prepared  beforehand  on  a 
loose  sheet  with  blanks  left  for  dates  and  names  which  were 
afterwards  filled  in.  This  paper  is  now  in  the  archives  of  the 
parish.  It  is  in  the  handwriting  of  Lorenzo  P.  Lee  and  appears 
to  have  been  used  as  a  constitution  for  subsequent  members  of 
the  Parish  to  sign.  The  signatures,  27  in  all,  are  on  the 
back  of  the  paper  and  a  fac  simile  of  them  is  herewith  given. 
The  first  eleven  signatures  are  the  same  as  the  eleven  names 
recorded  as  present,  but  they  are  arranged  in  a  different  order. 
Although  the  paper  is  dated  1836,  some  of  the  persons  who 
signed  it  were  not  residents  of  the  place  until  after  1840, 
therefore  it  is  impossible  to  tell  when  the  different  persons 
signed.  Probably  only  the  first  eleven  signed  on  or  before  the 
date  of  organization.  Only  eleven  members  are  recorded  as 
present,  but  Charles  N.  Stanley,  the  clerk  of  the  irieeting,  must 
have  been  present  and  is  thereby  identified  as  a  member  of 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


285 


the  Parish.     Frederick  T.  Stanley  and  Ralph  Dickenson  were 
elected  Vestrymen  but  none  of  these  three  names  appear  on 


\ 


> 


^f^ 
^ 


V 


Signatures  on  Paper  of  Organization 


the  organization  paper.     Counting  them  as  members  of  the 
Parish,  the  total  number  at  the  date  of  organization  was  four- 


286  THE    CHURCH 

teen.  Why  the  name  of  the  old  Church  "Christ  Church"  was 
dropped  and  "St.  Marks''  substituted  therefor,  or  why  the 
name  "St.  Marks''  was  adopted  or  by  whose  suggestion,  we 
have  been  unable  to  learn. 

Ira  E.  Smith,  Esq.,  who  was  at  this  first  meeting  appointed 
Delegate  to  the  next  Diocesan  Convention  with  instructions  to 
unite  the  Parish  with  the  Diocese,  was  faithful  to  his  trust. 
The  next  Convention  was  held  Oct.  ii,  1836,  and  it  is  recorded 
in  the  Journal  that  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  and  Christ 
Church,  Westport,  had  applied  for  admission  into  the  union, 
which  application  was  on  motion  referred  to  a  Committee  con- 
sisting of  Rev.  Dr.  Coswell  and  Col.  Tracy.  This  Committee 
made  a  favorable  report  and  on  motion,  it  was  "Resolved, 
that  the  Churches  be  admitted  into  union  with  the  Conven- 
tion." Ira  E,  Smith  from  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain, 
presented  his  testimonial  as  lay  delegate,  which  was  approved 
and  he  took  his  seat.  With  these  two  new  Churches  there 
were  then  ninety  congregations  and  seventy-five  clergy  besides 
the  Bishop  in  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut.  New  Britain  was 
the  seventh  Church  of  the  Diocese  within  Hartford  County, 
the  others  being  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  St.  Luke's,  Glaston- 
bury, St.  Andrew's,  Simsbury,  (Bloomfield,)  St.  Peter's, 
Granby,  St.  John's,  Warehouse  Point,  and  the  Church  at 
Southington.  The  report  of  the  Christian  Knowledge  Society 
in  the  Journal  for  1836  shows  that  this  missionary  society 
had  made  an  appropriation  of  $10.00  to  defray  the  traveling 
expenses  of  a  clergyman  in  visiting  the  newly  formed  parish  of 
New  Britain. 

The  next  record  of  St.  Mark's  is  the  copy  of  a  subscription 
paper  for  preaching  in  1837  which  we  give  in  full,  as  follows : — 

"We  the  subscribers  do  hereby  promise  to  pay  to  the  Vestry- 
men of  S*.  Marks  Church  New  Britain,  the  sums  severally 
affixed  to  our  names,  to  be  applied  in  payment  of  the  salary  or 
support  of  a  good  Episcopal  Clergyman  who  shall  be  employed 
&  preach  in  said  society  of  New  Britain  during  the  ensuing 
year  to  be  paid  in  annuity  Instalments. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


287 


Emanuel  Russell 
Lorenzo  P.  Lee 
Hon.  I.  E.  Smith 
George  Francis 
Hezekiah  Seymour 
George  Brown 
Ralph  Dickinson 
Royal  S.  Hall 
Charles  Parsons 
Arthur    Pendleton 
Curtis  Whaples 
F.  T.  Stanley 
I.  N.  Lee 
Morton  Judd 
Joseph  Fuller 
Chauncy  Cornwell 
William  Smith  Esq. 
H.  W.  Shipman 
Rev**.  S.  South  worth 
A.  H.  Stanley 
Augustus  Ward 
Blinn  Whaples 
Andrew  G.  Graham 
Cyrus  Booth 
Enos  S.  Hurlburt 
Lynus   Burwell 
Henry  North 
A.  W.  Southworth 
E.  A.  Parker 
Bradford  Bulloch 
Thomas  Tracy 
E.  B.  Lewis 
James  Mix 
Francis  Caswell 
James  Day 
Levi  Smith 
E.  D.  Harington 
Asaph  Thomas 


Berlin  Jan'' 

$60.00 
30.00 
30.00 
10.00 
8.00 
20.00 
10.00 
5.00 
3.00 
10.00 
10.00 
30.00 
5.00 
2.00 
5.00 
2.00 
2.00 
10.00 
2.00 
5.00 
5.00 
2.00 
2.00 
10.00 
1. 00 
2.00 
3.00 
1. 00 
2.00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 


■  II,  1837. 

Norman  Woodruff 

Henry  L.  Parsons 

Elnathan  Peck 

Alanson  K.  Sperry 

W.  B.  North 

Charles  A.  Warner 

E.  M.  Stoddard 

G.  Clark 

C.  N.  Lewis 

Marcellus  Clark 

Cornelius  B.  Erwin 
&  Lewis 

W'".  H.  Smith 

Elihu  Burritt 

P.  S.  Judd 
E.  M.  Smith 
W"^.  Bingham 
Enos   Hunn 
T.  S.  Wetmore 
Geo.  M.  Landers 
Samuel   Blinn 
John  S.  Hazen 
Stephen  L.  Strickland 
Thomas   Bunnell 
W.  B.  Stanley 
Alanson  Warner 
E.  H.  Burritt 
Henry  W.  Flagg 
Phillip  Hart 
John  Fairbrother 
George  Elliot 
C.  N.  Stanley 
Sam  Booth 
Theodore  S.  Bronson 
Stephen  Hart 


10.00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
5.oo( 
1. 00 
1. 00 
•50 

5.00 

6.00 
5.00 
3.00 
5.00 
5.00 
2.00 
1. 00 
2.00 
5.00 
1. 00 
15.00 
5.00 

I.OO- 

5.00 
1. 00 
4.00 
2.00 
1. 00 

3.00 
5.00 
8.00 
5.00 

2.00 
1. 00 


$414.00" 


2  88  THE    CHURCH 

Dr.  Wheaton  continued  to  be  Rector  of  the  Parish  until  April 
1 6,  1837,  but  others  officiated  here  during  his  Rectorship  as  is 
shown  by  an  entry  in  Emanuel  Russell's  pocket  memorandum 
book,  as  follows: — March  26,  1837,  "John  Williams  Lay 
Reader  preached  here  twice,  has  gone  to  Deerfield,  Franklin 
County,  Mass.  Says  he  will  write  us  if  an  opportunity  offers 
for  a  Clergyman. 

Paid  him  five  Dollars." 

This  Lay  Reader  was  afterwards  Bishop  Williams  and  his 
service  here  in  1837  was  probably  his  introduction  to  St.  Mark's 
Parish.  He  was  then  but  little  over  19  years  of  age.  He  was 
not  ordered  a  deacon  until  Sept.  2,  1838.  The  parish  register 
erroneously  says  that  "The  Rev.  Z.  H.  Mansfield  and  the  Rev. 
John  Williams,  the  Assistant  Bishop  of  the  Diocese,  officiated 
from  June  1838,  to  Nov.  1840,"  Mr.  Mansfield's  services  ended 
in  November,  1838,  and  Bishop  Williams  was  not  the  Assistant 
Bishop  1838  to  '40  for  he  was  not  consecrated  until  185 1.  We 
find  no  record  of  any  early  service  here  by  him  other  than  the 
two  Sundays  before  named,  and  Mrs.  Francis'  manuscript, 
which  says  after  Mr.  Mansfield's  record,  "Rev.  John  Williams 
part  of  the  time."  It  is  not  clear  whether  or  not  she  refers  to 
the  time  Mr.  Mansfield  was  here.  The  Rev.  Isaac  Jones  was 
paid  $5.00  for  services,  no  date,  but  probably  in  1837.  The 
next  entry  in  Mr.  Russell's  book  is  the  address  of  the  Rev. 
Thomas  J.  Davis,  South  Glatonbury,  Conn.,  probably  fur- 
nished Mr.  Russell  by  the  future  Bishop  of  the  Diocese.  Mr. 
Russell  wrote  to  Mr.  Davis,  March  2^,  1837,  care  of  Macy 
&  Wadsworth,  Philadelphia,  and  again  on  April  12,  1837. 
Mrs.  Francis'  manuscript  says  that  Mr.  Davis  was  Rector  from 
April  23,  1837,  to  June  i,  1838.  Mr.  Emanuel  Russell's  mem- 
orandum says  that  under  date  of  May  4,  1837,  "Rev.  Thomas 
Davis  and  family  arrived  here  on  Tuesday  Evening  and  went  to 
Mr.  Cornwall's  to  board.  Engaged  for  one  year  for  $250.  and 
board  for  self  and  family." 

There  is  only  one  parish  meeting  on  record  during  the  year 
and  no  officers  other  than  a  delegate  to  the  Convention  were 
elected  at  that  meeting.  Charles  N.  Stanley,  the  clerk  of  the 
previous  year,  signed  as  clerk  of  this  meeting  and  thus  we  sup- 
pose that  the  officers  of  the  previous  year  held  over  another 
year.     Instead  of  naming  the  officers  here  we  give  elsewhere 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  289 

all  the  principal  officers  to  date  in  tabulated  form.  The  one 
parish  meeting  of  1837  was  held  June  9,  when  it  was  "Resolved 
that  a  Committee  be  appointed  to  confer  on  the  expediency  of 
building  a  Church  or  Chapel  in  this  Society  and  report  thereon." 
Lorenzo  P.  Lee,  Esq.,  Emanuel  Russell  and  Hon.  Ira  E.  Smith, 
were  appointed  as  that  committee. 

The  Convention  was  held  in  June  1837  and  there  was  no 
delegate  or  minister  present  from  New  Britain.  The  Bishop's 
address  to  the  Convention  says  that  "The  Rev.  Thomas  J. 
Davis  has  removed  to  the  Parish  of  New  Britain,"  and  that 
"The  Rev.  Dr.  Wheaton  has  accepted  the  Rectorship  of  Christ 
Church,  New  Orleans,  and  has  been  succeeded  in  the  Presidency 
of  Washington  College  by  the  Rev.  Silas  Totten." 

In  the  Parochial  reports,  New  Britain  was  represented  for 
the  first  time,  as  follows : 

"St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  Rev.  Thomas  J.  Davis, 
Rector. 

"I  received  a  call  to  this  Parish  about  the  last  of  April,  which 
I  accepted  with  the  consent  of  the  Bishop.  This  Parish  was 
received  into  union  with  the  diocese  at  the  sitting  of  the  last 
Convention,  having  been  organized  under  the  charge  of  Dr. 
Wheaton.  And  had  the  times  continued  as  favorable  as  they 
then  were,  the  Parish  would  probably  by  this  time  have  erected 
a  Church ;  for  such  had  been  their  determination  under  the 
fostering  care  and  blessings  of  heaven.  But  in  consequence  of 
the  change,  all  attempts  have  as  yet  been  suspended. 

"At  present  we  meet  for  divine  worship  in  the  upper  part  of 
the  Academy,  a  room  which  will  accommodate  from  50  to  100 
persons.  Most  of  the  time  this  is  filled  as  full  as  can  be  com- 
fortably seated.  As  yet  I  am  unable  to  report  the  number 
of  families  who  will  acknowledge  themselves  members  of  the 
Parish.  Tliere  is  belonging  to  it  12  communicants.  I  bap- 
tized 6  children  on  Sunday  last.  A  Sunday  School  has  been 
formed  which  is  as  yet  small  though  continually  increasing. 
I  have  organized  a  Sewing  Society,  the  avails  of  which  have 
been  appropriated  to  the  purchase  of  books  and  tracts  explana- 
tory of  the  distinctive  principles  of  the  Church  and  her  holy 
religion,  which  is  very  little  known,  but  eagerly  sought  for. 
Indeed,  I  think  there  is  no  hazzard  in  saying,  that  New  Britain 
is  fine  missionary  ground  for  the  Church,  and  bids  fair  for  a 


290  THE    CHURCH 

rapid  growth  in  the  faith,  as  it  was  once  delivered  to  the  saints. 
At  present,  it  needs  greatly  the  fostering  aid  which  the  Chris- 
tian Knowledge  Society  is  nobly  designed  to  afiford  weak  and 
languishing  Parishes  in  the  Diocese.  But  if  sustained  thus 
for  the  present,  it  is  fondly  hoped  that  as  bread  cast  upon  the 
waters,  after  not  many  days,  the  same  will  be  found,  not  only 
in  the  increase  of  the  Parish,  but  also  in  its  liberal  contribu- 
tions for  the  like  benefits  to  others." 

This  report  of  the  Rector  may  have  been  written  before  Jnne 
9,  when  they  appointed  a  committee  on  the  expediency  of  build- 
ing a  church,  but  probably  the  burden  of  building  seemed  so 
great  that  all  efforts  in  that  direction  were  suspended  as  stated 
in  this  report.  The  Convention  of  1837  was  held  June  13  and 
14,  and  the  last  Sunday  prior  to  the  13th  was  June  11,  1837, 
the  probable  date  of  the  baptism  reported  as  "Sunday  last" 
although  it  may  have  been  on  June  4th.  This  was  Mr.  Davis' 
first  baptism  and  was  also  the  first  baptism  reported  to  the 
Convention.  Mr.  Wheaton  did  not  make  any  report  of  his 
work  here.  There  is  a  tradition  in  the  Lee  family  that  the 
baptism  of  three  of  the  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  P.  Lee,  viz : 
Franklin,  Hills,  Jeannette  Todd  and  James  Todd,  was  the  first 
baptism  after  the  organization  of  the  Church.  It  is  possible 
that  these  Lee  children  were  three  of  the  six  children  baptized 
by  Mr.  Davis  as  before  stated,  but  it  is  thought  that  they  were 
baptized  by  the  Rev.  N.  S.  Wheaton,  (who  had  been  Mrs.  Lee's 
Rector  when  she  lived  at  Hartford,)  and  that  the  baptism, 
which  was  in  the  Academy,  was  in  the  winter  or  early  spring 
of  1837,  before  Mr.  Davis  came  here.  The  Sunday  School 
herein  referred  to  was  established  May  21,  1837,  as  we  find  by 
the  manuscript  of  Mrs.  George  Francis,  which  is  the  only 
record  we  have,  aside  from  this  Parish  report,  of  the  forma- 
tion of  the  Sunday  School.  The  fostering  aid  of  the  mission- 
ary society  which  this  report  says  New  Britain  "needs  greatly," 
was  kindly  bestowed  upon  St.  Mark's  as  one  of  the  parishes 
requiring  aid  to  support  a  rector  to  the  amount  of  one  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  per  annum,  besides  paying  the  Rev.  Silas 
Totten  the  ten  dollars  appropriated  the  year  before  "for  travel- 
ling expenses  in  visiting  the  Parish  of  New  Britain."  Another 
evidence  of  our  past  poverty  is  found  in  the  fact  that  in  1837, 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  29I 

New  Britain  was  in  the  list  of  parishes  that  had  not  paid  their 
assessments  to  the  convention  fund. 

But  the  committee  on  building  a  church,  although  dis- 
couraged, decided  to  make  an  effort  as  appears  by  tlie  following 
record : — 

"We  the  subscribers  do  hereby  severally  engage  to  pay  the 
sums  affixed  to  our  Names  In  the  way  &  manner  designated  by 
us  for  the  purpose  of  Erecting  &  finishing  off  a  House  of 
Public  Worship  which  shall  belong  to  S^  Marks  Parish  New 
Britain,  June  29,  1837." 

LIST  OF  SUBSCRIBERS. 


Rev^.  Tho^  J.  Davis  (our  Pastor), 

$20.00 

Andrew  G.  Grayham 

work 

10.00 

W^.  Graham 

do 

5.00 

Charles  Parsons 

do 

10.00 

George  M.  Landers 

do 

10.00 

T.  S.  Whitmore 

do 

10.00 

Stephen  L.  Strickland 

do 

20.00 

H.  W.  Whiting 

do 

10.00 

John  B.  Parsons 

do 

17.28 

Jabez  Corn  well 

do 

10.00 

John  S.  Hazen 

do 

15.00 

Walter  Gladden 

do 

5.00 

Alonzo  Stanley 

cash  paid 

5.00 

G.  W.  Winchester 

Goods 

15.00 

Curtis  Whaples 

do 

10.00 

Cyrus  Booth 

work 

12.00 

Chas.  A.  Warner 

1. 00 

L.  N.  Tracy 

paid  cash 

5.00 

F.  T.  Stanley            order  on  Whaples 

25.00 

HnnrI   PViil* 

25.00 
3.00 

E.  A.  Parker 

paid 

work 

A.  W.  Southworth 

do 

3.00 

W.  B.  Stanley 

order  on  Whaples  p*. 

5.00 

Ch^.  Cornwell 

work 

5.00 

N.  Woodruff 

order  on 

Whaples  pd. 

10.00 

Elizur  D.  Harington 

3.00 

292  THE   CHURCH 

E.  B.  Lewis                    paid  3.00 

Perry  Moore            paid  in  board  and  labor  3.00 

James  Day              dead  3.00 

Alanson  Warner  p*.              3.00 

Francis  Crowell  3.00 

Tho\  Tracy  pa*^.               3.00 

Julius  Parker  3.00 

Sam'  Booth  p'^.  by  sawing  work             5.00 

H.  H.  Douglass  paid             3.00 

Henry  North  paid             5.00 

Henr}'  Austin  do               3.00 

John  Fairbrother  3.00 

W.  H.  Smith  paid  in  goods  5.00 

C.  N.  Stanley  10.00 

H.  W.  Shipman                     Cash  5.00 

Mrs.  Dickinson  paid             5.00 

P.  S.  Judd                      in  goods  3.00 
W.  Smith  Esq.  p.  of  S.  Woodruff  &  Co.  order 

on  Whaples  4.00 

Oscar  McLean                     In  work  10.00 

Norman  Woodford                 do  3.00 


354-28 


.  The  name  of  Mr.  or  Mrs.  George  Francis  does  not  appear  in 
this  list,  but  it  is  certain  that  they  gave  something  and  tradi- 
tion has  it  that  Mrs.  Francis  gave  $50.00  towards  building  the 
church  and  that  she  saved  the  money  for  this  purpose  out  of  her 
personal  earnings. 

With  this  list  for  a  start,  outside  aid  was  solicited,  a  site 
selected  and  the  building  was  soon  under  way.  On  Nov.  20, 
1837,  Mr.  William  Russell  of  New  York  City,  (son  of  Eman- 
uel Russell)  writes  to  his  sister  Harriot  at  New  Britain,  saying: 
"Rev.  Mr.  Davis  was  in  town  yesterday  and  bought  an  organ 
for  our  little  church.  I  am  going  home  on  the  29th.  to  keep 
Thanksgiving  when  we  are  going  to  get  up  a  concert  of  sacred 
music  in  the  church  before  its  dedication.  Mr.  Davis  says  th^t 
if  he  does  so  he  can  make  enough  out  of  it  to  defray  all  the 
remaining  expenses  of  the  Church." 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  293 

The  building  was  ready  for  consecration  Dec.  7,  1837,  as 
appears  by  the  following  record : — 

"Whereas  sundry  good  People  of  the  Parish  of  New  Britain, 
and  the  vicinity  have  erected  a  House  for  the  worship  of 
Almighty  God  According  to  the  Liturgy  and  Offices  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  and  have  requested  that  the  same 
may  be  consecrated  agreeably  to  the  usages  of  the  said  Church. 

Now,  therefore,  be  it  known  that  I,  Thomas  Church  Erownell, 
by  divine  permission,  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut,  did 
this  day  consecrate  the  said  building  by  the  name  of  St.  Marks 
Church,  and  separating  for  ever  from  all  such  allowed  and  com- 
mon uses,  the  same  did  dedicate  to  the  service  of  Almighty  God, 
for  reading  his  holy  Word,  for  celebrating  his  Holy  Sacra- 
ments, for  offering  to  his  Glorious  Majesty  the  sacrifices  of 
prayer  &  thanksgiving,  for  blessing  the  people  in  his  name,  and 
for  the  performance  of  all  other  Offices,  according  to  the 
doctrine,  discipline  &  worship  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  In  the  United  States  of  America. 

In  witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  &  seal 
this  seventh  day  of  December,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  1837, 
and  of  my  consecration  the  igi^^. 

Thomas  Church  Brownell. 
Seal. 

Copy  by  Em\  Russell  from  the  original  April  19,  1838." 

The  building  was  on  the  north  side  of  East  Main  street 
near  the  residence  of  the  late  George  M.  Landers.  It  was  so 
small,  that  the  people  did  not  know  whether  to  call  it  a  church 
or  a  chapel.  It  is  still  standing  (1906)  on  Myrtle  street,  corner 
of  High,  as  a  part  of  the  old  Roman  Catholic  school,  but  has 
been  added  to  and  remodeled  to  such  an  extent  that  its  original 
form  does  not  appear.  There  is  a  plan  of  24  pews  in  the 
record  book,  which  plan  we  produce  on  the  next  page  as  our  only 
picture  of  the  East  Main  street  Church.  We  are  told  that 
the  exterior  was  so  plain  and  unchurchly  as  to  be  frequently 
mistaken  for  a  private  house.  One  week  day  a  pedlar  was 
knocking  at  the  door  when  the  Hon.  G.  M.  Landers  was  passing 
by  and  noticing  the  mistake  kindly  informed  the  man  that 
"St.  Mark  was  not  at  home." 


294 


THE    CHURCH 


Mr.  Dwight  A.  Parsons  has  loaned  us  the  account  book  of 
his  father  John  B.  Parsons,  whose  account  with  "St.  Mark's" 
shows  that  the  Church  was  built  by  the  day.     Tlie  account 


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Skating  Plan  ok  the  Church,   1837 

begins  Sept.  6,  1837,  at  which  time  he  charged  the  Parish  for 
eight  and  a  half  days'  labor  by  himself  at  $1.50  per  day. 
A  little  later  he  charges  for  the  labor  of  "Whaples"  and  "Wil- 
liam" at  the  rate  of  $1.00  per  day  each.     The  last  charge  for 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN,  295 

work  is  dated  Nov.  25,  1837,  and  is  for  "building  24  slip  doors 
at  34  cts.     $8.16." 

We  get  a  little  more  light  from  his  account  with  Lorenzo 
P.  Lee  &  Co.,  to  whom  he  charged  on  the  same  dates  exactly 
the  same  items  as  he  charged  the  Parish  except  that  the  first 
four  days  were  charged  as  "work  on  the  church,"  and  the 
next  four  and  a  half  days  as  performed  the  "second  week." 
This  shows  us  that  Mr.  Parsons  began  work  on  the  church 
the  last  week  in  August,  1837.  The  Treasurer's  account 
March  23,  1838,  has  the  following  entry:  "Paid  Whiting's  tim- 
ber bill  at  the  Bason  8.07."  and  there  are  several  other  entries 
of  money  paid  to  Whiting.  "The  Bason"  was  the  freight 
station  at  Plainville  of  the  Farmington  Canal  and  it  was  kept 
by  Mr.  Whiting.  These  items  therefore  show  that  the  timber 
for  the  church  or  a  part  of  it  came  to  Plainville  on  the  canal 
and  was  then  drawn  to  New  Britain  by  team. 

When  the  church  was  consecrated,  Emanuel  Russell's 
daughter  Harriot  was  attending  the  Female  Seminary  at  Troy, 
N.  Y.  On  Dec.  10,  1837  her  brother  William  writes  her  again 
from  New  York  City  as  follows — "The  little  church  is  a 
beauty  and  the  organ  is  a  very  good  one.  I  think  without 
exception,  (for  its  size,)  the  church  is  one  of  the  most  com- 
modious and  best  planned  buildings  that  I  ever  saw.  The 
pews  are  very  easy,  they  recline  a  little  backwards  at  the  top 
and  the  foot  place  is  under  the  seat  forward,  which  is  an 
improvement  upon  the  usual  way  of  making  them.  There  are 
26  slips  below,  20  of  them  will  hold  10  each  and  6  five  each. 
Mr.  Davis  and  Father  say  that  I  must  raise  50  dollars  this 
year  for  them  which  I  think  'can't  be  did'."  The  seating  plan 
and  John  B.  Parsons'  account  say  24  slips.  St.  Mark's  Church 
was  the  first  to  install  an  organ  in  any  house  of  public  worship 
in  New  Britain.  On  Dec.  11,  1837,  Mr.  Emanuel  Russell 
wrote  to  his  daughter  Harriot  saying: — "Tis  hardly  worth 
while  for  me  to  write  as  the  girls  have  no  doubt  given  you 
all  the  news,  besides  I  am  much  fatigued  having  rode  over  30 
miles  today.  Our  dear  little  Chapel  is  completed  and  adorned 
with  a  fine  organ,  and  we  have  collected  a  hansome  congre- 
gation with  a  fair  prospect  of  adding  to  the  number." 

"You  must  attend  church  regularly,  relinquish  novel  reading 
and  devote  your  mind  to  your  studies,  and  exert  yourself  to 
lay  a  broad  foundation  for  future  improvement  and  usefulness." 


296  THE    CHURCH 

The  followin;:^  extracts  from  a  letter  to  Miss  Harriot  from 
her  sister  Emeline  show  that  Mr.  Russell  could  well  depend 
upon  "the  girls"  to  give  her  the  news.  "I  must  tell  you  some 
of  the  most  important  events  since  your  departure,  in  the 
first  place  not  long  after  you  left  we  had  a  tea  party.  There 
were  20  invited  but  were  not  all  here.  The  Misses  Smith 
sent  a  very  polite  note  of  apology,  the  Judge  (Hon.  Ira  E.) 
was  in  Hartford  and  they  could  not  walk  so  far.  Mrs.  Win- 
chester remarked  afterwards  to  .some  people  that  our  table 
looked  splendid,  and  I  think  she  was  not  far  from  right.  Next 
came  Thanksgiving.  William  came  up  and  we  invited  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Davis,  but  she  did  not  come  being  preengaged  at 
Hartford.  .  ,  .  Next  came  the  preparation  for  the  conse- 
cration, we  made  all  the  cushions  and  carpets  for  the  Chapel 
at  our  house,  two  days  before  the  consecration  (you  must 
know  that  we  have  all  of  our  Chapel  carpeted,)  we  really  had 
a  regular  consecration.  On  the  morning  of  the  occasion,  Mr. 
Thomas  Lee  came  and  very  politely  and  kindly  offered  us  a 
deed  of  the  land  on  which  the  Chapel  stands.  We  had  a  most 
impressive  service.  I  believe  the  Presbyterians  had  hard  work 
to  get  their  eyes  shut  that  night,  they  stared  so,  but  they  realy 
behaved  ver}'  well  and  conformed  to  all  our  rules  in  service. 
I  was  quite  surprised  and  pleased  to  see  them  show  us  so 
much  respect.  I  believe  they  all  wished  they  were  Episco- 
palians too.  It  was  well  ordered  and  full  as  possible  and 
no  mistake.  Ten  or  twelve  were  confirmed,  among  the  num- 
ber was  Father,  Cate  and  myself.  I  hope  we  shall  be  better 
for  it  and  that  we  shall  all  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty 
of  holiness  in  that  dear  little  Chapel.  Oh  Harriot,  how  I 
wish  you  had  been  here  for  I  cannot  tell,  neither  can  you 
imagine  how  beautiful  the  service  was  and  how  delightful 
it  is  to  have  a  church  of  our  own.  We  had  nine  here  to  dinner, 
the  Bishop  and  some  of  the  Hartford  big  bugs.  The  choir 
are  coming  out  here  two  or  three  times  this  winter  to  sing  for 
us  and  play  on  the  organ.  We  shall  not  have  an  organist  until 
Christmas.  Doctor  Rockwell  and  lady  arc  decided  Episco- 
palians, also  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hazen.  Well  I  believe  I  have 
told  you  enough  about  the  Giapel.  if  not  Mrs.  Bassett  can 
tell  you  more."  Mrs.  Theresa  Bassett  was  one  of  the  original 
communicants  of  the  Church  here,  but  was  then  teaching  at 
Troy,  N.  Y. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  297 

In  the  record  book  we  find  without  date  a  "List  of  those 
Confirmed"  which  includes  Emanuel  Russell,  Catherine  Russell, 
and  E.  E.  Russell,  (Eliza  Emeline).  These  are  respectively 
"Father,  Cate  and  myself"  referred  to  in  Miss  Emeline  Rus- 
sell's letter  as  confirmed  on  the  day  of  the  Consecration. 
We  are  thus  enabled  to  fix  the  date  when  this  class  was  con- 
firmed. In  Mr.  Russell's  memorandum  book  is  the  first  list 
of  Parishioners  without  date,  but  the  last  preceding  date  is 
Dec.  7,  1837,  and  we  presume  this  list  was  made  out  not  long 
after  that  date.     It  is  as  follows : — 

LIST  OF   NAMES  P.   E.   CHURCH. 

Judge  Smith.  Mason. 

E.  Russell.  P.  Judd. 

L.  P.  Lee.  O.  H.  Seymour. 

Cha^  Stanley.  Hez.  Seymour. 

Geo.  Francis.  Mrs.  Dot^  Stanley. 

Cyrus  Booth.  J.  Fairbrother. 

Arthur  Pennington.  Selden  Deming. 

Frederic  Stanley.  David  Steel. 
Alfred  Stanley.  Whaples 

Chester  Birge.  Southard. 

R.  Dickinson.  Pratts. 

Churchill.     ( Solomon  j  Mrs.  Hart. 

Geo.  Landers.  Winchester. 

John  Hazen. 

For  more  "about  the  Chapel  we  quote  the  following  from  the 
"Chronicle  of  the  Church/'  New  Haven,  Conn,  issue  of  Dec. 
29,  1837. 

"New  Britain,  Dec.  i8,  1837. 

Mr.  Editor,  Dear  Sir, — The  Chronicle  being  the  proper  organ 
of  communication  for  this  diocese,  I  take  the  first  opportunity 
to  forward  you  a  brief  account  of  our  Church,  which  was  con- 
secrated on  the  7th.  instant,  by  the  name  of  St.  Mark's  Church. 
There  were  present,  besides  the  Bishop,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hull  of 
WalHngford,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Covil  of  Bristol,  and  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Burgess  of  Hartford.  We  were  also  favored  with  the  presence 
and  assistance  of  the  choir  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  which 


29»  THE    CHURCH 

gave  peculiar  interest  to  the  services  of  the  day.  The  comple- 
tion of  our  Church  and  the  services  of  that  day,  were  a  source 
of  great  gratification  to  the  friends  of  the  Church,  but  espec- 
ially so  to  the  few  Episcopalians  in  this  village  and  its  vicinity, 
who  have  for  years,  with  a  faith  which  rested  upon  the  promises 
of  God,  that  he  would  not  forget  his  people,  nor  leave  them 
comfortless,  looked  forward  to  this  star  of  Jacob,  now  risen  up 
for  a  light,  to  enlighten  them  that  sit  in  darkness  and  the 
shadow  of  death.  How  or  when  this  was  to  be  brought  about, 
was  more  than  their  fondest  hope  or  wish  could  conjecture; 
and  their  hope  had  been  so  long  deferred  that  their  hearts  had 
often  become  sick ;  but  still  blessed  be  God,  they  did  not  sink 
in  despair.  For  often  were  they  invited  by  their  friends  of 
other  denominations,  to  join  with  them,  and  become  members 
of  their  body.  But  this  in  good  conscience  they  could  not  do. 
They  felt  it  a  duty,  situated  as  they  were,  and  did.  therefore, 
attend  their  worship ;  but  having  been  brought  up  in  the  nur- 
ture and  admonition  of  the  Lord,  as  the  Church  has  set  it  forth 
in  her  beauty  of  holiness,  they  could  not  forget  this  way  of 
Zion,  nor  sing  her  songs,  as  it  were,  in  a  strange  land.  Whilst 
they  endeavored,  therefore,  to  wait  patiently  for  the  salvation 
of  the  Lord,  and  with  thankful  hearts  pay  due  respect  to  all 
that  surrounded  them,  by  improving  the  blessings  which  their 
religious  services  presented  for  enjoyment ;  they  would  still 
think  upon  Zion.  Their  minds  would  be  constantly  going 
round  about  her,  and  marking  her  bulwarks,  her  strong  towers, 
her  places,  with  all  her  pleasant  things.  And  thus  be  led  to  say 
in  their  hearts  of  the  Church,  as  the  true  Israelites  of  old 
remarked  concerning  Jerusalem.  'How  shall  we  sing  the 
Lord's  song  in  a  strange  land.  H  I  forget  the  Church,  let  my 
right  hand  forget  her  cunning.  If  I  do  not  remember  her,  let 
my  tongue  cleave  to  the  roof  of  my  mouth ;  if  I  do  not  prefer 
her  to  my  chief  joy.'  And  such,  doubtless,  will  ever  be  the 
case,  with  all  who  have  been  rooted  and  grounded  in  the  dis- 
tinctive principles  of  the  Church.  They  will  never  leave  nor 
forsake  her.  It  is  true,  indeed,  that  some  who  claim  to  have 
been  brought  up  in  the  Church  have  forsaken  her,  and  would 
fain  forget  her.  But  it  is  more  likely,  that  they,  as  the  apostle 
remarked,  (i  John  ii,  17,)  'went  out  from  us  but  they  were  not 
of  us ;    for  if  they  had  been  of  us,  they  would  no  doubt  have 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  299 

continued  with  us ;  but  they  went  out  that  it  might  be  made 
manifest  that  they  were  not  all  of  us.'  For  I  feel  perfectly 
well  assured,  that  those  who  are  of  us,  or  Churchmen  from 
principle,  will  never  lose  that  principle.  Although  when 
deprived  of  the  worship  of  the  Church  they  will  make  the  best 
improvement  of  all  the  other  religious  privileges  within  their 
reach ;  yet  they  will  not,  they  cannot  forget  their  first  and  true 
love.  For  with  regard  to  the  Church  they  will  feel  bound  to 
say,  as  did  the  intrepid  apostle  St.  Peter,  to  his  blessed  Lord 
and  Master.  At  the  time  that  many  of  the  disciples  went  back 
and  walked  no  more  with  him.  (John  vi.  66.)  The  Lord 
Jesus  said  unto  the  twelve,  will  ye  also  go  away?  Simon 
Peter  answered  him,  Lord  to  whom  shall  we  go?  Thou  hast 
the  words  of  eternal  life. 

■"The  few  Episcopalians  who  compose  St.  Mark's  parish. 
New  Britain,  are  such  as  have  either  been  brought  up  in  the 
Church,  or  else  by  searching  for  the  principles  of  holiness  have 
found  it  to  possess,  in  the  most  scriptural  sense,  the  founda- 
tion of  the  apostles  and  prophets,  Jesus  Christ  himself  being  the 
chief  corner  stone.  Hence  they  compose  a  house  that  is  at 
unity  with  itself;  live  like  brethren  in  the  unity  of  the  spirit 
and  the  bonds  of  peace.  As  face  anszvereth  to  face  in  zvater,  so 
their  hearts  stand  linked  in  one  common  interest  for  the  growth 
and  prosperity  of  the  Church,  the  present  condition  of  which, 
is  to  them,  a  source  of  inexpressable  satisfaction;  as  one  of 
said  to  me  on  the  day  of  the  consecration.  'This  is  a  glorious 
day  to  us.'  To  this  my  own  heart  responded.  For  I  know 
that  they  could  all  say  with  David,  T  was  glad  when  they  said 
unto  me,  let  us  go  into  the  house  of  the  Lord.'  And  this  good 
spirit  was  so  appropriately  and  cordially  evinced,  that  it  dif- 
fused itself  through  the  community  generally ;  so  that  while 
there  was  nothing  to  ofifend  or  mar  the  happiness  of  any,  what- 
ever were  their  peculiar  religious  views,  there  was  much  to  be 
admired  and  approved  of  by  all.  Hence,  instead  of  producing 
discord  and  disunion  in  the  great  Catholic  Church,  that  is  com- 
posed of  all  true  believers,  it  had  the  happy  tendency  to  remove 
prejudices  which  were  founded  and  supported  by  ignorance  and 
falsehood,  and  so  tends  strongly  to  bring  us  all  nearer  to  that 
standard  of  sacred  union,  which  is  the  only  true  test  of  Chris- 
tianity, 'To  love  one  another.'     Wherefore  we  trust  that  our 


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efforts  have  not  only  been  very  signally  crowned  with  that 
kind  of  blessing  which  makes  glad  the  city  of  our  God. 

"It  gives  me  pleasure  to  avail  myself  of  this  opportunity 
to  express  what  I  have  always  felt,  and  trust  shall  never  cease 
to  feel,  a  grateful  acknowledgement  for  the  many  kindnesses 
wliich  I  have  received,  and  the  aid  so  opportunely  afforded 
me  by  my  urgent  solicitations,  for  causing  this  charitable 
w'ork  of  ours.  By  management  and  considerable  exertion, 
I  succeeded  in  supplying  my  parish  with  services  on  every 
Lord's  day  with  one  exception,  and  visited  all  the  principle 
parishes  in  the  diocese,  to  solicit  aid  of  individuals  for  this 
object.  And  what  was  given  me  for  its  accomplishment,  and 
the  manner  in  which  it  was  given  I  cannot  soon  forget ;  for 
my  feelings  were  too  much  enlisted  not  to  mark  the  spirit  as 
well  as  the  amount  of  all  the  contributions.  The  hardness 
of  the  times  was  such,  as  to  afford  an  easy  apology  to  all 
who  were  desirous  of  evading  applications  of  this  kind.  Hence 
they  who  wished  to  do  so,  could  very  gracefully  say  'go  in 
peace,'  or  'we  w-ish  you  success,'  without  any  consciousness 
or  apparent  conviction  that  they  were  leaving  undone,  a  thing 
which  they  not  only  conceded  was  right,  but  also  what  was 
actually  in  their  power  to  do.  But  notwithstanding  this  kind 
of  reception  sometimes  met  with,  I  was  more  and  more 
encouraged  to  continue  my  efforts,  because  I  also  met  with 
many  good  and  generous  hearts  wdiich  appeared  much  better 
by  contact,  that  were  open  to  my  application.  And  hence  my 
success  was  so  unexpectedly  great,  that  we  may  still  say  'it 
was  the  Lord's  doings,  and  it  is  marvelous  in  our  eyes.' 

"The  amount  of  money  subscribed  from  abroad,  some  of 
which  was  in  materials  for  our  building,  or  goods  to  pay  our 
workmen,  is  six  hundred  and  fifty-four  dollars  and  seventy- 
five  cents. 


Hartford, 

$145.00 

Norwich, 

24.00 

New  Haven, 

136.00 

Windham, 

3.00 

Watcrbury  and 

Newtown, 

5-75 

Naugatuc, 

131.00 

Stamford, 

7.00 

Chatham, 

36.00 

Norwalk, 

34.00 

Wallingford, 

9.00 

Saybrook, 

45.00 

Plymouth, 

45.00 

Private  Friends, 

7.00 

New  London, 

28.00 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  301 

"And  in  our  own  village,  besides  the  timber  for  the  frame  of 
the  Church  given  by  one  gentleman,  and  the  ground  on  which 
it  is  errected  by  another,  there  has  been  raised  three  hundred 
and  sixty-two  dollars  and  twenty  cents. 

"This  with  what  some  of  our  friends  where  subscriptions  have 
not  been  circulated,  have  promised  to  forward  us  for  the  object, 
and  what  may  still  be  raised  among  ourselves,  I  trust  will 
enable  us  to  meet  all  our  accounts.  I  am  pleased  also  to 
acknowledge  the  receipt  of  a  beautiful  Bible  and  two  Prayer- 
books  for  the  Church,  from  Professor  Good  of  Washington 
College.  And  also  from  the  agent  of  the  Episcopal  Press,  one 
dozen  Common  Prayer-books  with  some  tracts  for  free  dis- 
tribution, and  with  them  from  Mr.  F.  H.  Huntington,  N.  Y., 
a  few  books  for  a  parish  library. 

"With  these  acknowledgements  I  tender  my  sincere  thanks, 
and  hope  that  by  the  blessing  of  God,  we  shall  go  on  with  such 
prosperity,  as  not  only  to  be  able  but  also  willing,  and  even 
desirious  to  do  unto  others  as  those  have  contributed  unto  our 
necessities  have  done  unto  us.  And  that  as  they  have  cast  their 
bread  upon  the  waters,  I  humbly  trust,  they  shall  receive  it  after 
many  days 

Thos.  J.  Davis." 

As  humble  and  inexpensive  as  this  little  church  was,  it  is 
believed  that  it  could  not  then  have  been  built  but  for  outside 
aid,  and  it  is  surprising  to  learn  that  nearly  two  thirds  of  the  cost 
of  building  was  donated  from  other  towns.  Mr.  Davis  does 
not  state  the  donor  of  "the  timber  for  the  frame  of  the  Church" 
but  the  Hon.  Ira  E.  Smith  had  plenty  of  timber  land,  more  than 
any  other  member  of  the  Parish,  and  he  was  one  of  the  most 
liberal  members.  The  donor  of  the  land  we  learn  from  Miss 
Russell's  letters  and  also  from  the  Berlin  land  records,  Vol.  17, 
p.  459.  The  deed  is  dated  Nov.  28,  1837.  Mr.  Thomas  Lee 
was  the  father  of  L.  P.  Lee,  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Church. 
The  consideration  was  his  "love  and  good  will  towards  the 
Episcopal  Church  in  New  Britain  generally."  It  was  deeded  to 
Emanuel  Russell  and  Lorenzo  P.  Lee  Trustees  of  St.  Mark's 
Church  in  New  Britain.  The  land  was  forty  feet  wide  and 
seventy  feet  deep  and  in  addition  to  its  boundary  was  described 
as  "the  land  on  which  the  new  Episcopal  Church  has  lately 
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302  THE    CHURCH 

been  erected."  It  was  witnessed  by  Augustus  Ward  and  Philip 
S.  Judd  and  received  for  record  June  8,  1838. 

The  parish  meeting  of  April  23,  1838,  unanimously  "Resolved 
that  the  Wardens,  Vestry,  and  Members  of  St.  Mark's  Church 
in  New  Britain,  deeply  sensible  of  the  generous  and  friendly 
motives  of  Thomas  Lee  Esq.  in  presenting  gratutiously  to  the 
Parish  the  lot  on  which  our  Church  is  built,  with  great  pleasure 
improve  the  earliest  opportunity  to  convey  to  him  our  sincere 
acknowledgements  for  the  very  liberal  donation,  and  beg  of  him 
to  accept  the  assurance  of  our  gratitude  and  personal  respect. 

Resolved  that  E.  Russell  be  the  bearer  of  a  copy  of  the  above 
resolution  to  Tho^.  Lee  Esq.     In  behalf  of  the  society. 

Delivered  as  directed  April  24.  1838." 

At  the  same  meeting  it  was  by  a  unanimous  vote  "Resolved, 
that  wliereas  many  of  the  citizens  of  this  Village  have  liberally 
contributed  to  the  Erection  of  an  Episcopal  Church  in  New 
Britain,  as  well  as  to  the  support  of  an  Episcopal  Clergyman  the 
past  year,  who  are  members  of  various  religious  denominations ; 
the  Congregation  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  gratefull  for  the  public 
manifestations  of  principles  so  congenial  to  the  spirit  of  the 
Christian  religion  and  so  well  calculated  to  unite  all  Evangelical 
denominations  in  the  great  and  good  work  of  spreading  the 
Gospel  of  Jesus  Christ  to  the  gloomy  regions  of  Idolitry  & 
Error,  discharge  a  heartfelt  duty  in  giving  this  public  testi- 
mony of  their  thankfullness,  and  ardently  hope  that  it  is  the 
happy  harbinger  of  that  blessed  period  when  the  wolf  shall 
dwell  with  the  Lamb  &  the  Leopard  shall  lie  down  with  the 
Kid,  &  the  Calf  &  the  young  Lion  &  the  fatling  together  & 
a  little  child  shall  lead  them. 

Resolved  that  a  copy  of  the  above  resolution  be  presented  to 
each  of  the  religious  societies  in  New  Britain  and  that  they 
be  presented  by  E.  Russell. 

Resolved,  that  a  communication  be  made  to  the  Rev"^.  Mr. 
Davis  stating  the  situation  of  our  society,  and  the  reasons  that 
compelled  the  society  to  discharge  him  from  his  pastoral  duties 
among  us,  &  return  our  many  obligations  to  him  for  the  Zeal, 
Industry  &  ability  he  has  exercised  In  the  discharge  of  the 
Various  &  arduous  duties  attendent  on  the  efforts  necessary  to 
build  a  Church  &  unite  a  scattered  congregation  In  the  bonds 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  303 

of  union,  as  Christians  &  friendly  social  Intercourse  as  citizens ; 
Resolved,  that  Do".  Rockwell,  Geo.  Winchester  &  E.  Russell, 
be  a  Committee  to  draft  and  present  to  the  Rev*^.  T.  J.  Davis  a 
communication,  agreeable  to  the  preceeding  resolution  &  that 
said  Committee  meet  at  the  House  of  Eml.  Russell  on  Thurs- 
day evening  next  at  7  ock.  P.  M.  25  inst.  April  to  report. 

Resolved  that  Do"  Rockwell  be  a  committee  to  call  on  the 
Rev'^.  T.  J.  Davis  this  Evening  &  Inform  him  that  a  communica- 
tion will  be  presented  to  him  from  the  society  expressive  of  their 
views,  feelings  &  the  situation  of  the  society  next  Sunday 
Evening. 

Adjourned  without  day. 
E.  Russell  Sec^." 

In  conformity  with  this  vote  the  Rev.  Mr,  Davis  closed  his 
rectorship  of  the  society  about  June  i,  1838.  The  only  known 
reason  for  his  leaving  was  the  financial  crisis  of  that  year,  and 
the  limited  number  of  those  on  whom  the  support  of  the  Church 
rested.  This  is  not  clearly  brought  out  in  the  record  but  is 
disclosed  in  another  letter  of  Mr.  Emanuel  Russell  to  his 
daughter  Harriot,  dated  April  7,  1838,  saying  'T  regret  to  say 
that  we  shall  be  unable  to  keep  Mr.  Davis  the  ensuing  year,  we 
cannot  raise  his  salary  under  the  present  depression  of  busi- 
ness and  shall  have  to  hire  some  young  single  man  to  supply  his 
place  at  a  much  less  salary."  It  must  indeed  have  been  a  seri- 
ous depression  of  business  when  they  felt  compelled  to  seek  a 
man  at  a  salary  much  less  than  $250.  per  annum  and  board,  with 
the  missionary  society  paying  $150.  of  that  amount.  Of 
course  the  board  for  a  family  of  four  persons  was  somewhat  of 
an  item.  Mr.  Davis'  services  here  were  unusually  valuable. 
Without  his  aid  in  obtaining  money  from  other  towns,  even 
the  little  chapel  could  not  have  been  built.  A  new  church  with 
the  first  organ  in  New  Britain,  a  Sunday  School,  and  a  Sewing 
Society,  raising  money  for  a  Sunday  School  library,  is  a  good 
showing  for  a  rectorship  of  a  year  and  one  month.  He  was 
the  right  man  in  the  right  place,  and  it  was  certainly  a  misfor- 
tune that  this  little  parish  of  about  fifteen  families  could  not 
have  retained  him.  He  was  a  minister  of  the  Church  for  fifty- 
five  years.     His  short  term  of  thirteen  months  service  in  New 


304  THE    CHURCH 

Britain  is  in  marked  contrast  with  his  forty-four  years  of  ser- 
vice in  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  thirty-six  years  of  which  he 
was  continuously  in  one  Parish. 

There  are  always  difificulties  in  establishing  the  Church  in 
a  community  which  has  for  a  lonj^  time  been  composed  largely 
of  only  one  religious  denomination.  Of  necessity  the  Church 
will  when  established  draw  more  or  less  from  other  congrega- 
tions and  this  is  always  unpleasant  for  those  who  suffer  this 
loss.  Mr.  Russell's  letter  last  quoted  from  further  says — "New 
Britain  has  lost  all  its  charms,  except  for  a  few  righteous  men 
we  might  have  the  bituminous  lake  of  asphaltites  spread  over 
its  plains.  Every  stranger  that  comes  into  our  village  is  cau- 
tioned against  attending  our  poor  despised  church,  for  the 
reason  that  its  members  are  not  respectable  nor  our  principles 
orthodox  and  we  do  not  hold  to  a  change  of  Heart.  .  .  . 
Alas  poor  human  nature,  is  it  true  that  no  one  can  worship 
God  acceptably  but  Presbyterians  alias  Congregationalists  ?  Is 
there  no  truth,  no  beauty,  no  solemnity,  no  scripture  in  our 
solemn  service ;  have  we  not  beautiful  prayers  and  do  we  not 
pray  with  a  faith  and  holy  zeal  .  .  .  for  our  enemies  and 
for  all  mankind  ?  And  we  pray  most  sincerely  that  our  enemies 
may  have  better  minds  and  exercise  more  charity,  or  at  least 
use  less  intrigue  and  persecution.  Mrs.  Davis  has  returned 
and  is  almost  sick  with  grief  and  exertion  but  (was)  some 
better  Sunday  evening.  .  .  .  Your  good  mother  is  not  very 
well,  time  and  infirmities  fritter  away  our  old  and  failing  frames 
and  the  place  that  knows  us  now  will  soon  know  us  no  more. 
It  is  however  of  little  import  if  we  succeed  in  gaining  the  mark 
of  the  prize  of  our  high  calling  and  can  be  joyfully  transferred 
from  a  temporal  to  a  celestial  Kingdom.  Eternal  in  the 
heavens  where  reigns  eternal  peace  and  joy."  The  name  of 
Emanuel  Russell  will  never  fade  from  the  History  of  St.  Mark's 
Church,  The  excerpts  from  the  letters  of  William  Russell  were 
furnished  us  by  Mr.  H.  E.  Russell  of  New  London,  Conn,  and 
the  other  Russell  letters  were  loaned  us  by  Mr.  William  H. 
Russell  of  Englewood,  N.  J. 

The  first  resident  Rector,  Mr.  Davis,  left  here  about  June  i, 
1838,  with  his  grief -stricken  wife  and  was  soon  settled  at 
Akron,  Ohio.      Mr.   and   Mrs.   Samuel  Ordway  of  Puyallup, 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  305 

Washington,  (formerly  of  New  Britain,)  have  presented  St. 
Mark's  Church  with  the  Life  of  Thomas  Jefiferson,  by  T.  J. 
Davis,  also  a  photograph  of  Mr.  Davis  in  his  old  age  and  an 
old  daguerreotype  of  Mr.  Davis  and  family,  taken  not  long 
after  they  were  here.  We  are  thus  enabled  to  present  a  picture 
of  the  Davis  family,  consisting  as  it  did  when  Mr.  Davis  was 
here,  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Davis  and  two  sons,  Thomas  the  elder 
son,  and  James  Montgomery  the  younger  son.  The  same 
Parish  meeting  that  voted  to  dissolve  the  relations  of  pastor 
and  people  prepared  themselves  for  being  without  any  minister 
by  the  election  of  George  Winchester  as  Lay  Reader.  In  the 
Journal  of  Convention  for  1838,  the  Rev.  Zebadiah  Hyde  Mans- 
field, a  newly  ordered  Deacon,  is  in  the  Clergy  list  as  "officiat- 
ing at  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain."  Mrs.  Francis  gives 
June  22  as  the  beginning  of  his  ministry  here,  but  we  place  it 
as  on  or  before  June  12,  the  date  of  the  Convention.  The 
Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention  refers  to  the  confirmation  of 
eight  persons,  and  the  consecration  of  St.  Mark's  Church  at 
New  Britain  on  Dec.  6,  1837.  The  certificate  of  consecration 
says  Dec.  7.  The  address  also  says  that  "The  Rev.  Thomas  J. 
Davis  has  resigned  the  charge  of  the  Parish  of  New  Britain." 

The  parochial  report  for  New  Britain,  1838,  is  as  follows — 
"No  Rector,  Families  15,  Communicants  12,  Baptisms  14,  (11 
children,  3  adults,)  burials  3,  marriages  i,  confirmations  8." 
New  Britain  was  still  in  the  list  of  parishes  who  had  not  paid 
their  assessment  to  the  convention  fund.  The  report  of  the 
missionary  society  showed  that  the  society  had  received  $6.00 
from  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain  by  the  Hon.  Ira  E.  Smith, 
paid  Rev.  Thomas  J.  Davis  of  New  Britain  $75,  and  that  $75 
was  due  the  said  parish. 

We  have  no  record  of  any  parish  meeting  after  that  of  April 
23,  1838,  until  March  15,  1841.  Our  only  original  record  of 
Mr.  Mansfield's  service,  aside  from  the  Journal  of  the  Conven- 
tion, is  Mrs.  Francis'  manuscript  and  the  treasurer's  account. 
The  latter  is  apparently  incomplete  and  many  items  have  no 
date.  Mrs.  Francis  does  not  give  any  date  for  the  end  of  Mr. 
Mansfield's  service,  but  we  presume  he  officiated  until  relieved 
by  his  successor,  Mr.  Guion,  and  hence  we  fix  his  last  Sunday 
as  Nov.  25,   1838.     Mrs.   Francis,   and  others   following  her. 


3o6  THE    CHURCH 

place  the  beginning  of  the  Rev.  John  Marshall  Guion's  ser- 
vice as  Dec.  2,  1840,  but  this  is  an  evident  error  as  to  the  year, 
although  the  month  and  day  are  correct,  as  appears  by  Mr. 
Emanuel  Russell's  memorandum  book  as  follows : — 

"Dec.  2d,  1838.  Agreed  with  Revd.  Mr.  Guion  to  supply 
our  pulpit  during  the  winter  at  $5.  pr.  Sunday  with  some 
encouragement  of  doing  better  if  the  Society  could  do  it. 

E.  Russell. 

Revd.  Mr.  Guion  began  Deer.  2d.  1838  the  first  time." 

The  Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention  in  June,  1839, 
announces  that  the  Rev.  Thomas  J.  Davis  has  taken  letters 
dimissory  to  the  Diocese  of  Ohio,  the  "Rev.  John  M.  Guion 
has  removed  from  Meriden  to  the  parish  of  New  Britain,  to 
which  he  has  been  elected  Rector."  "The  Rev.  Zebadiah  H. 
Mansfreld  has  removed  from  New  Britain  to  the  Parish  of 
Warehouse  Point."  Mr.  Guion  appears  to  have  been  hired 
temporarily  "during  the  winter"  but  engaged  as  Rector  some 
time  previous  to  the  sitting  of  the  Convention,  and  it  is  hoped 
that  the  "encouragement  of  doing  better"  on  the  part  of  the 
society  was  realized,  although  no  great  increase  of  the  Rector's 
salary  was  probable. 

New  Britain  was  still  in  the  list  of  parishes  that  had  not  paid 
their  assessment  to  the  convention  fund.  The  missionary 
society  paid  Emanuel  Russell,  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  Treasurer, 
$75.00  due  last  Easter,  and  Mr.  Russell  forwarded  the  same 
to  the  Rev.  Thomas  J.  Davis,  "for  missionary  services  in  that 
Parish."  St.  Mark's  Church  also  paid  the  missionary  society, 
by  Mr.  Russell,  $4.00. 

The  report  of  the  parish  for  1839  is  as  follows: — 

"St.  Mark's  New  Britain,  Rev.  John  Marshall  Guion,  Rector. 

I  continued  in  the  parochial  charge  of  St.  Andrew's  Church, 
Meriden,  until  the  close  of  October  last  at  which  time  I  resigned 
the  Rectorship. 

Since  the  first  Sunday  in  Advent  under  a  temporary  arrange- 
ment, I  have  regularly  officiated  in  St.  Mark's  Church,  New 
Britain,  where  I  have  likewise  attended  two  funerals.  This 
Parish  of  recent  origin  is  as  yet  feeble  in  respect  to  numbers  and 
resources.     Their  limited  abilities  are  therefore  very  inadequate 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  307 

to  the  support  of  a  Clergyman;  other  considerations  however 
have  prevailed  with  me,  with  the  approbation  of  the  Bishop,  to 
accept  the  rectorship  to  which  I  have  been  canonically  elected. 
The  zeal  and  perseverance  of  a  little  band  of  the  friends  of  the 
Church  have  commended  them  to  the  patronage  of  the  almoners 
of  the  Church's  bounty ;  the  prospect  of  ultimate  success 
promises  well  to  repay  their  'nursing  care.'  The  precise  number 
of  families  and  communicants  strictly  united  to  the  Church  has 
not  as  yet  been  ascertained ;  it  is  however,  in  each  case  very 
small ;  yet  do  they  form  a  rallying  point  for  a  numerous  class, 
which  is  found  in  the  population  of  a  manufacturing  town,  not 
decidedly  attached  to  any  religious  denomination,  who  are  glad 
to  avail  themselves  of  the  opportunity  of  attending  the  ser- 
vices of  the  Church,  while  many  young  persons,  accustomed 
to  her  worship,  perhaps  educated  in  her  principles,  though 
called  to  leave  the  paternal  roof,  find  themselves  not  excluded 
from  the  privileges  to  which  their  youthful  associations  incline 
them.  Hence  the  band  of  Episcopalians  here  strictly  form 
a  missionary  family,  the  church  is  a  missionary  Church ;  the 
ground  is  a  missionary  ground.  The  general  attendance  on  the 
Lord's  day  has  been  respectable,  frequently  numerous,  so  much 
so  as  to  encourage  the  hope,  that  the  permanent  establishment 
of  the  Church  in  New  Britain,  will  be  the  means  of  much 
spiritual  good.  In  conclusion,  though  the  writer,  aware  as  he 
is  of  the  mutations  of  these  changeful  times,  would  not  indulge 
in  expectations  too  sanguine,  yet  would  he  not  withhold  the 
expression  of  his  persuasion,  that  with  due  fostering  care, 
under  the  divine  blessing,  St.  Mark's  Parish  will,  at  no  distant 
day,  take  its  rank  among  the  more  flourishing  in  the  Diocese." 

Our  only  record  within  the  parish  for  1840  is  Mr.  E.  Rus- 
sell's account  as  treasurer  and  this  does  not  have  a  dozen  entries 
during  the  year.  We  quote  two  items  therefrom: — "1840  Jan. 
5,  10,  Collected  at  Church  1.38.  Feb.  2'^  Collected  at  Church 
1. 00."  We  presume  a  new  treasurer  was  elected  in  the  spring 
of  1840,  to  succeed  Mr.  Russell,  as  Feb.  2  of  that  year  is  the 
latest  date  we  find  in  his  account.  No  treasurer's  account  for 
several  years  after  that  date  has  been  found. 

There  was  no  minister  or  delegate  from  New  Britain  present 
at  the  Convention  in  1840,  and  no  parish  report.     New  Britain 


3o8  THE    CHURCH 

was  Still  in  the  list  of  parishes  that  had  not  paid  the  assessment 
for  the  convention  fund.  The  missionary  society  paid  the 
parish  $50  and  the  Rev.  John  M.  Guion  $25,  for  the  parish. 

If  the  Church  slumbered  throughout  the  year  1840  there 
were  some  signs  of  life,  among  the  ladies,  early  in  1841,  as 
appears  from  the  following  advertisement  in  the  "Practical 
Christian  and  Church  Chronicle,"  of  New  Haven,  issue  of  Jan. 
29: 

"The  Ladies  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  New  Britain  propose 
holding  a  Fair  in  the  large  upper  room  of  North  &  Stanley's 
Brick  Factory  in  said  village,  on  Wednesday  and  Thursday  the 
3rd.  and  4th.  of  February,  the  avails  of  which  are  to  be  appro- 
priated to  the  discharge  of  the  debt  under  which  the  Church 
labours.  The  aid  of  the  benevolent,  disposed  to  encourage  a 
little  band  of  Churchmen  in  their  exertions,  and  especially  of  our 
brethren  of  the  neighboring  Parishes,  is  respectfully  solicited." 

An  editorial  notice  in  the  same  paper  called  attention  to  the 
above  advertisement  and  said :  "We  learn  from  a  friend  that  at 
no  time  have  the  prospects  of  this  Parish  been  more  encourag- 
ing than  at  present.  A  high  degree  of  interest  appears  to  be 
excited  in  the  success  of  the  Church  accompanied  with  an 
unwonted  attention  to  religious  duties.  Their  numbers  are 
limited,  and  there  is  a  debt  resting  upon  the  Church,  which 
though  small  is  large  and  heavy  in  comparison  with  their  means 
and  weighs  as  a  discouragement  upon  some  otherwise  friendly 
to  the  Church.  The  object  is  to  remove  the  debt  and  we  hope 
they  will  receive  encouragement  in  their  benevolent  under- 
taking." 

The  result  of  the  fair  is  told  in  a  later  issue  as  follows: — 
"The  Ladies'  Sewing  Society  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New 
Britain,  return  their  heartfelt  acknowledgement  to  the  Episco- 
palians of  Hartford  and  to  the  inhabitants  of  New  Britain, 
of  the  different  Christian  denominations,  for  their  generous 
patronage  of  the  recent  Fair  of  which  the  receipts  to  the  amount 
of  $300,  are  a  substantial  testimony  of  liberality  more  than 
anticipated.  It  must  be  gratifying  to  our  friends  to  learn  that 
the  avails  applicable  to  the  contemplated  object  will  afford 
relief  to  our  little  Parish,  struggling  as  it  has  been  under  pecu- 
niary difficulties  of  serious  moment  and  result,  it  is  confidently 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  309 

hoped,  in  securing  an  important  amount  of  spiritual  benefit. 
New  Britain,  Feb.  14,  1841." 

Apparently  the  men  were  somewhat  stirred  up  to  find  the 
ladies  looking  after  the  Church  debt  and  thus  at  the  next 
annual  meeting  of  the  parish,  March  19,  1841,  appointed  S.  G. 
Bucknall,  I.  E.  Smith,  L.  P.  Lee  and  George  Francis  "a  com- 
mittee to  investigate  the  pecuniary  situation  of  the  Church." 
The  said  committee  were  also  instructed  to  "wait  upon  Selden 
Deming  and  procure  the  money  that  belongs  to  the  Society." 
At  an  adjourned  meeting  March  20,  1841,  it  was  "Voted  that 
Hon.  I.  E.  Smith  and  L.  P.  Lee  Esq.  be  a  committee  to  call  on 
Capt.  Selden  Deming  of  Wethersfield,  and  receive  from  him 
the  balance  of  money  in  his  hands,  the  avails  of  the  old  church, 
which  by  provision  of  the  Bishop  was  to  be  paid  to  the  first 
Episcopal  Church  erected  within  3  miles  of  the  old  church  site, 
and  that  they  are  hereby  authorized  to  give  the  pledge  or 
security  of  the  parish  to  save  Selden  Deming  harmless  from  all 
costs  and  claims  of  the  Society  or  proprietors  of  the  old  Church, 
both  for  the  sum  now  to  be  paid  by  him  and  for  all  former 
payments  reed,  from  him." 

The  account  of  E.  Russell,  Treasurer,  has  the  following 
entries: — "1838,  March  20,  Reed,  of  Mr.  S.  Deming  for  which 
myself  and  L.  P.  Lee  gave  Deming  our  joint  Note  on  demand 
as  Treasurer  of  the  Old  Church. 

$56.00" 
"1838,   Oct.    20,   Red.   of    S.    Deming    for   which    I   gave   my 
rect.  as  Treasurer  of  St.  Mark's  Parish  for  —  $50.00" 

These  entries  of  $106.00  received  from  Capt.  Deming  before 
March  20,  1841,  account  for  the  "former  payments"  referred 
to  in  the  foregoing  vote,  but  we  find  no  record  of  "the  sum 
now  to  be  paid  by  him" — and  consequently  how  much  money 
St.  Mark's  parish  received  from  the  old  Church  (Christ  Church, 
Worthington)  is  not  known.  Mr.  Deming  told  Roger  Welles 
Esq.  of  Newington,  that  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  the  old 
church  were  paid  to  St.  Mark's  Church  of  New  Britain.  One 
hundred  and  fifteen  dollars  was  the  amount  received  for  the 
sale  in  1826,  but  this  would  be  increased  largely  by  accumulated 
interest  before  1841.     We  thus  find  that  although  St.  Mark's 


3IO  THE    CHURCH 

was  a  new  organization,  in  less  than  two  years  after  its  forma- 
tion, it  was  considered  tlie  successor  of  the  old  Church. 

In  the  Journal  of  Convention  for  the  year  1841,  New  Britain 
appears  to  have  been  represented  both  by  the  Rector  and  dele- 
gate, although  they  did  not  arrive  until  the  second  day.  The 
Bishop's  address  reported  the  confirmation  of  8  persons  at  New 
Britain,  April  4,  1814,  and  for  the  first  time  in  the  history  of 
the  Church,  New  Britain  was  in  the  list  of  parishes  that  had 
paid  their  assessment  to  the  convention  fund,  the  amount  being 
$2.25.  The  missionary  society  were  then  paying  the  parish 
only  $50  per  annum  instead  of  $150.00  as  formerly.  In  1840, 
the  society  received  from  the  parish  $4.25. 

The  report  of  the  parish  for  1841  is  as  follows: — 

Rev.  John  Marshall  Guion,  Minister. 

"Families  27,  baptism — adults  4,  communicants — added  by 
removals  9,  anew  3,  lost  by  death  2,  removals  4,  total  18.  con- 
firmed 8,  married  3,  burials  4.  Sunday  School — teachers  4, 
scholars  30,  Missionary  and  Charitable  contributions  $19.75. 

This  Parish  which  through  the  disastrous  condition  of  busi- 
ness, and  other  circumstances,  has  encountered  difficulties  of 
a  severely  trying  nature,  at  the  present  moment  appears  to  give 
promise  of  prosperity  in  both  its  temporal  and  spiritual  inter- 
ests. They  who  have  been  conversant  with  it  from  the  com- 
mencement declare  that  at  no  former  period  were  its  pros- 
pects ever  so  encouraging.  To  aid  in  retrieving  it  from  a  debt 
which  created  much  embarrassment,  the  Ladies'  Society  held  a 
fair,  the  avails  of  which,  augmented  by  the  liberality  of  our 
friends  in  Hartford,  and  amounting  to  nearly  $300.  have 
essentially  relieved  us  from  a  threatening  impediment  to  suc- 
cess. The  heart  of  the  Rector  has  been  warmed  and  encour- 
aged by  the  zealous  efforts  of  his  little  flock,  with  their  very 
limited  resources,  and  in  the  face  of  many  hindrances,  to 
sustain  the  cause  of  the  Church,  and  especially  by  the  manifest 
interest  in  vital  religion,  which  has  been  awakened  among  them. 
A  comparatively  large  accession  to  the  number  of  communi- 
cants has  been  anticipated,  which  it  is  confidently  expected  will 
be  made  at  no  distant  day." 

"The  Chronicle  of  the  Church"  and  its  successor,  "The  Practi- 
cal Christian  and  Church  Chronicle,"  was  the  official  organ  of 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  31I 

the  Diocese.  The  Rev.  Thomas  J.  Davis  was  the  New  Britain 
agent  for  it  when  he  was  here,  and  later  Mr.  L.  P.  Lee  was  the 
agent.     In  the  issue  of  Jan.  7,  1842,  we  find  the  following: — 

"Our  readers  will  perceive  the  few  Churchmen  in  New  Britain 
are  about  to  make  another  efifort  to  extricate  themselves  from 
debt  and  we  trust  it  will  not  be  in  vain.  They  have  been  ener- 
getic and  persevering  and  deserve,  as  we  trust  they  will  receive, 
the  assistance  of  the  friends  of  the  Church. 

FAIR. 

Encouraged  by  their  former  success  the  Ladies  of  St.  Mark's 
Church,  New  Britain,  propose  holding  another  Fair  on  the 
afternoon  and  evening  of  the  19th.  and  20th.  of  the  present 
month,  the  avails  to  be  appropriated  to  the  same  object  as  the 
last,  the  relieving  their  Church  from  debt  which  they  hope  by 
this  effort  entirely  to  accomplish.  The  attendance  of  friends 
from  neighboring  towns  is  respectfully  requested." 

After  the  fair,  a  card  dated  Feb.  11,  1842,  extended  thanks 
"to  the  inhabitants  of  Hartford  and  the  neighboring  towns  and 
to  their  friends  in  New  Britain,  ...  to  Col.  Chapin  and 
the  ladies  of  New  Haven,  to  Mr.  Scoville  of  Waterbury  and  to 
the  Ladies  of  Hartford  and  Glastonbury  for  their  kind  dona- 
tions." The  card  also  stated,  "They  are  most  happy  in  being 
able  to  state  that  the  object  for  which  they  have  labored  is  at 
length  accomplished  as  a  sufficient  sum  is  now  raised  to  free 
their  Church  from  debt." 

It  will  thus  be  seen  that  the  parish  is  indebted  to  the  ladies 
for  making  the  Church  free  from  debt  for  the  first  time  after 
its  formation,  and  this  probably,  during  the  darkest  days,  finan- 
cially, that  the  Church  ever  had. 

The  report  for  the  parish  of  New  Britain  in  the  Journal  of 
Convention  for  1842  is  as  follows: — 

"Rev.  John  Marshall  Guion,  Rector. 

Families  33,  baptisms,  infants  2,  communicants  added  7,  pres- 
ent number  25,  marriages  5,  burials  4,  Sunday  School  teachers 
5,  scholars  40,  Missionary  &  Charitable  contributions  $22.50. 

This  parish  may  now  be  regarded  as  prosperous.  But  for 
the   utter  prostration  of  business,   cutting  off   the  pecuniary 


312  THE    CHURCH 

resources  of  its  friends,  it  might  be  added  that  it  is  prosperous 
in  every  respect.  Yet  even  under  difficulties  pressing  with 
pecuHar  severity  upon  a  manufacturing  community,  we  have 
reason  to  'thank  God  and  take  courage.'  The  number  of  fami- 
lies and  communicants  is  gradually  increasing  and  there  cannot 
be  a  doubt  that  the  augmentation  would  be  still  greater,  was 
it  not  that  the  straightened  circumstances  of  both  have  hereto- 
fore prevented  the  pastor  from  giving  to  his  flock  the  whole  of 
his  time,  which  experience  has  shown  to  be  indispensible  to  the 
common  interest.  Our  situation  too,  strikingly  illustrates  a 
truth,  which  it  is  presumed  is  a  matter  of  universal  observation, 
that  the  conservative  principles  of  the  Church  do  not  warrant 
the  expectation  of  rapid  accessions  to  her  numbers.  The  har- 
monious and  exemplary  conduct  of  her  members  has  outlived 
a  large  share  of  opposition,  and  silenced  the  reproach  of  gain- 
savers,  so  that  'having  no  evil  thing  to  say'  former  adversaries 
are  constrained  to  respect,  even  to  favor  the  cause,  they  once 
conscientiously  withstood,  and  many  an  enquiring  eye,  and 
many  an  approving  judgement  are  turning  towards  the  distinc- 
tive principles  of  the  'only  united  Church.'  Still  our  inveterate 
predilection  for  systems  consecrated  by  the  supposed  authority 
of  revered  Fathers,  not  of  primitive,  but  of  puritan  times,  on 
the  one  hand,  and  a  hankering  after  novelties  and  excitement 
on  the  other,  are  checks  to  the  progress  of  truth,  which  time 
and  circumstances,  and  above  all,  the  guidance  from  above 
promised  to  the  sincere  searchers  for  truth,  we  may  hope  will 
remove.  God  has  dealt  very  graciously  with  us  as  a  Parish 
during  the  past  year,  sparing  us  the  pain  of  a  single  bereave- 
ment by  death,  the  funerals  reported  being  all  of  persons  of 
other  denominations  or  places." 

In  1843  there  was  no  business  transacted  at  the  annual  meet- 
ing of  the  parish  other  than  the  election  of  the  usual  officers. 
In  the  Journal  of  Convention  for  1843,  the  residents  of  Far- 
mington,  desiring  service,  were  recommended  to  apply  to  the 
minister  of  the  Church  at  New  Britain,  thus  practically  uniting 
Farmington  and  New  Britain  in  one  cure.  In  this  year  the 
parish  was  once  more  placed  in  the  list  of  those  who  had  not 
paid  their  share  of  the  convention  fund.  The  same  was  true  in 
1844,  but  they  paid  their  share  in  1845- 1846  and  1847,  failed  to 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  313 

pay  in  1848  but  after  that  they  paid  regularly.  The  Rev.  Mr. 
Guion's  report  of  the  parish  to  the  Convention  of  1843  was  as 
follows : — 

"Families  26,  baptisms — infants  and  children  6,  communi- 
cants— added  by  removals  2,  anew  5,  total  7,  present  number  32, 
marriages  i,  burials  5,  missionary  and  charitable  contributions 
$17.  The  condition  of  this  Parish  is  much  the  same  as  that 
represented  in  my  former  reports ;  modified  by  the  accumula- 
tion of  pecuniary  embarrassments,  arising  out  of  the  business 
derangements  of  the  place,  not  uncheered  however,  with  an 
especial  degree  of  religious  seriousness,  and  by  the  exemplary 
walk,  cordial  unanimity  and  persevering  zeal  of  our  little  flock. 
With  mingled  emotions  we  can  well  appropriate  the  lan- 
guage of  the  confiding  apostle :  'troubled  on  every  side  yet  not 
distressed;  perplexed  but  not  in  despair;  cast  down  but  not 
destroyed.'  The  diminution  in  the  number  of  families  reported, 
as  compared  with  the  preceeding  year,  is  mainly  owing  to 
several  who  then  with  the  stronger  reasons  were  counted  as 
permanent  accessions,  having  betaken  themselves  to  a  new  and 
more  popular  place  of  resort.  (The  South  Congregational 
Church  was  organized  July  5,  1842.)  A  very  encouraging 
number  of  persons  are  awaiting  the  rite  of  confirmation.  The 
funerals  reported  were  all  of  persons  disconnected  with  the 
parish,  with  the  exception  of  an  infant,  through  a  gracious 
Providence,  the  only  instance  of  mortality  within  our  flock  for 
more  than  two  years.  Peculiar  circumstances  have  occasioned 
a  temporary  disappointment  in  the  re-organization  of  the 
Sunday  School. 

This  whole  region  seems  to  present  a  most  propitious  field 
for  missionary  labor,  embracing  several  isolated  families  of 
Episcopalians,  and  a  mass  of  individuals  ever  prompt  to  lend 
a  favorable  ear  to  the  word  dispensed  in  the  Church,  and  whom 
the  notoriously  distracted  state  of  the  various  sects,  would 
doubtless  dispose  to  seek  refuge  in  the  'opened  door'  of  the  ark 
of  security  and  peace.  On  a  few  occasions  I  have  ministered 
with  much  gratification  to  myself,  and  I  trust  with  acceptance 
to  different  assemblages,  and  feel  with  pain  the  restraint  of 
circumstances  which  interferes  with  a  constant  and  systematic 
course  of  action  upon  ground  so  inviting." 


314  THE    CHURCH 

This  report  indicates  that  Mr.  Guion  did  not  devote  all  of 
his  time  to  this  parish  because  it  was  necessary  for  him  to 
preach  elsewhere  a  part  of  the  time  in  order  to  receive  a  salar>' 
sufificient  to  his  support. 

"At  the  Annual  (adjourned)  Meeting  of  the  Society  of  St. 
Mark's  Church,"  April  15,  1844,  "S-  G.  Bucknall,  Hezekiah 
Seymour  and  H.  E.  Russell  were  appointed  a  Committee  to  call 
upon  Rev.  J.  M.  Guion  to  learn  his  disposition  as  to  remaining 
our  Spiritual  Charge  for  the  ensuing  year  provided  a  sufficient 
sum  can  be  subscribed  to  tender  him." 

Our  only  record  of  the  result  of  this  vote  is  found  in  Mr. 
Guion's  report  of  the  Parish  to  the  Convention  of  1844,  as 
follows : — 

"Baptism — infants  2,  marriages  3,  funerals  i,  communicants — 
lost  by  removal  i,  present  number  31. 

My  report  of  this  Parish  at  the  last  Convention  is  applicable 
to  its  present  condition  and  members.  Their  inabilty  to  sustain 
the  entire  services  of  a  Clergj'-man  has  induced  me  to  devote  a 
portion  of  my  time  to  other  vacant  Parishes,  and  during  the 
past  year  about  one  third  has  been  given  to  Wolcott.  Four 
Sundays  I  have  officiated  at  Essex  borough.  The  residue  of 
my  time  has  been  employed  at  New  Britain,  which  is  now  my 
sole  Cure. 

The  reasons  why  no  additions  are  reported  is  that  several 
who  would  be  classified  as  such,  are  awaiting  the  rite  of  con- 
firmation to  seal  their  union  with  the  Church.  The  necessi- 
ties of  the  Parish  have  been  such  as  to  prevail  with  me  not  to 
press  the  usual  parochial  collections." 

There  was  no  minister  or  delegate  present  at  the  Convention 
1844. 

In  the  "Calendar"  of  Hartford,  Jan.  4,  1845,  the  ladies  of  this 
parish  advertised  to  hold  a  fair  on  the  afternoon  and  evening 
of  Wednesday  and  Thursday,  Jan.  29  and  30,  saying:  "The 
attendance  and  patronage  of  all  who  feel  interested  in  the  wel- 
fare of  this  little  band  of  Churchmen  is  earnestly  and  respect- 
fully solicited."     The  success  of  this  fair  is  not  known. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  315 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  parish,  Easter  Monday,  March 
24,  1845,  it  was  "Voted  that  the  following  be  communicated  to 
the  Rev<^.  J.  M.  Guion. 

That  we  the  members  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  sensible  of  the 
high  and  important  Services  which  the  Rev*^.  J.  M.  Guion  has 
so  faithfull}^  rendered  the  Parish  for  the  many  years  he  has 
been  our  Pastor,  and  deeply  grateful  to  him  for  those  Services, 
we  hereby  wish  to  express  to  him  our  fervent  gratitude  and  our 
thanks,  but  taking  into  consideration  his  very  engrossing 
Employment  in  another  Town,  we  believe  the  interests  of  the 
Parish  will  be  better  promoted  by  Employing  as  speedily  as 
possible  some  active  young  man  who  can  devote  his  whole  time 
and  services  to  the  welfare  of  the  Parish." 

The  "engrossing  Employment  in  another  Town"  was  teaching 
a  private  School  at  Hartford,  as  is  shown  by  the  following 
advertisement  in  the  "Calendar"  issue  of  Jan.  i8,  1845. 

"Classical  and  English  School. 

The  Subscriber  has  been  induced  to  open  in  this  city  a  school 
for  instruction  in  the  Classics,  Mathematics  and  the  various 
branches  of  a  liberal  English  education.  For  this  purpose  he 
has  engaged  commodious  and  agreeable  apartments  at  the 
rooms  No.  182-1-2  Main  St.  at  which  place  the  terms  and  other 
particulars  will  be  made  known." 

Signed,  John  M.  Guion. 

The  editor  also  called  special  attention  to  this  advertisement, 
saying  that  "Mr.  Guion  is  an  estimable  clergyman,  and  a 
graduate  of  Columbia  College,  New  York.  We  understand 
that  the  use  of  philosophical  and  chemical  apparatus  of  the 
College  will  be  afforded  to  Mr.  Guion  in  instructing  his  pupils." 

Mr.  James  J.  Goodwin  of  Hartford  and  New  York  was  one 
of  Mr.  Guion's  pupils  at  this  school  in  1845. 

At  the  Convention  in  June,  1845,  M^-  Guion  and  a  delegate 
from  St.  Mark's  were  present  and  among  the  visiting  clergymen 
was  the  Rev.  Thomas  J.  Davis  of  Philadelphia,  a  former  Rector 
of  the  parish.  The  Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention  reports 
the  confirmation  of  17  persons  at  New  Britain,  June  8,  1845, 
while  Mr.  Guion  makes  only  15.  His  report  to  this  convention 
is  as  follows  : — 


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"Families  about  30,  communicants — removed  i,  added  6, 
total  36,  baptisms — adults  3,  infants  9,  total  12,  confirmed  15, 
marriages  3,  funerals  i. 

The  spiritual  prosperity  of  this  Parish,  it  is  believed,  was 
never  so  encouraging  as  at  the  present  very  auspicious  period, 
while  its  pecuniary  interests  would  seem  to  be  gradually 
improving." 

The  parish  being  unaWe  to  pay  a  minister  for  full  time,  and 
still  unwilling  to  have  him  use  his  time  elsewhere,  Mr.  Guion 
was  compelled  to  resign,  which  he  did  Dec.  20,  1845.  O"  Dec. 
29,  following,  his  resignation  was  presented  and  read  at  a  parish 
meeting,  when  it  was  "Resolved,  that  the  Parish  accept  the 
resignation  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Guion,  and  that  with  a  deep  & 
abiding  sense  of  the  kindly  feelings  expressed  by  him  in  his 
letter  of  resignation,  and  which  heretofore  have  been  so  often 
exhibited  to  us  individually  and  collectively,  (as  well  as  for  his 
many  years  of  ministerial  Labor  among  us)  we  tender  him  our 
most  grateful  thanks,  and  reciprocating  his  kind  wishes,  we 
pray  heaven  to  bless  him  (and  his  Family)  with  rich  blessings, 
both  temporal  &  Eternal. 

Resolved,  that  a  copy  of  the  foregoing  resolution  Signed 
by  the  Wardens  of  the  Parish  be  transmitted  to  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Guion. 

Hezekiah  Seymour.    /  Wardens  of 

S.  G.  Bucknell.  (       St.  Mark's  Church. 

Voted  that  the  Society  Engage  Mr.  C.  R.  Fisher  to  officiate 
for  us  as  our  Clergyman  until  Next  Easter  provided  we  are 
enabled  to  pay  him  the  sum  he  required." 

Mr.  Guion  was  a  land  owner  in  New  Britain,  and  so  well 
established  here  that  it  was  not  an  easy  matter  to  remove. 
How  long  he  continued  his  school  at  Hartford  we  do  not  know 
but  we  presume  he  discontinued  it  during  the  year  1846.  Mr. 
Fisher  officiated  here  for  the  three  months  for  which  he  was 
engaged,  but  continued  to  reside  in  Hartford.  In  the  Bishop's 
address  to  the  Convention  of  1846,  we  find  that  Charles  Rich- 
mond Fisher  was  ordered  a  Deacon  Dec.  21,  1845  ^"^  had  been 
transferred  to  the  Diocese  of  Massachusetts.  The  address  also 
says  that    "The  Rev.  John  M.  Guion  has  resigned  the  rector- 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  3 1.7 

ship  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain.  The  Standing  Com- 
mittee reported  that  Alexander  Capron  from  the  graduating 
class  of  1845  h^d  been  ''recommended  as  a  Candidate  for 
Orders."  Mr.  Capron  became  the  first  Rector  of  St.  Mark's 
after  the  completion  of  the  present  church  building  on  West 
Main  St. 

Mr.  Fisher's  report  of  the  parish  to  the  Convention  of  1846 
is  as  follows  : — 

"I  took  the  temporary  charge  of  this  Parish  immediately 
after  my  ordination  in  Dec.  last,  but  the  condition  of  the  Parish 
at  that  period  and  the  shortness  of  the  time  during  which  I  had 
charge  of  it,  prevent  me  from  making  such  a  report  as  the 
Canon  requires. 

Families  about  25,  baptisms — 6  children,  communicants — 
added  anew  i,  whole  number  about  40,  marriages  i,  burials  i. 
Sunday  School — teachers  5,  scholars  about  20. 

The  children  were  catechized  almost  every  Sunday,  in  the 
Church  immediately  after  the  morning  service.  The  Holy 
Communion  was  administered  on  the  Festival  of  the  Nativity 
by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Jarvis,  and  in  the  three  following  months  by  the 
Rev.  H.  H.  Bates,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Totten  and  the  Rev.  John  M. 
Guion,  former  Rector  of  the  Parish,  and  on  Easter  Sunday  by 
the  Rev.  Wni.  Payne.  I  thrice  assisted  in  the  administration. 
The  average  number  of  communicants  at  any  one  time  is  about 
20.  The  average  attendance  on  public  worship  on  the  after- 
noon of  Sundays  is  about  75.  My  charge  of  this  Parish  closed 
at  Easter." 

This  report  shows  that  Mr.  Fisher  took  charge  of  the  parish 
shortly  after  Dec.  21,  1845  ^^^d  as  Mr.  Guion's  connection  with 
the  parish  was  not  fully  dissolved  until  Dec.  29,  that  date  may 
be  considered  as  the  beginning  of  Mr.  Fisher's  term.  He  was 
not  however  a  stranger  to  the  parish,  for  he  officiated  here  once 
or  twice  a  month  during  the  last  five  months  of  Mr.  Guion's 
rectorship.  By  the  kindness  of  Mr.  Fisher's  daughters,  now 
residing  at  Hartford,  Conn,  we  are  permitted  to  make  the  fol- 
lowing excerpts  from  his  diary. 

"i2th.  Sunday  after  Trinity  1845  (Aug.  10,)  I  officiated  at 
St.  Mark's,  New  Britain.     Dinner  at  Mr.  Russell's,  tea  at  Mr. 
Seymour's.     Reached  home  at  8  o'clock  in  the  evening. 
20 


3l8  THE    CHURCH 

1 6th.  Sunday  after  Trinity,  (Sept.  7,  1845.)  Officiated  at 
New  Britain.  Tea  at  Mr.  Bucknall's  and  returned  in  the 
evening.  Staid  Saturday  night  and  Sunday  noon  at  Mr.  Rus- 
sell's.    Vestry  meeting  after  service  in  the  afternoon. 

i8th.  Sunday  after  Trinity,  (Sept.  21,  1845.)  At  New 
Britain.  Read  the  61  st.  and  62nd.  sermons  of  2nd.  Vol.  of 
Bishop  Dehon.  Met  the  choir  on  Saturday  evening.  Called  on 
Mr.  Guion  in  the  evening  and  Judge  Smith  in  the  morning. 

Saturday,  Oct.  4,  1845.  Left  home  for  New  Britain  at  3 
o'clock.  In  the  evening,  met  the  choir  at  Mr.  Bucknall's  where 
I  stopped. 

22nd.  Sunday  after  Trinity,  (Oct.  19,  1845.)  -^^  New 
Britain.  Read  two  sermons  from  the  Church  of  England 
Magazine.  Air.  Thomas  R.  Pinchon  went  with  me.  Tea  at 
Mr.  Todd's. 

24th.  Sunday  after  Trinity,  (Nov.  2,  1845.)  -'^t  New 
Britain.     Read  the  loth.  and  12th.  sermons  of  Bishop  Griswold. 

Sunday,  Nov.  16,  1845.  Prof.  Stuart  went  with  me  to 
New  Britain.  Dinner  at  Mr.  Wooley's  and  tea  at  Mr.  Todd's. 
The  congregation  numbered  nearly  80  today,  being  much 
larger  than  on  any  former  occasion  when  I  have  officiated  in 
this  church.     I  catechised  the  children  as  usual. 

At  New  Britain  again  Nov.  30,  1845,  and  stopped  with  Mr. 
Todd. 

On  Tuesday  evening  Dec.  23,  1845,  the  Parish  of  St.  Mark's, 
New  Britain,  voted  to  give  me  a  call  to  take  the  pastoral  charge 
until  Easter  next  and  agreed  "to  make  me  as  liberal  a  compensa- 
tion as  the  condition  of  the  Parish  will  possibly  admit."  All 
the  Parish  is  able  at  present  to  pay  is  at  the  rate  of  $300.  per 
annum.  On  Christmas  Eve,  by  special  request,  I  preached  in 
St.  Mark's.     The  Church  was  full  to  overflowing." 

This  was  only  three  days  after  he  was  made  a  Deacon,  and 
as  he  had  no  right  to  preach  before  that,  it  was  his  first  sermon 
in  this  parish.  There  is  no  parish  meeting  of  record  between 
March  24,  and  Dec.  29,  1845,  at  which  latter  meeting  the 
engagement  of  Mr.  Fisher  is  recorded. 

Again  turning  to  his  diary : — 

"Feb.  15,  1846,  Preached  once  at  the  house  of  Mr.  S.  G. 
Bucknall,  a  most  violent  snow  storm  prevented  almost  any  man 
from  moving  out.     My  Senior  Warden,  old  Mr.  Hezekiah  Sey- 


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mour  came  to  Mr.  Bucknall's  in  the  morning  and  said  it  would 
be  of  no  use  to  open  the  church  for  it  was  as  much  as  a  man's 
life  was  worth  to  try  to  get  out.  I  thought  best  not  to  go  to 
the  church  but  to  preach  where  I  was." 

Feb.  16.  Attended  the  funeral  of  Mr.  George  Dewey,  aged 
31,  from  the  church.  There  were  nearly  300  persons  present 
notwithstanding  the  great  depth  of  snow. 

March  15,  1846.  Rev.  Mr.  Guion  administered  the  Holy 
Communion  for  me  at  New  Britain.  I  preached  at  Cabots- 
ville,  Mass.  where  I  performed  the  m —  service  of  the  Church 
for  the  first  time  that  it  was  ever  performed  in  that  place. 

Easter  Sunday,  1846,  (April  12.)  Rev.  Mr.  Payne  of  Union- 
ville  preached  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion  for  me 
in  my  Parish.  The  Hon.  Ira  E.  Smith  received  the  Holy  Com- 
munion for  the  first  time.  There  were  26  that  received  the 
Communion." 

This  closed  the  ministry  of  Mr.  Fisher  in  this  Parish. 

Mr.  Guion's  report  to  the  Convention  of  1846  shows  that  he 
resigned  on  Dec.  20,  three  days  before  the  Parish  voted  to  call 
Mr.  Fisher.     The  report  is  as  follows : — 

'T  resigned  the  Rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New 
Britain,  on  the  20th.  Dec.  last,  since  which  date  my  services 
have  been  rendered  to  destitute  Parishes  wherever  required.  I 
have  officiated  in  New  Britain  twice,  three  times  in  Bristol  and 
since  June  1845,  o'^ce  a  fortnight  in  St.  Matthew's  Church, 
Plymouth,  until  Easter  when  the  Parish  were  enable  to  secure 
the  services  of  their  present  Pastor.  I  have  solemnized  the 
marriage  rite  three  times  in  St.  Mark's  Parish,  and  attended  one 
funeral  in  St.  Matthew's.  This  last  Parish,  though  from  vari- 
ous causes  much  depressed,  I  left  in  a  state  of  harmony.  .  .  . 
In  New  Britain  there  continues  a  little  band  of  pious  and 
devoted  ones  struggling  with  praiseworthy  zeal,  though  under 
many  discouragements,  to  sustain  the  cause  they  love ;  for  them 
the  prayer  of  every  Christian  heart  must  be  "for  my  brethren 
and  companions  sake  I  will  wish  thee  prosperity.'  " 

Mrs.  Francis  records  that  the  Rev.  Abner  Jackson  officiated 
from  April  19,  1846,  but  the  parish  has  no  record  of  when  he 
was  first  engaged.  His  report  to  the  Convention  for  1846  says 
"Since  the  Sunday  after  Easter,  I  have  had  charge  of  St. 
Mark's  Church,  New  Britain. 


320  THE   CHURCH 

I  find  in  this  Parish  about  25  families  and  29  communicants." 

This  shows  that  Mr.  Jackson's  services  immediately  followed 
those  of  Mr.  Fisher,  the  first  Sunday  after  Easter  of  that  year 
being  April  19. 

At  the  annual  parish  meeting  April  7,  1847,  it  was  "Voted 
to  engage  the  services  of  Revd.  Mr.  Jackson  for  the  ensuing 
year  as  Rector  of  the  Parish."  Two  weeks  later  a  meeting  of 
the  Parish  was  held  at  the  church  "for  the  purpose  of  devising 
means  for  either  removing  the  old  or  for  building  a  Nciv  Church 
for  the  Parish. 

Revd.  Mr,  Jackson  in  the  Chair." 

At  the  said  meeting  "H.  E.  Russell,  J.  B.  Parsons  &  Chas. 
Parsons  were  appointed  a  committee  to  report  (to  the  next 
meeting  of  the  parish)  the  estimated  Cost  of  removing  &  alter- 
ing the  old  Church  into  a  double  House  suitable  to  the  use  of 
2  Families  &  also  to  report  (if  it  can  be  ascertained)  what  we 
can  obtain  for  the  Building  as  it  stands." 

The  Rev.  John  M.  Guion  of  New  Britain  received  a  call 
April  13,  1847,  to  Grace  Church,  Saybrook,  which  he  accepted. 
His  report  to  the  Convention  for  1847  is  in  part  as  follows : — 

"During  the  past  ecclesiastical  year,  having  had  no  Parochial 
charge  until  Easter,  I  have  rendered  such  clerical  services  as 
have  been  requested.  I  have  officiated.  . .  .two  Sundays  in  St. 
Matthew's,  Plymouth,  and  seven  in  New  Britain,  in  the  absence 
of  the  minister  of  the  Parish,  for  whom  I  have  also  adminis- 
tered the  Holy  Communion  and  whom  I  have  assisted  on 
various  other  occasions.    Here  I  have  baptized  three  children." 

The  Rev.  A.  Jackson  for  himself  reported  to  the  Convention 
that  he  "has  been  engaged  during  the  year  in  the  discharge  of 
the  duties  of  his  Professorship  in  Trinity  College.  He  has  offi- 
ciated constantly  on  Sundays  at  St.  Mark's  Church,  New 
Britain." 

His  report  for  the  parish,  1847,  was  as  follows: — 
"Families  about  30,  communicants  30,  two  having  been  lost 
by  death  and  one  by  removal,  and  three  having  been  gained  by 
removal.  The  attendance  is  very  much  improved,  and  a  new 
interest  seems  to  be  felt  in  the  prosperity  of  the  Church.  A 
very  desirable  lot  has  been  purchased  in  a  central  situation, 
on   which  it  is  designed  either  to  place  the  present  building, 


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321 


making  extensive  repairs  and  alterations,  or  to  build  a  new 
Church.  The  Minister  sees  much  to  encourage  his  labors  in 
this  Parish." 

The  matter  of  a  new  church'i  was  again  taken  up  at  a  parish 
meeting  July  5,  1847,  from  the  record  of  which  we  copy  as 
follows : — 

"John  B.  Parsons,  &  H.  E.  Russell  were  duly  appointed  a 
committee  to  visit  New  Haven  for  the  purpose  of  Conferring 
with  Mr.  'Stone'  (an  architect  there),  upon  the  plan  for  a  New 
Church  Edifice  for  the  Parish,  to  obtain  his  Terms,  drawings 
&  complete  plans  if  they  are  considered  suitable  &  to  report  the 
same  to  the  Parish  at  a  Future  Meeting. 

On  Motion  of  Mr.  H.  Seymour  a  Building  Committee  was 
nominated  &  I.  E.  Smith,  Rev.  Prof.  Jackson,  H.  E.  Russell, 
J.  B.  Parsons  &  J.  H.  Todd  were  appointed  a  Building 
Committee. 

Hon.  I.  E.  Smith  presented  a  subscription  paper  to  the  Meet- 
ing for  the  purpose  of  raising  the  necessary  means  to  defray 
the  Expense  of  Erecting  said  Church  Building,  it  not  being 
completed.  The  sums  Subscribed  will  not  be  recorded  until 
completed. 

On  Motion,  Meeting  adj*^.  without  day. 

H.  E.  Russell,  Clerk." 

The  following  subscription  list  is  recorded  immediately  after 
the  record  of  the  said  meeting  of  July  5  : — 
Names : — 


I.  E.  Smith 

$600.00 

Hiram  C.  Fenton 

$     4.00 

H.  E.  Russell 

200.00 

Aug.  Penfield 

10.00 

J.  B.  Parsons 

100.00 

Wm.  PI.  Smith 

5.00 

Hez.  Seymour 

20.00 

Chas.  Parsons 

75.00 

Wm.  Bingham 

75.00 

Chri^  Senior 

5.00 

S.  G.  Bucknell 

40.00 

Edward  Senior 

5.00 

Noble  Hill 

20.00 

Nath^.  Dickinson 

5.00 

J.  H.  Todd 

1 50.00 

Geo.   Wooley 

25.00 

Jo^  Staples 

50.00 

Wm.  Blacksley 

10.00 

P.  S.  Judd 

5.00 

Mr.    Kilbourn 

15.00 

Geo.  Bullock 

25.00 

Rev.  A.  Jackson 

100.00 

L.  P.  Lee 

40.00 

Elias  Barnes 

10.00 

John  L.  Perkins 

10.00 

A.  G.  Graham 

50.00 

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On  Dec.  9,  1847,  the  parish  voted  to  sell  to  Judge  Smith 
"the  old  Church  Building  at  $500.  to  be  removed  by  him  before 
the  9th  of  April  1848."  At  the  same  meeting  Charles  Parsons 
and  William  Bingliam  were  added  to  the  building  committee. 
In  accordance  with  this  vote  the  building  was  removed  to  its 
present  site  on  Myrtle  street  and  made  over  into  a  tenement 
house.  Later  it  was  used  as  a  part  of  St.  Mary's  School  build- 
ing as  before  stated. 

On  April  8,  1848,  it  was  "Voted,  That  S.  G.  Bucknall  as 
Treasurer  of  the  Society  be  and  is  hereby  authorized  to  sign  a 
quit  claim  deed  to  G.  M.  Landers  relinquishing  any  and  all 
claim  which  St.  Mark's  Parish  have  or  are  supposed  to  have 
in  the  land  recently  occupied  by  their  Church  Building  and  for 
which  the  Society  held  a  conditional  quit  claim  deed  from 
Thomas  Lee  deceased."  The  parish  were  now  without  any 
place  of  public  worship  of  their  own  and  consequently  obtained 
the  use  of  the  old  Academy,  then  on  the  lot  where  the  Strick- 
land School  House  is,  and  used  the  same  until  the  new  church 
was  ready  for  use. 

In  the  "Calendar"  for  May  6,  1848,  is  the  following  death 
notice : 

"In  New  Britain  on  the  27th.  ult.,  in  the  82d.  year  of  his  age, 
Solomon  Chiurchill.  He  was  the  oldest  member  of  St.  Mark's 
Parish,  was  amidst  much  bodily  infirmity,  a  constant  and  devout 
attendant  on  all  its  services  and  died  in  the  confidence  of  a 
certain  faith."  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  we  have  no  parish 
register  of  marriages,  baptisms  and  burials,  until  1849. 

At  the  Convention  of  1848,  the  Rev.  Thomas  J.  Davis  of 
Pennsylvania  was  again  present  as  a  visiting  clergyman  and 
probably  made  a  visit  to  his  old  parish  at  New  Britain  before 
he  returned  home.  The  Bishop's  address  states  that  Alexander 
Capron  A.B.  a  candidate  for  Holy  Orders  has  been  transferred 
to  the  diocese  of  New  York. 

The  reports  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jackson  for  the  parish  and  for 
himself  to  the  Convention  of  1848  are  as  follows: — 

"St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain.  Rev.  A.  Jackson,  Rector. 

Families  34,  Communicants  42,  Baptisms  8,  Deaths  6.  The 
Parish  is  now  engaged  in  the  erection  of  a  handsome  gothic 
Church  in  a  central  position  capable  of  seating  over  250  persons, 


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which  will  be  ready  for  consecration  in  October.  Its  pros- 
pects are  very  encouraging.  The  population  of  the  village 
is  rapidly  increasing.  And  it  is  believed  that  with  the  Divine 
blessing,  the  zealous  and  judicious  labors  of  a  resident  Pastor 
will  soon  build  up  a  self  sustaining  and  prosperous  Parish. 

The  Rev.  A.  Jackson.  .  .  has  had  charge  of  St.  Mark's 
Church,  New  Britain,  where  he  has  officiated  on  Sundays  and 
on  some  of  the  chief  Festivals  and  Fasts.  In  addition  to  these 
duties  he  has  been  since  the  first  of  April  last,  Editor  of  the 
Calendar." 

The  report  of  the  missionary  society  for  the  year  1848  shows 
$50.  paid  to  the  Rev.  Professor  Jackson,  which  was  towards 
his  salary  as  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church.  For  twelve  years 
the  missionary  society  of  the  Diocese,  (then  called  the  Christian 
Knowledge  Society,)  had  carefully  watched  over  the  little  band 
of  Churchmen  at  New  Britain  and  aided  them  greatly  in  paying 
their  expenses.  It  was  the  desire  and  aim  of  the  Rev.  Prof. 
Jackson  to  make  this  parish  self-sustaining.  And  now  with  an 
increase  of  population  in  the  village,  with  the  number  of  fam- 
ilies in  the  parish  more  than  doubled  in  the  last  ten  years  and 
the  communicants  in  the  Church  more  than  trebled,  the  time 
had  come  into  the  parish  could  take  care  of  itself,  and  hence  in 
June,  1848,  St.  Mark's  Parish  in  New  Britain  ceased  to  be  a 
mission  and  first  became  a  self-supporting  parish,  and  remained 
so  for  three  years. 

The  parish  records  have  nothing  about  purchasing  a  site  for 
the  church,  nothing  about  the  progress  of  the  building,  and  not 
a  word  about  laying  the  Cornerstone.  The  records  herein 
before  given  show  that  John  B.  Parsons,  who  helped  build  the 
old  church,  was  chairman  of  the  building  committee  and  that 
his  brother  Charles  was  on  that  committee  with  him.  The  land 
on  which  the  church  stands  was  first  bought  by  Charles  Par- 
sons, April  10,  1847,  of  Lucina  C.  Hart  and  Lucina  Hart  for 
four  hundred  dollars,  as  shown  by  the  Berlin  Land  Records, 
Vol.  24,  p.  538,  and  is  described  as  follows : — "Beginning  at  the 
South  East  corner  of  the  School  House  lot  of  District  No.  i, 
of  said  New  Britain,  on  the  line  of  the  East  and  West  highway 
(West  Main  Street,)  thence  running  East  along  the  line  of 
said  highway  five  rods  and  two  and  one  half  links,  thence  North- 


324  THE    CHURCH 

erly  in  a  line  at  right  angle  with  said  highway  to  a  point  at  the 
intersection  of  the  North  line  of  the  premises  sold,  thence  West- 
erly at  right  angles  with  the  North  and  South  high\vay  (Wash- 
ington Street,)  on  the  west  of  said  premises  to  the  said  North 
and  South  highway  at  a  point  nine  rods  and  twenty  links  North- 
erly of  the  south  west  corner  of  said  scluool  house  lot,  thence 
southerly  along  the  said  highway  one  rod  and  twenty  links  to 
the  North  West  corner  of  said  School  house  lot,  thence  easterly 
along  the  North  line  of  said  School  house  lot  to  the  North  East 
corner  of  the  same  and  thence  along  the  East  line  of  said 
school  house  lot  to  the  place  of  beginning,  containing  about 
fifty  rods  of  land  more  or  less.''  It  was  witnessed  by  L.  L. 
Sperry  and  Marcellus  Clark  and  received  for  record  May  18, 
1848.  The  school  house  then  stood  on  the  corner  of  West  Main 
and  Washington  streets  and  the  land  sold  was  what  may  be 
called  an  L  shaped  piece  on  the  north  and  east  sides  of  the 
school  house  lot.  It  did  not  include  the  land  where  the  parish 
house  now  stands.  The  land  conveyed  by  this  deed  was  deeded 
by  Ira  E.  Smith,  April  7,  1848,  to  Lorenzo  P.  Lee,  George 
Wooley,  Noble  Hill,  Christopher  Senior,  Sheldon  Smith,  George 
Francis  and  William  Blakeslee,  Vestry  men  of  St.  Mark's 
Parish,  New  Britain,  and  to  their  successors  in  ofifice,  as  appears 
from  the  Berlin  Land  records,  Vol.  24.  page  314. 

Mr.  John  B.  Parsons  as  chairman  of  the  building  committee 
had  charge  of  the  building.  The  principal  carpenter  was  a  Mr. 
Moulthrop  of  Wallingford,  but  Mr.  Parsons  and  others  worked 
with  him.  the  church  being  built  by  the  day  and  not  by  contract. 
Mr.  Levi  Blinn  says  that  a  shanty  was  built  in  front  of  the 
church  and  all  the  window  sash  were  made  in  that  shanty  by 
hand.  The  Strickland  Brothers  of  New  Britain  had  charge 
of  the  mason  work  and  a  colored  man  named  "Lem.  Powers" 
laid  the  stone  work  for  them.  Mr.  Parsons'  account  relating 
to  this  building  begins  Dec.  14,  1847,  when  he  charges  one 
and  a  half  days  and  expenses  going  to  New  Haven.  On  March 
13,  1848,  he  charges  cash  paid  for  slabs  for  shanty  38  cents. 
On  June  19,  1848,  for  going  to  Hartford  after  raisers  and  June 
23,  to  cash  for  24  bottles  of  beer  $1.00;  and  so  we  presume  that 
the  frame  was  raised  on  June  23,  1848.  The  beer  of  that  date 
was  root  beer,  which  came  in  stone  bottles  holding  each  one 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  325 

quart,  the  retail  price  being  2  cents  per  glass.     Mr.  Parsons' 
account  ends  June  30,  1848. 

The  corner  stone  was  laid  on  Monday,  June  19,  1848.  We 
are  indebted  to  "The  Churchman"  of  New  York  for  the 
following  account,  which  they  copied  for  us  from  the  old  New 
York  Churchman,  issue  of  July  6,  1848: — 

"The  corner  stone  of  St.  Mark's  church.  New  Britain,  was 
laid  with  appropriate  rites  on  Monday  the  19th.  inst.  at  five 
o'clock  P.M.  A  procession  consisting  of  the  officiating  clergy, 
wardens,  vestry  and  members  of  the  parish,  was  formed  at  the 
Academy  which  was  used  while  the  church  was  in  progress 
for  the  celebration  of  divine  service.  As  the  procession 
approached  the  site  of  the  new  church,  the  service  was  begun 
(according  to  New  York  Ritual,)  by  the  Rev.  P.  S.  Chauncey, 
rector  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford.  The  articles  deposited  in 
the  box  were  announced  and  the  corner  stone  was  laid  (at  the 
request  of  the  Bishop  who  was  absent  on  official  duty,)  by  the 
Rev.  A.  Jackson,  rector  of  the  parish.  A  prayer  was  then 
offered  by  the  Rev.  C.  R.  Fisher  of  Hartford  and  formerly 
minister  of  the  parish,  after  which  the  Rev.  Mr.  Chauncey 
delivered  in  the  presence  of  a  numerous  and  very  attentive 
congregation  an  appropriate  and  beautiful  address.  The  Gloria 
in  excelsis  was  then  heartily  sung  by  the  whole  congregation 
and  the  remaining  collects  were  offered  and  the  benediction 
pronounced  by  the  rector  of  the  parish. 

"The  material  of  the  church  is  to  be  wood ;  the  style  Gothic, 
thfe  dimensions  55  feet  in  length  by  34  in  width.  The  Chancel 
extending  12  feet  farther;  the  entrance  is  through  the  tower 
in  front ;  the  total  length  75  feet,  the  site  is  very  central,  being 
at  the  N.  W.  angle  of  the  public  square." 

This  was  originally  published  in  "The  Calendar"  of  Hartford, 
issue  of  June  24,  1848,  together  with  other  matter  which  we 
quote  as  follows : — 

"There  is  a  small  but  devoted  band  of  Churchmen,  who  with 
the  promise  of  some  assistance  from  abroad  have  undertaken 
a  great  work.  If  they  are  enabled  to  carry  it  out,  there  is 
every  reason  to  believe  that  a  self  sustaining  and  prosperous 
Parish    will    soon    be    established.      The    village    is    eminently 


326  THE    CHURCH. 

prosperous  and  rapidly  increasing  in  population.  Houses  are 
fast  springing  up  and  yet  there  is  at  all  times  a  demand  far 
beyond  the  supply. 

"We  commend  this  enterprise  to  the  favorable  consideration 
of  our  brethren  as  one  which  promises  to  amply  repay  all  that 
may  be  expended  upon  it.  If  what  the  few  Churchmen  of  New 
Britain  are  attempting  to  do  nozv  had  been  done  ten  years 
ago,  that  would  in  all  probability  have  been  at  this  moment 
one  of  the  strongest  parishes  of  the  diocese. 

"Subscriptions  for  this  object  will  be  gratefully  received  by 
the  Editor  of  the  Calendar." 

The  only  person  now  living  in  New  Britain  who  has  related 
to  us  any  distinct  recollection  of  the  laying  of  the  corner  stone, 
is  Mr.  Thomas  H.  Brady,  who  was  then  only  five  years  old. 
The  stone  for  the  foundation  was  quarried  at  the  ledge,  corner 
of  Elm  and  East  Main  streets.  Mr.  Brady's  father  drew  the 
stone  to  the  site  of  the  church  with  an  ox  team.  It  was  his 
delight  to  have  the  boy  Thomas  with  him  and  the  bundle  of 
hay  that  he  carried  for  the  cattle  to  eat  was  placed  on  top  of 
each  load  of  stone  during  the  forenoon  to  make  a  cushion  for 
the  boy  to  ride  on.  The  laying  of  the  corner  stone  was  a 
matter  of  conversation  with  the  workmen,  who  told  the  team- 
ster Brady  that  the  service  of  the  Episcopal  Church  was  just 
Hke  that  of  the  Catholics,  and  so  he  decided  to  attend.  And 
Thomas  distinctly  remembers  that  on  one  week  day  morning 
his  father  dressed  in  his  Sunday  clothes,  comprising  a  silk 
hat  and  white  shirt  with  a  high  standing  collar,  mounted  his 
ox  cart  and  drove  to  town  to  witness  the  laying  of  the  corner 
stone  of  St.  Mark's  Church. 

The  lofty  spire  was  built  and  finished  within  the  church  and 
afterwards  it  was  raised  into  its  elevated  position.  Young 
Brady  sat  "on  the  green"  near  where  the  Soldiers'  monument 
now  is,  and  watched  the  spire  in  its  journey  towards  the  sky. 
Its  rising  up  out  of  the  building,  is  now  remembered  as  one  of 
the  strangest  sights  that  Mr.  Brady  ever  saw. 

At  a  parish  meeting  Sept.  30,  1848,  "I.  E.  Smith,  J.  H.  Todd, 
H.  E.  Russell  and  such  others  as  they  may  associate  with 
them"  were  authorized  to  borrow  money  for  the  parish  "to  the 
amount  of  Five  Thousand  Dollars." 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  327 

Professor  Jackson's  work  as  missionary  here  had  been  so 
successful  and  was  so  far  advanced  that  he  could  now  leave 
the  parish  in  other  hands  and  consequently  the  parish  voted 
Nov.  26,  1848,  ''that  we  invite  the  Rev*^.  Alex'r.  Capron  to 
become  our  Minister  until  next  Easter  Monday,  and  that  we 
pay  him  at  the  rate  of  four  Hundred  Dollars  per  annum." 

Mr.  Capron's  letter  of  acceptance  is  in  the  parish  files  and 
is  here  given  in  full : — 

"Hartford,  Nov.  27,  1848. 

Mr.  H.  E.  Russell, 

Dear  Sir: — 

I  am  happy  to  acknowledge  your  note  of  yesterday, 
inviting  me,  on  behalf  of  your  parish,  to  become  your  Minister 
until  Easter  Llonday,  next. 

Allow  me  to  return  my  sincere  thanks  to  yourself,  dear  Sir, 
&  through  you,  to  the  Wardens,  Vestry  &c.  of  St.  Mark's,  for 
your  kind  invitation.  The  conditions  are  satisfactory  &  it 
shall  be  my  effort,  to  discharge  the  duties  of  your  parish,  so  far 
as  my  office  permits,  to  the  best  of  my  ability.  May  it  please 
our  Heavenly  Father,  so  to  direct  &  further  us  by  His  Council 
&  Aid,  that  the  connexion  shall  prove  conducive  to  the  mutual, 
&  everlasting  welfare  of  all  concerned  through  the  merits  of 
His  dear  Son  our  Savior  Jesus  Christ. 

Your 
To  Obliged  friend  &  Servt. 

Mr.  Henry  E.  Russell.  Alex  Capron." 

The  "Calendar"  for  Dec.  16,  1848,  has  the  following  notice: — 
"Consecration. 

St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain  will  be  consecrated 
to  the  service  of  Almighty  God  on  Saturday,  Dec.  23 ;  Services 
to  commence  at  11  o'clock  A.  M.  The  Clergy  are  invited  to 
attend  in  Surplices."  The  hour  was  afterwards  changed  to 
10  o'clock  instead  of  11,  in  order  to  "suit  the  arrangement  of 
the  cars  both  ways"  "and  have  the  service  concluded  in  time  for 
the  accommodation  train  to  Hartford  at  i  P.  M." 


328  THE    CHURCH 

The  first  record  in  parish  book  No.  2  is  the  request  to 
consecrate  followed  by  the  certificate  of  consecration,  as 
follows : — 

"To  the  Right  Reverend  Thomas  Church  Brownell,  D.D. 
L.L.D.     Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Connt. 

Rt.  Reverend  and  Dear  Sir: — 

The  people  of  the  Parish  of  Saint  Mark's,  New  Britain, 
having  been  moved,  as  they  must,  by  a  christian  zeal  for  the 
Glory  of  God  and  the  building  up  of  the  Kingdom  of  His 
dear  Son,  to  erect  a  House  to  be  devoted  to  His  worship,  and 
to  the  decent  reverent  Celebration  of  the  Sacred  Mysteries  of 
our  most  Holy  Faith,  respectfully  request  that  you  do  now 
consecrate  this  House,  which  they  have  built,  and  set  it  apart 
forever  from  all  unhallowed,  worldly  and  common  uses,  to  be 
henceforth  perpetually  devoted  and  dedicated  to  the  Services 
and  Glory  of  the  Most  high  god. 

Signed  A.  Jackson,  Rector. 

Hezk.   Seymour,  [.^      , 
S.  G.  Bucknall,    \ 

Noble  Hill, 

Wm.  Bingham, 

Geo.  Francis, 

L.  P.  Lee,  |- Vestrymen. 

Geo.  Woolley, 

J.  B.  Parsons, 

C.  Senior, 

New  Britain,  Dec.  23,  1848." 

"Whereas,  sundry  good  people  of  the  Parish  of  St.  Mark's, 
New  Britain,  have  erected  a  House  for  the  Publick  Worship 
of  God,  according  to  the  Doctrine  and  Ritual  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church  in  the  United  States,  and  have  requested  that 
the  same  may  be  consecrated  agreeably  to  the  usages  of  the 
said  church. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  329 

Now,  therefore  be  it  known,  that  I,  Thomas  Church  Brownell, 
by  Divine  permission.  Bishop  of  The  Diocese  of  Connecticut, 
with  the  prescribed  Rites  and  Solemnities,  did  this  day  duly  con- 
secrate the  said  House,  by  the  name  of  St.  Mark's  Church, 
and  setting  it  apart  henceforth  from  all  unhallowed,  worldly 
and  common  uses,  the  same  did  dedicate  to  the  service  of 
Almighty  God,  for  reading  his  Holy  Word,  for  celebrating  his 
Holy  Sacraments,  for  offering  to  his  Glorious  Majesty  the 
sacrifices  of  Prayer  and  Thanksgiving,  for  blessing  the  people 
in  His  Name,  and  for  the  performance  of  all  other  Holy  Offices, 
according  to  the  Doctrine,  Discipline  and  Worship  of  the  Pro- 
testant Episcopal  Church  in  the  United  States  of  America,  and 
for  the  sole  use  of  a  congregation,  in  Communion  with  the 
said  Church,  and  in  union  with  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut. 
In  witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand,  and  affixed 
my  Episcopal  Seal,  this  Twenty  third  day  of  December,  in 
the  year  of  our  Lord,  One  thousand,  eight  hundred  and  forty 
eight,  and  in  the  thirtieth  year  of  my  Consecration. 

L.S.  Signed,  Thomas  Church  Brownell." 

Although  Professor  and  Mrs.  Jackson  resided  at  Hartford, 
the  latter  was  deeply  interested  in  the  welfare  of  the  parish 
as  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  she  presented  the  Church  with 
a  large  and  beautiful  copy  of  the  Book  of  Common  Prayer, 
which  was  probably  used  for  the  first  time  on  the  day  of  the 
consecration.  It  is  inscribed  "St.  Mark's,  New  Britain,  Pre- 
sented by  Emily  Ellsworth  Jackson,  Dec.  23,  1848,  being  the 
day  of  the  Consecration." 

The  following  account  of  the  consecration  is  taken  from  the 
"Calendar,"  issue  of  Jan.  6,  1849: — 

"Consecration. 

St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  was  consecrated  to  the 
service  of  Almighty  God  on  the  23d.  ult.  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  the 
Bishop  of  the  Diocese.  The  request  to  consecrate  was  read 
by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Capron,  and  the  sentence  of  consecration  by 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Jackson.  Morning  Prayer  was  read  by  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Williams,  President  of  Trinity  College,  assisted  by  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Chauncey.     The  Bishop  officiated  in  the  Ante-com- 


33°  THE    CHURCH 

munion  service,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jackson  reading  the  Gospel  and 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Fisher  the  Epistle.  The  sermon  was  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Coxe  from  Ps.  Ixxxiv,  3,  'Yea  the  sparrow  hath  found 
a  liouse,  and  the  swallow  a  nest,'  etc.  It  was  an  earnest  and 
affectionate  discourse,  well  suited  to  the  occasion  and  the 
circumstances  of  the  parish.  After  the  Sermon,  the  Bishop 
administered  the  holy  rite  of  confirmation  to  nine  persons. 

"The  prospects  of  this  parish  are  at  present  very  encouraging, 
though  it  has  seen  some  dark  days.  By  a  most  energetic  and 
praiseworthy  effort,  it  has  exchanged  the  former  unsightly  and 
badly  located  house  of  worship  for  one  convenient  in  situation, 
and  beautiful  in  appearance.  The  new  Church  contains  60 
pews  on  the  floor  of  the  nave,  and  more  than  50  of  these  were 
rented  at  once,  for  a  sum  more  than  sufficient  to  pay  the 
Rector's  salary.  The  village  is  rapidly  increasing  in  popula- 
tion, so  that  a  few  more  years  must  see  this  a  strong,  and  well 
established  parish.  The  Rev.  Professor  Jackson  has  labored 
here  as  a  Missionary  since  Easter  1846,  and  now  resigns  the 
parish  into  the  hands  of  the  Rev.  Alexander  Capron  of  the 
Diocese  of  New  York,  with  heartfelt  prayers  for  its  peace  and 
prosperity. 

Description  of  the  Church. 

"The  building  is  of  wood  with  a  tower  and  spire  at  the  south- 
ern end  of  the  nave  and  a  chancel  of  very  fair  proportions  at 
the  North.  No  aisles,  but  the  nave  is  covered  with  a  very 
high  pitched  open  roof  which  is  imposing  and  church  like. 
The  church  is  lighted  with  simple  lancet  windows  on  the  sides 
and  a  two  light  northern  window  over  the  altar.  A  pleasing 
effect  is  produced  by  the  coloring  of  the  walls  which  are  not, 
as  is  usual,  lined  off  in  imitation  of  stone  work,  but  are  colored 
a  warm  gray  which  harmoniously  unites  the  colors  of  the  black 
walnut  seats  and  oaken  roof. 

"Although  there  is  a  great  discrepancy  between  the  character 
of  the  roof  and  that  of  the  windows  and  the  detail  generally, 
the  design  to  say  the  least  is  church-like,  and  under  the  cir- 
cumstances reflects  credit  on  the  little  flock  that  were  for  the 
first  time  that  day  assembled  to  worship  within  its  walls.  The 
aim  of  the  congregation   is  so   commendable  that  it  is  with 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  33 1 

pleasure  we  can  speak  of  the  admirable  execution  of  the  work, 
having  been  assured  by  competent  judges  that  the  carpentry, 
and  more  especially  the  carving  of  the  interior  is  excellent 
and  reflects  great  credit  upon  the  workmen  employed,  whilst 
the  liberality  of  the  parishioners  who  have  contributed  largely 
and  ungrudgingly  has  been  shown  by  the  step  they  took  in 
the  first  instance  of  securing  the  professional  services  of  the 
best  architect  that  they  knew  of  in  the  neighborhood.  Any 
failure  therefore  in  the  design  is  attributable  to  him  and  not 
to  the  congregation  who  have  done  their  best  to  render  to 
God  a  fitting  dwelling. 

"The  church  can  scarcely  be  said  to  be  finished  at  present, 
the  Font,  Altar,  Organ  case,  and  North  window  which  is  to 
be  fitted  with  stained  glass  of  a  character  which  we  can 
prophesy  will  be  somewhat  superior  to  anything  generally  seen, 
have  to  be  provided,  and  these  will  be  what  they  should  be, 
as  an  architect  amongst  us  who  has  already  greatly  assisted 
the  congregation  of  St.  Mark's  by  his  advice  and  aid,  has 
undertaken  their  superintendence,  and  at  no  very  distant  period 
we  hope  in  these  respects  at  least,  the  church  will  not  be  open 
to  the  criticism  and  remarks  of  either  the  over  accurate  or 
the  illnatured. 

"As  it  is,  it  is  unpretending,  and  free  from  many  of  the  faults 
that  are  generally  to  be  found  in  our  modern  churches,  whilst 
in  the  ecclesiastical  arrangement,  though  in  the  simplest  man- 
ner, of  the  chancel  and  pulpit  and  reading  desk,  there  is  very 
much  that  is  highly  commendable. 

"The  architect  from  whom  the  design  and  drawings  were 
obtained,  is  Mr.  Stone  of  New  Haven,  and  they  were  executed 
by  Mr.  Moulthrop  of  Wallingford,  of  whose  workmanship,  we 
have  already  made  favorable  mention,  and  we  will  here  take 
the  opportunity  to  express  for  the  congregation  the  thanks  we 
feel  towards  Mr.  Wheeler,  the  Architect,  who  however  unfor- 
tunately came  too  lately  among  us  in  this  instance,  but  who 
has  given  us  most  ready  and  valuable  assistance,  and  who  will 
superintend  the  completion  of  those  things  which  fortunately 
will  still  remain  for  his  skill  to  exercise  itself  upon." 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  parish,  April  9,  1849,  ^^^ 
Capron's  salary  of  Four  Hundred  and  fifty  dollars  was  voted. 


332  THE    CHURCH 

This  was  an  increase  of  fifty  dollars  over  the  year  before.  At 
a  parish  meetinir  held  May  21,  1849,  the  treasurer  was  author- 
ized to  borrow  "the  sum  of  Twenty  Eight  Hundred  dollars  to 
pay  the  building  debt  of  the  Parish." 

At  the  June  Convention  1849,  Mr.  Capron  was  reported  as 
the  "IMinister  of  St.  Mark's,  New  Britain,"  and  the  Rev.  John 
M.  Guion  as   "residing  at  New  Britain." 

The  Bishop's  address  reports  the  admission  of  Mr.  Capron 
into  the  Diocese,  from  the  Diocese  of  New  York,  and  his 
acceptance  of  the  charge  of  St.  Mark's  Parish.  It  notes  the 
confirmation  of  nine  persons  at  New  Britain  and  says  "On 
the  23rd.  of  December  last  I  consecrated  St.  Mark's  Church  in 
the  Parish  of  New  Britain.  It  was  erected  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Rev.  Professor  Jackson  of  Trinity  College,  is  capacious 
in  its  dimensions,  and  is  distinguished  for  the  good  taste  of 
its  architectural  arrangements." 

The  fact  that  the  new  church  building  was  "distinguished 
for  the  good  taste  of  its  architectural  arrangements"  as  stated 
by  the  Bishop,  is  evidenced  by  the  History  of  Trinity  Church, 
Branford,  Conn.,  published  by  The  Rev.  Melville  K.  Bailey, 
1882,  which  says  of  the  Church  built  there  in  1850: — 

"  The  design  of  the  present  edifice  indicates  such  excellent 
taste  that  it  is  an  interesting  question  to  whom  it  is  due.  It 
is  said  that  Messrs.  Isaac  H.  Palmer  and  Eli  F.  Rogers  con- 
sulted with  the  Rev.  Dr.  Harry  Croswell  in  regard  to  it.  They 
drove  to  New  Haven  together  to  see  him,  and  he  recommended 
that  they  take  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  as  a  model. 
In  accordance  with  this  advice  the  architect,  S.  M.  Stone  of 
New  Haven,  was  instructed  to  provide  a  similar  plan." 

The  report  of  the  parish  by  its  minister,  the  Rev.  Alexander 
Capron,  deacon,  in  the  Journal  for  1849  is  as  follows: — 

"Families — removed  2,  added  24,  present  number  58.  Single 
persons  holding  seats  15,  Communicants — deceased  2,  removed 
5,  added  24,  in  all  66.  Baptisms — infants  7,  adults  3.  Con- 
firmed 9,  Marriages,  2.  Burials,  7.  Sunday  School — scholars 
40,  Catechists,  10.  Collections — for  parish  library  and  paro- 
chial purposes  $9.61.  Domestic  &  Foreign  Missions  $8.15, 
Oflfertory  $9.     Seabury   Monument  $5.25.     Total   $32.61. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  333 

"The  Rev.  Professor  Jackson  continued  in  charge  of  this 
parish  until  Nov.  19,  1848.  Through  his  energy  and  truly 
Christian  liberality  of  the  few  Churchmen  belonging  to  this 
Parish,  a  handsome  Gothic  Church  was  erected  during  the  last 
summer  and  autumn,  at  a  cost  of  $6,300. 

"It  is  proper  to  observe  that  the  class  of  9  persons  reported 
as  confirmed  received  instruction  for  that  holy  rite  from  the 
former  Rector,  Rev.  Prof.  Jackson. 

"It  is  due  also  to  the  liberality  of  the  donors  to  state  that  a 
beautiful  Chancel  window  has  been  presented  to  the  Parish 
by  Mr.  Gervase  Wheeler,  architect;  and  a  handsome  stone 
Font  by  Mr.  Henry  E.  Russell.  It  is  due  to  the  ladies  of  the 
Parish  to  state  that  through  their  industry  the  Church  has  been 
handsomely  carpeted. 

"Under  the  blessing  of  God,  the  labors  of  the  former  Rector 
and  the  persevering  efforts  of  the  parishioners  have  accom- 
plished much  for  the  Church  in  this  place.  The  prospects  of 
the  Parish  are  at  present  most  encouraging.  And  too  much 
can  hardly  be  said  in  commendation  of  the  unanimity,  earnest- 
ness, and  liberality,  of  the  little  band  of  Churchmen  who  have 
testified  their  willingness  to  'honor  the  Lord  with  their  sub- 
stance', by  adding  a  beautiful  ornament  to  their  flourishing 
village,  and  giving  to  its  inhabitants  a  goodly  temple  wherein 
they  may  worship  God,  in  the  solemn  and  primitive  forms  of 
the  Church." 

This  is  supplemented  by  Professor  Jackson's  report  as  fol- 
lows : — 

"He  also  continued  in  charge  of  St.  Mark's  church.  New 
Britain,  until  the  19th.  of  Nov.  1848,  making  in  all  about  two 
years  and  seven  months  of  labor  in  this  interesting  missionary 
field.  .  .  .  From  the  first  it  was  his  constant  object  to 
bring  the  Parish  into  a  state  in  which  it  could  sustain  a  resi- 
dent Rector.  And  this  by  God's  blessing  has  been  happily 
effected.  A  handsome  Gothic  Church  capable  of  containing 
over  300  persons,  was  completed  and  consecrated  on  the  23rd. 
of  Dec.  1848.  The  seats  were  all  taken  at  once  and  there  is 
every  reason  to  believe  that  under  the  zealous  labors  of  the 
resident  Pastor  the  parish  will  soon  attain  to  a  stable  pros- 
perity.    The   Missionary   takes   great   pleasure   in   here   testi- 


334  THE    CHURCH 

fyin^  that  he  has  never  seen  more  united  zeal,  and  more 
devoted  Hberality  towards  the  cause  and  Church  of  Christ, 
than  in  this  little  struggling  Parish.  And  he  shall  ever  look 
back  with  the  most  grateful  recollections  to  his  brief  connexion 
with  it." 

Professor  Jackson  was  editor  of  the  "Calendar"  from  April 
I,  1848  to  April  I,  1853,  and  probably  this  accounts  for  the 
frequent  references  in  that  paper  to  St.  Mark's  Church.  In 
the  issue  of  June  9,  1849,  ^^  a  notice  of  the  death  at  Berlin  of 
Mr.  Theodore  Ellsworth  on  May  5,  1849,  ^S^  77>  ^^^  of  the 
death,  at  New  Britain,  of  Mrs.  Abigail,  wife  of  Charles  Par- 
sons, May  18,  1849,  age  32,  to  which  is  added  the  following: 
"  Mr.  Ellsworth  and  Mrs.  Parsons  were  both  well  known  to 
us  as  devout  communicants  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Brit- 
ain." Mr.  Ellsworth  was  identified  with  Christ  Church, 
Worthington,  from  the  first,  was  one  of  the  vestrymen  of  St. 
Mark's  in  1844,  and  a  communicant  until  his  death.  During 
this  time  he  had  witnessed  the  erection  of  three  houses  of 
worship  for  the  Churchmen  of  this  vicinity  and  he  was  a 
devout  w^orshipper  in  all  of  them. 

We  find  by  the  parish  register  that  "  Hannah  Steele  "  was 
buried  at  Newington,  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Guion,  March  25,  1849. 
There  is  no  further  data  concerning  this  burial.  Doctor  David 
Steele,  one  of  the  seven  founders  of  Christ  Church,  Worthing- 
ton, left  a  widow  Hannah,  who  received  a  pension  under  the 
law  of  1838.  He  presume  that  the  Hannah  Steele  buried 
by  Mr.  Guion  was  the  widow  of  Doctor  Steele  and  that 
she  too  had  seen  three  church  buildings  erected  and  had 
worshipped  in  them  all. 

Another  great  loss  fell  upon  the  Church,  Sept.  6,  1849,  in 
the  death  of  the  Hon.  Ira  E.  Smith,  aged  63.  The  following 
obituary  notice  appeared  in  the  "Calendar"  for  Sept.  15: — 

"  Judge  Smith  was  a  prominent  citizen  of  New  Britain,  his 
native  place,  where  he  had  followed  the  profession  of  law  for 
many  years  and  held  various  offices  of  honor  and  trust  by  the 
suffrage  of  his  fellow  citizens.  He  has  always  been  one  of 
the  most  zealous  and  liberal  supporters  of  St.  Mark's  Church 
in  that  village.  He  took  a  deep  interest  and  bore  an  active 
part  in  the  erection  of  the  new  Church  to  which  he  contributed 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  335 

largely  and  for  which  he  had  it  in  heart  to  do  much  more, 
when  he  was  suddenly  summoned  away.  Ever  since  we  have 
known  him,  now  some  three  years,  he  has  been  a  devout  and 
faithful  communicant  of  the  Church  and  as  such,  we  doubt  not 
he  has  fallen  asleep  in  Christ." 

Mr.  Smith  at  the  time  of  his  decease  was  treasurer  of  the 
parish,  and  on  Sept.  28,  1849,  the  vacancy  in  that  office  was 
filled  by  the  election  of  Mr.  Ashbel  Dickinson. 

The  "Calendar"  of  Feb.  2,  1850,  has  a  notice  of  a  meeting  of 
the  clergy  of  Hartford  County  at  St.  Mark's  Parish,  New 
Britain,  on  Tuesday  afternoon  and  evening,  Feb.  25,  1850. 

Mr.  Capron  came  to  this  parish  in  deacon's  orders.  On  Dec. 
18,  1849,  the  Standing  Committee  met  at  New  Haven  and 
recommended  him  for  a  priest.  The  first  Episcopal  ordina- 
tion ever  held  in  New  Britain  took  place  at  St.  Mark's  Church, 
on  Feb.  24,  1850.  (Feb.  26,  according  to  the  Bishop's  address.) 
The  following  account  is  from  the  Calendar  for  March  2, 
1850:— 

"Ordination  and  Confirmation. 

"The  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  visited  the  parish  of  New  Britain 
last  Sunday  and  in  the  morning  admitted  the  Rector  of  St. 
Mark's  the  Rev.  Alexander  Capron  to  the  Holy  order  of  Priest. 
Morning  service  was  read  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Coit  of  Trinity  Col- 
lege. The  sermon  from  John  xxi,  17,  was  by  the  Rev.  Profes- 
sor Jackson  of  Trinity  College.  The  Ante-Communion  was 
said  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Hawks  of  New  York.  The  candidate 
was  presented  by  the  Rev.  J.  M.  Guion.  The  Bishop  was 
assisted  in  the  Communion  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Coit  and  Rev.  Dr. 
Hawks. 

"In  the  afternoon,  the  Bishop  administered  the  Holy  Rite  of 
Confirmation  to  four  persons,  Rev.  Mr.  Guion  reading  the 
Service  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Coit  preaching  from  Romans  11-25. 
The  day  was  singularly  mild  and  beautiful  for  the  season. 
The  Congregation  was  large  and  appeared  to  be  deeply  inter- 
ested in  the  Service." 

The  Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention  of  1850  mentions 
this  ordination  as  on  Feb.  26, 1850,  and  also  reports  the  confirma- 
tion of  six  persons  on  July  15,  1849,  t)ut  makes  no  mention  of 


336  THE    CHURCH 

the  four  persons  confirmed  on  the  day  that  Mr.  Capron  was 
ordained.  The  parish  register  gives  the  date  of  this  confirma- 
tion as  on  Feb.  24,  1850.  The  "Calendar"  says  it  was  Sunday 
and  the  24th  fell  on  Sunday  in  1850. 

The  statistics  in  the  parish  reports  are  so  voluminous  that  we 
omit  giving  them  yearly  after  this  date,  but  refer  to  them  later. 
A  part  of  Mr.  Capron's  report  to  the  Convention  of  1850  is 
as  follows : — 

"By  the  blessing  of  God  upon  us  during  the  past  year,  the 
Parish  has  steadily  increased  and  has  enjoyed  uninterrupted 
prosperity.  An  effort  which,  it  is  believed,  will  be  successful, 
is  now  being  made  to  cancel  the  remaining  indebtedness 
incurred  by  the  erection  of  the  new  Church. 

"It  is  with  pleasure  that  I  improve  this  opportunity  of  making 
my  acknowledgement  to  my  Rev.  friend  and  brother,  the  Rev. 
J.  M.  Guion,  not  only  for  his  services  in  preaching  and  adminis- 
tering the  Holy  Eucharist  on  each  Communion  Sunday,  with 
two  or  three  exceptions,  during  the  whole  of  my  Diaconate,  but 
especially  for  the  kind  interest  he  has  manifested  in  my  own 
efforts  and  the  welfare  of  the  Parish." 

The  Rev.  John  M.  Guion  probably  resided  in  New  Britain 
longer  than  any  other  Episcopal  minister  ever  has.  He  came 
here  in  December,  1838,  located  at  the  lower  end  of  Kensington 
street,  and  did  not  remove  until  about  1853.  The  Bishop's 
address  in  1854  states  that  he  had  been  transferred  to  the 
Diocese  of  Maryland.  He  took  charge  of  the  Church  at  Say- 
brook  on  Easter  1847,  ^^^^  probably  did  not  remove  his  family 
and  no  doubt  he  was  here  the  greater  part  of  the  time.  On 
]\Iay  6,  1849.  he  entered  upon  his  duties  as  Principal  of  the 
High  School  in  New  Britain.  This  school  was  then  under  the 
control  of  the  State  Normal  School.  In  1852  or  1853  ^'^^  ^^Pt 
a  private  school  in  the  basement  of  the  old  Baptist  Church,  and 
had  about  thirty  scholars.  Two  of  this  number  were  Messrs. 
Dwight  A.  Parsons  and  James  T.  Lee.  Mr.  Guion  thus  had  a 
practically  continuous  residence  in  this  town  for  about  fifteen 
years,  and  during  the  whole  of  that  time  was  ever  ready  and 
willing  to  render  any  services  that  he  couM  to  St.  Mark's 
Church  or  to  any  of  its  parishioners,  with  the  consent  of  the 
Rector  in  charge. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN,  337 

At  the  adjourned  annual  meeting  of  the  parish,  held  April 
26,  1 85 1,  the  parish  "Voted  to  pay  Revd.  Alexr.  Capron  $500.00 
salary  for  the  year  ensuing."  This  was  an  increase  of  $50. 
The  Sexton's  salary  was  also  raised  from  $25.  to  $35.  per 
annum  at  the  same  meeting. 

The  "Calendar"  for  May  17,  1851,  mentions  the  confirmation 
of  fourteen  persons  at  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  on 
Sunday,  May  4,  and  adds — "It  was  noticed  as  an  interesting 
circumstance  that  a  considerable  portion  of  the  candidates  were 
heads  of  families.  The  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Coit  who  also  attended  the  Bishop  in  his  recent  visitations  at 
New  Haven  and  Waterbury." 

The  last  person  to  sign  the  original  papers  of  organization 
of  St.  Mark's  Parish  on  Aug.  28,  1836,  was  Philip  S.  Judd. 
In  the  "Calendar"'of  May  17,  1851,  we  find  the  following  death 
notice — "After  a  short  illness  in  New  Britain,  on  Friday  May 
2,  Mr.  Philip  S.  Judd,  in  the  fiftieth  year  of  his  age.  Mr.  Judd 
has  long  been  a  resident  in  New  Britain  and  regarded  by  all 
who  knew  him  as  an  upright  man,  a  good  neighbor  and  a  good 
citizen.     He  left  a  wife  and  four  young  children." 

The  Rev.  John  Williams,  D.D.,  was  elected  assistant  Bishop 
at  the  Convention  of  185 1.  He  was  no  stranger  to  New 
Britain,  and  it  is  pleasing  to  note  that  four  of  St.  Mark's 
ministers  signed  the  testimonial  of  the  Assistant  Bishop-elect, 
viz:  Alex.  Capron,  John  M.  Guion,  Charles  R.  Fisher  and  A. 
Jackson.  It  was  also  signed  by  J.  H.  Todd  and  Stephen  G. 
Bucknall  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain. 

Mr.  Capron's  parish  report  to  the  Convention  of  185 1  is 
in  part  as  follows : — "To  cancel  the  debt  for  the  erection  of  the 
Church,  we  have  raised  in  our  own  parish  during  the  year, 
between  twenty-seven  and  twenty-eight  hundred  dollars ;  so  that 
during  the  year  we  have  raised  in  our  own  parish  about  $3000 
for  various  purposes.  The  prosperity  of  the  parish  has  been 
uninterrupted  during  the  past  year,  and  its  increase  though  not 
rapid,  has  been  steady,  its  prospects  at  present,  with  the  blessing 
of  the  great  Head  of  the  Church,  are  most  encouraging." 

The  "Calendar"  for  Aug.  20,  185 1,  under  the  heading,  "Hart- 
ford County,"  says — "The  Convocation  of  the  County  held  its 
quarter  meeting  pursuant  to  notice  on  Tuesday,  Aug.   12,  in 


338  THE    CHURCH 

the  Parish  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain.  There  were 
present  of  the  Clergy  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Bates,  Chapin,  Fitch, 
Fisher,  Guion,  Jackson  and  the  Rector  of  the  parish. 

"The  first  service  was  held  at  3  P.  M.,  the  Rev.  :Messrs.  Fisher 
and  Fitch  officiating  in  the  Service  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Chapin 
preached  an  excellent  Sermon  from  St.  James,  1-27,  Ture 
religion  and  undefiled  before  God  and  the  Father  is  this,  to 
visit  the  fatherless  and  widows  in  their  afflictions  and  to  keep 
himself  unspotted  from  the  world.' 

"The  Service  in  the  evening  was  conducted  by  the  Rev. 
Messrs.  Bates  and  Nichols,  and  a  Sermon  preached  by  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Fitch  from  St.  Matthew,  6-10,  'Thy  Kingdom  come.' 
The  subject  being  general  missions  of  the  Church,  their  origin, 
progress,  and  present  condition  was  appropriate  for  the  occa- 
sion, and  listened  to  with  pleasure  by  a  considerable  congre- 
gation. 

"The  Sermon  was  followed  by  an  address,  extempore,  from 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Chapin,  on  the  subject  of  missions.  The  Rev. 
speaker  dwelt  especially  upon  the  benefit  the  Church  in  this 
Diocese  had  derived  from  missionary  effort. 

"The  fact  was  asserted  by  the  speaker  that  there  are  even  in 
our  own  country  many  thousands  of  persons  who  attend  no 
place  of  public  worship,  and  that  there  is  not  probably  accom- 
modation in  all  the  places  of  public  worship  in  the  country  for 
more  than  three  fourths  of  the  people.  These  facts,  aside  from 
any  other  consideration  are  calculated  to  arouse  every  church- 
man to  a  sense  of  the  obligation  resting  upon  each,  to  do  all  in 
his  power,  to  promote  the  object,  had  in  view  by  Convocation, 
viz:  the  extension  of  the  Church  in  this  county.  If  there  is 
not  yet  such  an  interest  manifested  by  the  several  parishes  of 
the  county,  as  we  would  desire,  it  is  because  Churchmen  are 
not  informed  of  the  state  of  things  immediately  about  them. 
We  hope,  therefore,  that  an  interest  in  this  good  cause  will 
grow  up  in  all  the  parishes  in  proportion  to  the  frequency  of 
our  County  meetings.     C.  A." 

At  the  annual  parish  meeting,  April  22,  1852,  the  Sexton's 
salary  was  raised  from  $35.  to  $40. 

In  the  Journal  of  Convention  for  1850,  we  find  the  name 
of  Francis  T.  Russell  as  a  Candidate  for  holv  orders,  he  having 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  339 

been  recommended  by  the  Standing  Committee  at  Hartford, 
Feb.  17,  1852. 

By  Mr.  Capron's  report  of  the  parish  to  the  Convention  of 
1852,  we  find  that  the  parish  had  paid  for  "a  Bell  and  other 
Church  purposes  over  $1100.00."  He  also  says  ''The  growth 
of  our  parish  though  not  rapid  is  steady  and  healthy.  Our 
congregations  are  large,  prejudices  unfavorable  to  the  Church 
are  wearing  off;  and  with  the  blessing  of  the  Great  Head  of 
the  Church  it  is  believed  the  hopes  of  the  most  sanguine  will 
yet  be  realized."  For  three  years  the  parish  appears  to  have 
been  self-sustaining,  but  the  report  of  the  Christian  Knowledge 
Society  to  the  Convention  of  1852  shows  that  St.  Mark's 
Rector,  Mr.  Capron,  was  paid  $5.00  June  11,  1851,  while  $60.00 
more  was  paid  to  him  in  two  instalments  of  $35  and  $25,  before 
Aug.  30,  1852.  This  is  the  last  record  we  find  of  St.  Mark's 
Parish  receiving  aid  from  the  missionary  society. 

The  "Calendar"  for  June  26,  1852,  says,  "The  Convocation 
of  Hartford  County  held  a  meeting  on  Tuesday  the  15th.  June, 
in  the  parish  of  St.  Mark's,  New  Britain,  There  were  present 
of  the  Clergy,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Clark,  the  Rev.  Prof.  Jackson,  Rev. 
Messrs.  Huntington,  Bates,  Putnam,  Fitch,  Tuttle,  Fisher, 
McClory,  Chapin  and  Benedict,  and  Rev.  Mr.  Reed  of  Litch- 
field County. 

"Divine  Service  was  celebrated  in  the  church  in  the  afternoon 
and  evening,  and  though  the  heat  of  the  da}^  was  extreme  the 
congregations  in  the  afternoon  and  evening  were  larger  in 
proportion  to  the  parish  than  we  have  ever  seen  on  any  similar 
occasion.  The  people  of  St.  Mark's  have  done  themselves 
credit  in  the  interest  shown  in  the  Jubilee  Services,  for  the 
celebration  of  which  the  meeting  was  appointed  at  this  time. 
The  absence  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Coxe  who  was  expected  to  preach 
the  Jubilee  sermon  caused  no  little  disappointment.  Under  the 
circumstances  the  Rev.  Mr.  Huntington  preached  a  sermon  in 
the  afternoon  from  St.  Matt,  xiv,  30-31.  After  which  remarks 
were  made  by  the  Rev.  Prof.  Jackson  on  the  closing  of  the 
Jubilee  Services  in  England,  and  the  interest  which  has  been 
manifested  throughout  the  Church  in  this  country  during  the 
past  year,  in  the  celebration  of  this  Third  Jubilee  of  the  Vener- 
able Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel. 


340  THE    CHURCH 

"In  the  Evening,  according  to  appointment,  the  Convention 
Sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Clark,  from  Acts  ix,  31, 
and  most  earnestly  did  the  speaker  press  upon  Churchmen  the 
duty  of  increased  earnestness  in  carrying  out  the  purposes  for 
which  the  Church  was  established  by  her  Divine  Author  and 
Head." 

In  September,  1852,  the  Rev.  Alexander  Capron  of  New 
Britain  was  the  Secretary  of  the  Hartford  County  Convention. 

The  following  notice  appeared  in  the  Calendar,  issue  of 
Dec.  II,  1852: — 

"Fair  at  New  Britain. 

"We  are  requested  to  give  notice,  which  we  do  with  great 
pleasure,  that  the  ladies  of  St.  Mark's  parish  intend  holding 
a  Fair  at  Humphrey's  Hall  in  the  village  of  New  Britain,  on 
Wednesday  and  Thursday  the  29th  and  30th.  inst.     .     .     . 

Donations  will  be  thankfully  received  and  may  be  left  at  the 
Book  Store  of  F.  A.  Brown  Esqr.  (Hartford,)  or  forwarded 
to  the  ladies  of  the  parish  to  be  left  at  the  Humphrey  House, 
New  Britain. 

The  Churchmen  of  New  Britain  have  done  so  nobly  in  sus- 
taining and  establishing  the  Church  in  their  midst  that  they  are 
deserving  of  every  encouragement." 

At  a  parish  meeting  in  January,  1853,  for  the  sale  of  slips, 
sales  were  made  to  forty-six  persons,  to  the  amount  of  Five 
hundred  and  ninety-eight  dollars  leaving  unsold  14  slips 
appraised  at  $81.  The  names  of  the  buyers  and  amount  paid 
by  each  are  recorded  in  the  "Minutes  of  St.  Mark's  Parish." 
This  is  the  first  time  since  1838  that  such  a  record  appears  in 
the  parish  books.  A  similar  record  was  made  for  the  year 
1854.  In  1838  the  seats  were  sold  on  Easter  Monday,  and  we 
presume  this  was  the  custom  up  to  1853.  In  1855  the  time  for 
selling  the  seats  was  changed  from  January  to  Easter  Monday, 
but  there  is  no  record  of  the  sale  until  1857,  after  which  the  sales 
are  recorded  each  year  for  a  time,  the  last  record  being  for  the 
year  1868  when  there  were  one  hundred  and  six  pew  holders  and 
the  sales  amounted  to  $2058.00.  In  the  files  of  the  parish  we 
find  that  twenty  persons  subscribed  $212.25  ^or  tlie  support  of 
preaching  for  the  year   1846,  and  fifteen  persons  subscribed 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  341 

$190.25  for  the  same  object  for  the  year  1847.  The  largest 
subscription  was  that  of  Ira  E.  Smith  for  $50.00.  In  1853  the 
highest  price  for  a  pew  was  $34,  paid  by  H.  E.  Russell.  It  will 
thus  be  seen  that  in  fifteen  years,  from  1853  to  1868,  the  number 
of  pew  holders  was  more  than  doubled  while  the  amount  of 
sales  had  increased  more  than  threefold. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  parish,  Easter  Monday,  March 
28,  1853,  the  Rector's  salary  was  raised  from  $500,  to  $700,  per 
annum.  Nothing  of  special  interest  to  New  Britain  appears 
in  the  Journal  of  Convention  for  1853. 

The  diary  of  the  Hon.  Elihu  Burritt  indicates  that  it  was  his 
custom  when  in  New  Britain  on  Sunday,  to  attend  the  Congre- 
gational church  in  the  morning  and  some  other  church  later  in- 
the  day.  On  Sunday,  Nov.  26,  1853,  he  writes :  ''In  the  after- 
noon attended  service  at  the  Episcopal  meeting  house  which 
was  also  pretty  well  filled.  Mr.  Capron  preached  a  good  solid 
discourse."  On  Christmas  Sunday,  Dec.  25,  1853,  he  writes, 
"In  the  evening  attended  the  Episcopal  Church  which  was 
crowded  excessively  by  an  audience  of  whom  I  could  recognize 
but  a  few  familiar  faces,  so  changed  is  the  population  of  New 
Britain.  The  singing  was  good  and  Mr.  Capron  preached  a 
good  sermon." 

Another  quarterly  meeting  of  the  Convocation  of  Hartford 
County  was  held  at  St.  Mark's  on  the  loth.  and  nth.  of 
January,  1854,  and  is  reported  in  the  "Calendar"  of  Jan.  21st. 
There  were  present  of  the  clergy  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Benedict, 
Coxe,  Douglas,  Fitch,  Huntington,  Fisher  and  J.  L.  Scott,  and 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Horton  of  New  London  County. 

Service  was  held  on  Tuesday  evening  in  the  church  and 
missionary  addresses  by  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Douglas,  Hunting- 
ton and  Benedict,  and  a  collection  made  for  the  aid  of  Missions 
in  Hartford  County.  On  Wednesday  morning  service  was 
again  held  in  the  church  and  the  Convocation  sermon  was 
delivered  by  Rev.  J.  L.  Scott,  editor  of  the  "Calendar,"  from 
I  Cor.  xiv,  10,  "There  are,  it  may  be,  so  many  kinds  of  voices 
in  the  world,  and  none  of  them  is  without  signification." 

The  services  were  pretty  well  attended  and  the  contribution 
of  twenty  dollars  for  Missions  in  the  county  was  fully  up  to 
the  proportion  of  the  ability  of  the  parish  as  compared  with 
neighboring  parishes. 


342  THE    CHURCH 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Capron's  report  to  the  Convention  for  the 
year  1854  was  in  part  as  follows: — "The  Ladies'  Sewing 
Society  have  raised  for  parochial  purposes  some  $50,  during 
the  year.  An  effort  is  now  making  to  raise  $1,000,  for  other 
purposes  of  the  Parish,  which  when  accomplished,  will  leave 
the  Parish  free  from  debt.  Though  not  rapidly  increasing  in 
numbers,  we  are  as  a  Parish,  growing  in  efficiency  and 
constancy." 

Mr.  Francis  T.  Russell,  before  mentioned  as  a  candidate  for 
holy  orders,  was  recommended  by  the  Standing  Committee 
Feb.  27,  1855,  for  deacon's  orders  and  was  ordained  by  the  Rt. 
Rev.  Thomas  Church  Brownell,  D.D.,  at  Christ  Church,  Hart- 
ford, March  25,  1855.  Appended  to  the  record  of  the  annual 
meeting  of  St.  Mark's  Parish  for  1855  is  the  following 
memorandum : — 

"At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Parish,  Easter  Monday,  April 
9th.  1855,  the  Rev.  Francis  T.  Russell  of  Hartford  was  unani- 
mously elected  Rector  of  the  Parish,  and  took  charge  and  first 
officiated  as  such  on  the  fourth  Sunday  after  Easter,  1855." 
(May  6.) 

The  Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention  of  1855  says  that 
"The  Rev.  Alexander  Capron  has  resigned  the  Rectorship  of 
St.  Mark's,  New  Britain,  and  taken  charge  of  the  Mission  at 
Central  Village.  (Plainfield.)  .  .  .  The  Rev.  Francis  T. 
Russell  is  the  Minister  of  St.  Mark's,  New  Britain." 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Capron's  report  to  the  Convention  of  1855 
says  that  "he  resigned  the  Rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  Church, 
New  Britain,  on  Easter  Monday." 

The  report  of  St.  Mark's  Parish  to  the  Convention  of  1855 
was  made  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Russell,  and  says,  "The  late  Rector 
of  the  parish  having  resigned  his  charge  on  Easter  Sunday,  the 
following  statements  include  his  report  as  well  as  my  own. 
.  .  .  During  the  past  year  the  whole  amount  of  our  Church 
debt,  $1,500  has  been  cancelled  by  liberal  subscriptions. 

"I  was  ordained  Deacon  on  the  fifth  Sunday  in  Lent,  (March 
25,  1855,)  and  officiated  in  various  places,  chiefly  in  Christ 
Church,  Hartford,  until  the  time  of  my  connection  with  this 
parish  the  fourth  Sunday  after  Easter.  Before  and  since  my 
ordination  I  have  attended  to  the  duties  of  my  Professorship, 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  343 

at  the  Berkeley  Divinity  School  and  Instructorship  at  Trinity 
College." 

The  second  ordination  at  St.  Mark's  Church  of  New  Britain 
was  on  June  27,  1855,  when  the  Rev.  John  Clarkson  DuBois, 
deacon,  and  missionary  to  St.  Croix,  West  Indies,  was  ordained 
priest  by  the  Right  Rev.  John  WilHams,  D.D.,  Assistant  Bishop. 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  vestry,  Dec.  18,  1855,  Noble  Hills 
was  appointed  collector  and  allowed  a  commission  of  five  per 
cent,  on  all  collections.  Wm.  G.  Coe,  Norris  Bailey  and  N. 
Dickinson  were  appointed  a  committee  "to  superintend  the 
expenditures  of  the  Church."  It  was  "Voted  That  in  future 
the  Vestry  meet  once  a  month." 

On  Feb.  12,  1856,  the  Standing  Committee  recommended  the 
Rev.  Francis  T.  Russell,  deacon,  to  the  Bishop,  to  be  advanced 
to  the  priesthood.  In  accordance  therewith  he  was  ordained 
at  a  special  ordination  held  in  St.  Mark's  Church,  March  12, 
1856,  by  the  Assistant  Bishop,  the  Right  Rev.  John  Williams, 
D.D.     The  "Calendar"  of  March  15,  1856,  says:— 

"The  Rev.  C.  R.  Fisher  began  Morning  Service,  the  Rev. 
J.  FI.  Waterbury  of  Bolivia,  Ills,  read  the  Lessons  and  the  Rev. 
E.  A.  Washburn  preached  from  St.  Mark  xvi,  17,  18  and  20. 
The  candidate  was  then  presented  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Abercrombie 
of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  and  the  services  proceeded,  in 
which  the  Rev.  Mr.  Deshon  read  the  Epistle  and  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Willey  the  Gospel.  All  the  above  named  clergymen  joined  in 
the  imposition  of  hands  as  did  also  the  Rev.  President  Goodwin 
and  the  Rev.  H.  Fitch.  The  Bishop  administered  the  Com- 
munion to  the  clergy ;  Rev.  Messrs.  Willey  and  Deshon  to  a 
large  body  of  the  laity.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Cook,  Deacon,  was  also 
present,  besides  several  Berkeley  Divinity  students  and  a  very 
large  and  attentive  congregation." 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  parish,  March  24,  1856,  it  was 
"Voted,  that  the  salary  of  the  Rector  for  the  ensuing  year  be 
$800,  commencing  on  the  ist.  day  of  April,  1856."  This  was 
$100  more  than  Mr.  Capron's  salary  when  Mr.  Russell  came 
here,  and  Mr.  Russell's  report  to  the  Convention  of  1856  shows 
that  it  was  an  increase  to  him  of  $300.  and  therefore  his  salary 
at  first  was  only  $500.00  per  annum.     The  parish  in  1855  were 


344  THE    CHURCH 

in  straig^htened  circumstances  and  we  presume  there  was  talk 
of  once  more  applying  to  the  missionary  society  for  aid.  It 
was  Mr.  Russell's  desire  that  his  salary  should  be  placed  so  low 
that  no  aid  should  be  received  from  that  society  and  this  was 
the  reason  why  his  salary  at  first  was  made  lower  tlian  that  of 
his  predecessor. 

Mr.  Russell's  report  to  the  Convention  of  1856  says,  "On 
Easter  Monday  an  increase  of  $300.00  was  added  to  the  Rec- 
tor's salary  for  the  ensuing^  year.  I  would  ,q:reatfully  acknowl- 
edge the  extreme  kindness  and  constant  attention  of  the  good 
people  of  my  parish,  by  which  I  have  been  enabled  to  'live  of 
the  altar.' 

"We  are  now  suffering  sadly  for  want  of  room  in  the  Church, 
all  the  slips  being  rented  and  more  applied  for. 

"During  the  year  I  have  attended  to  my  appointed  duties  at 
Trinity  College  and  the  Berkeley  Divinity  School  as  heretofore." 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  parish,  April  13,  1857,  it  was 
"Voted,  that  one  half  of  each  collection  and  one  half  of  the 
Offertory  be  appropriated  to  the  liquidation  of  the  Church  debt, 
and  that  in  addition,  a  special  collection  for  that  purpose  be 
taken  up  on  the  last  Sunday  in  each  month." 

A  meeting  of  the  Hartford  County  Convocation  was  held  in 
St.  Mark's,  New  Britain,  on  April  19,  1857.  There  were  pres- 
ent of  the  clergy  Rev.  Messrs.  Adams,  Fitch,  Gregory,  Hall, 
Jarvis,  McClory,  Mines,  Robinson,  Russell,  and  Washburn. 
The  Convocation  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jarvis 
from  St.  Matt.  ix.  37,  and  at  the  evening  service  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Washburn  preached,  and  addresses  were  made  by  the  Rev. 
jMessrs.  Hall  and  Russell.  The  meeting  was  informed  that  the 
"Church  Missionary  operations  in  the  County  were  in  a  most 
promising  condition."  The  report  of  this  meeting  in  the 
"Calendar"  of  April  30,  1857,  gives  a  detailed  account  of  this 
work,  all  of  it  outside  of  New  Britain. 

At  the  Convention  held  at  New  Haven,  June  9,  1857,  Aloni- 
ing  Prayer  was  read  by  the  Rev.  B.  H.  Paddock  and  concluded 
by  the  Rev.  F.  T.  Russell,  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New 
Britain.  This  is  the  first  instance  noted  in  the  Journals  of 
Convention  in  which  the  minister  or  delegates  from  St.  Mark's 
Church  have  been  prominent  in  the  Convention.  The  Assistant 
Bishop's  address  states  that  the  Rev.  Alexander  Capron  had 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN,  345 

received  Dimissory  Letters  to  the  Diocese  of  Wisconsin.  The 
report  of  the  parish  to  this  Convention  was  wholly  statistical. 
Among  the  contributions  was  a  gift  to  the  Rector  of  $250. 

According  to  Elihu  Burritt's  diary  the  Rev.  Mr.  Russell 
delivered  an  address  to  the  Normal  Scholars  at  the  Methodist 
Church,  Oct.  4,  1857.  On  Sunday,  May  9,  1858,  Mr.  Burritt 
says  that  "Mr.  Russell  gave  a  good  sermon  on  the  duty  of 
confirmation.  His  voice  is  truly  noble  and  clear  and  beauti- 
fully disciplined.     A  considerable  number  are  to  be  confirmed." 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Russell's  report  of  the  parish  to  the  Conven- 
tion of  1858  was  in  part  as  follows: — 

"The  financial  difficulties  .of  the  past  season,  while  they  have 
affected  somewhat  the  material  prosperity  of  the  parish,  have 
been  blessed  to  us,  I  believe,  in  spiritual  benefit  and  increasing 
interest  in  unfading  riches.  When  our  artizans  were  thrown 
out  of  work  in  the  fall,  daily  prayers  were  established  for  a  few 
weeks,  which  were  well  attended,  as  were  the  Lenten  services. 
We  looked  forward  to  a  winter  of  severe  suffering  among  the 
poor,  whose  daily  food  was  the  reward  of  their  daily  labor,  but 
a  merciful  Providence  has  been  far  better  to  us  than  our  fears, 
and  we  gratefully  record  no  cases  of  actual  suffering;  and 
though  our  Alms  and  Offerings  for  the  benefit  of  the  poor  have 
not  been  great,  nor  such  as  can  appear  in  figures,  we  are  happy 
in  the  belief  that  they  have  been  accepted  and  blest  in  their  use. 

"As  usual,  we  have  suffered  much  during  the  past  year  from 
removals,  so  that  while  there  have  been  twenty  added  to  our 
list  of  Communicants,  we  have  lost  eighteen  by  removal  and 
death,  making  an  actual  increase  of  only  two  over  the  number 
reported  last  year.  Within  five  years  past,  I  find  that  we 
have  lost  as  many  families  and  communicants  as  would  make 
another  parish  of  just  our  present  number. 

"The  girls  of  the  parish  have  paid  for  the  introduction  of  gas 
fixtures  into  the  Church. 

"In  addition  to  parish  work,  I  have  been  engaged  in  the  duties 
of  my  department  at  Berkeley  Divinity  School. 

"Two  young  men  of  the  parish  are  now  pursuing  liberal 
studies  with  a  view  to  the  sacred  ministry." 

There  is  nothing  of  special  interest  iij  the  Journal  of  Conven- 
tion for  1859,  nor  in  the  parish  records,  until  July   i,  when 


34^  THE    CHURCH 

a  meeting  of  the  vestry  unanimously  "voted  to  call  a  special 
meeting  of  the  Parish,  to  take  into  consideration  the  expediency 
of  enlarging  the  church." 

A  special  meeting  was  held  July  5,  1859,  Rev.  F.  T.  Russell, 
Rector,  in  the  chair,  when  it  was  "Voted,  That  in  the  opinion  of 
the  Parish,  it  is  both  necessary  and  expedient  to  enlarge  the 
church,  by  the  addition  of  27  feet  in  length,  thereby  adding 
40  slips,  and  the  Vestry  be  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  to 
proceed  with  the  same  at  the  earliest  moment." 

"Voted,  That  the  Vestry  be  and  they  are  hereby  authorized 
to  devise  such  means,  by  the  sale  of  Slips  and  conveyance  of 
the  right  of  occupancy  of  the  same,  or  to  borrow  such  sum  or 
sums  of  money,  as  in  their  opinion  may  be  necessary  to  make 
the  proposed  enlargement,  not  exceeding  two  thousand  dollars." 

In  accordance  with  this  vote  the  building  was  cut  through 
the  middle,  the  rear  part  of  it  moved  back  and  the  new  part 
filled  in  between  the  two.  There  were  four  windows  on  each 
side  of  the  building  and  two  more  were  added  on  the  east  side 
making  the  six  windows  now  present  on  that  side.  Before 
the  work  commenced  Mr.  E.  L.  Goodwin  made  a  little  sketch 
in  water  colors  of  the  church  as  it  then  was  and  this  is  the  only 
known  picture  of  the  church  as  it  was  prior  to  i860.  A  map 
of  New  Britain  was  published  by  Richard  Clark,  Philadelphia, 
in  1851,  and  in  the  margin  is  a  picture  of  what  purports  to  be 
St.  Mark's  Episcopal  Church.  Five  windows  are  shown  on 
the  east  side  instead  of  only  four,  from  which  we  infer  that  a 
contemplated  enlargement  of  the  church  building  was  known 
as  early  as  1851,  and  that  the  publisher  attempted  to  illustrate 
the  church  as  he  supposed  it  would  appear  in  the  near  future. 
By  the  courtesy  of  Mrs.  Goodwin  we  have  been  able  to  herewith 
present  an  enlargement  of  the  Goodwin  sketch.  The  steeple 
was  much  too  large  for  the  church  and  no  doubt  it  was  a 
great  improvement  in  the  appearance  of  the  building  to  have 
"a  church  built  to  its  steeple."  The  bell  was  originally  hung 
in  a  little  tower  at  the  rear  of  the  church  because  it  was  thought 
that  the  steeple  was  too  frail  to  support  a  heavy  bell,  but  after- 
wards it  was  hung  in  the  steeple. 

At  a  parish  meeting,  Oct.  3,  1859,  it  was  unanimously  "Voted 
That  a  Chapel  be  built,  according  to  the  plan  furnished  by  the 


ST.  mark's  church,  1859. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  347 

Architect,  and  that  the  Vestry  be  authorized  to  proceed  with  the 
building  of  the  same." 

At  a  meeting  of  the  vestry,  immediately  after  the  above  parish 
meeting  it  was  voted  "That  H.  E.  Russell,  Virgil  Cornish  and 
Dr.  S.  W.  Hart  and  the  Rector,  be  a  committee  to  superintend 
and  carry  out  the  erection  of  a  Chapel,  in  accordance  with  the 
plan  furnished  by  the  architect  Mr.  Hallett." 

We  learn  from  the  address  of  the  Assistant  Bishop  to  the 
Convention  of  i860,  that  the  improvements  in  the  main  build- 
ing and  the  present  chapel  were  so  nearly  completed  on  Jan. 
3,  i860,  that  he  "reopened  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain, 
the  capacity  of  which  has  been  nearly  doubled." 

This  is  supplemented  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Russell's  report  of  the 
Parish  as  follows : — 

"During  the  past  year  the  numbers  of  our  parish  have 
'provoked  one  another  unto  good  works'  with  a  generosity 
indicative  of  an  increasing  appreciation  of  the  privileges  to  be 
secured  in  the  Church. 

"Our  Church  has  been  enlarged  more  than  one  third  in  length 
by  the  addition  of  forty  slips,  the  greater  part  of  which  are 
already  rented,  and  the  building  is  otherwise  improved.  The 
remainder  of  the  old  debt  has  been  cancelled.  One  mem- 
ber of  the  Parish  who  has  evinced  his  accustomed  liberality, 
has  presented  a  new  organ  to  the  Parish  valued  at  eleven 
hundred  dollars  making  the  total  sum  given  for  objects  within 
the  Parish  more  than  five  thousand  dollars,  and  leaving  less 
than  a  tenth  part  unpaid." 

There  is  no  mention  of  this  organ  in  the  records  until  the 
vestry  meeting  of  April  i,  1861,  when  Mr.  H.  E.  Russell  and 
Dr.  S.  W.  Hart  were  appointed  a  committee  "to  insure  the 
church  building  and  organ,"  and  but  for  the  Rector's  report 
and  an  item  in  the  "Calendar,"  we  would  have  known  nothing 
of  the  new  organ.  We  are  informed  that  the  member  who  thus 
"evinced  his  accustomed  liberality,"  was  Henry  E.  Russell. 
The  organ  which  was  in  the  old  church  on  East  Main  street, 
had  done  duty  in  the  new  church  until  this  time,  when  it  was 
placed  in  the  Church  of  Our  Saviour,  Plainville.  A  little  later 
Mr.  H.  E.  Russell  presented  the  parish  with  a  smaller  organ 


348  THE    CHURCH 

for  use  in  the  Chapel.  This  is  now  in  St.  Gabriel's  Church, 
East  Berlin. 

In  connection  with  these  improvements,  a  large  and  hand- 
somely bound  Bible  was  presented  to  the  parish  in  i860,  by 
Mrs.  L.  H.  Sigourney.  The  Bible  was  designed  especially  for 
use  in  the  new  chapel  and  is  still  used  at  all  services  that  are 
held  in  the  chapel.  Mrs.  Sigourney  was  particularly  interested 
in  the  parish  through  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Mary  Huntley  Sigour- 
ney Russell,  the  wife  of  the  Rector. 

A  further  notice  of  the  recent  improvement  is  found  in  the 
"Calendar"  of  Jan.  21,  i860,  as  follows: — 

"On  Tuesday.  Jan.  3,  St.  Mark's  Church  was  reopened  with 
appropriate  services  by  Bishop  Williams.  Several  of  the 
Clergy  of  the  Diocese  were  present  and  took  part  in  the 
solemnities  of  the  occasion. 

"The  church  has  been  enlarged  by  the  addition  of  forty  slips, 
adding  a  third  to  its  original  length.  The  depth  of  the  church, 
including  the  chancel,  is  now  eighty  feet,  while  the  width  is  the 
same  as  before,  thirty-six  feet.  It  was  a  great  improvement 
on  the  former  building  and  in  better  harmony  with  the  design 
of  the  architect,  Mr.  Stone  of  New  Haven.  The  beautiful 
tracery  of  the  roof  is  by  the  increased  length  rendered  promi- 
nent to  the  eye  and  the  oak  graining  gives  a  more  cheerful 
aspect  to  the  whole  interior. 

"On  the  west  side  of  the  church  a  chapel,  thirty-six  feet  in 
length,  has  been  added,  a  part  of  which  is  devoted  to  an  organ 
chamber  or  chapel,  which  opens  into  the  church  by  an  arch 
sixteen  feet  high  and  thirteen  feet  wide. 

"The  new  organ,  the  princely  gift  of  one  who  is  known  to  all 
who  are  familiar  with  the  history  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  is  a 
superior  instrument  from  the  factory  of  Johnson,  in  Wethers- 
faeld. 

"The  members  of  this  parish  have  done  nobly  in  the  efforts  to 
discharge  the  remainder  of  their  former  indebtedness,  and  to 
make  the  above  improvements  without  leaving  a  heavy  debt. 
The  amount  subscribed  the  present  year  for  these  purposes  is 
more  than  five  thousand  dollars,  a  large  sum  for  a  small  parish. 
May  the  Lord  return  this  liberality  in  tenfold  blessings  into 
their  bosoms. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  349 

"It  is  a  singular  fact  that  the  important  incidents  in  the  parish 
date  by  periods  of  eleven  years.  In  1837  the  first  church  was 
built  and  consecrated;  in  1848  the  second  church  was  conse- 
crated and  in  1859  it  was  enlarged  by  the  addition  of  one 
hundred  and  sixty  sittings.  Now  is  it  too  much  to  expect  that 
in  eleven  years  from  the  present  time  the  fourth  term  shall  be 
marked  by  the  erection  of  a  stone  church?     Time  will  decide." 

The  parish  was  also  honored  at  the  Convention  of  i860  by 
having  its  Rector  placed  on  the  committee  to  nominate  the 
Board  of  directors  for  the  Christian  Knowledge  Society. 

Mr.  Russell  was  also  the  secretary  of  the  Hartford  County 
Convocation,  which  office  he  held  until  March  8,  1864,  when  he 
resigned,  preparatory  to  removing  from  the  Diocese.  A  meet- 
ing of  the  Convocation  assembled  in  St.  Mark's  Church,  New 
Britain,  Tuesday  evening,  March  12,  1861.  The  Rev.  Mr. 
Washburn  preached  a  sermon  on  2  Chron.  xx.  15.  Many 
important  and  interesting  facts  were  elicited  "concerning  the 
Church's  work  against  the  three  fold  forces  of  false  doctrines, 
heresy  and  schism." 

On  Wednesday  morning  the  Holy  Communion  was  cele- 
brated and  a  sermon  preached  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Short  of  Broad 
Brook.  The  report  of  this  meeting  in  the  "Calendar"  is 
signed  "R"  and  concludes  as  follows : — 

"Another  of  these  profitable  seasons  has  passed  with  its 
pleasant  memories  and  its  spiritual  profit.  To  clergymen  and 
people  alike  they  leave  impressions  not  soon  to  be  forgotten, 
and  labors  for  the  Church  after  such  councils  and  social  inter- 
changes, are  undertaken  with  a  more  cheerful  heart  and  a 
stronger  hand.  'Behold  how  good  and  joyful  a  thing  it  is, 
brethren,  to  dwell  together  in  unity.'  " 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  parish  April  i,  1861,  a  vote  of 
thanks  was  passed  to  "Dr.  Hart  for  his  valuable  present  of  a 
book-case  for  the  use  of  the  Library."  Also  to  "Mr.  Emanuel 
Russell  for  his  liberality  in  insuring  the  church  edifice  against 
fire."  At  the  Hartford  County  Convocation  at  Hartford, 
April  3,  1861,  Morning  Prayer  was  said  by  the  Rev.  F.  T. 
Russell  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  and  Mr.  Russell 
"presented  the  subject  of  the  present  state  of  religion  in  the 
Sandwich  Islands  in  a  forcible  and  interesting  speech." 


350  THE    CHURCH 

From  the  Journal  of  Convention  for  1861,  we  find  that  the 
Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  had  succeeded  the 
Rev.  E.  Living-ston  Wells  as  Rector  of  the  Church  of  our 
Saviour,  Plainville,  with  the  Rev.  P.  Voorhees  Finch  for  Assist- 
ant at  Plainville.  Mr.  Russell  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the 
Christian  Knowledge  Society  from  1861  to  1863,  and  was  then 
tendered  a  re-election  but  declined.  The  improvement  in  the 
church  property  and  the  hard  times  caused  by  the  war  appear  to 
have  financially  crippled  the  parish  to  such  an  extent  that  the 
Rector  voluntarily  offered  to  have  his  salary  reduced.  A 
special  meeting  of  the  vestry  was  held  Oct.  19,  1861,  to  consider 
this  proposition  and  they  appointed  A,  T.  Post,  S.  W.  Hart  and 
N.  Bailey,  a  committee  to  consider  the  matter  and  report.  The 
report  was  presented  at  a  special  meeting  of  the  vestry  held 
Oct.  23,  1861,  and  is  as  follows: — 

"The  Committee  appointed  on  the  resolution,  To  examine 
and  see,  whether  the  Rector's  proposition  to  reduce  his  salary 
should  be  entertained  or  not,  and  also  what  disposition  should 
be  made  of  the  unsold  seats,  respectfully  report." 

"That  they  have  attended  to  the  duties  assigned  them,  and 
that  they  are  of  the  unanimous  opinion,  that  we  ought  not  to 
accept  the  generous  proposition,  made  by  the  Rector,  believing 
that  'the  labourer  is  worthy  of  his  hire,'  and  that  the  Church  is 
fully  able  to  raise  the  amount  necessary  to  defray  all  the  pres- 
ent expenses — The  Committee  respectfully  recommends,  that 
there  be  an  evening  service,  at  which  time  a  plate  collection 
shall  be  taken  up  to  meet  any  deficiency  in  the  income  of  the 
Church,  caused  by  the  long  suspension  of  business,  occasioned 
by  the  rebellion,  as  it  is  believed,  many  persons,  who  attend 
that  Service,  would  cheerfully  give  a  small  amount  for  the 
object — " 

The  committee  further  recommended,  that  all  the  unsold 
seats,  in  the  Church,  be  offered  for  the  balance  of  the  pew- 
renting  year  to  any  person  or  persons,  who  may  desire  to  attend 
the  Church,  at  any  price  in  their  power  to  give,  and  that  some 
one  person  be  appointed  to  take  the  exclusive  charge  of  renting 
the  Slips,  and  to  whom  all  persons  in  future  be  referred — 

"Having  thus  briefly  presented  the  results  of  our  labors,  as 
appointed  by  the  aforesaid  resolution,  thereby  completing  our 
duties,  respectfully  submit  this  our  report  in  full." 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  351 

Another  meeting  of  the  Convocation  of  Hartford  County- 
was  held  March  ii,  1862,  at  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain, 
and  although  that  day  opened  with  a  driving  snow  storm  the 
number  of  the  brethren  in  attendance  was  quite  large.  The 
report  of  this  meeting  in  the  "Calendar"  is  signed  F.  T.  R. 
and  is  as  follows : — 

"The  exercises  of  the  Church  were  extremely  interesting 
both  in  the  morning  and  evening.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Olmstead 
preached  to  the  Clergy  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Fisher  to  the  laity. 
There  were  present  of  the  Clergy,  Rev.  Messrs.  Clark,  Fisher, 
Finch,  Jackson,  Olmstead,  Russell,  Seeley,  Short,  and  the  Rev. 
Thos.  S.  Judd  of  New  York.  All  the  members  of  the  Convoca- 
tion took  part  in  the  service. 

"The  business  meeting  drew  out  some  interesting  facts  con- 
cerning the  missionary  operations  in  the  County,  and  the 
literary  exercises  were  profitable.  Among  other  topics  dis- 
cussed, was  the  possible  effect  upon  the  clerical  order  of  the 
provisions  of  the  new  Conscription  bill. 

"An  appropriation  was  asked  to  aid  West  Hartford  parish, 
in  securing  a  resident  Rector. 

"Would  that  a  large  number  of  those  parents  in  the  Church 
who  send  their  children  away  from  Church  influences  could 
have  heard  the  impressive  discourse  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Olmstead. 
How  can  the  young  members  of  the  Church  grow  up  in  loyalty 
to  her  teachings  when  they  are  dismissed  from  her  care  and 
nurture?  And  what  hope  have  we  of  well  instructed  Church- 
men, a  generation  hence,  who  have  been  deprived  of  the  best 
educational  influences  of  the  Church  they  should  reverence 
and  love?  If  it  is  argued  in  reply  that  Church  institutions  are 
not  what  they  should  be,  will  it  tend  to  better  them  if  patronage 
is  withdrawn?" 

At  the  Convention  of  1862,  St.  Mark's  Rector,  Mr.  Russell, 
was  elected  supplemental  deputy  to  the  General  Convention. 
He  had  relinquished  the  charge  of  the  Church  of  Our  Saviour 
at  Plainville,  and  with  an  assistant,  had  taken  charge  of  the 
Church  of  the  Redeemer,  Sonthington.  This  position  he  held 
in  1863. 

At  an  adjourned  parish  meeting  April  22,  1862,  "Mr.  Henry 
E.  Russell  offered  to  give  $300.  towards  the  deficiency  in  the 
past   year's   current   expenses,   if   the   parish   would   raise   the 


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balance,"  which  offer  was  accepted,  but  the  committee  appointed 
for  that  purpose  were  a  long  time  collecting  money  enough  to 
pay  the  balance. 

At  the  annual  meeting  April  6,  1863,  the  following  vote  was 
passed : — 

"That  the  Vestrymen  be  authorized  to  purchase  at  a  fair  price 
for  St.  Mark's  Society  of  Messrs.  Russell  and  Erwin,  a  strip  of 
land  adjoining  the  East  side  of  the  Church  building  of  eight 
or  ten  or  twelve  feet  wide  of  the  same  depth  as  the  said 
Society's  lot,  and  in  payment,  to  sell  at  a  fair  price  and  convey 
by  a  proper  deed  of  conveyance  to  Mr.  C.  B.  Erwin  the  narrow 
strip  of  land  belonging  to  the  said  Society,  on  the  North  West 
side  of  the  Church  building  and  now  used  as  a  passway  by  the 
said  Society — said  land  so  sold  to  be  of  the  same  width  as  the 
lot  of  C.  B.  Erwin's  lying  immediately  South  of  and  adjoining 
said  passway — and  the  balance  to  be  paid  within  ninety  days 
after  the  bargain  is  made — or  to  sell  and  convey  by  a  proper 
deed  of  conveyance  to  C.  B.  Erwin  the  narrow  strip  of  land 
belonging  to  said  society  on  the  North  West  side  of  the  Church 
building  and  now  used  by  said  Society  as  a  passway — said  land 
to  be  of  the  same  width  as  the  lot  of  C.  B.  Erwin's  lying 
immediately  South  of  and  adjoining  said  passway,  for  and  in 
consideration  of  a  passway  twelve  feet  wide  and  as  long  as  the 
said  Society's  lot  on  the  East  side  of  the  said  Church  to  be  used 
as  a  passway  in  common,  forever,  by  said  Russell  and  Er\vin 
or  other  agents,  heirs  and  assigns,  and  St.  Mark's  Society  or 
their  agent,  heirs  and  assigns.  And  the  Clerk  be  and  he  is 
hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  execute  proper  deeds  of 
conveyances  therefor." 

St.  Mark's  Parish,  New  Britain,  was  again  honored  by  the 
Convention  in  1863,  when  its  Rector,  the  Rev.  Francis  T. 
Russell,  was  made  secretary  of  the  Convention. 

Mr.  Russell's  report  of  the  parish  to  the  Convention,  1863, 
says,  "Through  the  liberal  subscription  of  a  communicant  of 
the  parish,  the  income  of  the  parish  the  past  year  exceeded  by 
a  few  dollars  the  expenses ;  the  first  year  I  have  had  the  privi- 
lege of  presenting  such  a  report." 

The  vestry  met  in  the  chapel  at  the  request  of  the  Rector, 
July  16,  1863,  who  reported — "that  he  had  been  elected  Profes- 


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sor  of  Oratory  in  Trinity  College  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  and 
requested  that  he  may  be  allowed  to  accept  it,  that  the  duties 
of  the  office  would  take  one  day  a  week  during  term  time,  as 
the  duties  of  the  Divinity  School  did,  making  two  days  a  week 
in  which  he  would  be  absent  from  home.  If  the  permission  was 
withheld,  would  it  not  be  better  to  elect  a  new  Rector  in  his 
place.  He  having  been  called  to  a  similar  Professorship  in 
Geneva  College  where  the  Salary  was  to  be  more  than  St. 
Mark's  Parish  were  able  to  give.  As  he  felt  compelled  to  seek 
more  Salary  to  maintain  his  family."  Permission  to  accept 
the  Professorship  in  Trinity  College  was  given  the  Rector.  A 
little  more  than  six  months  later,  Dec.  27,  1863,  the  Rector 
tendered  his  resignation.  At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the 
vestry,  Jan.  3,  1864,  this  resignation  was  read  and  also  an 
address  of  the  Bishop  of  this  Diocese  in  reference  to  the  salary 
of  the  clergy. 

"On  motion  of  Mr.  Bronson,  it  was  voted  to  accept  the 
resignation  of  our  Rector,  F.  T.  Russell,  and  on  motion  of  Mr. 
V.  Cornish ;  H.  E.  Russell,  W.  L.  Humason,  Dr.  S.  W.  Hart, 
M.  Bronson  and  A.  T.  Post,  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
draft  suitable  resolutions  to  present  to  the  Rector."  At  a 
vestry  meeting  Jan.  15,  1864,  the  following  resolutions  were 
accepted  and  ordered  to  be  published  in  the  "Calendar,"  and  a 
copy  signed  by  the  wardens  and  vestrymen  to  be  sent  to  Mr. 
Russell. — 

"Whereas, — The  Rev.  Francis  T.  Russell  has  tendered  his 
resignation  as  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain, 
Ct.,  to  take  a  Professorship  in  Hobart  College,  and  having  been 
advised  by  his  Bishop  and  his  Brethren  of  the  Clergy  to  accept 
this  more  extended  field  of  usefulness  to  the  Church. 

"Resolved:  That  this  Vestry  have  received  with  deep  regret 
the  resignation  of  their  beloved  Pastor  the  Rev.  Francis  T. 
Russell. 

"Resolved:  That  in  accepting  his  resignation,  this  Vestry  beg 
leave  to  offer  to  Prof.  Russell  their  grateful  acknowledgements, 
for  the  faithful  manner  in  which  he  has  performed  his  duties 
as  Rector,  and,  for  his  untiring  devotion  to  the  Spiritual  welfare 
of  his  flock,  during  the  nine  years,  he  has  gone  in  and  out, 
among  this  people,  and  they  regret  that  circumstances  compel 


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him  to  break  the  tie  of  Pastor  and  people,  which  has  so  long 
held  them  in  Kindly  intercourse. 

"Resolved:  That  the  Rev.  Prof.  Russell  carries  with  him  the 
respect  and  affection  of  this  Vestry  and  Parish  and  their  united 
prayers  for  his  temporal  and  eternal  well  being." 

The  record  says  that  "Rev.  Mr.  Russell's  letter,  tendering 
his  resignation,  is  placed  on  file,"  but  we  have  been  unable  to 
find  it. 

At  the  annual  meeting  Easter  Monday,  1864,  there  was  "a. 
general  talk  about  a  Rector"  after  which  the  meeting  adjourned. 

The  Assistant  Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention  of  1864 
says  that  "The  Rev.  Francis  T.  Russell  has  resigned  the  Rec- 
torship of  St.  Mark's,  New  Britain,"  and  Mr.  Russell's  own 
report  to  that  Convention  says  that  he  "resigned  at  Easter 
the  Rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  and  the 
Professorship  of  Orator)^  in  Trinity  College  and  accepted  the 
Horace  White  Professorship  of  Rhetoric  and  Elocution  in 
Hobart  College,  New  York."  We  may  here  note  that  Mr. 
Russell's  resignation  was  tendered  Dec.  2y,  1863,  but  from  Mr. 
Russell's  report  that  he  resigned  at  Easter,  (March  26,  1864,) 
we  understand  that  the  resignation  did  not  go  into  effect  until 
the  latter  date.  There  is  nothing  in  the  records  of  the  parish 
and  vestry  meetings  to  show  the  date  when  Mr.  Russell's  rector- 
ship terminated. 

The  "Calendar"  of  Jan.  16,  1864,  thus  mentions  "the  Rev. 
F.  T.  Russell,  who  leaves  this  Diocese  at  Easter  for  his  new 
post  in  Hobart  College  and  whose  removal  will  be  a  serious 
loss  to  Trinity  College  and  to  the  Diocese."  The  same  issue 
quoted  a  notice  of  Mr.  Russell  from  the  "Gospel  Messenger"  of 
New  York,  a  portion  of  which  quotation  is  as  follows : — 

"During  the  seven  years  that  he  has  been  in  Holy  Orders  he 
has  been  the  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  and 
during  the  same  period  he  has  been  Professor  of  Elocution  in 
the  Berkeley  Divinity  School.  He  is  also  at  the  present  time 
Professor  of  Oratory  in  Trinity  College,  Hartford.  Professor 
Russell  has  studied  our  best  English  literature  very  thoroughly 
with  a  view  to  its  interpretation  by  the  voice.  His  great  skill 
and  power  in  thus  giving  expression  to  the  thought  and  senti- 
ment of  our  best  literature,  enables  him  to  inspire  the  young 


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with  ardent  love  of  whatever  is  noble  and  beautiful  in  it,  while 
his  mature  and  correct  taste  will  prove  a  safe  guide  for  studies 
which  take  this  direction." 

Another  of  the  original  founders  of  St.  Mark's  Church 
passed  away  on  January  i8,  1864,  "in  the  comfort  of  a  reason- 
able, religious  and  holy  hope,  and  in  reverent  expectation  of  a 
glorious  resurrection,  Emanuel  Russell  Esq.  in  the  85th.  year 
of  his  age." 

The  following  notice  is  from  the  "Calendar"  of  Jan.  30, 
1864: 

"The  aged  disciple  rests  in  an  honored  grave.  His  life  spent 
in  the  service  of  his  Savior,  adorned  his  christian  profession. 
Convinced  of  the  divine  origin  and  constitution  of  the  Church, 
he  was  faithful  unto  her  as  unto  the  Bride  of  Christ.  His 
fellow  disciples  mourn  the  loss  of  one  whose  virtues  they  would 
emulate  and  whose  integrity,  christian  faith  and  example  they 
would  follow.  Faithful  in  all  his  domestic  relations,  he  both 
gave  and  received  overflowing  measures  of  tender  affection. 
As  a  citizen,  he  won  the  esteem  of  his  fellow-townsmen,  and 
has  left  a  name  long  to  be  revered  for  singular  honesty  and 
integrity  in  business  relations.  Believing  profoundly  in  the 
oversight  and  orderings  of  Providence  in  all  the  changes  and 
chances  of  human  life,  he  relinquished  uncomplainingly,  in  his 
advanced  years,  all  title  to  wealth,  and  rejoiced  that  he  was 
no  longer  burdened  with  the  responsibility  and  danger  of 
worldly  riches.  A  gentleman  of  the  old  school  manners,  manly 
and  urbane,  his  graceful  form  will  be  missed  from  the  streets 
and  from  our  homes.  With  rare  native  gifts  of  intellect,  and 
with  natural  ardor  of  feeling,  he  passed  through  life  gaining 
as  many  friends  and  making  as  few  enemies  as  any  one  would 
be  likely  to  do  who  possessed  such  positive  views  of  right  and 
such  intolerance  of  wrong.  His  faith  was  steadfast.  He  is 
now  translated  from  the  imperfect  perceptions  of  our  mortal 
condition  to  the  clearer  visions  of  Paradise.  The  white  hairs 
of  the  venerated  old  man  were  found  in  the  way  of  righteous- 
ness, and  were  therefore  a  crown  of  glory  unto  him.  A 
brighter  crown  of  reward  and  rejoicing,  as  we  believe,  shall 
rest  on  his  brow,  when  the  righteous  shall  be  called  by  their 
Savior  to  sit  on  thrones  in  His  Father's  Kingdom. 

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At  a  parish  meeting  June  19,  1864,  it  was  "Voted  that  H.  E. 
Russell  be  directed  to  give  the  Rev.  Mr.  Miles  a  call  to  officiate 
as  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Parish  for  one  year  at  a  Salary  not  to 
exceed  twelve  hundred  dollars  per  year."  We  do  not  know 
whether  he  came  or  not  but  in  less  than  two  months,  Aug.  3, 
1864,  a  vestry  meeting  "Voted  that  the  Vestry  give  Rev.  L.  B. 
Baldwin  a  call  to  officiate  as  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,"  but 
there  is  nothing  in  the  records  of  the  meeting  to  show  when  his 
rectorship  began.  The  "True  Citizen,"  published  by  L.  M. 
Gurnsey,  at  New  Britain,  issue  of  Aug.  12,  1864,  says: — 

"We  understand  that  St.  Mark's  Episcopal  Society  of  this 
place,  have  extended  a  call  to  Rev.  Mr.  Baldwin  of  Nashua, 
N.  H.  He  has  verbally  accepted  the  call,  and  it  is  expected 
he  will  commence  the  performance  of  his  official  duties  with 
them,  about  Oct.  ist." 

At  the  Diocesan  Convention  1865,  the  Rev.  Leonidas  B. 
Baldwin,  received  from  the  Diocese  of  New  Hampshire,  was 
reported  as  Rector  of  St.  Mark's,  New  Britain,  and  the  Rev. 
Francis  T.  Russell  as  having  been  transferred  to  the  Diocese 
of  Western  New  York. 

Instead  of  being  a  mere  field  of  labor  for  the  missionary 
society  of  the  Diocese,  New  Britain  was  now  sending  its  minis- 
ters as  missionaries  to  other  places.  It  was  missionary  work 
when  the  Rector  of  St.  Mark's,  Mr.  Russell,  took  the  rector- 
ship of  the  mission  at  Plainville.  in  1861,  and  at  Southington, 
1863,  and  in  the  summer  of  1865.  the  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin, 
Rector  of  St.  Mark's,  was  doing  missionary  work  at  Newington 
Depot.  He  reported  to  the  Hartford  County  Convocation, 
at  Bristol,  Nov.  7,  1865,  that  "the  services  at  Newington  which 
have  been  kept  up  during  the  past  summer,  must  be  discon- 
tinued for  the  present,  as  no  room  can  be  had." 

At  the  meeting  of  the  Hartford  County  Convocation  held  at 
Hartford,  on  Feb.  6,  1866,  the  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin  of  New 
Britain  delivered  the  sermon. 

In  the  second  book  of  records  of  the  parish  and  vestry  meet- 
ings, one  page,  without  any  preceding  record  that  can  be  read 
in  connection  therewith,  begins  as  follows: — 

"New    Britain    Record,    and    printed    notices    posted    in    con- 
spicuous places  about  the  village."     Then  a  few  minor  matters 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  357 

are  recorded  and  signed  "Henry  P.  Curtiss,  Clerk."  The  notice 
thus  referred  to  appears  in  the  New  Britain  "Record,"  issue  of 
April  6,  1866,  and  relates  to  the  sale  of  slips  on  April  9,  1866. 
It  is  dated  April  3.  The  record  of  a  sale  of  slips  without  date 
immediately  follows  the  record  above  referred  to.  It  was  the 
custom  to  hold  the  annual  meetings  on  Easter  Monday  and  to 
sell  the  slips  one  week  later.  Easter  in  1866  was  April  i,  and 
therefore  this  notice  is  dated  the  day  after  Easter  Monday, 
and  we  may  presume  that  this  fragment  of  a  record  is  that  of 
the  annual  meeting  on  Easter  Monday,  April  2,  1866.  The 
immediately  preceding  record  was  that  of  a  special  meeting 
Nov.  20,  1865,  and  was  signed  "G.  R.  Post,  Clerk,"  who  was 
the  last  clerk  of  record,  from  which  we  may  presume  that 
ITenry  P.  Curtiss  was  elected  clerk  at  the  annual  meeting  1866. 
Evidently  a  leaf  is  missing  from  the  book  at  this  point  and  the 
bulk  of  the  record,  for  1866  including  the  election  of  officers, 
is  lost.  It  was  lost  before  1875  as  appears  by  the  following 
entry:  "These  books  were  given  to  me  to  read  by  the  Parish 
clerk  soon  after  I  became  Rector,  (in  1875),  and  I  found  them 
mutilated  as  this  page  shows."  Signed,  J.  H.  Drumm.  A  very 
careful  comparison  of  the  officers  for  the  years  preceding  and 
following  1866,  supplemented  by  the  memory  of  one  of  the 
vestrymen,  leads  us  to  believe  that  with  the  exception  of  the 
clerk  before  noted,  the  officers  whose  terms  expired  in  the 
spring  of  1866  were  reelected  at  the  annual  meeting  of  that 
year. 

The  "Connecticut  Churchman,"  Hartford,  April  7,  1866, 
says : — 

"The  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin,  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church, 
New  Britain,  recently  received  a  purse  of  nearly  three  hundred 
dollars  as  a  token  of  their  respect  and  esteem.  We  wish  that 
such  examples  of  generosity  may  be  contagious  and  excite  other 
parishes  to  similar  methods  of  expressing  their  affection  for 
their  Pastors." 

The  issue  of  May  5,  1866,  says  that  the  Christian  Knowledge 
Society  held  a  meeting  at  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  on 
April  25,  1866.  Addresses  "were  made  by  Rev.  Messrs.  Acley 
and    Sanford,    and    the    Bishop    made    a    comprehensive    and 


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forcible  speech,  such  as  it  was  desirable  that  every  parish  in 
the  Diocese  should  hear." 

The  New  Britain  "Record"  of  April  27,  1866,  gives  an 
account  of  another  meeting  on  the  same  day  as  the  above, 
saying : — 

"A  meeting  of  the  Hartford  County  Convocation  was  held 
in  St.  Mark's  Church,  last  Wednesday.  There  were  present 
of  the  clergy  the  Revs.  Dr.  Short,  Profs.  Huntington,  Niles  and 
Mallory  of  Trinity  College  and  Messrs.  Seeley,  Fisher,  Gregory, 
Adams,  Deshon,  and  Baldwin  the  Rector.  At  the  public  ser- 
vices in  the  morning,  the  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev. 
Francis  Goodwin  of  Trinity  Church,  Hartford.  At  a  business 
meeting  in  the  afternoon,  expositions  of  Scripture  and  discus- 
sions of  questions  of  practical  interest  occupied  the  time.  In 
the  evening  there  were  further  public  services  with  missionary 
addresses  by  Bishop  Williams,  Rev.  Mr.  San  ford  of  Wolcott- 
ville  and  Rev.  Wm.  Acley  of  New  Milford." 

According  to  the  New  Britain  "Record"  of  June  29,  1866, 
"The  fair  and  festival  given  by  the  Ladies'  Relief  Society  of  St. 
Mark's  Church  last  week  Thursday  and  Friday  evenings  was 
in  every  way  worthy  of  those  who  were  engaged  in  the  matter. 
The  receipts  were  four  hundred  and  seventy-five  dollars, 
expenses  two  hundred." 

The  same  paper  issue  of  Aug.  10,  1866,  says :  "Rev.  Mr. 
Baldwin  of  St.  Mark's  Church  will  be  absent  during  the  month 
of  August,  Rev.  Dr.  Fuller  of  Middletown  supplying  his  pulpit 
during  his  absence."  This  is  the  first  mention  found  of  a 
vacation  for  the  Rector. 

After  the  annyal  meeting  April  22,  1867,  the  vestry  appointed 
Mr.  G.  W.  Payne  collector  of  slip  rents  with  an  allowance  of 
three  per  cent,  "except  the  amounts  paid  by  Mr.  H.  E.  Russell." 

Our  Rector  the  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin,  was  elected  Secretary 
and  Treasurer  of  the  Hartford  County  Convocation,  about 
1867.  At  the  Convention  of  1867,  Morning  Prayer  was  con- 
cluded by  the  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin,  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church, 
New  l>ritain. 

Mr.  Baldwin's  report  for  the  year  concludes  as  follows : — 

"Special  services  in  the  German  language  have  been  held 
montlily.  during  a  large  portion  of  the  year.     The  success  that 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  359 

has  attended  them  gives  good  cause  to  hope  for  permanent 
results.  The  Rector  gratefully  acknowledges  the  valued  ser- 
vices of  Prof.  Simonson  of  Trinity  College,  in  carrying  on  this 
interesting  work  among  the  Germans." 

Notices  of  these  services  were  given  in  the  New  Britain 
"Record"  and  we  may  add  that  these  services  were  appreciated 
by  the  Germans.  Before  the  German  Churches  were  estab- 
lished here,  there  was  a  very  large  proportion  of  Germans  in 
St.  Mark's  Parish. 

The  parish  appears  to  have  been  financially  embarrassed  when 
the  vestry  voted  June  23,  1867,  "That  the  clerk  be  requested 
to  report  on  the  state  of  the  finances  and  see  if  Mr.  Baldwin's 
salary  cannot  be  paid  by  ist.  July." 

The  Hartford  County  Convocation  met  again  at  St.  Mark's 
Church,  New  Britain,  Oct.  22,  1867.  The  "Churchman"  of 
Hartford  says :  "The  services  opened  on  Tuesday  evening  with 
the  regular  Evening  Prayer,  which  was  read  by  the  Rev.  Robert 
Meech  and  the  Rev.  Francis  T.  Russell.  At  its  close  the  Rev. 
L.  B.  Baldwin,  Rector  of  the  parish,  stated  by  way  of  introduc- 
tion, that  the  primary  object  of  this  Convocation  was  missionary 
work,  therefore  "whatever  might  be  said  or  done  should  have 
regard  either  to  the  work  of  Church  extension,  or  the  duty 
of  strengthening  feeble  parishes  and  looking  after  the  scattered 
sheep  of  Christ's  flock." 

Remarks  were  made  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Nelson  and  the  Rev. 
Prof.  Huntington.  Also  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  Hall  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, a  former  member  of  the  Convocation. 

The  report  says :  "This  was  the  most  animating  meeting  of 
the  Hartford  Convocation  that  was  ever  attended.  It  sounded 
the  keynote  for  work  and  found  the  answering  desire  in  every 
heart  to  take  hold  of  this  mission  work  of  ours  and  extend  the 
knowledge  of  Christ  and  His  Gospel  within  our  borders." 

On  the  following  day  the  sermon  was  delivered  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Nelson.  The  clergy  present,  in  addition  to  those  named 
above,  were  Rev.  Messrs.  Bishop,  Carter,  Fisher,  E.  Flunt- 
ington.  Mills,  Pratt  and  Seeley. 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  vestry,  Feb.  28,  1868,  the  "Rev. 
L.  B.  Baldwin  presented  a  plan  for  the  support  of  the  Church 
for  the  ensuing  year."  It  was  voted  to  have  the  said  plan 
printed  and  distributed  in  the  parish.     The  annual  meeting  of 


360  THE    CHURCH 

April  13,  1868,  voted  to  leave  the  matter  to  the  vestry,  who 
reported  that  they  propose  that  "the  seats  of  the  church  shall 
be  appraised  and  offered  for  sale ;  the  payments  for  which  shall 
be  made  according  to  the  plan  submitted  by  the  Rector,  at  the 
offertory  to  be  made  each  Sabbath." 

At  the  same  meeting  Stephen  G.  Bucknall  was  duly  elected 
senior  warden,  and  Henry  E.  Russell  junior  warden,  the 
record  stating  that  such  election  was  "owing  to  the  decease 
of  Senior  Warden  Seymour,  who  had  presided  as  such  for 
the  last  30  years."  At  a  special  meeting  of  the  parish,  April 
13,  1868,  the  following  minute  was  adopted  and  is  on  record: — 

"By  the  death  of  Mr.  Seymour  another  link  is  broken  in 
the  chain  which  connects  our  Parish  of  to-day  with  the  period 
of  its  organization. 

"Firmly  and  intelligently  attached  to  the  principles  of  our 
Church  from  his  youth  ;  actively  interested  in  the  Corporation 
of  this  Parish ;  always  holding  some  official  position,  and  for 
more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  a  Warden  of  the  Church; 
ever  ready  according  to  his  ability  to  labor  for  its  advancement ; 
constant  in  his  attendance  upon  its  public  services  until  pre- 
vented by  the  infirmities  of  age ;  exemplifying  in  all  the  rela- 
tions of  life  the  high  calling  of  a  Christian,  'doing  justly,  loving 
mercy  and  walking  humbly  with  his  God,'  his  life  seemed  to  be 
one  peculiarly  identified  with  St.  Mark's  Parish  and  his  death 
an  event  of  its  united  tribute  of  affectionate  remembrance. 

"Those  who  have  been  associated  with  the  deceased  officially, 
and  those  who  have  so  long  met  as  worshippers  with  him  in 
the  sanctuary,  feel  a  common  assurance  that  while  the  Church 
Militant  has  lost,  the  Church  Triumphant  has  gained  a  man  of 
God,  and  they  would  bear  gratefully  in  mind  his  example  of 
faith  and  love  and  humility  as  one  worthy  of  imitation.  Those 
who  offer  this  tribute  to  the  memory  of  the  departed,  not 
unmindful  of  the  duty  of  Christian  sympathy,  do  commend 
the  bereaved  partner,  in  this  hour  of  her  affliction,  to  the  tender 
mercies  of  a  loving  Father,  and  humbly  pray  that  she  may 
realize  the  fullness  of  His  promise,  to  be  the  widow's  God  now 
and  forever." 

The  New  Britain  "Record"  of  April  17,  1868.  contains  the 
following : 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  36 1 

"Hezekiah  Seymour,  one  of  the  oldest  members  of  Harmony 
Lodge  of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons  in  this  place,  died  on 
Saturday  last.  Mr.  Seymour  was  born  in  Hartford,  Oct.  27, 
1788,  was  initiated  into  St.  John's  Lodge  in  1822.  He  removed 
to  New  Britain  over  thirty  years  ago  and  was  one  of  the  peti- 
tioners for  the  restoration  of  the  charter  of  Harmony  Lodge  in 
1848.  In  185 1,  he  was  one  of  the  petitioners  for  the  charter  of 
Giddings  Chapter,  No.  25,  and  still  later  a  charter  member  of 
Doric  Council,  No.  24.  In  all  these  bodies  he  was  a  worthy 
and  exemplary  member.  He  had  also  been  senior  Warden  of 
St.  Mark's  Church  for  more  than  thirty  years.  He  is  univer- 
sally lamented  as  a  good  citizen,  a  true  and  upright  christian 
man.  His  funeral  was  attended  with  Masonic  honors  from 
St.  Mark's  Church  on  Wednesday  afternoon." 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  vestry,  April  30,  1868,  it  was 
"Voted,  That  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  to  look  into 
the  repairs  of  the  church  and  also  to  ascertain  if  it  would  be 
expedient  to  open  the  Chapel  Archway  so  as  to  make  the 
whole  practicable  for  seats."  May  8,  1868,  it  was  voted  that 
"the  necessary  repairs  of  the  church  be  immediately  perfected." 

St.  Mark's  Church  was  recognized  in  the  Convention  of 
1868  by  the  election  of  Mr.  Henry  E.  Russell  of  New  Britain 
as  Supplemental  Deputy  to  the  General  Convention,  and  by  the 
appointment  of  Virgil  Cornish  of  New  Britain  on  the  com- 
mittee to  nominate  directors  of  the  Missionary  Society. 

The  following  is  from  the  Rev.  Mr.  Baldwin's  report  of  the 
parish  in  the  Journal  of  i! 


"The  Parish  is  prosperous  and  growing.  The  weekly  Offer- 
tory has  been  introduced  to  meet  the  current  expenses,  and 
measures  are  now  being  taken  to  provide  a  large  number  of  free 
sittings  for  the  increased  number  of  worshipers.  The  Rector 
would  here  acknowledge  his  indebtedness  to  Prof.  Simonson 
of  Trinity  College,  for  faithful  missionary  labors  among  the 
Germans  of  this  community  during  the  past  year." 

On  July  I,  1868,  it  was  found  "that  the  extraordinary 
expenses  of  the  Church  in  making  the  necessary  repairs  and 
the  unsettled  debt  of  the  Church  for  the  last  year  amounted  to 
the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars."     The  treasurer  was  author- 


362  THE   CHURCH 

ized  to  borrow  that  amount  and  pay  the  church  debts.  On  the 
same  date  a  salary  of  two  hundred  dollars  was  voted  the  sexton, 
Mr.  W.  G.  Payne,  "provided  there  be  no  extra  claims  for 
services  except  such  as  are  authorized  by  the  Vestry."  There 
was  also  "some  discussion  as  to  the  propriety  and  expediency 
of  putting  in  pews  or  a  small  number  of  regular  pews  in  the 
Chapel  near  the  new  opening."  The  "new  opening"  here 
referred  to  is  the  present  door  way  between  the  chapel  and  the 
church.  It  was  made  by  removing  the  organ  that  was  placed 
there  in  1859,  ^o  the  gallery  at  the  south  end  of  the  church, 
where  it  remained  until  about  1895. 

At  a  vestry  meeting  March  30,  1869,  it  was  "Voted, — To 
increase  the  salary  of  Revd.  L.  B.  Baldwin  to  the  sum  of 
$1500.00  for  the  year  to  commence  April  i,  1869."  We  do  not 
know  what  his  salary  was  before  this  increase. 

A  part  of  Mr.  Baldwin's  report  in  the  Journal  for  1869  is 
as  follows: — 

"The  Rev.  L.  Simonson  of  Trinity  College,  with  much  self- 
denying  labor,  has  continued  his  ministrations  among  the  Ger- 
mans of  this  community,  giving  them  two  services  a  month 
throughout  the  year.  He  has  also  kindly  aided  the  Rector  in 
other  services. 

"The  weekly  Offertory  for  the  maintenance  of  the  Parish  has 
been  in  successful  operation  during  the  year.  Its  results  are 
apparent  in  an  increased  income  and  greater  promptness  in 
meeting  the  current  expenses." 

At  a  meeting  of  the  vestry  held  at  the  church  on  Friday 
evening,  April  15,  1869,  a  discussion  "was  held  on  the  proposi- 
tion of  the  Pastor  to  make  this  society  a  free  church."  At  an 
adjourned  annual  meeting  held  April  25,  1870,  it  was  "Voted, 
That  the  sittings  in  this  Church  be  free  to  all  who  desire  them 
for  the  space  of  one  year,  and  that  the  necessary  pledges  be 
circulated  for  signature,  for  support  of  this  Parish."  Also 
"that  the  collection  of  Pledges  and  voluntary  offerings  be 
referred  to  the  Wardens  and  Vestry."  Mr.  Baldwin's  report 
to  the  Convention  of  1870  says  "All  the  sittings  in  the  church 
are  free.  The  current  expenses  of  the  parish  are  fully  met 
by  the  weekly  offerings."     At  this  Convention  the  Rev.  Mr. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  363 

Baldwin,  Rector  of  St.  Mark's,  was  appointed  one  of  the  com- 
mittee on  the  admission  of  new  parishes. 

At  the  meeting  of  the  wardens  and  vestry,  June  14,  1870, 
"A  communication  was  received  from  the  Rector  notifying 
them  that  he  had  received  a  call,  and  that  he  should  prefer  to 
remain  with  the  Parish  provided  the  Parish  could  do  as  well  by 
him."  The  meeting  adjourned  to  June  17,  at  which  time  "A 
motion  was  made  and  seconded  that  a  Parsonage  be  purchased 
and  an  increase  of  Salary  be  made  to  Revd.  L.  B.  Baldwin  to 
$2,000.00  per  annum.  After  due  discussion  the  motion  was 
lost."  It  was  then  voted  "that  the  Wardens  be  requested  to 
call  on  Rev.  Mr.  Baldwin,  and  ascertain  if  he  will  modify  his 
proposals  to  the  Vestry  and  also  to  make  the  best  possible 
terms  with  him." 

The  New  Britain  "Record"  of  July  i,  1870,  says :— "Rev.  L.  B. 
Baldwin,  for  several  years  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church  in  this 
place,  has  resigned  his  pastorate  and  accepted  a  call  to  St. 
James  Church,  Birmingham.  Mr.  Baldwin's  departure  is 
deeply  regretted  by  the  people  of  the  parish.  He  has  labored 
earnestly  and  ably  in  New  Britain." 

At  a  meeting  of  the  wardens  and  vestry  July  10,  1870,  at  the 
house  of  Dr.  S.  W.  Hart,  the  following  communication  was 
received : — 

"To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  St.  Mark's  Church : — 

Gentlemen,— Having  accepted  an  invitation  to  the  Rector- 
ship of  St.  James  Church,  Birmingham,  it  becomes  my  duty 
to  resign  my  present  charge.  I  do  accordingly,  herewith  tender 
my  resignation  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  the  same  to  take  effect 
on  the  last  day  of  the  present  month. 

"Though  a  judgment  formed  by  careful  deliberation,  judici- 
ous advice  and  prayer  for  divine  guidance  seems  to  have  forced 
this  decision  upon  me,  yet  I  cannot  conceal  that  it  has  cost  me  a 
painful  effort  of  feeling  to  accept  it. 

"I  shall  never  forget  these  early  years  of  ministry  so  happily 
spent  among  you,  the  harmonious  relations  which  have  uninter- 
ruptedly existed  between  us  and  the  many  proofs  of  esteem 
and  good  will  of  which  I  have  so  often  been  the  recipient. 
These  I  regard  as  a  title  to  your  lifelong  friendship  which  I 
hope  never  to  forfeit. 


364  THE   CHURCH 

"I  trust  that  you  may  be  wisely  guided  in  the  choice  of  a 
successor,  and  that  this  portion  of  Christ's  fiock  may  soon 
rejoice  in  a  worthy  Pastor  who  shall  receive  as  evident  tokens 
of  your  affectionate  regard  as  I  have,  but  whose  tokens  of 
success  may  be  far  more  abundant  than  my  own. 

"Permit  me  now  to  commend  you  and  all  the  members  of  this 
Parish  to  God's  most  holy  keeping  and  to  pray  that  we  may  all 
so  faithfully  serve  him  now,  that  when  all  the  changes  and 
chances  of  this  mortal  life  are  over,  we  may  rejoice  in  being 
gathered  as  one  fold  in  the  Everlasting  Kingdom  of  his  dear 
Son. 
New  Britain,  Your  affectionate  friend  and  Pastor, 

July  9th.  1870."  L.  B.  Baldwin. 

The  motion  of  June  17th  to  purchase  a  "Parsonage"  is  very 
significant.  The  parish  had  no  rectory  and  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Baldwin  lived  in  one  of  the  brick  tenements  on  Washington 
Place.  There  was  some  talk  of  buying  the  corner  where  Sier- 
ing  &  Holmes  block  now  is,  which  could  have  then  been  pur- 
chased for  a  moderate  sum,  and  the  deal  came  very  near  being 
consummated.  It  is  not  strange  that  Mr.  Baldwin  did  not  like 
to  live  on  "Railroad  Row"  as  Washington  Place  was  often 
called,  and  we  are  informed  that  the  want  of  a  suitable  rectory 
was  the  main  reason  for  Mr.  Baldwin's  resignation. 

On  July  30,  1870,  the  wardens  and  vestry  authorized  the 
clerk  to  forward  the  following: — 

"To  the  Revd.  L.  B.  Baldwin, 

Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church, 
New  Britain. 

"We  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New 
Britain,  beg  leave  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  yours  of  the 
9th.  inst.  tendering  your  resignation  of  the  rectorship  of  this 
Parish,  ^nd  we  do,  hereby,  accept  the  same  to  take  effect  'on 
the  last  day  of  the  present  month'  as  you  propose. 

"We  would  however,  accompany  your  acceptance  with  the 
assurance,  that  we  fully  reciprocate  your  kind  remembrance  of 
our  harmonious  and  friendly  relationship  in  the  past  to  which 
you  so  feelingly  refer,  as  well  as  your  expressions  of  affection- 
ate regard  for  our  future  interests. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  365, 

"Although  unlooked  for  by  this  Parish,  we  cannot  but  feel  that 
a  change  made  through  prudent  council  and  much  prayer,  will 
be  all  for  the  best.  We  are  in  God's  hands  and  'He  ordereth 
all  things  well.' 

"We  would  therefore  as  you  go  forth  to  your  new  charge  bid 
you  a  hearty  God  Speed,  adding  the  fervent  prayer  that  God 
will  abundantly  strengthen  and  bless  you  in  your  Sacred  Call- 
ing and  that  we  with  you  may  at  the  last,  'come  off  more  than 
Conquerors  through  him  that  loved  us.' 
With  affectionate  regards, 

we  are  very  sincerely  yours, 

Signed 

S.    G.    BUCKNALL 


.    Wardens." 
Virgil  Cornish 

According  to  the  New  Britain  "Record,"  the  Rev.  L.  B. 
Baldwin  preached  his  farewell  sermon  in  St.  Mark's  Church, 
Sunday  morning,  July  31,  1870,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Spaulding 
preaching  in  the  evening. 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Hall  of  Morristown,  N.  J.  officiated  the 
Sunday  before. 

We  learn  from  the  treasurer's  books  that  the  Revs.  N.  Seely, 
L.  Simonson,  B.  Judkins,  Frederick  Gardiner,  Rufus  Emery 
and  George  Buck,  officiated  here  one  or  more  Sundays  each, 
between  Aug.  i,  1870,  and  April  i,  1871.  On  April  10,  1871, 
the  Rev.  C.  Collard  Adams  was  paid  $186.00  in  full  to  date, 
and  the  New  Britain  "Record"  of  March  24,  1871,  calls  Mr. 
Adams,  "officiating  rector  at  St.  Mark's  Church,"  and  in  the 
issue  of  x\pril  7,  1871,  says  that  he  "has  filled  the  position  of 
Rector  for  the  past  two  months  with  great  acceptance." 

The  following  relating  to  a  Rector  and  rectory  is  from  the 
record  of  a  meeting  of  the  wardens  and  vestry,  Sept.  7,  1870: — • 

'  Discussion  was  had  on  the  subject  of  a  Rector  and  of  the 
different  candidates  who  had  been  presented  to  the  Parish. 

"Voted, — To  take  an  informal  vote  as  to  a  choice,  and  there 
being  no  majority,  it  was  moved  and  seconded  that  the  whole 
matter  be  put  into  the  hands  of  the  Vestry  to  make  such  choice 
of  a  Pastor  as  they  should  deem  best  suited  to  the  interests  of 
this  Parish." 
23 


366  THE    CHURCH 

Henry  E.  Russell,  Esq.  having  offered  to  donate  to  the  society 
a  lot  sufficient  for  the  purpose  of  a  "Parsonage,"  it  was  voted, 
"That  the  thanks  of  this  Parish  be  presented  to  Mr.  Russell  for 
his  liberality  and  kindness,"  also — 

"Voted, — That  a  committee  of  five  be  appointed  to  solicit 
subscriptions  to  build  a  parsonage  and  report  how  much  could 
be  obtained  for  that  purpose ;  said  committee  to  be  appointed 
by  nomination." 

The  following  persons  were  appointed  said  committee : 

Geo.  R.  Post.  Wm.  Bishop. 

Henry  E.  Russell.  Sherman  Cooley. 

Virgil  Cornish. 

"Votes  of  thanks  were  presented  to  Messrs.  Henry  E.  Russell 
for  his  liberality  in  having  the  Church  newly  painted  without, 
and  to  Mr.  Virgil  Cornish  for  superintending  the  same  without 
charge  to  the  Parish." 

On  Sept.  28,  1870,  Mr.  George  R.  Post,  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee on  collections  for  a  "Parsonage"  reported  to  a  vestry 
meeting  that  the  sum  of  five  thousand  dollars  had  been  sub- 
scribed. A  building  committee,  (for  the  rectory,  we  presume,) 
was  appointed  at  that  meeting.     On  Jan.  27,  1871,  the  vestry — 

"Voted  that  a  committee  of  three  consisting  of  Messrs.  Henry 
E.  Russell,  Virgil  Cornish  and  Geo.  R.  Post,  be  and  hereby 
are,  authorized  to  act  for  the  Vestry  and  purchase  the  house 
and  lot  now  owned  by  Revd.  Mr.  Perrin,  adjoining  the  church 
lot  of  said  St.  Mark's  Church,  paying  therefor  a  sum  not 
exceeding  eleven  thousand  dollars." 

Mr.  Perrin  was  the  pastor  of  the  First  Congregational  Church 
and  thus  the  vote  to  acquire  a  "Parsonage"  was  literally  com- 
plied with.  The  rectory  thus  purchased  in  1871  is  now  the 
parish  house. 

On  March  3,  1871,  the  vestry  appointed  a  committee  to 
confer  with  Messrs.  Russell  &  Erwin  with  reference  to  the 
sale  of  a  lot  45  by  83  feet,  from  the  property  recently  pur- 
chased of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Perrin  and  to  offer  said  lot  for  two 
thousand  dollars.  On  March  16,  1871,  the  vestry  voted  to 
sell  to  Messrs.  Russell  &  Erwin  the  eastern  end  of  the  Perrin 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  367 

lot  for  "seventeen  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  if  more  could  not 
be  obtained."  The  purchase  of  the  Perrin  property  was  rati- 
fied by  the  parish  at  an  adjourned  annual  meeting,  April  17, 
1871,  the  property  being  purchased  "as  a  Rectory  for  this 
Parish."  But  the  parish  could  not  then  pay  the  amount  neces- 
sary to  secure  a  deed  and  hence  Mr.  Henry  E.  Russell  advanced 
the  money  and  took  a  deed  of  the  property.  The  vestry  voted 
April  24,  1871  to  "accept  a  bond  of  Mr.  Henry  E.  Russell 
Sr.  to  be  given  in  place  of  a  deed  of  the  Rectory  property,  such 
deed  to  be  given  to  the  Society  at  such  time  as  the  Society  shall 
relieve  Mr.  Russell  from  liability  on  the  purchase  of  said 
Rectory." 

Mr.  Russell  is  here  designated  as  senior  in  order  to  distin- 
guish from  a  nephew  of  the  same  name  who  came  into  the 
parish  about  1866,  and  is  designated  in  the  records  as  Henry 
E.  Russell  2nd.  or  Jr.  This  distinction  was  generally  followed 
for  many  years,  although  the  senior  H.  E.  Russell  had  removed 
to  New  York  about  1872.  The  senior  Henry  E.  Russell  was 
a  son  of  Emanuel  Russell  hereinbefore  repeatedly  mentioned, 
and  the  junior  Henry  E.  Russell  was  a  son  of  William  Russell 
of  New  York  hereinbefore  mentioned,  and  a  grandson  of 
Emanuel  Russell. 

At  a  parish  meeting  Sept.  28,  1870,  "Mr.  H.  E.  Russell  noti- 
fied the  Parish  that  he  had  deeded  the  land  adjoining  the 
church,  fronting  on  Washington  Street  and  that  the  same  was 
duly  recorded." 

This  was  the  school  house  property  on  the  corner  of  West 
Main  and  Washington  Streets,  and  it  appears  from  the  parish 
report  hereinafter  quoted,  that  this  lot  was  presented  to  the 
parish.  There  is  nothing  in  the  records  of  the  parish  to  show 
this  fact  and  whatever  thanks  Mr.  Russell  may  have  had  for 
his  generosity  do  not  appear  of  record.  This  lot  was  the  last 
of  the  three  pieces  of  land  that  constitute  the  present  lot,  on 
which  the  church  and  parish  house  now  stand. 

Returning  again  to  the  vacancy  in  the  rectorship,  the  wardens 
and  vestry  on  Sept.  22,  1870,  appointed  Messrs.  Russell  and 
Guion  a  committee  "to  go  to  Brooklyn  on  the  next  Sunday  to 
attend  divine  service  at  the  Church  presided  over  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Jessup."  There  was  also  some  talk  about  extending  a 
call  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Moffat  of  Marshall,  Mich. 


368  THE    CHURCH 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Vestry  at  the  house  of  Henry  E.  Russell, 
Jan.  20,  1 87 1,  a  call  was  extended  to  the  Rev.  J.  C.  Middle- 
Ion  of  Calvary  Church,  Stoning-ton,  and  "Warden  Cornish" 
was  "appointed  a  committee  to  urge  him  to  accept  the  call,  and 
to  visit  the  Bishop,  also  to  have  him  use  his  influence." 

The  New  Britain  "Record"  of  Jan.  10,  1871,  says:  "Rev. 
John  C.  Middleton  of  Calvary  Church,  Stonington,  has  accepted 
a  call  to  St.  Mark's  Church  in  this  city,  to  take  effect  from 
Easter  Sunday,  April  9.  He  will  officiate  at  St.  Mark's  next 
Sunday."  (Jan.  15.)  It  thus  appears  that  an  informal  call 
had  been  extended  and  that  five  days  after  hearing  Mr.  Middle- 
ton  preach,  the  call  was  made  formal  and  recorded. 

A  special  meeting  of  the  vestry  was  held  at  the  house  of 
S.  W.  Hart,  Feb.  10,  1871,  for  the  purpose  of  hearing  the 
following  communication : — 

"To  the  Wardens  and  Vestrymen 

of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  New  Britain,  Ct. 
Gentlemen : — 

I  hereby  accept  the  invitation  extended  to  me  to  become  your 
Rector,  and  God  willing,  will  enter  upon  the  sacred  duties  of 
the  office  immediately  after  Easter  Sunday. 

I  trust  that  a  higher  Power  than  my  own  will  has  guided  me 
in  this  matter,  and  that  the  blessing  of  God  may  rest  upon  us 
as  we  shall  work  together  for  His  glory  and  the  good  of  His 
Holy  Catholic  Church. 

I  can  ask  from  you  no  further  pledges  that  you  will  aid  me 
in  every  way,  than  you  have  already  made ;  and  on  my  part  I 
can  only  promise  to  try  to  be  a  faithful  Pastor  and  Rector  to 
you  all. 

May  I  not  ask  your  special  and  earnest  prayers  that  God  will 
bless  us  in  the  new  relations  we  are  to  sustain  towards  each 
other,  and  that  as  co-workers  with  God,  and  fellow  helpers  of 
each  other  we  may  Glorify  His  Holy  name  by  extending  on 
Earth  the  influence  of  His  Holy  Church,  gathering  into  its 
fold  constantly  many  souls  who  shall  be  saved  by  the  precious 
Blood  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Very  sincerely  and  affectionately 
yours  in.  Christ  Jesus, 

John  C.  Middleton. 
Stonington,  Ct.  Feb.  7th.  1871." 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  369 

Mr.  Middleton  had  been  Rector  at  Stonington,  Conn,  for 
eight  years.  The  resolutions  tendered  him  by  the  Church 
there,  upon  his  resignation,  were  pubhshed  in  the  New  Britain 
"Record"  of  April  7,  1871.  After  kind  assurances  of  their 
"profound  regard  for  his  constant  and  faithful  labors  to  pro- 
mote the  interests  of  the  Parish,"  they  say : — 

"And  in  view  of  this  fidelity  to  the  trusts  which  have  been 
committed  to  his  charge,  while  regretting  that  he  deems  it  his 
duty  to  remove  to  a  Parish  where  his  opportunities  for  useful- 
ness will  be  enlarged,  we  earnestly  commend  him  to  the  support 
and  confidence  of  the  people  over  whom  he  has  been  called,  in 
the  hope  that  his  labors  there  will  be  blessed  and  profitable  in 
good  works  as  they  have  been  here." 

The  annual  parish  meeting  of  April  17,  1871,  was  opened 
with  prayer  by  the  Rev.  John  C.  Middleton.  The  Rector  also 
called  the  attention  of  the  meeting  to  chapter  4,  section  204, 
of  Connecticut  State  Laws  relating  to  Ecclesiastical  Societies, 
requiring  all  members  of  the  parish  to  sign  their  names  to  a 
proper  declaration  of  membership.  In  compliance  with  this 
law,  the  following  paper,  signed  by  J.  B.  Parsons  and  Henry 
E.  Russell,  was  presented : — 

"We  whose  names  arc  hereunder  signed  hereby  express  our 
desire  and  intention  of  becoming  members  of  the  Ecclesiastical 
Society  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  in  the  city  of  New  Britain  and  Diocese  of  Connecticut.'^ 

All  persons  present  who  desired  to  become  members  of  the 
Parish  came  forward  and  signed  their  names,  after  which  the 
two  original  signers  elected  all  who  had  thus  signed  as  "mem- 
bers of  this  society."  The  regular  business  of  the  meeting  was 
then  transacted. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  wardens  and  vestry,  April  2,  1871,  the 
clerk  was  requested  to  communicate  with  the  Bishop  relative 
to  the  institution  of  Rev.  John  C.  Middleton  as  Rector.  The 
following  copy  of  such  communication  was  found  on  a  loose 
sheet  in  the  record  book : — 

"At  a  meeting  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestrymen  of  St.  Mark's 
Parish,  New  Britain,  held  in  their  Church  on  the  23d  day  of 
April  1 87 1,  the  following  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted. 

"Resolved,  that  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  Canon 
xii.  sec.  I  (3)  Title  i,  of  Digest  of  the  Canons,  the  Rt.  Revd.  the 


370  THE    CHURCH 

Bishop  of  the  Diocese  be  informed  that  it  is  our  desire  and 
request  that  he  should  proceed,  at  his  own  convenience,  to 
institute  into  the  Rectorship  of  the  Parish  of  St.  Mark's,  New 
Britain,  the  Rev.  John  Cavarly  Middleton,  Presbyter,  who  has 
been  lawfully  called  and  elected  to  the  same." 

The  office  of  institution  of  a  Rector  is  optional  and  Dr. 
Middleton  is  the  only  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  of  whom  we  find 
any  record  of  "Institution."  The  following  is  taken  from  the 
New  Britain  "Record"  of  April  28,  1871  : — 

"On  Tuesday  the  25th.  Rev.  John  C.  Middleton  was  insti- 
tuted Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church  in  this  city.  Rev.  Messrs. 
Deshon  of  Meriden,  Brown  of  Unionville,  Wildman  of  Wal- 
lingford,  Baldwin  of  Birmingham,  and  Russell  of  Waterbury, 
participated  in  the  service.  The  officers  of  the  Church,  Rector 
elect,  the  Bishop  and  clergy  proceeded  in  due  order  at  10^ 
o'clock  A.  M.  from  the  rectory  on  Washington  Street  to  the 
Church.  The  exercises  consisted  of  the  Morning  Prayer  ser- 
vice, conducted  by  two  or  three  of  the  clergy,  the  ceremony  of 
the  Institution  by  the  Bishop  as  it  is  found  in  the  Book  of  Com- 
mon Prayer,  and  the  Holy  Communion  conducted  by  the  Rector. 
Fine  music,  appropriate  to  the  occasion,  was  prepared  and  sung 
by  the  choir.  The  whole  service  was  of  a  most  interesting  and 
impressive  character." 

The  Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention  of  1871  says  that 
"The  Rev.  Leonidas  B.  Baldwin  has  resigned  the  rectorship  of 
St.  Mark's,  New  Britain  and  become  the  Rector  of  St.  James', 
Birmingham.  The  Rev.  John  C.  Middleton  has  resigned  the 
rectorship  of  Calvary  Church,  Stonington,  and  accepted  that 
of  St.  Mark's,  New  Britain."  The  Institution  of  Mr.  Middle- 
ton  into  the  rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  on  April  25,  1871  is  also 
mentioned. 

Mr.  Middleton's  report  of  the  parish  for  1871  says  that: — 

"The  report  is  as  full  as  it  could  be  made  under  the  cir- 
cumstances, the  present  Rector  having  but  recently  assumed  the 
charge  of  the  Parish.  The  vacancy  in  the  Rectorship  extend- 
ing over  the  most  of  the  past  year  will  explain  why  so  little  was 
done  for   "objects  without  the  Parish." 

"During  the  year  past  a  Rectory  has  been  purchased  on  a 
lot  adjoining  the  Parish  Church  and  the  lot  on  the  corner  of 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  37 1 

West  Main  and  Washington  Streets  has  been  given  by  deed 
to  the  Parish  by  Henry  E.  Russell,  Esq.  so  that  now  the 
ecclesiastical  property  can  hardly  be  exceeded  in  beauty  and 
value,  and  in  the  capacity  of  future  improvement  by  any  Parish 
in  the  Diocese. 

"The  church  is  entirely  free,  and  its  ordinary  expenses  are 
fully  met  by  the  offerings  laid  upon  the  altar  each  Lord's  day." 

The  New  Britain  "Record"  of  Nov.  lo,  1871,  mentions  the 
following  innovation:  "At  St.  Mark's  Church  the  psalms, 
instead  of  being  read  by  the  Rector  and  congregation,  are  sung 
by  the  Rector  and  choir." 

The  church  erected  twenty-three  years  before,  with  its  tall 
slender  spire,  was  in  need  of  repairs,  and  thus  the  vestry,  April 
24,  1 87 1,  appointed  Henry  E.  Russell  "a  committee  of  one  to 
attend  to  the  duties  of  general  repairs  of  the  church."  He 
reported  Aug.  7,  1871,  "that  on  examination  the  steeple  of  the 
church  would  have  to  be  strengthened  and  repaired  generally," 
whereupon  Virgil  Cornish  was  added  to  the  committee  on 
repairs.  Mr.  Cornish  reported  Sept.  16,  1871,  that  it  was  neces- 
sary to  repair  the  roof  of  the  church  as  well  as  to  make  gen- 
eral inside  repairs.  The  vestry  voted  "To  appoint  a  committee 
to  attend  to  said  repairs  in  connection  with  the  Ladies  of  the 
Parish,  who  were  about  to  retint  the  walls  of  the  church  .  .  . 
and  if  possible  re-carpet  the  same.  Messrs.  H.  E.  Russell,  V. 
Cornish,  and  F.  Guion,  were  appointed  that  committee."  Mr. 
Cornish  reported  to  a  vestry  meeting  Oct.  28,  1871,  "that  the 
condition  of  the  steeple  was  found  to  be  such  that  a  large 
amount  would  be  necessary  to  make  it  safe.  According  to  a 
carpenter's  estimate,  nearly  $1500  would  be  required."  Also 
that  by  taking  down  the  spire  "the  necessary  repairs  could  be 
done  for  from  three  to  four  hundred  dollars."  It  was  then 
"Voted : — That  the  spire  be  taken  down  as  soon  as  possible,  and 
that  Mr.  G.  C.  Pettis  be  added  to  the  committee  as  Mr.  H.  E. 
Russell  was  about  to  leave  the  city." 

This  vote  was  rescinded  at  a  vestry  meeting  Nov.  14,  1871, 
upon  a  statement  by  Warden  Cornish  that  Mr.  Eli  Pinney  esti- 
mated that  the  necessary  repairs  to  the  steeple  could  be  made 
for  three  or  four  hundred  dollars  without  taking  down  the 
spire,  and  the  committee  were  instructed  to  employ  Mr.  Pinney 
to  make  such  repairs. 


372  THE    CHURCH 

At  a  vestry  meeting  Dec.  9,  1871,  the  treasurer,  Mr.  Bishop, 
"reported  that  the  outstanding-  bills  unpaid  for  repairs  to  the 
church,  materials,"  &c.  were  about  $1,100.00.  A  subscription 
was  ordered  to  pay  these  bills,  and  "four  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars  was  then  and  there  subscribed,"  and  it  was  voted  to  take 
up  an  additional  collection  each  Sunday  for  the  expenses  of 
the  Church,  "except  when  regular  appointed  collections  are 
given  out  by  the  Rector." 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Middleton,  our  Rector,  was  a  poet  as  well  as  a 
preacher  and  became  noted  for  his  beautiful  Christmas  Carols. 
The  following,  from  his  published  carols,  was  written  especially 
for  the  Christmas  Service  here  in  1871. — 

The  Christmas  chimes  are  ringing  in 

The  day  when  Christ  was  born; 
And  children's  voices  sweetly  tuned. 

Welcome  the  blessed  morn 
With  the  first  Christmas  song  again, 

"Glory  to  God,  good  will  to  men." 

Judea's  hills  with  glory  crowned, 

Beheld  the  Prince  of  Peace, 
While  angels  of  His  advent  sang 

In  songs  that  ne'er  shall  cease. 
Each  year  resounds  the  chorus  still, 

"Glory  to  God,  to  men  good  will.'' 

Now  wrapped  in  swathing  bands  behold 

The  infant  Saviour  lie ; 
The  wondering  Mary  at  His  side — 

Th'  adoring  shepherds  by — 
And  angels  o'er  them,  singing  still, 

"Glory  to  God,  to  men  good  will." 

None  others  raise  the  joyful  song 

From  Jew  or  Gentile  tongue ! 
But  now  from  eastern  shore  to  west 

That  Christmas  song  is  sung. 
Which  first  swelled  out  o'er  Judah's  plain, 

"Glory  to  God,  good  will  to  men." 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  373 

The  Church  on  earth  and  Church  in  Heaven 

To-day  are  truly  one — 
There  ransomed  children's  voices  rise 

In  praises  round  the  throne ; 
And  here  we  join  the  glad  refrain, 

"Glory  to  God,  good  will  to  men." 

"Glory  to  God  in  sweetest  songs!" 

Let  children's  voices  raise 
Th'  angelic  chorus,  till  the  earth 

Be  all  enwrapt  with  praise, 
And  every  heart  the  anthem  thrill, 
"Glory  to  God,  to  men  good  will." 

The  Burritt  Union  Mission  Sunday  School,  which  for  the 
last  thirty-three  years  has  met  regularly  at  the  Cherry  Street 
Chapel,  owes  its  origin  to  a  deceased  member  of  St.  Mark's 
Church.  In  the  summer  of  1871,  Mrs.  Hezekiah  Seymour  of 
Seymour  Street  found  some  boys  on  her  place  stealing  fruit. 
She  managed  to  engage  the  boys  in  conversation,  during  which 
she  inquired  if  they  attended  Sunday  School.  Upon  receiving 
a  negative  reply  she  invited  them  to  come  to  her  house  on  Sun- 
day afternoons  for  instruction.  The  invitation  was  accepted 
and  this  was  the  beginning  of  what  was  afterwards  known  as 
the  Seymour  Mission,  or  the  Ledge  School  House  Mission. 
The  following  obituary  is  from  the  New  Britain  "Record"  of 
Feb.  9,  1872: — 

"Elizabeth  Burritt,  eldest  daughter  of  Elihu  &  Elizabeth 
Burritt,  and  widow  of  the  late  Hezekiah  Seymour,  died,  (Tues- 
day,) Feb.  6,  aged  76.  When  married  she  had  been  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  church  for  13  years,  when  she  trans- 
ferred her  connection  to  the  Episcopal,  at  its  first  organization 
in  New  Britain ;  her  membership  in  both  being  55  years.  At 
her  death  she  was  the  oldest  member  of  that  Church,  and  for 
more  than  40  years  one  of  the  most  devoted  to  its  services. 
Within  the  last  six  months  she  became  for  the  first  time  a 
Sunday  School  teacher ;  and  that  in  her  own  house.  Having 
long  observed  with  regret  a  large  number  of  children  in  her 
own  immediate  neighborhood  who  seldom  if  ever  attended  any 


374  THE    CHURCH 

place  of  worship,  she  invited  a  few  of  them  to  come  in  on 
Sunday  afternoons  and  receive  what  instruction  she  could  g^ive 
them.  Several  gladly  accepted  the  invitation  and  seemed 
pleased  to  spend  an  hour  with  her  in  this  way.  The  little  circle 
increased  from  week  to  week,  until  on  the  last  Sunday,  (but 
one,)  of  her  life,  (Jan.  28,  1872,)  twenty  four  children  of 
different  ages  were  assembled  in  her  sitting  room,  and  were 
taught  by  her  pastor  in  person.  Rev.  Mr.  Middleton.  On  that 
evening  she  attended  service  at  the  Episcopal  Church,  appar- 
ently as  well  as  usual.  But  early  on  Monday  she  was  violently 
attacked  with  the  illness  that  has  been  so  prevalent  and  fatal, 
and  after  a  little  more  than  a  week  of  extreme  suffering,  closed 
her  long  life  of  Christian  experience  and  devotion.  The  little 
Sunday  School  she  had  gathered  in  her  house  was  the  subject 
uppermost  in  her  mind,  and  oftenest  on  her  lips,  and  those  to 
whom  she  expressed  the  wish  for  its  continuance,  will  endeavor 
to  carry  it  out,  to  the  full  extent  of  her  best  expectations  when 
living." 

Mrs.  Seymour's  brother,  the  Hon.  Elihu  Burritt,  was  deeply 
moved  by  the  dying  request  of  his  sister  to  have  this  mission 
continued  and  proceeded  to  carry  out  the  request.  The  mission 
was  transferred  to  the  "Ledge  School  House,"  corner  of  East 
Main  and  Elm  Streets,  and  placed  in  the  charge  of  Mr.  Middle- 
ton,  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  which  charge  he  faithfully  fulfilled 
as  long  as  he  remained  in  New  Britain.  Mr.  Burritt  named  it 
the  "Seymour  Mission."  The  people  of  that  section  were 
generally  interested  and  it  was  attended  by  many  adults.  See- 
ing these  good  results,  Mr.  Burritt  conceived  the  idea  of  simi- 
lar missions  for  other  parts  of  the  city.  A  little  memorandum 
book  of  his  on  missions  shows  that  besides  the  Seymour  Mis- 
sion there  was  in  1872  a  mission  on  Osgood  Hill,  and  in 
1873,  mention  is  made  of  the  "Cherry  Street  Chapel,"  the 
"barn  chapel,"  (which  was  on  Broad  street,)  the  "McLean  Mis- 
sion," the  "Baptist  German  Mission"  and  the  "Free  Evening 
School."  Some  of  these  missions  were  continued  for  several 
years  but  the  Cherry  Street  Mission  is  the  only  one  that  is  still 
continued. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  parish,  March  5,  1872,  when  there  was 
a  large  number  present,  the  subject  of   free  or  rented  seats 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  375 

was  freely  discussed  and  it  was  unanimously  voted  by  a  yea  and 
nay  vote  that  "the  seatings  of  St.  Mark's  Parish  for  the  ensuing- 
year  be  made  free."  But  the  next  year  an  adjourned  parish 
meeting  Feb.  17,  1873,  voted  to  return  to  the  old  system  of  rent- 
ing pews  after  Easter  next,  by  a  vote  of  19  to  i,  it  being  then 
alleged  that  the  free  system  "was  inadequate  to  meet  the  cur- 
rent expenses." 

There  was  a  prior  debt  of  $500,  which  with  the  recent  repairs 
left  the  parish  with  a  floating  debt  amounting  to  $1,600.00 
besides  a  mortgage  of  about  five  thousand.  They  were  then 
paying  the  Rector  a  salary  of  $2,000  per  annum  besides  the  use 
of  the  rectory.  No  other  Rector  had  ever  been  paid  so  much, 
and  it  was  twenty-five  years  later  before  the  same  salary  was 
voted  to  any  other  Rector. 

There  is  no  record  of  any  parish  or  vestry  meeting  between 
March  5,  1872,  and  Feb.  6,  1873.  The  parish  book  has  no 
missing  page,  nor  fragmentary  records,  thereby  showing  that 
the  meetings  during  that  time  were  never  recorded  therein. 
The  officers  for  1872  have  been  made  up  from  the  records  of 
the  Vestry  meetings  in  the  early  part  of  1873,  and  this  record 
shows  ten  vestrymen  when  there  should  be  only  nine. 

The  following  is  the  Rev.  Mr.  Middleton's  Christmas  Carol, 
written  especially  for  the  Christmas  Service  of  1872 : — 

Hark  to  what  the  angels  say.  Alleluia. 
Christ  the  Lord  is  born  to-day.  Alleluia. 
In  the  manger  lieth  He, 
Helpless  in  His  infancy, 
God,  from  all  eternity ! 

Glory  to  God  !   Glory  to  God ! 
In  excelsis  gloria ; 
In  terra  pax  hominibus 
Bonae  voluntatis. 

Yonder  cross-formed  star  behold! 
Now  it  gleams  like  burnished  gold! 

Higher  still  it  climbs  the  sky, 

Nigher  comes  and  yet  more  nigh ! 

Shepherds,  can  you  tell  us  why? 
Hark !    the  Angels  sing  again — 
Peace  on  earth,  good  will  to  men ! 


376  THE    CHURCH 

O'er  that  lowly  manger,  bright 

Gleams  the  star  of  golden  light, 

Driving  far  the  shades  of  night. 
Blessed  be  the  Virgin  mild, 
Bending  o'er  her  sleeping  Child 

Wrapped  in  swaddling  bands,  at  rest 

On  the  Holy  Mother's  breast — 

God  o'er  All^  forever  blest. 

Kings  of  Saba  treasures  bring 
David's  subjects  own  their  King — 

Whom  the  inn  cannot  contain. 

Whom  the  great  and  proud  disdain. 

He  o'er  all  is  born  to  reign. 
Many  years  have  passed  since  then ; 
Still  we  raise  the  song  again ; 

Lift  the  heart  and  bow  the  knee, 

Jesu,  Mary's  Son,  to  Thee — 

Born  from  sin  to  set  us  free. 

A  parish  meeting  Feb.  6,  1873,  appointed  Messrs.  Parker, 
Hicks  and  Bailey,  a  committee  "to  confer  with  Mr.  H.  E. 
Russell  in  relation  to  his  proposition  to  extinguish  the  debt  of 
St.  Mark's  Parish."  The  next  day  the  matter  was  again  before 
the  Vestry  and  adjourned  to  Feb.  13,  1873,  when  the  committee 
stated  that  Mr.  Russell's  proposition  "was  to  the  effect  that 
Mr.  Russell  would  donate  six  thousand  dollars,  or  its  equiva- 
lent, provided  the  parish  would  raise  among  its  members  the 
sum  of  one  thousand  dollars,  which  sums  would  liquidate  all 
liabilities  outstanding  in  the  name  of  the  parish  and  leave  a 
small  balance  on  hand."  Messrs.  Pettis,  Hart  and  Guion  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  raise  the  one  thousand  dollars  required 
for  the  acceptance  of  the  proposition. 

At  an  adjourned  parish  meeting  Feb.  17,  1873,  ^^^-  Russell's 
proposition  was  accepted  "in  case  the  thousand  dollars  should 
be  raised,"  and  the  committee  were  advised  to  draft  "such 
legal  papers  in  the  matter  as  will  secure  the  Parish  against  the 
loss  of  the  gift  in  future." 

The  vestry  voted  May  8,  1873,  to  have  the  committee  per- 
fect the  papers  and  present  them  to  a  future  meeting  in  rela- 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  377 

tion  to  Mr.  Russell's  proposition,  from  which  it  appears  that 
the  one  thousand  dollars  was  either  raised  or  in  sight.  The 
papers  were  prepared  and.  the  wardens  were  authorized  June 
19,  1873,  to  execute  the  same.  Mr.  Pettis  of  the  committee 
reported  to  the  vestry  June  2,  1873,  that  the  subscription  was 
$15.00  short  of  the  necessary  $1,000.  The  vestrymen  then 
present  contributed  $2.00  each  to  make  up  the  deficiency.  The 
matter  was  again  considered  by  the  vestry,  July  28  and  29, 

1873- 

An  adjourned  meeting  of  the  vestry  was  held  Sept.  8,  1873, 
to  consider  the  financial  condition  of  the  parish,  a  part  of  the 
record  of  which  meeting  is  as  follows: 

"After  discussing  the  subject  of  finances  thoroughly,  it  was 
deemed  advisable  to  use  a  portion  of  the  funds  on  hand  held 
contingent  to  the  fulfillment  of  the  Russell  proposition,  in 
liquidating  such  outstanding  bills  against  the  Parish  as  were 
most  pressing,  and  it  was  therefore: — 

Voted :  That  the  Treas'r.  be  and  is  hereby  authorized  to 
draw  on  the  Fund  known  as  the  'Rectory  Fund'  in  the  hands 
of  Mr.  Ira  E.  Hicks  for  the  payment  of  the  bills  outstanding 
against  the  Parish  amounting  to  between  two  and  three  hundred 
Dolls." 

The  following  preamble  and  resolution  was  offered  by  Mr. 
H.  E.  Russell  2nd: 

"Whereas,  for  several  years  past  our  current  expenses  have 
almost  continually  been  in  excess  of  our  ability  to  pay,  to  the 
great  detriment  of  the  best  interests  of  the  parish,  and 

Whereas,  the  absence  of  one  of  our  most  prominent  members, 
and  the  depressed  condition  of  business,  and  of  money  matters 
generally,  throughout  the  country  will  tend  to  reduce  our 
income,  therefore 

Resolved,  that  we  make  preparations  in  advance  to  so  reduce 
our  expenses,  wherever  it  is  possible  to  do  so,  that  our  expendi- 
tures may  be  brought  within  our  income,  believing  that  thus, 
by  a  wise  and  economical  administration  of  affairs,  we  shall 
bring  about  greater  harmony  among  the  people  and  lay  the 
foundation  of  greater  prosperity  hereafter;"  which  by  vote 
was  adopted,  "with  a  manifest  inclination  to  move  in  the  spirit 
thereof." 


378  THE    CHURCH 

At  the  same  meeting  the  question  of  the  Rector's  salary  was 
discussed,  the  record  stating  that  the  amount  now  paid  (being 
equivalent  to  at  least  $2500.00)  is  in  excess  of  the  ability  (of 
the  parish)  to  pay,  and  it  was  unanimously  "Voted,  that  after 
the  coming  Easter  the  salary  of  the  Rector  be  reduced  to  fifteen 
hundred  dollars  and  house  rent  per  annum." 

At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  vestry  at  the  rectory  Dec. 
20,  1873,  the  city  were  given  permission  to  temporarily  use  the 
church  bell  as  a  fire  alarm. 

At  a  parish  meeting  in  the  chapel  June  29,  1874,  the  fol- 
lowing communication  was  read  by  the  clerk. — 

"The  Rectory,  New  Britain, 

St.  Peter's  Day,  June  29,  1874. 

To  the  Parish  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  Conn. 

Gentlemen, — During  the  past  year  at  various  times,  my 
inclinations  have  led  me  to  wish  to  resign  the  Rectorship  of 
this  parish ;  but  what  have  seemed  to  me  the  best  interests  of 
the  Parish  as  often  forbade  my  doing  so.  At  the  present 
time,  as  in  the  opinion  of  others  this  hindrance  to  my  action 
is  removed,  and  as  I  cannot  live  on  the  decreased  salary,  I  do 
hereby  resign  the  Rectorship  of  the  Parish  of  St.  Mark's 
Church,  New  Britain,  in  the  diocese  of  Connecticut,  to  take 
effect  on  the  9th  day  of  September  1874,  it  being  the  Wednes- 
day after  the  first  Sunday  of  that  month. 

I  rejoice  greatly  in  leaving,  that  I  can  look  upon  the  Parish, 
and,  comparing  it  with  what  it  was  when  I  came  here,  see 
substantial  marks  of  progress  and  of  God's  blessing  on  earnest, 
however  feeble,  work  done  for  Him. 

The  numerous  accessions  to  the  Parish,  the  large  number  of 
Baptisms  and  Confirmations,  the  marked  additions  to  the  list 
of  Communicants  and  the  well  filled  Sunday  School,  to  say 
nothing  of  the  improvements  in  and  around  the  Church  are 
pleasing  tokens  that  the  work  of  the  past  three  years  has  not 
been  in  vain. 

Permit  me  also  to  record  here  my  grateful  appreciation  of 
the  very  many  acts  of  kindness  and  love,  of  which  I  have  been 
the  recipient  at  the  hands  of  many  of  the  Congregation,  and  to 
assure  you  that  I  shall  not  forget  them.     Thanking  you  indi- 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  379 

vidually,  for  every  favor  shown  me,  and  praying  that  God 
may  send  you  a  Pastor  with  (whom)  all  may  delight  to  work 
for  the  Glory  of  our  blessed  Lord  and  the  best  interests  of  His 
Church,  I  am,  affectionately  yours, 

John  C.  Middleton." 

The  resignation  of  the  Rector  was  accepted  and  the  clerk 
was  instructed  to  send  a  copy  of  this  letter  of  resignation  to  the 
Bishop  of  the  Diocese,  together  with  the  resolution  of  the  parish 
accepting  the  same. 

In  August  the  Sunday  school  held  their  annual  picnic  on  the 
Church  grounds.  On  Sunday,  Sept.  6,  1874,  Mr.  Middleton's 
farewell  sermon  was  preached.  The  New  Britain  "Record" 
says  "a  considerable  portion  was  given  to  memorials  of  the  dead 
and  to  statistics  of  his  ministration.  Mr.  Middleton  will  soon 
become  pastor  of  the  Church  at  Glen  Cove,  L.  I."  Here  he  was 
eminently  successful  and  so  universally  beloved  that  he  remained 
there  until  removed  by  death,  after  a  service  of  fourteen  years. 

He  once  revisited  St.  Mark's  parish  and  preached  here  on 
Sunday,  Nov.  14,  1875. 

Letters  from  several  parties  were  read  by  Dr.  Hart  at  a 
vestry  meeting  Sept.  7,  1874,  in  regard  to  the  vacant  rector- 
ship. It  was  also  voted  "That  the  Rev.  Mr.  Eddy  be  requested 
to  supply  the  Desk  next  Sunday"  and  that  "the  Wardens  sup- 
ply the  desk  for  the  present." 

A  meeting  of  the  vestry  was  held  Sept.  15,  1874,  at  the 
house  of  Ira  E.  Hicks,  at  which  letters  were  read  from  Bishop 
Williams  relating  to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Drumm  of  Bristol,  Pa.,  after 
which  it  was  "Voted,  That  Junior  Warden  Parker  be  author- 
ized to  go  to  Bristol,  Pa.  for  the  purpose  of  listening  to  the 
Revd.  Dr.  Drumm  and  to  ascertain  whether  he  is  desirous  of  a 
change,  and  if  so,  what  salary  he  commands,  and  to  obtain  such 
other  information  as  may  be  necessary  in  this  connection." 
This  vote  was  rescinded  Oct.  9,  1874,  and  the  wardens  were 
then  "authorized  to  invite  Dr.  Drumm  to  preach  here  on  Sun- 
day, Oct.  25,"  but  probably  he  did  not  accept. 

At  a  vestry  meeting  at  the  house  of  G.  C.  Pettis,  Oct.  26, 
1874,  the  correspondence  relating  to  the  vacant  rectorship  was 
read,  embracing  letters  from  Bishop  Williams  and  the  Rev. 


380  THE    CHURCH 

Mr.  Baldwin,  in  relation  to  Dr.  Drumm,  and  one  from  Dr. 
Drumm.  Also  letters  regarding  Mr.  Barrows.  A  committee, 
not  exceeding  the  whole  number  of  the  vestry,  (seven.)  was 
authorized  to  visit  Bristol,  Pa.  at  the  expense  of  the  Church, 
and  Messrs.  Parker,  Russell,  Cooley,  Post,  and  Pettis,  expressed 
their  willingness  to  go.  The  two  wardens  and  six  of  the  vestry 
agreed  to  share  this  expense  equally  and  thus  relieve  the 
Church  of  the  charge. 

At  the  vestry  meeting  of  Nov.  6,  1874,  the  chairman  of  the 
committee  appointed  to  visit  Dr.  Drumm  reported  "having 
visited  Bristol,  Pa.  and  attended  service  at  Dr.  Drumm's 
Church  in  the  morning,  and  Communion  Service  thereafter. 
That  the  sermon,  an  uncommonly  fine  one,  was  written 
expressly  for  Communion  Sunday  and  betrayed  an  entire 
absence  of  ritualistic  teaching.  A  conference  with  Dr.  Drumm 
afterwards  disclosed  the  fact  that  the  salary  which  we  could 
pay  would  be  inadequate,  and  as  we  could  not  wish  a  Rector  to 
come  among  us  on  a  salary  unsatisfactory  to  him,  it  is  in  the 
opinion  of  the  committee  inexpedient  to  give  Dr.  Drumm  a 
call.  This  conclusion  was  made  known  to  the  Bishop,  whom 
the  committee  met  on  the  cars,  and  met  his  approval." 

"Upon  motion,  the  report  was  accepted  and  ordered  placed 
on  file,  the  committee  to  continue  in  power,  and  authorized  to 
acquaint  Dr.  Drumm  with  the  result." 

"Letters  were  read  from  Rev.  Francis  Goodwin  of  Hartford, 
and  Prof.  Pynchon  of  Trinity  College,  recommending  Rev. 
Mr.  Goodrich." 

At  the  next  vestry  meeting,  Nov.  23,  1874.  a  letter  "from 
Bishop  Clarkson  was  read  recommending  Mv.  Roberts." 

It  was  also  stated  "that  Dr.  Drumm  had  written  a  letter  in 
reply  to  one  from  Junior  Warden  Parker,  advising  him  of  the 
conclusion  of  the  committee,  stating  that  inasmuch  as  the  action 
of  the  Vestry  had  disposed  of  the  question  of  his  coming  to 
New  Britain  permanently,  he  would  be  glad  to  come  east  and 
form  acquaintances,  and  would  be  glad  to  officiate  a  Sunday 
with  us  if  we  so  desired." 

Pie  was  invited  to  officiate  next  Sunday. 

A  letter  from  Professor  Russell  was  read  recommending  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Goodrich, 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  381 

An  informal  ballot  for  a  Rector  was  then  taken  by  the  vestry 
from  those  who  had  officiated  as  candidates,  when  "Mr.  Good- 
rich had  four  votes,  Mr.  Barrows  two,  and  Mr.  Shinn  one." 

The  next  meeting  of  the  vestry,  Dec.  7,  1874,  "Voted :  That 
a  parish  meeting  be  called  for  Monday  evening  Dec.  14." 

At  the  said  parish  meeting  commendatory  letters  of  the  Rev. 
Messrs.  Barrows,  Drumm,  Goodrich,  and  Shinn  were  read.  An 
informal  ballot  of  eighteen  votes  resulted  in  eight  votes  for  Dr. 
Drumm,  six  for  Mr.  Barrows,  three  for  Mr.  Goodrich  and  one 
for  Mr.  Shinn. 

Mr.  Tolles  inquired  as  to  what  salary  the  different  candi- 
dates would  demand? 

"Mr.  Parker  stated  that  Dr.  Drumm  is  now  receiving  $i6cK) 
per  annum  and  would  probably  expect  as  much  here  if  called. 
Mr.  Barrows  and  Mr.  Goodrich  it  is  understood,  will  accept 
$1500   and    rectory." 

Upon  motion  of  Mr.  Finch,  it  was  "Voted:  That  a  meeting 
of  the  legal  members,  communicants  and  pew  holders  of  St. 
Mark's  Church  be  called  for  a  more  general  expression  of  the 
preference  of  the  congregation  who  are  regular  in  attendance, 
and  that  an  informal  vote  be  taken  at  such  meeting  for  the 
choice  of  Clergyman." 

This  representative  meeting  was  held  Wednesday  evening, 
Dec.  30,  1874.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Abbott  was  named  as  a  candidate 
in  addition  to  the  four  candidates  before  mentioned.  The 
salary  expected  by  each  different  candidate  was  announced  by 
the  chair,  Junior  Warden  Parker.  The  third  informal  ballot 
showed  fifty-four  votes,  of  .which  Dr.  Drumm  had  thirty-two, 
Mr.  Barrows  fifteen,  Mr.  Goodrich  six  and  Mr.  Bird  one.  On 
the  first  informal  ballot  Mr.  Bird  received  six  votes.  This  is 
the  first  mention  of  Mr.  Bird  in  the  record.  "Dr.  Drumm  hav- 
ing a  majority  of  all  the  votes  cast,  was  declared  the  choice  of 
the  meeting." 

This  is  the  first  instance  of  record  in  which  the  ladies  of 
St.  Mark's  Church  have  had  any  direct  vote  in  the  choice  of  a 
Rector,  or  other  management  of  the  parish.     As  to  one  family, 

we  are  told  that  Mrs.  H voted  for  Dr.  Drumm,  while 

her  husband  voted  for  a  different  man. 

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382  THE    CHURCH 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  legal  members  of  the  parish 
Jan.  7,  1875,  Dr.  Drumm  was  unanimously  elected  Rector, 
The  vestry  met  on  the  9th,  instructed  the  clerk  to  notify  Dr. 
Drumm  of  the  action  of  the  parish  and  appointed  a  committee 
to  perfect  the  necessary  arrangements. 

The  New  Britain  "Record"  of  Jan.  15,  1875,  announces  the 
call  to  Dr.  Drumm  and  adds  that  he  "has  preached  in  this  city 
several  times  and  is  reputed  to  be  a  man  of  much  worth  and 
ability."  The  election  of  Dr.  Drumm  to  the  rectorship  of  St. 
Mark's,  New  Britain,  was  also  announced  in  the  "Churchman" 
of  Jan.  30,  1875. 

Senior  Warden  Hart  reported  to  the  vestry  meeting  of  Oct. 
26,  1874,  "that  the  street  committee  had  awarded  the  Church 
property  $125.00  for  damages  resulting  from  widening  West 
Main  street,  and  upon  discussion  it  was  deemed  best  to  accept 
the  award." 

Early  in  1875  separate  books  were  opened  for  recording  the 
meetings  of  the  parish,  and  vestry.  The  new  book  for  the 
record  of  the  parish  meetings  opens  with  the  record  of  the 
special  meeting  which  elected  Dr.  Drumm,  Jan.  7,  1875,  and 
the  new  book  for  the  record  of  vestry  meetings  opens  with 
the  record  of  the  vestry  meeting  of  Jan.  30,  1875,  when  Dr. 
Drumm's  letter  of  acceptance  of  his  call  was  submitted. 

There  are  three  parish  books  other  than  the  registers,  before 
1875.  The  first  is  marked  "Records  of  St.  Mark's  Church." 
It  begins  Aug.  28,  1836,  and  extends  to  Nov.  26,  1848.  The 
treasurer's  account  and  other  matters  are  contained  in  the  back 
part  of  this  book.  The  next  book  is  marked  "Minutes  of  St. 
Mark's  Parish,  New  Britain,  Connecticut.  Commencing  with 
the  Act  of  Consecration  of  the  New  Church  Edifice.  Decem- 
ber Twenty-third  A.D.  1848."  The  last  record  in  it  is  that  of 
a  vestry  meeting  at  the  church,  March  30,  1869.  The  third 
book  is  marked  "St.  Mark's  .  Minutes  of  Vestry  and  Parish 
Meetings  .     March  29,  1868,  to  Jan.  9,  1875." 

There  must  have  been  many  vestry  meetings  of  which  we 
have  no  record.  In  the  first  book,  a  vestry  meeting  is  recorded 
for  April  23,  1838,  after  which  there  is  no  record  of  any  except 
parish  meetings,  until  Nov.  26,  1848.  There  is  no  record  of 
any  other  vestry  meeting  until  Jan.  9,  1855.     After  1855,  vestry 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  383 

meetings  are  more  frequently  recorded,  but  it  is  not  probable 
that  all  of  the  vestry  meetings  since  that  date  appear  of  record. 
Since  1875,  the  record  is  thought  to  be  complete. 

While  the  parish  records,  before  described,  are  nearly  com- 
plete from  1836,  the  parish  register  begins  with  1849.  "Parish 
records"  are  only  those  kept  by  the  clerk ;  the  "register"  is  the 
record  kept  by  the  Rector,  or,  in  the  absence  of  a  Rector,  by  the 
wardens.  There  are  four  registers  consisting  of  specially  pre- 
pared pages  with  printed  headings  in  the  following  order: — 
History,  Families,  Baptisms,  Confirmed,  Communicants,  Mar- 
riages, Burials,  Index. 

Register  No.  i  was  opened  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Capron  1849, 
and  closed  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Middleton  in  November,  1870. 

Register  No.  2  was  opened  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Middleton  in 
November,  1870,  and  closed  after  the  death  of  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Rogers  in  1886. 

Register  No.  3  was  opened  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Stoddard  in 
April,  1886,  and  closed  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Bodley  in  June,  1901. 

Register  No.  4  was  opened  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Bodley  in  1901, 
and  is  the  current  register. 

We  regret  to  say  that  the  pages  headed  "History"  have  been 
sadly  neglected.  The  Rev.  Messrs.  Russell,  Rogers,  Stoddard 
and  Bodley,  are  the  only  Rectors  who  have  made  entries  on 
these  pages. 

The  vestry  meeting  of  Jan.  30,  1875,  appointed  Messrs.  Post 
and  Pettis  a  committee  to  repair  the  rectory  and  ordered  a  check 
for  $100  to  be  sent  to  Dr.  Drumm  to  aid  him  in  moving  to 
New  Britain.  The  New  Britain  "Record,"  of  Jan.  29,  1875, 
says  that  Dr.  Drumm  "proposes  to  establish  his  residence  here 
in  March  and  to  officiate  on  the  Sunday  before  Easter."  The 
issue  of  March  12,  1875,  says  "Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin  formerly  of 
this  city  will  preach  at  St.  Mark's  Church  next  Sunday.  Rev. 
Dr.  Drumm,  the  pastor-elect,  will  arrive  in  New  Britain  in 
season  to  conduct  service  on  the  Sabbath  following,"  and  the 
"Record"  of  March  26,  1875,  says  that  Dr.  Drumm  commenced 
his  pastoral  labors  at  St.  Mark's  Church  last  Sunday,"  showing 
that  his  first  Sunday  here  as  Rector  was  March  21,  1875.  The 
"Churchman"  of  Hartford,  for  March  20,  1875,  says  that  Dr. 
Drumm  will  enter  upon  the  rectorship  on  Sunday,  March  21st. 


384  THE    CHURCH 

The  Rector,  Dr.  Driimm,  presided  at  the  annual  parish  meet- 
ing March  2,  1875. 

On  April  6,  1875,  the  vestry  voted  that  "Dr.  Drumm  be 
asked  to  repeat  the  sermon  that  he  preached  last  Sunday  morn- 
ing^ at  his  earliest  convenience." 

The  Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention  of  1875  announces 
letters  of  dismission  to  Rev.  John  C.  Middleton  to  the  Diocese 
of  Long^  Island,  and  the  reception  into  this  Diocese  of  Rev. 
John  H.  Drumm,  D.D.,  Rector  of  St.  Mark's,  New  Britain, 
from  the  Diocese  of  Pennsylvania. 

A  vestry  meeting-  June  29,  1875.  instructed  the  clerk  to 
"request  the  Rector  to  write  a  suitable  letter  of  acknowledge- 
ment to  the  widow  of  the  late  Ralph  Dickinson  of  the  bequest 
to  the  Parish  of  $100.00." 

Ralph  Dickinson  here  referred  to  was  a  son  of  Ralph  Dickin- 
son one  of  the  first  vestr\'men  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  Aug.  28, 
1836,  and  a  grandson  of  Mrs.  Lucy  Dickinson  whose  name  is 
in  its  first  list  of  Communicants.  His  grandfather,  Nathaniel, 
was  probably  one  of  the  first  members  of  the  parish.  Nathaniel 
and  the  senior  Ralph  were  both  prominent  members  of  the 
parish  of  Christ  Church.  These  three  generations  of  Dickin- 
sons all  lived  successively  in  the  same  house.  This  Dickinson 
home  is  the  one  to  which  the  old  church  building  and  all  appur- 
tenances thereto  were  removed,  and  from  which  we  have 
obtained  some  of  the  most  important  ties  between  the  old 
Church  and  the  present  St.  Mark's. 

At  the  last  named  vestry  meeting,  it  was  voted  to  ask  the 
Rector  to  confer  with  the  clergy  of  the  other  churches  in  this 
place  with  a  view  to  arranging  a  uniform  hour  for  evening 
service  that  none  may  be  annoyed  by  the  ringing  of  bells  during 
service. 

On  Dec.  8,  1875,  at  a  vestry  meeting,  the  Rector  announced 
himself  as  not  in  favor  of  fairs  or  festivals  for  raising  funds 
to  meet  expenses,  and  so  we  may  presume  that  the  ladies  held 
no  December  fair  during  the  years  1875  ^^^  1876. 

The  Rector,  Dr.  Drumm,  presided  at  the  annual  meeting  in 
1875,  but  does  not  appear  to  have  been  called  to  the  chair  at  the 
annual  meeting  of  April  17,  1876.  The  record  shows  that  he 
spoke  of  the  Rector's  right  to  preside  at  vestry  meetings,  but 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  385 

he  did  not  care  to  press  his  rights.  In  the  absence  of  any  State 
law  to  the  contrary,  the  Church  law  holds  good. 

Dr.  Hart  in  reply  said  that  the  action  of  the  parish,  which 
was  taken  some  years  ago,  obliging  the  senior  warden  to  preside 
at  all  meetings  of  the  parish,  was  provoked  by  peculiar  cir- 
cumstances which  no  longer  exist  and  therefore  he  desired  to 
return  to  the  old  custom  of  having  the  Rector  preside  at  all 
parish  meetings.  No  action  was  taken  on  the  matter  and  the 
senior  warden  took  the  chair  and  proceeded  with  the  regular 
business. 

There  was  a  State  law  that  was  contrary  to  the  Church  law 
as  to  the  Rector's  right  to  preside.  It  was  passed  in  1821,  for 
the  government  of  Town  meetings  and  meetings  of  all  societies 
"lawfully  assembled"  and  gave  them  the  "power  to  choose  a 
moderator  to  preside,  unless  it  be  otherwise  especially  provided 
by  law."  There  was  no  law  of  the  State  that  provided  other- 
wise as  to  Episcopal  societies.  The  law  relating  to  ecclesiasti- 
cal societies  placed  the  general  management  of  them  in  the 
hands  of  a  "Society's  committee,"  and  in  order  that  the  wardens 
and  vestry  could  legally  exercise  the  general  duties  required 
by  the  Episcopal  Church,  a  law  was  passed  in  1842,  providing 
that  "Wardens  and  Vestrymen  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  shall  be  a  Society's  committee  with  all  powers  granted 
to  committees  of  religious  societies."  No  religious  society  was 
then  known  in  law  as  a  parish. 

We  find  no  record  of  any  action  of  the  parish  requiring  the 
senior  warden  to  preside  over  all  its  meetings,  and  if  there 
was  such  a  vote  it  would  have  been  illegal,  because  it  would 
deprive  the  meetings  of  their  power  to  choose  a  moderator. 
Part  of  the  records  merely  state  who  presided  without  telling 
whether  they  were  elected  or  presided  as  a  matter  of  right. 
Many  of  the  records,  especially  of  the  meetings  prior  to  i860, 
state  that  the  presiding  officer  was  chosen  and  the  records  show 
that  the  Rector  has  generally  presided  at  all  meetings  when 
present.  A  State  law  approved  March  23,  1877,  provided  that 
all  Episcopal  Societies  that  have  been  or  may  be  organized  in 
the  State  "shall  be  known  in  law  as  parishes  as  well  as  eccle- 
siastical societies"  and  also  provided  that  the  general  manage- 
ment and  meetings  of  these  parishes    "shall  be  such  as  are 


386  THE    CHURCH 

provided  and  prescribed  by  the  constitution,  canons  and  regula- 
tions of  said  Protestant  Episcopal  Church." 

The  Church  Canons  require  the  Rector  to  preside  at  all 
meetings  of  the  parish  when  present,  and  this  has  been  the 
general  rule  in  St.  Mark's  Parish. 

Dr.  Drumm's  parochial  report  of  St.  Mark's  in  the  Journal 
of  Convention,  1876,  says — "The  parish  has  suffered  greatly 
from  removal  of  communicants,  and  from  general  depression 
of  business ;  but  there  is  good  hope  of  improvement." 

In  the  library  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary,  New 
York,  there  is  an  8vo  pamphlet  of  eight  pages,  entitled  "Easter 
Decorations.  A  pastoral  Letter  to  the  Congregation  of  St. 
Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  Conn."  It  is  signed,  "Affec- 
tionately your  pastor  John  H.  Drumm."  Dr.  Drumm  was 
opposed  to  having  the  chancel  profusedly  decorated  and  in  this 
letter  set  forth  very  clearly  and  forcibly  his  reasons  therefor. 
After  Dr.  Drumm's  successor  came,  viz:  June  18,  1878,  the 
vestry  voted  that  it  was  their  wish  "that  all  floral  decorations 
within  the  chancel  be  made  by  the  Rector."  Dr.  Drumm  was 
very  strict  in  the  observance  of  the  laws  of  the  Church  and 
always  faithfully  and  honestly  followed  the  same  as  he  under- 
stood them.  As  a  preacher  he  is  said  to  have  had  no  superiors 
and  few  equals.  We  do  not  find  his  name  in  such  reports  of 
the  Hartford  County  Convocations  as  we  have  examined,  which 
no  doubt  may  be  accounted  for  by  his  poor  health.  He  attended 
the  Conventions  of  the  Diocese  during  his  rectorship  of  St. 
Mark's. 

In  the  summer  of  1876,  the  parish  was  again  financially 
crippled  and  a  special  committee  reported  to  the  vestry  Aug.  21, 
1876,  that  in  view  of  the  financial  conditions  of  the  parish  "we 
shall  be  unable"  to  retain  our  Rector  beyond  April  i,  1877,  and 
that  he  be  offered  every  reasonable  opportunity  of  effecting 
a  change. 

The  vestry  on  Sept.  4,  1876,  fixed  the  hour  for  Evening 
Service  at  3  P.  M. 

On  Dec.  11,  1876,  a  committee  was  appointed  to  solicit  sub- 
scriptions for  paying  the  Rector,  and  on  Jan.  16,  1877,  the 
vestry  voted  to  apply  to  the  Bishop  for  a  license  to  Mr.  Atwood 
as  lay  reader,  upon  the  departure  of  Dr.  Drumm. 


IN    NEW   BRITAIN.  387 

Being  unable  to  perform  the  duties  of  a  parish  minister,  by- 
reason  to  recent  and  severe  illness,  the  Rector  presented  his 
letter  of  resignation  to  the  vestry,  Jan.  20,  1877,  to  take  effect 
on  the  last  day  of  March,  which  resignation  was  accepted. 

The  "Churchman"  of  Feb.  3,  1877,  says  that  "The  Rev. 
John  H.  Drumm,  D.D.  who  is  slowly  recovering  from  a  severe 
illness,  has  resigned  the  rectorship  of  St.  Mark's,  New  Britain." 
Dr.  Drumm  had  long  suffered  from  ill  health  and  was  thereby 
laboring  under  great  difficulty.  As  early  as  1861  he  returned 
from  Europe,  where  he  had  been  to  recuperate,  and  was  very 
much  improved  in  health. 

In  May,  1877,  he  was  at  San  Saba,  Texas,  where  he  was  the 
first  missionary  in  that  town  and  district,  doing  such  duty  as 
his  strength  would  permit.  He  did  not  go  there  merely  to  be 
a  missionary,  but  for  his  health,  under  medical  advice.  It  was 
however  too  late,  and  in  1878  he  returned  to  his  former  home 
at  Bristol,  Pa.  where  he  died  March  5,  1879,  without  ever  hav- 
ing severed  his  Canonical  connection  with  the  Diocese  of  Con- 
necticut, into  which  he  was  called  by  this  parish. 

For  three  Sundays  or  more  during  Dr.  Drumm's  absence 
in  the  summer  of  1876,  the  services  here  were  conducted  by  the 
Rev.  John  D.  McConkey,  who  was  the  first  person  from  St. 
Mark's  Parish  to  enter  the  ministry.  The  parochial  reports  for 
1872  and  1876  each  gave  one  person  as  "Studying  for  the 
Ministry."  These  refer  to  Mr.  McConkey,  who  attended  St. 
Stephen's  College,  Annandale,  N.  Y.,  1872,  until  1874;  and 
the  Episcopal  Theological  School,  Cambridge,  Mass.  in  1875 
and  1876.  He  now  resides  at  Lewiston,  Idaho,  where  he  had 
the  charge,  (which  he  has  recently  resigned,)  of  the  Church 
of  the  Nativity  for  nineteen  years.  Only  one  other  Minister  of 
the  Church  has  ever  been  produced  from  St.  Mark's  Parish, 
viz:  the  Rev.  Nathan  ToUes  Pratt,  who  settled  at  Bridgeport 
and  is  now  a  practicing  physician  there.  He  is  in  the  annual 
reports  as  "Studying  for  the  Ministry"  in  1894,  5  and  6. 
Another  is  reported  for  the  years  1888,  89,  and  90.  This  was 
Isaac  D.  Russell,  who  is  now  the  Treasurer  of  the  Russell  & 
Erwin  Mfg.  Co. 

At  a  vestry  meeting  March  26,  1877,  the  senior  warden 
reported  having  received  a  number  of  letters  recommending  the 


388  THE    CHURCH 

Rev.  William  E.  Snowden,  of  Walden,  N.  Y.  for  the  vacant 
rectorship.  After  the  regular  business  of  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  parish,  April  2,  1877,  Mr.  Snowden  was  recommended 
and  letters  concerning  him  from  a  former  Rector,  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Capron,  were  presented.  Others  desired  to  recall  their  former 
Rector,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Baldwin.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Applegate  was 
also  mentioned,  but  the  meeting  decided  in  favor  of  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Snowden. 

On  April  10,  1877,  Mr.  Parker  stated  to  the  vestry  that  he 
had  tendered  a  call  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Snowden  by  telegraph  and 
that  Mr.  Snowden  had  telegraphed  his  acceptance.  There  were 
special  reasons  for  prompt  action  and  the  vestry  approved  the 
same  and  voted  to  make  the  call  formal.  The  Rector's  salary 
was  fixed  at  $1200  per  annum,  after  April  16,  with  use  of  the 
rectory.  A  special  meeting  of  the  parish  was  held  April  16, 
1877,  and  the  call  was  ratified  and  confirmed.  The  following 
letter  was  sent  to  the  Bishop. 

"We  the  Church  Wardens,  do  certify  to  the  Right  Rev. 
John  Williams,  that  the  Rev.  Wm.  E.  Snowden  of  Walden, 
N.  Y.  has  been  chosen  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  New 
Britain. 

William  Parker,  Sen.  Warden. 
H.  E.  Russell  2^  Jun.  Warden. 
New  Britain,  Ct.  April  17,  1877." 

In  so  far  as  the  record  shows,  the  first  clerk  of  the  parish 
to  take  the  proper  oath  of  office  was  Mr.  F.  G.  Guion,  who  was 
duly  elected  at  the  parish  meeting  of  April  2,  1877,  and  whose 
oath  is  recorded  as  follows : — 

"I  solemnly  swear,  that  I  will  faithfully  discharge,  according 
to  law,  my  duties  as  Clerk  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  New  Britain, 
Conn,  to  the  best  of  my  ability ;  so  help  me  God. 

F.  G.  Guion. 

Subscribed  and  sworn  before  me  this  loth.  day  of  April, 
A.D.  1877. 

Martin  S.  Wiard. 

Notary  Public." 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  389 

It  has  been  the  regular  practice  since  1877  to  have  the  clerk 
sworn  and  to  place  the  oath  on  record  according  to  canon. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Snowden  was  present  at  the  Convention  of  the 
Diocese,  June  11  and  12,  1877,  and  the  Bishop's  address  men- 
tions the  reception  into  the  Diocese  of  the  Rev.  William  E. 
Snowden,  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  from  the 
Diocese  of  New  York. 

On  Nov.  26,  1877,  the  vestry  gave  permission  to  St.  Mark's 
Guild  to  make  certain  alterations  in  the  interior  of  the  chapel 
without  calling  on  the  vestry  for  any  portion  of  the  expense. 

The  Guild  herein  referred  to  was  a  Brotherhood  of  male 
members  of  the  Church,  who  met  to  organize  on  Oct.  26,  1877. 
It  was  formally  organized  Nov.  i,  1877,  with  twenty  charter 
members  under  the  name  of  St.  Mark's  Guild.  The  Rev.  Wil- 
liam E.  Snowden  was  President,  Mr.  J.  C.  Atwood,  Vice  Presi- 
dent, and  F.  G.  Guion  was  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Article  2  of  the  constitution  was  as  follows: — 

"The  objects  of  the  Guild  shall  be  to  assist  the  Rector  in  the 
Parochial  work  of  the  Church,  to  promote  and  increase  a  spirit 
of  Missionary  zeal  and  brotherly  love  among  its  members,  to 
bring  others,  especially  young  men,  under  its  influence  ;  to  show 
courtesy  and  hospitality  to  strangers,  to  stimulate  an  interest 
in  the  Church  and  its  services,  to  cultivate  a  spirit  of  social 
intercourse  and  literary  improvement,  and  in  general  to  pray 
and  work  for  the  best  interests  of  the  Church  and  Parish." 

The  meetings  at  first  were  every  Friday  evening,  but  after- 
wards they  were  monthly.  The  last  meeting  on  record  was 
May  9,  1879,  shortly  after  the  retirement  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Snow- 
den from  New  Britain. 

In  the  Journal  of  Convention,  June,  1879,  the  name  of  Wil- 
liam L.  Bostwick  of  New  Britain  appears  in  the  list  of  clergy. 
He  had  been  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Northfield,  Conn,  but 
resigned  on  account  of  ill  health  before  the  Convention  of  1877. 
He  resided  at  Hartford  in  1878  and  removed  from  there  to 
New  Britain,  so  that  we  then  had  two  clergymen  residing  in 
this  parish.  He  continued  to  reside  here  until  1885,  when  he 
removed  to  Fair  Haven.  He  officiated,  when  health  would  per- 
mit, in  various  parishes  and  often  assisted  the  Rector  of  St. 
Mark's  and  sometimes  supplied  his  place  when  the  Rector  was 


390  THE    CHURCH 

absent.  For  a  season,  while  residing  in  New  Britain,  he 
officiated  at  Canaan,  Conn,  for  our  present  Rector,  the  Rev. 
Harry  I.  Bodlcy,  during  his  absence  abroad.  Mr.  Bostwick 
died  at  Stamford,  Conn.,  March  13,  1895. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  parish,  April  14,  1879,  i^  ^^'^^ 
ordered  that  the  reports  of  the  Rector  and  treasurer  be  printed 
and  placed  in  the  pews. 

At  a  vestry  meeting  Sept.  29,  1879,  ^^^  matter  of  providing 
means  for  paying  the  Rector's  salary  was  taken  up  and  a  few 
days  later  the  Rector  resigned.  On  Oct.  13,  1879,  the  vestry 
voted  to  call  a  special  meeting  of  the  parish  to  consider  the 
Rector's  resignation.     The  special  meeting  was  held  Oct.  27, 

1879,  ^^^  the  following  letter  was  presented. 

"St.  Mark's  Rectory,  New  Britain,  Ct. 
Oct.  2,  1879. 
J.  C.  Atwood  Esqr. 

Dear  Sir, — Permit  me  to  acknowledge  receipt  of  the  action 
of  a  Vestry  meeting  held  last  Monday. 

I  desire  hereby  through  you  as  Sr.  Warden,  to  tender  my 
resignation  of  the  Rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  Parish  to  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry,  and  to  the  members  of  St.  Mark's  Parish, 
said  Resignation  to  take  effect  on  the  first  day  of  May,  1880. 

Respectfully  and  Sincerely 

Your  friend  and  Pastor, 

William  E.  Snowden." 

With  a  preamble  referring  to  the  financial  condition  of  the 
parish  and  expressing  regrets  as  to  "a.  severance  of  the  ties 
which  have  bound  us  together  as  Pastor  and  People  for  nearly 
three  years,"  it  was — 

"Resolved:  That  the  resignation  of  the  Rev.  W°.  E.  Snow- 
den, as  Rector  of  St.   Mark's  Parish,  to  take  effect  May   i, 

1880,  be  and  is  hereby  accepted  by  the  parish." 

It  was  stated  that  the  parish  expenses  exceeded  the  receipts 
by  about  $267.00  and  the  vestry  were  ordered  to  prepare  a  notice 
of  the  financial  situation  to  be  submitted  by  the  Rector  to  the 
congregation  and  ask  for  an  increase  in  the  offerings  for  the 
remainder  of  the  year. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  39 1 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  parish  March  29,  1880,  the 
number  of  legal  members  on  the  roll  was  thirty-four. 

A  special  meeting  of  the  parish  was  held  June  i,  1880,  to 
elect  a  treasurer  in  place  of  Mr.  Hicks  who  had  resigned  and 
to  consider  the  matter  of  a  new  Rector. 

The  Rev.  John  H.  Rogers  was  not  a  candidate,  but  the 
wardens,  Messrs.  Atwood  and  Tolles,  were  appointed  to  go  to 
Schenectady  to  see  and  hear  Mr.  Rogers  on  Sunday  next,  and 
ascertain  if  he  will  consider  a  call  should  one  be  tendered  him. 

At  the  Convention  1880,  the  Bishop's  address  announced  the 
transfer  from  this  Diocese  of  the  Rev.  William  E.  Snowden 
to  the  Diocese  of  New  York.  The  report  of  the  parish  was  by 
the  senior  warden,  J.  Clement  Atwood. 

At  an  adjourned  special  meeting  of  the  parish  June  22,  1880, 
the  committee  to  hear  Mr.  Rogers  reported  that  they  found 
him  a  man  most  desirable  to  be  called,  and  warmly  recom- 
mended him  in  every  way.  If  the  parish  should  extend  a  call 
to  him  he  would  visit  New  Britain  to  consider  the  matter  and 
should  his  impressions  prove  favorable  he  would  accept  it. 
The  meeting  voted  to  call  Mr.  Rogers  and  the  call  is  entered 
in  the  records,  as  follows : — 

"New  Britain,  Conn.,  June  23,  1880. 
To  the  Rev.  John  H.  Rogers, 

Dear  Sir : — At  a  meeting  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  New  Britain, 
Conn,  held  on  Tuesday  Evening,  June  22,  1880,  you  were  duly 
elected  to  the  Rectorship  of  the  Parish. 

We  take  pleasure  in  communicating  to  you  the  action  of  St. 
Mark's  Parish  and  invite  you  to  enter  upon  the  duties  of  said 
Rectorship  at  the  earliest  possible  day.     We  are  Rev'^  Sir 
Yours  very  truly, 
For  St.  Mark's  Church 

J.  C.  Atwood,  Sen.  Warden. 
Henry  Tolles,  Jun.  Warden." 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Rogers  declined  the  call  on  July  17,  1880, 
and  a  special  parish  meeting  on  July  28,  1880,  unanimously 
voted  to  ask  him  to  reconsider  the  matter,  with  the  following 
result. 


392  THE    CHURCH 

"Ashfield,  Mass.,  Aug.  9,  1880. 
The  Wardens  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  Conn. 

Dear  Sirs : — The  unanimous  request  made  by  the  members 
of  your  Parish  that  I  should  reconsider  the  answer  returned  by 
me  to  the  invitation  to  become  your  Rector,  assures  me  beyond 
a  doubt  of  the  confidence  reposed  in  me  by  the  parishioners 
of  St.  Mark's,  and  I  have  accordingly  given  to  this  matter 
another  very  thoughtful  and  prayerful  consideration,  the  result 
of  which  is.  that  I  have  finally  concluded  to  reverse  my  former 
decision  and  to  accept  the  important  office  which  you  and  your 
fellow  parishioners  have  so  kindly  and  courteously  urged  me  to 
assume,  and  will  enter  upon  the  duties  connected  therewith  on 
the  second  Sunday  in  Sept.  next. 

Praying  God  that  he  may  give  me  strength  and  grace  to 
minister  among  you  acceptably  to  Him  and  to  the  profit  of  all 
the  souls  entrusted  to  me,  I  am,  my  dear  Sir, 

Yours  very  truly, 

John  H.  Rogers." 

At  a  meeting  Aug.  2,  1880,  the  vestry  voted  $1000  per  annum 
with  the  use  of  the  rectory,  as  the  salary  they  could  oflfer  Mr. 
Rogers,  and  we  presume  that  his  salary  was  first  fixed  at  that 
amount.  The  annual  meeting  of  the  parish  April  17,  1881,  left 
the  matter  of  the  Rector's  salary  with  the  vestry. 

At  the  Convention  188 1,  the  Rev.  John  H.  Rogers  was  pres- 
ent and  the  Bishop's  address  reported  him  as  Rector  of  St. 
jMark's,  New  Britain,  from  the  Diocese  of  Albany. 

At  a  vestry  meeting  Nov.  17,  1881,  it  was  voted  to  take  down 
the  church  spire  because  it  was  unsafe,  and  to  raise  money  for 
repairing  the  church  by  subscription.  The  Rector  was  made 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  repairs,  which  committee  was 
appointed  the  month  previous. 

A  vestry  meeting  April  18,  1882,  voted  to  change  the  aisles 
in  the  church  so  as  to  have  only  two  aisles  nearer  the  middle, 
instead  of  the  one  middle  aisle  and  two  on  the  sides,  as  now 
arranged.  This  was  reported  to  be  feasible  and  that  the  cost 
would  be  $100.00.     This  change  was  never  made. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  393 

Mr.  Henry  E.  Russell  Sen.  of  New  York  proposed  to  sur- 
render his  mortgage  of  $6,000.00  on  the  church  property,  (with 
interest  at  8  per  cent,  from  July  10,  1873,  amounting  to 
$4,660,)  provided  the  church  property  be  transferred  to  the 
"Trustees  of  Donations  and  Bequests  for  Church  Purposes." 
A  committee  was  appointed  to  consider  the  matter,  and  at  a 
special  meeting  of  the  parish  July  23,  1883,  the  proposition  was 
accepted,  and  the  Rev.  John  H.  Rogers,  Henry  E.  Russell  Jr. 
and  Henry  Tolles,  were  appointed  a  committee  to  execute  the 
conveyance  of  the  church  property  to  the  said  "Trustees," 
which  they  did. 

The  records  of  the  parish  meetings  and  those  of  the  vestry 
during  the  Rev.  Mr.  Rogers'  term  of  office,  have  frequent 
reference  to  various  improvements.  The  last  of  these  were 
completed  so  that  the  church  was  re-opened  for  Divine  Service 
on  Christmas  day,  1885,  and  in  less  than  one  month  the  guiding 
hand  in  all  this  work  was  called  to  his  eternal  home.  The 
history  from  1880  to  the  close  of  1884  was  recorded  in  the 
parish  register  No.  2,  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Rogers.  It  has  every- 
thing of  importance  that  can  be  found  in  any  record,  and  many 
things  that  are  not  recorded  elsewhere.  We  therefore  take 
substantially  the  whole  of  it,  as  follows : — 

The  Rev.  John  Henry  Rogers  entered  upon  his  rectorship 
of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  Sept.  12th.  1880,  the  2nd. 
Sunday  in  Sept.  and  the  i6th.  after  Trinity.  A  condition  of 
his  accepting  the  call  was  that  the  rectory  should  be  put  in 
good  order  and  that  he  should  have  the  month  of  August,  each 
year,  for  a  vacation,  and  that  the  Church  services  during  that 
time  should  be  provided  for  by  the  Vestry.  The  rectory  was 
accordingly  papered  and  painted  throughout,  new  floors  laid, 
a  bath  room  made,  a  portion  of  the  library  partitioned  off  for  a 
hall  and  many  other  improvements  were  also  made,  immediately 
before  and  after  the  Rector's  arrival. 

October,  1880.  The  north  end  of  the  church  edifice  was 
clapboarded,  the  chancel  and  the  adjoining  rooms  were 
thoroughly  repaired  outside  and  in,  and  painted  with  two  coats 
of  paint. 

November,  1880.  The  Ladies'  Society  was  organized  and  a 
Guild,  with  the  Rector,  ex  officio,  President,  consisting  of  three 
divisions.  Women's,  Young  People's  and  Children's. 


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April  17th.  1881,  Easter  Day.  A  special  fund  for  the  repair 
and  improvement  of  the  church  building  was  begun  with  the 
offerings  at  the  early  Celebration,  the  Rector  having  found  the 
church  edifice  in  a  very  neglected  and  shabby  condition. 

During  the  season  of  1880  and  1881,  the  Women's  Division 
of  the  Guild  presented  to  the  Church  a  very  beautiful  set  of 
purple  altar  hangings,  with  lectern  and  pulpit  hangings,  made  by 
the  Sisters  of  St.  John  the  Baptist  in  New  York  City,  at  a 
cost  of  $129.00,  gave  the  Rector  an  Easter  gift  of  a  black  silk 
stole  elegantly  embroidered  with  gold,  paid  for  various  improve- 
ments in  the  interior  of  the  church  edifice,  costing  $32.31,  and 
added  to  the  fund  for  the  repair  and  improvement  of  the  church 
edifice  $223.00  and  sent  a  box  of  clothing  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Mun- 
ford,  missionary  in  Mississippi,  valued  at  $85.00. 

During  the  season  of  1880  and  1881,  the  Young  People's 
Division  of  the  Guild  presented  to  the  Church  a  very  rich  black 
silk  stole  with  embroidered  ends,  costing  $8.15;  contributed 
towards  sundry  improvements  to  the  interior  of  the  church 
building  $9.03,  and  to  Diocesan  Missions  $4.34,  and  contributed 
articles  of  clothing  to  the  mission  box  for  Rev.  Mr.  Munford. 

During  the  season  of  1880  and  1881,  the  Children's  Division 
of  the  Guild  contributed  toward  chancel  improvements  $4.08 
and  gave  to  the  Church  for  the  improvement  and  care  of  the 
church  grounds  the  proceeds  of  a  fair  and  festival  $80.06. 
December,  1880.  Addition  to  the  Sunday  School  library  of 
103  volumes,  which  cost  with  catalogues,  $69.24,  said  amount 
having  been  contributed  by  the  congregation. 

November,  1881,  the  spire  of  the  church  having  been  pro- 
nounced by  competent  experts  to  be  unsafe,  was  taken  down  to 
the  tower  at  a  cost  of  $142.00.  October,  1881.  The  east  side 
of  chancel  roof  was  shingled.  November,  1881.  The  south 
side  of  chapel  roof  was  reshingled. 

During  the  season  of  1881  and  1882,  the  Woman's  Division 
of  the  Guild  paid  for  new  gas  piping  of  a  portion  of  the  church 
$34.29,  paid  toward  new  furnace  for  the  church  $33.18.  sent  a 
box  of  clothing  valued  at  $65.00  to  Mrs.  Klujery,  mission 
teacher  in  Utah  under  Bishop  Tuttle,  and  paid  expressage  on 
the  same  $4.35. 

Duing  the  season  of  1881  and  1882,  the  Young  People's 
Division  of  the  Guild  presented  to  the  Church  the  glass  parti- 


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tion,  (under  the  arch,)  between  the  church  and  chapel,  costing 
$132.64,  of  which  $75.00  was  raised  by  them  by  means  of  a 
supper.     It  was  an  Easter  gift  A.D.  1882. 

During  the  season  of  1881  and  1882,  the  Children's  Division 
of  the  Guild  contributed  to  the  fund  for  the  improvement  and 
care  of  the  church  yard,  proceeds  of  annual  spring  festival 
$106.91. 

December,  1881,  the  children  of  the  Sunday  School  presented 
to  the  Church  a  Christmas  gift  of  new  windows  for  the  chapel, 
fitted  with  tinted  cathedral  glass,  costing  $82.00,  paid  for  out 
of  the  Sunday  offerings.  December,  1882,  the  Sunday  School 
presented  to  the  Church  a  new  chandelier  and  side  brackets 
for  the  chapel,  costing  $50.11,  paid  for  out  of  their  Sunday 
offerings. 

During  the  season  of  1882  and  1883,  the  Women's  Division 
of  the  Guild  purchased  for  use  at  parish  social  gatherings 
and  entertainments  5  doz.  cups  and  saucers,  $6.20,  5  doz.  plated 
knives,  $8.75,  and  5  doz.  plated  forks,  $8.80,  at  a  total  cost  of 

$23-75- 

It  has  presented  to  the  parish  60  posts  for  a  new  fence  cost- 
ing $27.31,  paid  the  balance  of  the  bill  for  new  furnace  i.  e. 
$67.70,  and  for  the  cross  on  the  top  of  the  new  spire  $42.31 
and  has  also  paid  to  the  general  fund  for  the  repair  and 
improvement  of  the  church  $162.25.  During  the  season  of 
1882  and  1883,  the  children's  Division  of  the  Guild  raised  at 
their  annual  festival  $68.43  ^o^  the  fund  for  the  care  and 
improvement  of  the  churchyard,  and  presented  to  the  Church 
5  doz.  ice  cream  plates  to  be  used  at  social  gatherings  and 
entertainments,  at  a  cost  of  $3.50,  paid  for  out  of  money  taken 
for  work  done  and  for  dues.  May  14th,  1883,  the  tower  of  the 
church  building  was  taken  down,  which  taking  down  was  com- 
pleted May  19th.  In  the  stone  foundation  of  the  wooden  but- 
tress at  the  south  east  corner  of  the  tower,  a  lead  box  was  found 
which  was  removed  to  the  rectory  and  carefully  opened.  In 
the  box  wrapped  up  in  heavy  brown  paper  were  found  a  Bible 
bearing  imprint  Jasper  Harding,  Philadelphia,  1846;  a  Book 
of  Common  Prayer,  bearing  imprint,  Buffalo,  William  B.  and 
Charles  E.  Peele,  stereotyped  by  L.  Johnson  1845  !  ^  "Church 
Almanac"     dated    1848,   a   Journal   of   the   Connecticut   Con- 


396  THE    CHURCH 

vention  of  1847;  a  copy  of  "The  Calendar,"  (a  Church  news- 
paper,) dated  Hartford,  Conn..  Saturday,  June  17th.  1848; 
a  copy  of  "The  Churchman,"  (Church  newspaper,)  New  York, 
Saturday,  June  17th.  1848,  a  copy  of  "The  Southern  Church- 
man" (Church  newspaper,)  dated,  Alexandria,  Va.  Friday, 
June  i6th.  1848,  and  also  a  written  list  of  the  officers  of  the 
parish  elected  Easter  Monday,  1848;  a  partial  list  of  the 
contributors  to  the  building  fund  and  a  list  of  the  building 
committee,  in  the  handwriting  of  Henry  E.  Russell,  (of  New 
York  City,  1883,)  parish  clerk,  copies  of  which  may  be  found 
at  the  end  of  this  register.  A  note  at  the  end  of  the  register 
says  that  "The  work  of  taking  down  the  tower  was  begun  May 
14,  1883  and  the  above  said  lead  box  was  opened  by  order 
of  John  H.  Rogers,  Rector,  the  contents  taken  out  by  him  May 
16,  1883,  ^"d  this  copy  made.  All  the  articles  contained  in 
the  box  .  .  .  were  found  to  be  in  a  very  damp  condition 
and  the  papers  of  which  copies  are  here  given,  crumbled  away 
in  part,  although  all  the  contents  of  the  box  were  carefully 
dried  and  deposited  with  the  archives  of  the  Parisli." 

Returning  now  to  the  "history"  pages  of  the  said  register, 
the  tower  was  found  to  be  in  a  very  decayed  condition  when 
removed.  At  the  time  the  tower  was  removed,  the  wooden  but- 
tresses and  pinnacles  at  the  corners  of  the  church  building 
were  also  taken  away.  On  removing  the  water  table  the  sills 
all  around  the  church  building  were  found  to  be  in  a  good  and 
sound  condition  except  on  the  north  side  of  the  chapel  and  at 
the  northwest  corner  of  the  church.  These  removals  were 
simply  preparatory  to  a  thorough  repair  and  rebuilding  of  the 
church  edifice.  The  repairs  and  improvements  have  been  as 
follows :  A  new  tower  has  been  built  on  the  west  side  of  the 
Church  surmounted  by  a  bronze  cross  gilded,  and  through  the 
tower  a  second  entrance  has  been  made.  A  deep  porch  has  been 
placed  over  the  old  entrance  on  the  front  and  a  large  rose 
window  above  it,  surmounted  by  deep  spandrils,  and  the  rest 
of  the  gable  covered  with  shingles.  The  original  walls  of  the 
church  (outside)  consisted  simply  of  matched  boards.  These 
have  been  covered  with  clapboards.  The  roof  has  also  been 
newly  shingled,  at  a  cost  of  $450.00  which  includes  the  new 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  397 

shingling  of  the  north  side  of  chapel  roof.  Dormer  windows 
have  been  placed  in  the  roof  for  the  thorough  ventilation  of 
the  church  and  a  wooden  cresting  on  the  ridge  with  a  wooden 
cross,  the  church  building  having  been  vv'ithout  any  cross  on 
its  exterior  previously.  Thus  the  exterior  of  the  church  edifice, 
which  was  originally  built  in  1848  A.D.,  has  been  literally  built 
over  and  entirely  covered,  so  that  not  a  square  inch  of  the  old 
exterior  is  now  visible.  All  of  this  has  been  done  during  the 
summer  of  A.D.  1883,  except  the  clapboarding  of  the  north  or 
chancel  end  which  was  accomplished  in  the  autumn  of  1880, 
and  not  only  a  more  comely  but  also  a  more  substantial  building 
is  the  result.  Besides  the  making  of  the  vestibule  at  the  south 
end  of  the  interior,  no  other  improvement  has  been  made  inter- 
nally at  this  time  except  so  far  as  the  rose  and  dormer  windows 
add  thereto. 

The  peal  of  three  bells  placed  in  the  belfry  at  this  time, 
(July,  1883,)  were  made  by  Henry  McShane  &  Co.  of  Balti- 
more, Md.  the  weights  of  which  are  1195  lbs.,  622  lbs.,  320  lbs., 
at  a  cost  with  mountings,  of  $577.68  plus  freight,  raising,  cart- 
age &c.  $69.45.  Total  cost  of  bells  $647.13.  To  which  amount 
the  sale  of  the  old  bell  1994  lbs.  (original  weight  over  2000  lbs. 
but  a  piece  was  cut  out  after  it  was  cracked,)  contributed, 
(1994  lbs.  at  17  cts.)  $338.98.  The  balance  $308.15  was  made 
up  of  the  following  contributions:  Henry  E.  Russell  Jr. 
Senior  Warden,  $177.56,  Mr.  C.  B.  Erwin,  $50.00,  St.  Mark's 
Sunday  School,  $80.59.  The  musical  notes  of  the  bells  are  the 
1st,  3rd  and  5th  of  the  scale,  G.  B.  D. 

The  general  plan  of  the  repairs  and  improvements  and  the 
design  of  the  tower  were  made  by  the  Rector.  The  spandrils 
on  the  front  of  the  church  and  the  general  form  of  the  porch, 
though  not  its  dimensions,  were  designed  by  W.  C.  Brocklesby, 
an  architect  of  Hartford,  Conn,  who  was  consulted  to  a 
limited  extent.  The  detail  working  drawings  were  made  by 
Mr.  A.  W.  Scoville,  architect  and  builder,  of  Hartford,  Conn, 
by  whom  the  work  was  also  done  in  a  very  thorough  and  excel- 
lent manner  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  parish.  The 
church  building  and  chapel,  (exterior,)  have  been  painted  with 
two  coats  of  paint,  the  tints  having  been  prescribed  by  Mr. 
E.  J.  N.  Stent  of  New  York,  decorative  architect.  The  work 
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398  THE    CHURCH 

was  superintended  and  directed  by  the  Rector  and  the  Senior 
Warden,  (Henry  E.  Russell  Jr.).  Dr.  S.  W.  Hart  greatly 
helped  forward  the  undertaking  by  obtaining  subscriptions  and 
also  by  collecting  them.  During  the  summer  and  autumn, 
(1883,)  the  whole  churchyard  was  filled  in  with  earth  delivered 
on  the  ground  by  Mr.  H.  E.  Russell  Jr.,  Senior  Warden.  The 
yard  has  also  been  graded,  planted  and  a  new  drain  made. 
New  walks  of  stone  have  also  been  laid  costing  $167.34,  and  a 
new  fence  built  around  the  whole  property.  The  stable  has 
been  removed  from  its  old  position  near  the  chancel,  to  the 
north  east  corner  of  the  churchyard  and  has  likewise  been 
repaired  and  painted  at  a  total  cost  of  about  $125.00.  The  well 
belonging  to  the  rectory  having  become  permanently  dry  was 
covered  over  at  this  time  and  the  piazza  at  the  rear  of  the 
rectory  was  enlarged  and  brought  into  its  present  improved 
form,  (1883.)  The  total  cost  of  the  above  repairs  and 
improvements  has  been  about  $9,000. 

A.D.  1884.  In  the  early  part  of  the  summer  of  1884,  the 
exterior  of  the  rectory  was  painted  a  dark  green  tint,  the 
chimneys  were  rebuilt,  the  roofs  were  newly  shingled,  except 
the  roof  of  the  north  side  of  the  addition,  the  piazza  outside  the 
front  door  was  remodelled  and  improved,  the  entrance  to  it 
changed  from  the  west  end  to  the  south  side  and  the  walk  and 
gate  changed  also  to  correspond.  A  new  cooking  stove  was 
also  purchased  at  this  time  for  the  kitchen  of  the  rectory  and 
new  gutters  placed  on  the  south  side  of  the  roofs  of  the  rectory. 
The  total  cost  of  these  repairs  and  improvements  was  $371.33. 

Nov.  1st.  1884.  On  All  Saints'  Day,  1884,  a  very  beautiful 
brass  eagle  lectern  was  presented  to  the  parish  by  Mrs.  E. 
Douglas  Smith  and  is  inscribed  "To  the  Glory  of  God  and  In 
Memory  of  Charles  S.  and  Mary  A.  Douglas,"  the  former 
being  the  father  and  the  latter  the  step-mother  of  the  donor. 
A  folio  Bible,  bound  in  red  morocco,  was  also  presented  by  Mrs. 
Smith,  with  the  lectern  and  is  similarly  inscribed.  The  cost 
of  the  lectern  was  $500.00  and  of  the  Bible  $50.  Mrs.  Mary 
A.  Douglas  spent  her  early  life  in  this  parish,  being  the  daughter 
of  Mr.  Norman  Warner,  and  in  this  church  she  was  married. 
The  lectern  and  Bible  were  dedicated  on  the  morning  of  All 
Saints'  with  an  appropriate  service.  The  lectern  was  made  by 
J.  &  R.  Lamb  of  59  Carmine  St.,  New  York  City. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  399 

Nov.  30th,  1884.  On  the  first  Sunday  in  Advent,  (Nov. 
30th,  1884,)  a  very  beautiful  brass  altar  cross  was  presented  to 
the  parish  by  the  Misses  Cordelia  W.  and  Henrietta  L.  Guion 
in  memory  of  their  aunt,  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Douglas,  and  having 
been  put  in  place  was  at  the  morning  service  on  that  day  duly 
dedicated  to  God's  glory.  The  cross  was  made  by  Messrs.  Cox 
Sons,  Buckley  &  Co.  of  London,  England,  at  the  cost  of 
$95.00. 

In  the  autumn  of  A.D.  1884,  the  Sunday  School  library  was 
removed  from  the  room  on  the  east  of  the  chancel  to  the  south- 
west corner  of  the  chapel,  which  was  curtained  off  for  the  pur- 
pose, and  a  new  book  case  was  purchased.  The  cost  of  book 
case  and  curtain  was  $36.51  which  were  paid  out  of  the  offer- 
ings of  the  Sunday  School. 

The  history  entered  in  the  parish  register  by  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Rogers  ends  here  and  the  history  for  the  year  1885  and  the 
early  part  of  1886  is  entered  in  the  handwriting  of  Mr.  J.  C. 
Atwood. 

In  the  year  1885,  in  accordance  with  the  action  of  the  vestry 
at  their  meetings  of  Nov.  i  and  Dec.  4,  1884,  and  March  6, 
1885,  the  whole  interior  of  the  church  was  painted  and  decor- 
ated in  color  after  design  by  Stent,  new  gas  fixtures  were  put 
in,  new  colored  glass  was  inserted  in  the  doors  opening  into  the 
"Chapel,"  a  passage  way  was  constructed  from  the  vestry 
room  to  the  chapel,  the  chancel  was  deepened  eight  feet  and 
re-modelled  at  a  cost  of  $500,  $400  of  which  was  given  by  Mrs. 
F.  G.  Guion,  and  $100  by  Rev.  J.  H.  Rogers,  the  church  and 
chancel  were  furnished  with  new  carpets,  and  the  vestry  room 
was  enlarged  to  adapt  it  for  use  for  Women's  Parish  Work, 
the  whole  cost  of  which  was  $ . 

A  new  chancel  window,  as  a  memorial  of  Norman  and  Emma 
Warner,  parents  of  the  donors,  was  given,  costing  $510,  one 
half  of  which  was  paid  for  with  money  left  for  the  purpose 
by  the  late  Mrs.  Charles  S.  Douglas,  and  one  half  by  Mrs. 
Franklin  G.  Guion. 

A  brass  chancel  rail,  as  a  memorial  of  Mrs.  Charles  S.  Doug- 
las, and  two  Glastonbury  oak  chairs  for  the  chancel,  costing 
$110,  were  also  presented  by  Mrs.  Franklin  G.  Guion. 


400  THE    CHURCH 

A  dossal  or  curtain,  and  rod,  placed  under  the  chancel 
window,  were  presented  by  the  Rev.  John  H.  Rogers. 

The  church  thus  renovated,  improved  and  furnished,  was 
ready  for  occupancy  on  Christmas  day,  1885,  when  it  was 
re-opened  and  used  for  Divine  Services. 

"On  the  23d  of  January  1886,  the  Rector,  Rev'd.  John  H. 
Rogers,  died  after  a  brief  illness.  His  funeral  was  attended  on 
the  26th  by  Bishop  Williams  and  other  clergy,  and  the  inter- 
ment was  made  in  Providence,  R.  I.  The  following  preamble 
and  resolutions  were  adopted  by  the  vestry  of  St.  Mark's 
Church." 

"Whereas  it  has  pleased  Almighty  God  in  his  wise  provi- 
dence to  remove  from  the  care  of  this  Parish  our  beloved 
Rector,  the  Rev'd.  John  Henry  Rogers,  therefore. 

Resolved:  That  while  we  recognize  in  this  great  affliction 
the  hand  of  an  all  wise  providence,  we  desire  to  give  expres- 
sion to  our  deep  sorrow  in  the  loss  we  have  sustained. 

Resolved:  That  we  hereby  bear  testimony  to  his  devotion 
and  faithfulness  in  all  the  duties  devolving  upon  him  as  Rector 
of  this  Parish,  and  to  the  very  valuable  service  rendered  during 
his  Rectorship  resulting  in  the  entire  renewal  and  improve- 
ment of  the  church  and  parish  buildings,  which  will  remain  as 
a  monument  to  his  fitness  for  so  important  a  work. 

Resolved:  That  we  tender  our  most  sincere  sympathy  to  Mrs. 
Rogers,  and  to  the  other  members  of  the  bereaved  family,  and 
beg  to  assure  them  that  we  share  with  them  the  sense  of  a 
personal  loss. 

Resolved:  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  presented  to 
Mrs.  Rogers,  and  that  they  be  also  entered  in  full  upon  the 
records  of  the  Vestry  and  furnished  to  'The  Churchman'  for 
publication." 

These  resolutions  also  appear  in  the  records  of  the  vestry 
meeting  of  Feb.  24,  1886.  At  a  vestry  meeting  Jan.  25,  1886, 
Dr.  Hart  and  Mr.  Atwood  were  appointed  as  representatives  of 
the  parish  to  accompany  the  remains  of  the  late  Rector  to  the 
city  of  Providence  and  attend  the  final  committal  of  the  body 
at  that  place. 

The  New  Britain  "Observer"  of  Jan.  29  says : — 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  40I 

"The  funeral  took  place  at  the  church  on  Tuesday  afternoon, 
Bishop  Williams  read  the  service  and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Townsend 
made  the  responses.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Goodwin  of  Hartford  read 
the  lesson.  The  bearers  were  the  Revs.  F.  T.  Russell,  Water- 
bury;  Baldwin,  Boston;  Randall,  Meriden;  Johnson,  Bristol; 
Seymour,  Hartford ;  Hyde,  West  Hartford.  The  remains  were 
taken  to  Providence,  Wednesday,  for  burial,  and  were  accom- 
panied by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  C.  Atwood,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  W. 
Hart,  and  Mrs.  F.  G.  Guion." 

We  take  the  following  from  the  New  Britain  "Herald"  of 
Jan.  25  :— 

"It  is  with  deep  feelings  of  regret  that  we  make  the  sad 
announcement  of  the  death  of  Rev.  Mr.  Rogers.  It  is  but  a 
week  ago  that  he  ofificiated  at  the  funeral  of  Lawrence  Pres- 
singer  and  those  who  saw  him  there  could  not  see  any  indication 
of  that  dread  disease  to  which  he  succumbed." 

"The  end  came  Saturday  evening  at  11  o'clock.  The  mind 
which  had  been  clouded  for  hours  previous,  was  clear,  and  the 
body  racked  with  pain  seemed  at  rest.  With  the  friends  that 
gathered  by  his  side,  at  his  request  he  joined  in  the  last  service 
of  earth,  and  with  voice  clear  and  distinct,  raised  his  hands  and 
pronounced  the  words  of  the  benediction." 

"At  the  Church  a  congregation  gathered  with  sad  faces,  and 
joined  in  a  brief  service  on  Sunday  morning.  At  the  announce- 
ment of  the  Rector's  death  by  J.  C.  Atwood  many  were  visibly 
affected.  Reference  was  also  made  to  the  sad  event  by  the 
pastors  of  all  the  city  churches." 

"On  the  Sunday  previous  he  preached  two  sermons  at  the 
church,  besides  attending  a  session  of  the  Sunday  School,  and 
a  special  meeting  in  the  evening;  and  in  addition  to  all  this 
officiating  at  a  funeral  in  the  afternoon.  The  fatiguing  exer- 
cises of  the  day  combined,  were  considerable,  and  a  cold  was 
taken  which  culminated  in  pneumonia." 

"The  deceased  during  his  five  years  pastorate  of  St.  Mark's 
Church,  endeared  himself  to  his  parishioners  and  made  numer- 
ous friends  outside  his  congregation.  It  may  well  be  said  of 
him  that  to  know  him  was  to  love  him.  Though  he  did  not 
aspire  to  oratory,  his  sermons  were  ever  full  of  genuine  Chris- 
tian sentiment  and  not  unfrequently  he  discussed  with  ability 


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and  force  questions  of  theology  and  ethics.  But  it  was  as  the 
silent  unobtrusive  worker  that  the  deceased  clergyman  was  best 
known.  The  conducting  of  the  Sunday  School  and  the  visita- 
tion of  the  sick  and  distressed  were  his  delight.  His  was  the 
welcome  visit  to  the  home  of  distress.  Many  grief  stricken 
homes  were  lit  up  by  his  cheerful  and  genial  presence  and  com- 
forted by  his  quiet  and  cheerful  conversation." 

Notices  of  his  funeral  were  sent  to  the  one  hundred  and  forty 
Rectors  of  this  Diocese. 

A  Providence  paper  dated  Jan.  30,  1886,  thus  speaks  of  his 
work  in  New  Britain : 

The  success  of  his  labors  there  are  "a  worthy  culmination 
of  his  Christian  work.  .  .  .  Through  his  influence  the 
whole  church  property  was  conveyed  to  the  committee  on 
bequests  and  donations  of  the  diocese  of  Connecticut,  in  trust 
for  St.  Mark's  parish,  so  that  it  can  never  be  encumbered  with 
debt.  The  rectory  has  been  put  in  thorough  repair,  inside  and 
out,  the  grounds  graded  and  beautified,  and  the  church  edifice 
renovated,  so  that  the  character  of  both  exterior  and  interior 
has  been  entirely  changed." 

The  "Churchman"  of  New  York,  June  30,  1886,  has  the 
following : — 

"His  all  too  brief  service  of  nearly  six  years  in  St.  Mark's, 
New  Britain,  was  the  work  of  his  ripest  years  and  its  fruitage 
was  the  ripest.  He  had  wrought  out  the  beautifying  of  the 
church  edifice  on  a  very  extensive  plan,  had  lifted  the  worship 
to  a  more  spiritual  plane,  had  welded  together  the  hearts  of 
his  people.  All  this  he  did  by  the  force  of  his  own  life.  He 
was  manly  and  gentle,  just  and  kind.  His  walk  among  men 
was  the  making  of  his  light  to  shine  before,  so  that  they  saw 
his  good  works  and  glorified  the  Father  which  is  in  heaven." 

Other  improvements  in  the  church  edifice  during  Mr.  Rogers' 
rectorship  and  recorded  by  Mr,  J.  C.  Atwood  in  the  parish 
register,  are  as  follows: — 

"Early  in  the  year  1886,  theie  were  presented  to  and  placed 
in  the  Church,  three  stained  glass  windows  as  follows : — 

One  by  Mr.  Henry  E.  Russell  Senior,  in  memory  of  his 
parents  Emanuel  and  Betsey  Russell. 

One  by  Mr.  Norris  Bailey,  in  memory  of  his  wife,  Roxa 
Buckley  Bailey,  and — 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  403 

One  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sherman  P.  Cooley,  to  the  memory  of 
WilHam  and  Adaline  Bradley,  the  parents  of  Mrs.  Cooley." 

At  a  vestry  meeting  Feb.  8,  1886,  Messrs.  Hart  and  Atwood 
reported  that  they  had  visited  Watertown,  Conn. ;  attended  the 
services  there  on  Sunday,  conducted  by  the  Rev.  James  Stod- 
dard, and  that  they  recommended  him  as  a  candidate  for  the 
rectorship,  whereupon  a  special  parish  meeting  was  ordered. 

The  said  special  meeting  of  the  parish  was  held  Feb.  15,  1886, 
and  they  voted  to  give  the  vestry  power  to  make  choice  of  a 
Rector. 

At  a  vestry  meeting  Feb.  17,  1886,  Mr.  Stoddard  was  invited 
to  visit  New  Britain,  on  a  week  day,  to  confer  with  the  vestry. 

At  the  same  meeting  Mr.  H.  E.  Russell,  Jr.  was  appointed 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  improvements  of  the  interior  of 
the  church  edifice.  He  suggested  placing  a  mural  tablet  in  the 
church  as  a  memorial  of  the  late  Rector,  Mr.  Rogers. 

On  Feb.  25,  1886,  the  Rev.  James  Stoddard  met  the  vestry 
by  invitation  and  a  call  was  extended  to  him  at  an  annual  salary 
of  $1300. 

The  following  is  Mr.  Stoddard's  letter  of  acceptance: — 

'To  Mr.  F.  G.  Guion,  clerk  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  New 
Britain,  Ct. 

Dear  Sir: — I  hereby  accept  the  invitation  extended  to  me, 
through  you,  to  become  the  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  New 
Britain,  Ct.  I  also  designate  the  first  of  April  next,  as  the 
date  when  I  will  assume  the  duties  of  the  position. 

In  thus  accepting  the  Rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  I 
believe  I  am  acting  under  a  true  conviction  of  duty.  I  am  not 
forgetful  of  the  many  responsibilities  and  difficulties  before  me, 
but  I  pray  God  for  his  grace  to  meet  and  to  bear  them  faith- 
fully. 

I  trust  the  relations  between  the  Parish  and  myself  will 
always  be  most  harmonious,  and  marked  by  mutual  confidence 
and  by  mutual  help.  If  that  is  so,  I  am  sure  our  Heavenly 
Father  will  bless  all  our  united  efforts  for  the  good  of  His 
Church,  and  will  crown  them  with  real  and  abiding  fruit. 
I  remain  faithfully  yours  in  Christ, 

James  Stoddard. 

Christ  Church  Rectory,  Watertown,  Conn.,  March  i,  1886." 


404  THE    CHURCH 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Stoddard  entered  upon  the  rectorship  of  the 
parish  April  i,  1886,  and  presided  over  the  annual  parish 
meeting  April  26,  1886. 

The  Journal  of  Convention  1886  reports  the  Rev.  James 
Stoddard  as  Rector  of  St.  Mark's,  New  Britain,  and  also 
reports  him  as  one  of  the  committee  on  "Christian  Education." 
In  Mr.  Stoddard's  report  of  the  parish  he  says,  "The  present 
Rector  has  been  in  charge  but  two  months.  The  report  there- 
fore, practically  states  the  condition  of  the  Parish  at  the  time 
he  assumed  charge.  During  the  year,  the  interior  of  the 
Church  has  been  beautifully  decorated,  and  $3,600  has  been 
expended  in  this  and  other  improvements  and  in  memorials. 
Credit  for  all  this  is  due  the  Rev.  John  Henry  Rogers,  who  was 
the  Rector  until  January  24,  when  he  'fell  on  sleep.'  " 

The  Bishop's  address  to  this  Convention  speaks  of  the  death 
of  Mr.  Rogers,  in  connection  with  another  deceased  clergyman 
and  says :  "With  work,  abounding  work,  well  done  in  the  past 
and  fields  of  even  better  work  opening  brightly  in  the  future, 
they  were  called  to  end  their  labors  at  what  seems  to  us  mid- 
day. We  take  refuge  under  such  bereavements  in  the  Lord's 
own  words,  'What  I  do  thou  knowest  not  now,  but  thou  shalt 
know  hereafter; '  and  to  this  comfort  we  add  the  great  thought 
that   'whether  we  live  or  die  we  are  the  Lord's.'  " 

On  May  19,  1886,  Doctor  Samuel  W.  Hart  offered  to  pre- 
sent the  parish  a  black  walnut  case  with  glass  doors,  for  use 
as  a  receptacle  for  clerical  robes,  which  offer  was  accepted  with 
thanks. 

In  June,  1886,  a  very  beautiful  brass  tablet  backed  with  dark 
green  marble,  was  placed  upon  the  wall  of  the  church  to  the 
left  of  the  chancel  arch,  in  loving  memory  of  the  Rev.  John 
Henry  Rogers.  This  tablet  was  the  gift  of  Mr.  H.  E.  Russell  Jr. 
On  Christmas  day,  Dec.  25,  1886,  a  beautiful  altar  service 
and  brass  book  rest  for  the  altar  were  presented  to  the  parish 
by  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Rogers,  widow  of  the  late  Rector. 

At  the  service,  Easter  Even,  April  8,  1887,  a  new  marble 
font  was  dedicated  or  blessed.  This  font  was  the  gift  of  Mr. 
John  Hanna,  and  was  wrought  at  his  marble  works  in  New 
Britain,  according  to  designs  furnished  by  E.  Stent  &  Co., 
New  York. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  405 

At  the  early  service,  Easter  morning,  April  10,  1887,  a 
stained  glass  window  was  unveiled.  It  was  the  gift  of  Mr, 
George  R.  Post  in  memory  of  his  wife,  who  was  long  a  faith- 
ful communicant  of  St.  Mark's. 

On  the  first  Sunday  in  May,  1887,  a  new  credence  table  was 
used  for  the  first  time.  It  was  presented  to  the  parish  by  Mrs. 
F.  G.  Guion. 

These  five  gifts  above  mentioned  are  recorded  under  ''His- 
tory'' in  the  parish  register. 

Again  the  parish  met  a  great  loss  in  the  death  of  one  who 
had  served  the  Church  as  a  faithful  worker,  a  vestryman  and 
both  junior  and  senior  warden.  The  vestry  meeting  of  June  9, 
1887,  passed  proper  resolutions  "on  the  death  of  our  beloved 
brother,  William  Parker." 

The  Journal  of  Convention  1887  again  reports  the  Rector  of 
St.  Mark's,  the  Rev.  James  Stoddard,  on  the  committee  on  Chris- 
tian Education  and  also  reports  him  as  one  of  the  Trustees  of 
the  Episcopal  Academy.  This  latter  office  he  held  until  he  was 
elected  vice  president  and  principal  of  the  Academy  in  1892. 

The  "History"  in  the  parish  register  for  the  last  of  1887 
is  as  follows : — 

"New  cushions  were  provided  for  the  church  and  were  used 
the  first  time  on  Sunday,  Sept.  4,  1887.  The  cost  of  the 
cushions  was  $325.  The  money  was  raised  in  part  by  the 
Benevolent  Society,  in  part  through  a  festival  and  in  part  by 
subscription." 

There  are  many  in  New  Britain  who  have  a  vivid  recollec- 
tion of  the  terror  of  the  great  blizzard  of  March  12,  1888,  while 
others  will  never  forget  the  Christian  cheerfulness  and  heroic 
acts  on  that  day  of  the  Rev.  James  Stoddard,  Rector  of  St. 
Mark's.  Before  noon  the  snow  was  so  deep  and  the  storm  so 
furious  that  it  was  impossible  for  horses  or  any  beast  to  travel, 
and  none  but  human  beings  were  seen  moving  on  the  streets. 
Of  these,  with  but  one  exception,  none  ventured  out  except  to 
reach  home,  or  other  comfortable  place  of  shelter.  From  early 
in  the  forenoon  until  late  at  night,  Mr.  Stoddard  was  out  in  the 
storm,  away  from  his  comfortable  fireside,  looking  for  some  one 
that  he  could  help  in  reaching  a  place  of  shelter.  It  mattered  not 
to  him  of  whose  flock  they  were,  but  like  a  true  Shepherd,  he 


4o6  THE   CHURCH 

was  ready  to  give  his  services  to  any  man,  woman  or  child  that 
could  be  benefited  thereby.  Leaving  them  in  the  snow  and 
asking  them  to  rest  a  few  minutes,  he  would  tramp  on  ahead  a 
short  distance  and  return,  not  merely  walking  through  the 
snow,  but  with  oft  repeated  short  steps  trampling  it  down  to 
make  somewhat  of  a  path,  then  lead  them  on  as  far  as  he  had 
tramped,  then  leave  them  to  rest  again,  and  so  on  repeatedly 
until  they  were  safely  housed.  But  there  was  no  rest  for  him 
so  long  as  any  human  being  was  struggling  in  the  storm,  into 
the  fury  of  which  he  immediately  returned,  looking  for  others 
whom  he  might  assist  by  his  labor  and  cheerful  presence. 
There  were  few  men  who  had  the  strength  to  endure  the 
struggles  that  he  endured  for  others  on  that  day,  and  we  know 
of  none  other  who  had  the  strength  and  was  willing  to  give 
it.  We  believe  that  no  other  person  in  New  Britain  walked 
half  as  far  in  the  snow  that  day,  as  did  the  Rector  of  St.  Mark's. 
There  are  those  not  of  his  flock,  who  were  never  before  so  ten- 
derly moved  by  the  acts  of  any  minister,  as  they  were  on  that 
day  by  the  loving  kindness  of  the  Rev.  James  Stoddard. 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  a  Charity  Organization  of  New 
Britain,  the  fact  was  brought  out  that  the  Rev.  Mr.  Stoddard 
was  the  first  person  to  move  towards  its  formation.  He  dis- 
covered that  he  had  been  imposed  upon  by  a  woman  who  had 
received  aid  from  him.  Upon  reporting  this  to  his  friend  and 
neighbor,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Cooper,  he  found  that  the  same  woman 
had  also  imposed  upon  him.  The  next  day  they  conferred  with 
the  pastors  of  the  Baptist  and  Center  Churches  and  found  that 
the  same  imposter  had  deceived  them.  They  decided  that  it 
was  high  time  that  the  Churches  took  concerted  action.  This 
resulted  in  the  formation  of  the  present  Charity  Organization. 
The  last  one  of  the  many  Rectors  of  St.  Mark's  that  were 
educated  at  Trinity  College  was  Mr.  Stoddard.  The  Rev. 
F.  T.  Russell  during  his  rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  recorded 
the  following  in  the  parish  register : — 

"The  parish  is  greatly  indebted  under  God  to  a  long  continu- 
ance of  nursing  care  and  protection  furnished  by  Trinity  Col- 
lege. With  but  two  exceptions,  all  who  have  been  connected 
with  the  parish  as  lay  readers,  ministers  or  Rectors,  have  been 
also   identified  with  Trinity   College,   as   students,  officers   or 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  407 

graduates."  Of  the  ministers  there  was  but  one  exception, 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Guion,  and  we  presume  the  other  exception  was 
the  lay  reader  Mr.  George  Winchester.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Baldwin, 
who  followed  Mr.  Russell  as  Rector  of  St,  Mark's,  was  a 
Trinity  graduate,  while  his  most  valuable  assistant,  the  Rev. 
Prof.  Simonson,  who  worked  here  among  the  Germans,  was 
connected  with  Trinity  College,  so  that  in  1870  the  ministers  of 
St.  Mark's  Church,  for  twenty-seven  years  out  of  thirty-four, 
were  those  who  had  been  identified  with  Trinity  College. 
After  Mr.  Baldwin,  Mr.  Stoddard  is  the  only  Rector  that  has 
been  identified  with  Trinity  College. 

Quoting  again  from  the  parish  register: 

"Just  before  Lent,  1888,  the  interior  of  the  chapel  was  painted 
and  the  walls  tinted  and  decorated  to  correspond  with  the  rest 
of  the  church.  The  ladies  of  the  parish  at  the  same  time  raised 
by  subscription,  money  for  the  purchase  of  a  new  carpet  for  the 
chapel  and  this  carpet  was  laid  at  Easter  tide.  The  cost  of 
these  improvements  was  $125.00." 

The  Rector's  report  is  embodied  in  full  in  the  record  of  the 
annual  parish  meeting  of  April  2,  1888. 

At  the  Convention  in  1888,  Morning  Prayer  was  read  by  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Bailey  and  by  the  Rev.  James  Stoddard,  Rector  of 
St.  Mark's,  New  Britain.  The  parish  was  also  honored  by 
having  its  Rector  placed  on  the  committee  to  fill  vacancies  in 
the  Diocesan  Boards  of  Trustees, 

The  vestry  meeting  of  April  17,  1889,  passed  resolutions  on 
the  death  of  one  of  their  brother  vestrymen,  William  L.  Huma- 
son.  He  was  senior  warden  in  1878  and  had  been  one  of  the 
vestry  repeatedly  since  his  first  election  to  that  office  in  1853. 
No  greater  compliment  to  his  faithfulness,  ability  and  worth 
could  be  given  than  the  election  of  his  son,  William  L.  Huma- 
son,  Jr.,  April  22,  1889,  to  take  his  place  in  the  vestry. 

On  May  10,  1889,  the  vestry  authorized  the  treasurer  to 
receive  from  the  executors  of  Mr.  Erwin's  estate  the  income  of 
the  $5,000  bequeathed  to  the  parish.  Mr.  Stoddard's  report 
of  the  parish  in  the  Journal  of  Convention,  1889,  says:  "Under 
the  head  of  'Endowment  for  Parish  Support'  the  sum  of 
$5,000  is  reported.  This  is  a  bequest  from  the  late  C.  B. 
Erwin,  (a  Congregationalist,)  and  has  become  available  during 


4o8  THE    CHURCH 

the  last  year.  It  is  in  the  form  of  a  Trust  Fund;  the  income 
to  be  used  for  the  Sunday  School  Library." 

Motive  power  for  the  organ  was  voted  by  the  vestry  Sept. 
29,  1890,  and  probably  introduced  soon  after. 

The  Journal  of  Convention  1890  reports  a  meeting  of  the 
Hartford  County  Archdeaconry  at  New  Britain,  since  the  sit- 
ting of  the  previous  Convention.  A  like  report  is  in  the  Journal 
of  Convention,  1892. 

The  Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention  1892  has  the 
following : — 

"Turning  now  to  a  subject  of  local  interests,  I  have  a  few 
words  to  say  in  regard  to  our  oldest  Diocesan  Institution,  the 
Episcopal  Academy  of  Connecticut.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Horton, 
after  a  faithful  and  generous  administration,  retires  from  its 
principalship  .  .  .  and  the  Rev.  James  Stoddard  has  been 
elected  his  successor  with  a  unanimity  on  the  part  of  the  electors, 
and  of  approval  of  the  choice  from  all  quarters,  that  argues 
well  for  the  future  of  the  Institution." 

The  resignation  of  the  Rector  was  presented  to  the  annual 
parish  meeting  April  18,  1892,  and  is  as  follows: — 

"To  the  Wardens,  Vestrymen  and  members  of  St.  Mark's 
Parish,  New  Britain,  Conn. 

Gentlemen : — I  herewith  tender  to  you  my  resignation  as 
Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  the  same  to  take  effect  upon  the 
first  of  July  1892. 

The  reason  for  this  action  is  that  having  been  elected  Princi- 
pal of  the  Episcopal  Academy,  at  Cheshire,  Conn,  it  seems,  after 
careful  consideration,  right  and  best  for  me  to  assume  that 
responsible  position. 

Though  I  do  not  enter  upon  its  duties  until  the  first  of  July, 
I  present  my  resignation  at  this  time  that  you  may  have  ample 
opportunity  to  prepare  for  the  needs  of  the  future  before  my 
official  connection  with  the  parish  shall  cease. 

The  relation  between  us  which  has  existed  more  than  six 
years,  will  not  be  dissolved  without  many  regrets  on  my  own 
part,  regrets  at  parting  from  true  and  proved  friends,  at  break- 
ing up  many  associations  which  have  made  my  life  fuller  and 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  '  409 

richer,  at  laying  aside  a  work  which  has  so  long  claimed  my  best 
of  thought  and  effort.  I  cannot  trust  myself  to  express  all  my 
feelings,  and  will  only  add,  that  as  the  change  has  come  unex- 
pectedly to  us  all,  so  I  hope  and  believe  our  Heavenly  Father 
will  bless  us  in  it,  and  that  as  the  years  go  on,  we  shall  each  and 
all  find  cause  to  thank  Him,  that  through  His  Providence  we 
have  been  permitted  to  sustain  the  relation  of  Pastor  and  People 
in  His  Church. 

Ever  your  sincere  friend, 

James  Stoddard. 

New  Britain,  Conn.,  April  i8,  1892." 

The  resignation  was  accepted  and  the  vestry  were  authorized 
to  select  and  nominate  a  Rector  for  action  by  a  parish 
meeting. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  vestry  July  13,  1892,  the  following 
resolutions  were  offered  and  adopted: — 

"With  sincere  regret  we  have  come  to  the  close  of  six  years 
association  with  the  Rev.  James  Stoddard.  In  terminating  the 
relation  of  pastor  and  people,  a  relation  so  sacred  and  supremely 
important,  the  Vestry  of  St.  Mark's  Parish  deems  it  proper  to 
spread  the  following  minutes  upon  its  records. 

That  the  acquirements,  strong  character,  and  singleness  of 
purpose  of  the  Reverend  James  Stoddard  have  commanded 
universal  respect  and  universal  confidence  in  him  as  a  minister 
of  the  Gospel. 

That  his  efficient  and  faithful  labor  and  personal  influence 
have  lent  substantial  aid  to  practical  and  progressive  Chris- 
tianity in  this  community. 

That  we  shall  hold  in  lasting  and  affectionate  remembrance 
his  catholic  spirit,  and  his  faithful  ministration  in  the  manifold 
and  exacting  offices  of  our  church. 

In  parting  with  him,  we  express  our  entire  confidence  that 
his  stay  here,  full  of  activity,  full  of  useful  work,  full  of  study 
and  thoughtful  progress,  full  of  kindly  sympathy  with  men  and 
with  truth,  full  of  love  for  children  and  intelligent  interest  in 
their  welfare  and  education,  full  of  the  affection  and  confidence 
of  his  people,  full  of  success  and  honorable  reward,  gives  prom- 


4IO  THE    CHURCH 

ise  and  potency  of  reward  and  larger  success  in  the  new 
station  so  important  and  influential,  to  which,  under  God,  he 
has  been  called. 

Voted,  That  a  copy  of  the  resolutions  be  sent  to  Mr.  Stod- 
dard, to  the  Bishop,  and  that  his  resignation  and  the  resolu- 
tions be  published  in  the  daily  'Herald'  and  'Record'  of  this 
city." 

The  longest  vacancy  in  the  rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  prior 
to  this  time  was  that  of  eight  and  one  half  months,  between  the 
rectorships  of  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Baldwin  and  Middleton.  But 
between  the  rectorship  of  Mr.  Stoddard  and  that  of  his  suc- 
cessor, the  Rev.  Henry  N.  Wayne,  there  was  a  vacancy  of  one 
year  and  three  months. 

At  a  vestry  meeting  Dec.  7,  1892,  it  was  stated  that  twenty- 
nine  names  had  been  presented  as  candidates  for  the  vacant 
rectorship  and  that  fifteen  of  them  had  preached  here.  The 
vestry  voted  to  nominate  the  Rev.  Frederick  Gardiner  Jr.  of 
Pomfret,  Conn,  for  a  special  parish  meeting  to  act  upon. 

The  said  special  meeting  was  held  Dec.  27,  1892,  and  in 
addition  to  the  name  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Gardiner  Jr.  the  name  of 
the  Rev.  John  D.  Skene,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  and  of  the  Rev. 
Robert  Graham  of  Columbus,  O.  were  presented,  with  letters 
of  recommendation.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Skene  had  eighteen  votes 
out  of  twenty-eight  and  was  declared  elected.  The  vestry 
were  authorized  to  fix  his  salary  at  $1500  a  year  with  use  of 
rectory,  allowing  the  Rector  a  vacation  of  four  weeks,  during 
which  time  the  parish  would  provide  an  officiating  minister. 
A  motion  to  make  the  call  of  Mr.  Skene  unanimous  was  lost. 
The  Rev.  Mr.  Skene  declined  the  call,  and  was  soon  called 
again. 

At  a  vestry  meeting  April  19,  1893,  Messrs.  Norris  Bailey, 
I.  D.  Russell  and  C.  F.  Chase,  reported  that  they  had  attended 
service  at  St.  Paul's  Church,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  conducted  by 
the  Rev.  John  D.  Skene  and  that  they  recommended  him  for 
Rector. 

At  a  special  parish  meeting  April  26,  1893,  the  names  of  the 
Rev.  Messrs.  Skene,  Graham,  Smyth,  and  Chase,  were  nomi- 
nated to  the  vacant  rectorship.  An  informal  ballot  gave  Mr. 
Skene  thirteen  votes  out  of  twenty-two.     This  was  made  fonnal 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  4II 

and  a  committee  appointed  to  notify  the  Rev.  Mr.  Skene  of  his 
election.  It  is  understood  that  Mr.  Skene  declined  these  calls 
because  he  was  informed  that  they  were  not  unanimous. 

Mr.  I.  D.  Russell  and  Mr.  C.  F.  Chase  reported  to  the  vestry, 
June  22,  1893,  that  they  had  attended  Divine  Service  at  West- 
port,  Conn.,  conducted  by  the  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne,  and  they 
recommended  him  as  Rector  of  this  parish.  A  letter  recom- 
mending Mr.  Wayne  was  received  from  Bishop  Williams,  and 
on  July  3,  1893,  the  vestry  nominated  him  to  that  office  for  the 
action  of  a  special  parish  meeting.  The  said  meeting  was  held 
July  II,  1893,  when  a  ballot  of  twenty-five  votes  showed  twenty- 
one  votes  in  favor  of  Rev.  Mr.  Wayne,  and  four  blanks. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Wayne  met  the  vestry  here  on  July  24,  1893 
and  made  a  few  remarks  concerning  the  duties  of  Rector  and 
people.  His  salary  was  fixed  at  $1300  a  year  with  use  of  the 
rectory  and  a  promise  that  the  salary  should  be  increased  when 
the  parish  have  an  increased  income.  After  May  i,  1895,  his 
salary  was  fixed  at  $1500,  per  annum. 

The  following  letter  was  read  at  a  vestry  meeting,  July  31, 
1893:- 

"Westport,  Conn.,  July  26,  1893. 
"Mr.  F.  Guion,  Clerk  of  the  Vestry,  St.  Mark's  Church,  New 
Britain,  Conn. 

Dear  Sir: — Yours  of  the  25th.  inst.  conveying  to  me  the 
result  of  the  vestry  meeting  held  July  24,  1893,  is  received.  In 
reply  I  would  say  that  I  accept  the  terms  offered  and  God  will- 
ing will  enter  upon  my  duties  as  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Parish, 
Oct.  I,  1893.  May  the  Almighty  Father  bless  the  step  the 
Parish  and  I  have  taken,  so  that  through  us  the  Glory  of  God 
and  the  welfare  of  His  Church  may  shine  forth  before  men. 

Very  truly  yours, 

H.  N.  Wayne.^' 

In  but  little  over  a  month  after  Mr.  Wayne  began  his  duties 
as  Rector  of  the  parish,  viz:  on  Nov.  11,  1893,  he  suggested 
that  the  vestry  take  action  as  to  enlarging  the  chancel  so  as  to 
give  room  for  the  organ  and  choir  stalls,  and  that  a  choir  of 
boys  be  organized  and  a  choir  master  employed  for  training 
them. 


412  THE    CHURCH 

He  also  suggested  action  looking  towards  the  erection  of  a 
new  church  edifice. 

It  was  estimated  that  the  chancel  improvements  would  cost 
$I3CX),  and  the  vestry  on  March  12,  1894,  ordered  the  said 
improvements.  The  ladies  of  the  parish  met  the  vestry  on  June 
29,  1894,  to  talk  over  certain  improvements  and  on  Oct.  15, 
1894,  the  vestry  voted  to  leave  the  matter  of  setting  the  organ 
in  the  hands  of  the  Rector.  The  chancel  and  vestry  were 
enlarged  and  a  sacristy  added.  A  new  pulpit,  presented  by  one 
of  the  members  of  the  parish,  should  also  be  mentioned  in  con- 
nection with  the  chancel  improvements.  The  organ  was 
repaired  and  removed  from  the  gallery  to  its  new  position  in 
the  chancel,  and  general  repairs  were  made  in  the  interior  of 
the  church  edifice.  A  new^  carpet  was  laid  in  the  center  aisle, 
and  a  litany  book  and  desk  provided.  The  choir  of  boys  was 
organized  and  the  ladies  furnished  the  vestments.  The  parish 
report  in  the  Journal  of  Convention  1895  says  : — 

"During  the  past  year  extensive  alterations  have  been  made 
in  the  chancel  of  the  Church  to  permit  the  introduction  of  a 
vested  choir,  which  sang  its  first  service  on  the  22d  Sunday  after 
Trinity,  1894. 

On  Rogation  Sunday,  an  oflfering  was  made  by  the  Parish  of 
money,  old  gold  and  silver  and  jewels,  for  the  purpose  of 
obtaining  a  solid  silver  paten  and  chalice,  to  take  the  place  of 
the  set  of  base  metal  now  in  use.  The  oflfering  will  yield  about 
$140,  with  which  it  is  hoped  a  handsome  set  can  be  purchased." 

The  set  was  soon  after  purchased. 

At  the  Convention  of  1895,  Mr.  Howard  C.  Noble  of  St. 
Mark's  Parish,  New  Britain,  was  one  of  the  committee  on  the 
admission  of  new  parishes. 

Four  ladies  of  the  parish, — Mrs.  J.  Clement  Atwood,  Mrs. 
Willard  E.  Stevens,  Mrs.  George  M.  Parsons,  and  Mrs.  F.  G. 
Guion,  wrote  to  the  vestry  Dec.  i,  1894,  with  reference  to 
building  an  addition  to  the  church  and  chapel  for  use  as  a  parish 
house,  and  desired  permission  of  the  vestry  to  prepare  plans  and 
obtain  estimates  of  the  cost.  The  vestry  replied  Dec.  3,  1894. 
that  they  would  be  pleased  to  have  the  ladies  submit  the  said 
plans  and  estimates  for  the  further  consideration  of  the  vestry. 
The  proposed  improvements  were  not  made. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  413 

Pledges  for  parish  expenses  were  circulated  in  1895,  and  it 
was  reported  to  the  annual  meeting,  April  15,  1895,  that  the 
pledges  thus  far  received  represent  an  income  considerably  in 
excess  of  that  realized  from  the  sale  of  slips  in  1894,  and  there- 
upon the  pledge  system  was  adopted. 

The  record  of  the  annual  meeting,  April  6,  1896,  says  that 
Mr.  Hicks  presented  the  Rector  with  an  envelope  which  had 
been  handed  him  to  deliver.  We  are  told,  outside  of  the 
record,  that  it  contained  $50.00  from  anonymous  friends. 

A  communication  from  the  town  and  city  of  New  Britain 
was  presented  to  a  special  parish  meeting  Jan.  18,  1897,  in 
regard  to  selling  the  Church  property  to  them.  The  necessary 
two-thirds  to  decide  the  matter  were  not  present  but  an  infor- 
mal ballot  of  thirty-five  votes  gave  twenty-two  in  favor  of  a 
sale  and  thirteen  opposed.  A  committee  of  six  was  appointed 
to  prize  the  church  property  and  the  average  price  set  by  them 
was  $81,765. 

On  Sunday,  March  21,  1897,  the  Rector  gave  a  historical 
address,  with  particular  reference  to  Christ  Church,  Worth- 
ington,  as  the  beginning  of  the  present  parish  and  recommended 
a  suitable  celebration  of  its  centennial  anniversary  on  the  fourth 
of  September  next.  At  the  annual  meeting  April  19,  1897,  t^ie 
matter  was  again  spoken  of  and  a  new  altar  was  proposed  as 
a  fitting  memorial.  It  was  voted  and  the  matter  of  raising  the 
money  to  meet  the  expense  was  left  with  the  vestry.  The  new 
altar  was  not  provided. 

At  a  vestry  meeting  Nov.  23,  1898,  Messrs.  Norris  Bailey 
and  Isaac  D.  Russell  were  authorized  to  transfer  the  Erwin 
fund  of  St.  Mark's  Parish  to  the  Trustees  of  Donations  and 
Bequests  for  Church  Purposes,  which  transfer  was  duly  made. 

At  the  Convention  1898,  Mr.  Charles  F.  Chase  of  St.  Mark's 
Church,  New  Britain,  was  reported  as  one  of  the  committee  to 
prepare  the  roll  of  lay  delegates,  and  at  that  Convention  he 
was  elected  on  such  committee  for  the  next  Convention.  He 
has  served  on  that  committee  continuously  up  to  the  present 
time. 

A  special  parish  meeting  Oct.  20,  1898,  considered  the  resig- 
nation of  the  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne,  and  voted  not  to  accept  it. 
At  the  annual  parish  meeting,  April  13,  1899,  the  Rector's 
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414  THE    CHURCH 

letter  of  resig'nation,  dated  April  3,  1899,  to  take  effect  July  ist 
was  accepted. 

At  an  adjourned  annual  meeting  April  17,  1899,  a  committee 
was  appointed  to  ask  the  Bishop  to  appoint  a  Rector  of  St. 
Mark's  Parish,  at  a  salary  of  $1000,  with  use  of  the  rectory. 
At  a  special  parish  meeting  June  19,  1899,  the  committee  to 
confer  with  the  Bishop  reported  the  nomination  of  the  Rev. 
Harry  I.  Bodley  of  Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Bodley  was 
unanimously  elected  and  requested  to  take  charge  on  Aug.  ist. 
The  committee  appointed  to  notify  the  Bishop  of  the  call 
extended  to  Mr.  Bodley,  were  instructed  by  the  vestry  to  state 
that  the  salary  of  the  Rector  will  be  one  thousand  dollars  a 
year  and  the  use  of  the  rectory,  the  hope  being  expressed  that  at 
the  end  of  a  year,  or  sooner,  an  additional  two  hundred  can 
be  given. 

On  June  29,  1899,  the  vestry  proposed  that  Mr.  Bodley 
assume  the  duties  of  the  rectorship  at  a  yearly  salary  of  $1200, 
with  additional  compensation  to  be  paid  whenever  the  income 
of  the  parish  will  justify  it. 

All  the  members  of  the  vestry  met  Mr.  Bodley  July  6,  1899, 
and  discussed  with  him  the  financial  condition  of  the  parish. 
After  Mr.  Bodley  withdrew,  the  vestry  voted  to  adhere  to  their 
call. 

Mr.  Bodley  accepted  the  call  and  entered  upon  the  rectorship 
of  the  parish  on  Aug.  i,  1899.  His  first  official  acts  were  per- 
formed on  the  Feast  of  the  Transfiguration,  which  fell  that 
year  on  Sunday,  Aug.  6.  The  Journal  of  Convention  for  1899 
gives  the  changes  made  since  the  sitting  of  the  Convention, 
which  included  the  transfer  of  the  Rev.  Harry  I.  Bodley  to 
this  Diocese  from  the  Diocese  of  Kansas,  and  the  removal  of 
the  Rev.  Henry  N.  Wayne  from  New  Britain  to  White  Plains, 
N.  Y. 

We  learn  from  the  parish  register  that  in  September,  1899, 
the  church  exterior  was  painted  and  electric  lights  placed  in 
the  porch  and  vestibule  by  the  liberality  of  H.  C.  Noble,  Esqr. 

The  Ladies'  Aid  Society  also  renovated  the  rectory,  cleaned 
the  church  and  renewed  the  carpets,  in  part,  at  a  cost  of  about 
$600.  During  the  year  1900,  the  Sunday  School  installed 
electric  lights  in  the  nave  and  choir  of  the  church  at  a  cost  of 
$173- 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  415 

On  March  i,  1900,  a  parish  paper  called  "The  Lion"  was 
published.  It  was  issued  quarterly  until  October,  1904,  when 
it  died  for  want  of  proper  financial  support  and  for  want  of 
some  one,  other  than  the  Rector,  to  take  charge  of  properly- 
addressing  and  mailing  the  papers  to  subscribers.  The  issue 
of  Dec.  15,  1902,  announced  that  "The  Lion"  was  hungry  and 
was  being  starved  slowly  and  surely.  At  that  time  it  owed  the 
Rector  $40.40  for  cash  expenditures  in  excess  of  receipts.  Its 
hunger  was  partially  appeased  for  a  time,  but  it  was  starved  to 
death  in  1904  and  died  largely  indebted  to  the  Rector. 

The  first  number  of  "The  Lion"  proposed  the  building  of  a 
new  church  edifice,  gave  a  list  of  the  officers  of  the  Parish,  the 
Sunday  School,  the  Ladies'  Aid  Society,  St.  Margaret's  Guild 
and  the  Daughters  of  the  King.  Also  the  names  of  the 
members  of  the  Choir. 

In  the  Journal  of  Convention  1901  the  name  of  the  Rev. 
Harry  I.  Bodley,  Rector  of  St.  Mark's,  appears  as  one  of  the 
committee  to  cooperate  in  Connecticut  with  the  General  Board 
of  Missions  and  he  is  so  reported  continuously  until  1907.  The 
Board  held  a  meeting  at  New  Haven,  May  22,  when  one  of  the 
addresses  was  made  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Bodley. 

At  a  vestry  meeting  Jan.  21,  1901,  the  Rector,  wardens  and 
clerk  were  appointed  a  committee  to  confer  with  the  Trustees 
of  Donations  and  Bequests  for  Church  Purposes  in  regard 
to  the  parish  securing  the  right  to  transfer  the  Church  property 
On  Feb.  3,  1902,  the  vestry  voted  to  inform  Mayor  Bassett  that 
the  parish  was  ready  to  consider  the  sale  of  the  Church  pro- 
perty (for  a  post  office  site,)  when  the  Government  make  a 
definite  proposition.  At  the  annual  parish  meeting  March  31, 
1902,  the  Rector  and  lay  delegates  to  the  Convention  were 
requested  to  petition  the  Convention  for  the  appointment  of  a 
committee  to  represent  the  Convention  between  its  sessions  in 
the  matter  of  giving  the  required  consent  to  the  transfer  of  the 
Church  property.  At  the  Convention  of  1902,  on  motion  of 
the  Rev.  Harry  I.  Bodley,  the  consent  of  the  Convention  of  the 
Diocese  of  Connecticut  was  given  to  the  conveyance  by  the 
Trustees  of  Donations  and  Bequests  for  Church  Purposes  of 
the  property  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  New  Britain,  or  any  part 
thereof. 


4l6  THE    CHURCH 

At  a  vestry  meeting  April  29,  1901,  a  committee  was 
appointed  to  consider  the  matter  of  a  new  organ,  and  on  July 
5,  1901,  the  new  organ  was  ordered  by  the  vestry.  On  Feb.  3. 
1902,  the  committee  on  the  new  organ  reported  the  amount  of 
receipts  and  expenditures  and  passed  a  vote  of  thanks  to  the 
Rector  for  his  efforts  in  raising  money  for  the  organ.  "The 
Lion"  of  Nov.  i,  1901,  says  that  the  contract  for  the  new 
organ  was  made  with  The  J.  W.  Steere  &  Son  Organ  Co.  The 
organ  with  the  necessary  repairs  and  alterations  cost  $2,562.37 
which  was  mostly  paid  by  subscriptions,  the  balance  being 
provided  for  by  accumulated  interest  on  the  bequest  of  Mrs. 
Jane  Henn.  One  hundred  dollars  was  subscribed  by  the 
Ladies'  Aid  Society,  in  addition  to  which  they  gave  the  pro- 
ceeds of  their  Christmas  sale  1901,  amounting  to  $231.94.  The 
organ  was  used  the  first  time  on  Septuagesima,  Jan.  26,  1902. 
The  Bishop's  address  in  the  Journal  of  Convention  1902  says: 
"On  the  second  of  February,  1902,  I  dedicated  the  new  organ 
in  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain." 

On  March  8,  1902,  the  vestry  passed  appropriate  resolutions 
on  the  eightieth  anniversary  of  the  birth  of  the  senior  warden, 
Mr.  Norris  Bailey,  for  his  long  and  faithful  service.  The 
resolutions  are  of  record  and  a  copy  of  them,  signed  by  the 
Rector  and  vestry,  was  sent  to  Mr.  Bailey.  Mr.  Bailey's  service 
as  vestryman  and  warden  are  hereinafter  noted. 

The  changes  made  for  the  new  organ  necessitated  a  removal 
of  the  Russell  memorial  window,  and  the  vestry  voted  June  21, 
1902,  to  appropriate  from  the  interest  on  the  Russell  Fund  an 
amount  not  exceeding  $250.00  for  enlarging  the  said  window 
and  placing  it  in  one  of  the  openings  in  the  nave  of  the  church. 
It  was  accordingly  enlarged  and  placed  in  its  new  position. 

At  the  annual  meeting  March  31,  1902,  it  was  voted  that  the 
fiscal  year  of  the  parish  end  on  May  ist  of  each  year  and  that 
the  annual  meeting  be  held  on  the  second  Monday  in  May  of 
each  year. 

At  a  vestry  meeting  March  21,  1903,  the  Rector  made  a 
report  on  plans  for  additions  to,  and  changes  in  the  old  rectory. 
The  Rector  and  the  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday  School  were 
requested  to  ascertain  if  the  accumulated  interest  of  the  Erwin 
Fund  can  be  used   for  that  purpose.     The  proposed  changes 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN,  417 

were  approved,  and  the  Rector  and  Mr.  H.  C.  Noble  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  obtain  definite  plans.  On  April  20, 
1903,  the  plans  for  the  annex  to  the  rectory  were  approved  and 
ordered,  with  a  request  to  pay  bills  for  same  to  the  amount  of 
$800.  At  the  annual  meeting  of  May  11,  1903,  the  Rector 
made  a  report  on  the  additions  to  the  rectory  and  also  brought 
the  matter  of  a  new  rectory  to  the  attention  of  the  parish. 
The  vestry  were  empowered  and  instructed  to  consider  the  whole 
matter  of  a  parish  house  and  a  new  rectory  and  report  some 
definite  plan.  In  accordance  with  this  vote  the  vestry  on  May 
18,  1903,  ordered  a  new  rectory  at  a  cost  not  exceeding  $8000 
for  house  and  lot,  when  $4,000  shall  be  subscribed. 

The  matter  was  submitted  to  a  special  parish  meeting  June  I, 
1903,  and  left  with  the  vestry  and  a  building  committee  to  be 
appointed  by  the  vestry,  provided  the  total  cost  did  not  exceed 
$10,000.  Mr.  Norris  Bailey  was  appointed  agent  to  sign  note 
and  mortgage  if  necessary.  The  vestry  on  June  8,  1903, 
appointed  the  Rector,  Messrs.  Hicks,  Noble,  Chase,  White, 
Morse  and  Graham  the  building  committee  for  the  new  rectory, 
Mr.  Klett  being  appointed  as  a  substitute  in  case  of  a  vacancy. 

The  building  committee  on  July  i,  1903,  voted  to  acquire  the 
Allis  property,  No.  18  Lexington  Street,  on  condition  that  the 
sum  of  $3,000  be  raised.  On  Sept.  21,  1903,  Mr.  Bailey 
reported  to  the  vestry  that  the  Allis  property  has  been  pur- 
chased for  a  rectory  at  a  cost  of  $8,500  and  mortgaged  for 
$6,000.  On  Oct.  4,  1903,  the  Bishop  blessed  the  new  Rectory 
of  St.  Mark's,  New  Britain. 

The  old  rectory  with  the  annexed  library  is  now  known  as 
the  parish  house. 

The  Rev.  Harry  I.  Bodley,  Rector  of  St.  Mark's,  was  elected 
Archdeacon  of  Hartford  in  July,  1903,  and  the  Bishop 
appointed  him  to  that  office  for  four  years  from  July  4.  The 
Archdeaconry  met  at  New  Britain,  Nov.  18,  1903. 

The  Journal  of  Convention  for  1903  reports  the  Rev.  Harry 
I.  Bodley  as  on  the  committee  to  cooperate  in  Connecticut  with 
the  American  Church  Building  Fund.  At  the  same  Conven- 
tion, on  the  motion  of  the  Rev.  Harry  I.  Bodley,  the  directors  of 
the  Missionary  Society  were  empowered  to  employ  a  special 
agent  during  the  year  at  a  cost  of  not  over  $1,000  and  traveling 


41^  THE    CHURCH 

charges.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Bodley  also  introduced  a  resolution  for 
changing  the  canon  relating  to  parish  members,  so  that  those 
who  regularly  absent  themselves  from  parish  meetings  may  be 
dropped  from  the  rolls.  The  matter  was  carried  over  to  the 
next  Convention,  when  it  was  changed  somewhat  and  again 
carried  over.  At  the  Convention  of  1905,  the  change  in  the 
canon  was  adopted,  whereby  upon  certain  conditions,  the 
annual  parish  meeting  may  vote  to  drop  from  the  roll  any 
member  who  "has  attended  no  meeting  of  the  parish  for  the 
past  five  years." 

The  vestry  meeting  of  Oct.  21,  1903,  gave  a  vote  of  thanks 
to  the  retiring  sexton,  Mr.  George  Vines,  who  had  served  in 
that  capacity  for  eleven  years.  Mr.  J.  G.  F.  Hughes  was  then 
chosen  to  that  office,  which  he  now  (1906)  holds.  The  first 
sexton  whose  name  appears  of  record  was  William  Bradley, 
1849.  The  next  Mr.  Hamilton,  1850  to  1852.  His  salary  was 
raised  at  the  annual  meeting  of  April  22,  1852,  from  $35  to 
$40  per  year.  Mr.  Noble  Hill  was  sexton  1853  to  1857.  His 
salary  in  the  latter  year  was  $50.  Mr.  William  G.  Payne 
succeeded  Mr.  Hill  at  the  same  salary  in  1858  and  was  sexton 
in  1868  at  a  salary  of  $200  per  year.  He  resigned  in  1869, 
after  which  Mr.  Dwight  A.  Parsons  and  Mr.  Chester  C.  Birge 
each  served  one  year  and  then  Mr.  Payne  resumed  the  office 
and  held  it  until  about  1889.  Mr.  Payne  was  succeeded  for 
about  three  years  by  Mr.  William  J.  Stewart,  who  was  followed 
by  Mr.  Vines.  The  salary  of  the  present  sexton  is  $300  per 
year  with  house  rent. 

At  the  annual  meeting  of  May  11,  1903,  a  committee  was 
appointed  to  arrange  for  the  formation  of  a  Men's  Club.  On 
Nov.  4,  1903,  about  forty  men  were  given  a  supper  at  the 
parish  house  by  the  Woman's  Guild  and  the  Men's  Club  of  St. 
Mark's  Parish  was  organized,  with  Mr.  Charles  J.  White  as 
President  and  Mr.  Charles  F.  Chase,  Secretary. 

In  the  Journal  of  Convention  1904,  there  is  a  report  of  the 
committee  on  extending  the  work  of  the  Church  among  the 
colored  people  of  Connecticut.  A  preliminary  canvass  showed 
that  out  of  a  population  of  approximately  32,0(X)  New  Britain, 
in  1904,  had  125  colored  persons,  of  which  60  were  adults  and 
65  minors.     They  belonged  to  about    17   families.     The  total 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN,  419 

number  of  colored  persons  in  New  Britain  who  attended  any 
church  was  80. 

The  following  list  of  Societies  are  reported  in  the  "Lion"  for 
December,  1903 : — 

The  Men's  Club ;  St.  Mark's  Social  Club ;  The  Boys  Club ; 
Daughters  of  the  King;  St.  Cecelia's  Guild  and  the  Woman's 
Guild.  There  had  formerly  been  two  societies  among  the  women 
for  doing  similar  work.  In  October,  1902,  they  were  each  dis- 
banded and  a  new  Woman's  Guild  of  St.  Mark's  Church  formed 
with  six  principal  committees,  covering  all  departments  of 
woman's  work  in  the  parish.  The  Woman's  Guild  is  a  power  in 
the  parish  for  missionary  and  other  branches  of  parochial 
work.  It  pays  the  interest  on  the  rectory  mortgage  and  has 
also  largely  reduced  the  principal.  It  pays  the  coal  and  gas 
bills  for  the  parish  house  and  other  running  expenses.  With 
its  social  meetings,  and  hospitable  greetings,  it  makes  the  parish 
house  a  home  for  all. 

At  a  vestry  meeting  May  9,  1904,  resolutions  were  adopted 
in  memory  of  Henry  Tolles,  Esqr.,  then  recently  deceased.  He 
had  served  as  vestryman  and  warden,  but  especial  reference 
was  made  to  his  long  and  faithful  service  as  choir  master  and 
chorister  of  St.  Mark's.  In  fact  he  is  the  only  person  of  record 
that  has  been  elected  to  the  office  of  Chorister  at  a  parish 
meeting.  His  name  so  appears  from  185 1  to  1863,  and  he  was 
among  the  singers  in  the  present  church  in  1848  or  early  in 
1849.  Some  of  the  other  early  singers  in  this  church  were  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  John  B.  Parsons ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Parsons ; 
Mr.  EH  H.  Porter;  Diana  Bucknall,  (Mrs.  Edwin  M.  Tal- 
madge;)  Elizabeth  Hart,  (Mrs.  William  Burritt;)  Julia  Hart, 
(Mrs.  Butler;)  Julia  W.  Post,  (Mrs.  Frederick  Fitch;) 
Jeanette  Lee,  (Mrs.  William  G.  Coe;)  Mrs.  Ransom  and  Mrs. 
Capron,  wife  of  the  Rector.  Miss  Lee  began  to  sing  in  the  old 
church  on  East  Main  Street  about  1845,  when  she  was  only 
ten  years  old  and  continued  to  sing  in  church  until  she  married 
Mr.  Coe  in  1856.  Otiier  singers  in  the  old  church  were  Mary 
Rice,  (Mrs.  Bucknall,)  adopted  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Guion;  Jane  Todd  (Mrs.  Bingham;)  Elizabeth  Hart  and 
Diana  Bucknall  above  named ;  Messrs.  Lorenzo  P.  Lee,  E.  N. 
Stanley,  Loren  F.  Judd,  John  B.  Parsons  and  Charles  Parsons. 


420  THE    CHURCH 

In  these  early  days  the  chorister  was  not  the  organist  as 
at  present.  The  first  organist  was  a  young  man  from  Hartford 
referred  to  in  the  Russell  letters  before  noticed,  and  whose  name 
is  not  known.  The  next,  we  believe,  was  Stephen  Gittins  Buck- 
nail,  a  son  of  Warden  Stephen  George  Bucknall.  He  was 
organist  about  1839  ^"^  was  the  last  organist  at  the  East  Main 
Street  church.  He  was  generally  known  as  Gittins  Buck- 
nall. The  first  organist  in  the  West  Main  Street  church  was 
Mr.  Lewis  Downs.  Mr.  Theodore  I.  Driggs  of  Waterbury 
was  organist  for  a  time  and  so  was  Mr.  Henry  G.  Seymour, 
a  son  of  Warden  Hezekiah  Seymour.  J.  Willard  Parsons 
began  to  play  the  church  organ,  at  times,  about  1851,  when  he 
was  only  seven  years  old,  and  so  small  that  hi?  feet  could  not 
touch  the  pedals  as  he  sat  on  the  stool.  He  said  that  Mr.  Sey- 
mour was  the  earliest  organist  that  he  could  remember.  Young 
Parsons  began  to  play  the  organ  regularly  about  1854,  when 
he  was  only  eleven  years  old.  Since  then  he  has  stated  that 
Mr.  Tolles  was  very  kind  and  helpful  to  him.  With  the  excep- 
tion of  a  few  months  when  young  Parsons  was  in  the  war  as  a 
drummer  boy,  he  was  the  organist  until  about  1864,  when  he 
went  to  Kentucky  for  about  three  years,  and  Mr.  Theron  Camp 
filled  the  position.  Mr.  Parsons  returned  and  was  organist 
again  from  sometime  in  1867,  to  September,  1871,  when  he 
resigned.  Mr.  Parsons  has  stated  that  St.  Mark's  Church  at 
one  time  was  the  only  Church  in  town  that  employed  a  paid  choir. 
Mr.  Frederick  C.  Potter  of  New  London  was  organist  in  1873; 
Mr.  Franklin  W.  Guion  1876-1878;  Miss  Shubert  in  1879,  ^"d 
the  present  organist,  Mr.  Henry  J.  Brown,  began  his  service 
here  in  the  fall  of  1881.  For  a  time,  about  1886,  the  position 
was  filled  by  Mr.  John  J.  Bishop,  and  then  resumed  by  Mr. 
Brown  until  about  1891,  when  Mr.  Wolcott  Abbee  was  organist. 
Mr.  Brown  was  organist  again  in  1894  and  for  a  short  time  near 
the  close  of  the  rectorship  of  the  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne,  ]\Ir.  J.  W. 
Raymond  was  organist.  Mr.  Brown  has  served  continuously 
since  early  in  1899,  and  the  ever  efficient  service  of  the  boy 
choir  is  due  to  his  skillful  training.  Others  of  whom  we  have 
no  record  may  have  served  as  organists,  but  as  the  organists 
have  generally  been  hired  by  the  music  committee  their  names 
do  not  appear  in  the  parish  records.     Most  of  these  items  about 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  421 

the  music  are  from  the  recollections  of  Mrs.  William  G.  Coe 
of  Winsted  and  Mr.  D.  A.  Parsons  of  this  city. 

At  the  vestry  meeting  of  March  13,  1906,  the  regular  monthly 
meetings  were  discontinued,  and  it  was  arranged  that  the 
vestry  meet  thereafter  at  the  call  of  the  Rector,  or  upon  the 
written  request  of  three  members. 

At  the  adjournment  of  the  annual  meeting  May  14,  1906, 
the  roll  of  legal  members  of  the  parish  of  St.  Mark's  Episcopal 
Church,  New  Britain,  Conn,  numbered  fifty-one. 

At  a  vestry  meeting  Oct.  12,  1906,  a  committee  was  appointed 
to  confer  with  the  committee  of  the  city  in  regard  to  the  sale  of 
the  church  property. 

A  special  meeting  of  the  parish  was  held  on  Dec.  26,  1906. 
when  it  was  resolved  that  the  parish  sell  the  land  at  the  corner 
of  West  Main  and  Washington  Streets  with  the  buildings 
thereon,  "to  the  city  of  New  Britain  or  any  other  customer, 
at  a  price  not  less  than  $100,000.00." 

At  the  same  meeting,  forty-three  members  of  the  parish 
signed  a  request  that  the  "Trustees  of  Donations  and  Bequests 
for  Church  Purposes  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut,"  reconvey 
to  the  said  parish  the  above  named  land  and  buildings  which 
the  said  Trustees  now  hold ;  the  said  request  to  be  in  effect 
for  one  year  and  then  only  in  case  that  the  said  property  shall 
be  sold,  for  at  least  one  hundred  thousand  dollars. 

A  committee  of  nine  was  elected  by  ballot  with  power,  for 
the  purpose  of  carrying  out  the  above  resolution  and  request, 
and  in  case  of  a  sale,  to  purchase  a  new  site  for  a  church  and 
a  parish  house. 

At  the  date  of  this  meeting,  the  legal  members  of  St.  Mark's 
Parish  numbered  forty-nine,  and  forty-three  of  that  forty-nine 
were  present  and  unanimously  concurred  in  all  three  of  the 
foregoing  propositions.  It  is  believed  to  have  been  the  best 
attended  meeting  of  the  corporation  ever  held  in  the  parish, 
and  was  certainly  the  most  harmonious.  It  is  remarkable  that 
such  a  large  proportion  of  legal  members  of  this  or  any  other 
parish  should  vote  unanimously  on  three  dift'erent  propositions. 

Since  the  organization  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  1836,  it  has 
had  sixteen  different  ministers.  Two  of  these,  the  Rev.  Messrs. 
Fisher  and  Mansfield,  were  hired  for  a  short  period,  with  no 


42  2  THE    CHURCH 

intention  of  lon^  continued  service.  The  longest  service  of  anv 
minister  was  that  of  the  Rev.  F.  T.  Russell,  who  was  here  eight 
years,  nine  months  and  twenty  days.  During  the  first  ten 
months  of  his  ministry  he  was  in  his  diaconate.  The  next 
longest  service  is  that  of  the  present  Rector,  the  Rev.  Harry  I. 
Bodley,  who  has  been  Rector  since  Aug.  i,  1899.  On  Jan.  i, 
1907,  he  had  served  seven  years  and  five  months.  The  Rev. 
John  M.  Guion  served  in  all  seven  years  and  one  month,  the 
first  few  months  of  that  service  being  before  he  was  elected 
Rector.  The  Rev,  Messrs.  Capron,  Stoddard,  Baldwin,  Wayne 
and  Rogers,  have  the  next  longest  service,  each  one  having 
served  in  the  order  named,  a  little  more  or  less  than  six  years. 

On  December  31,  1906,  only  four  of  the  former  Rectors  of  the 
Church  were  living.  The  oldest  living  Rector  was  the  Rev. 
F.  T.  Russell  of  Grand  Rapids,  Mich,  and  the  next  oldest  was 
his  immediate  successor,  the  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin  of  New  Haven, 
Conn.  Both  of  these  Rectors  have  frequently  visited  their  old 
parish  and  have  both  been  here  recently.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Rus- 
sell last  officiated  here  on  Ascension  Day,  May  24,  1906,  more 
than  fifty-one  years  after  his  first  service.  At  the  fiftieth  anni- 
versary of  the  beginning  of  his  rectorship  he  was  remembered 
by  the  officers  of  the  Church,  who  greeted  him  with  a  kindly 
message.     A  part  of  his  reply  to  that  message  is  as  follows : — 

Soldiers'  Home  P,  O., 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich., 
Second  Sunday  after  Easter,  '05. 
To  the  Rector,  Wardens  &  Vestry, 

Beloved  Brethren : — Your  thoughtful  message  reached  me, 
breathing  an  affectionate  interest,  and  tenderly  awakening  a 
gratitude  which  words  cannot  adequately  express. 

It  speaks  of  days  that  are  gone  as  well  as  those  that  remain 
to  me.  Half  a  century  of  time  writes  a  history  of  itself  and 
leaves  impressions  which  can  never  be  effaced  while  the  faculty 
of  memory  can  be  in  exercise.  I  treasure  the  thoughts  of  those 
earlier  days,  the  beginning  of  my  work  in  the  sacred  ministry. 
They  were  very  happy  days,  and  your  kindness  and  considera- 
tion, your  loyalty  and  affection,  made  them  so.  My  labors  were 
called  successful,  but  I  have  always  realized  that  it  was  because 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  423 

you  made  them  fruitful  under  God's  blessing.  In  fact,  it  was 
on  account  of  your  cordial  appreciation  of  what  I  aimed  to  do 
that  I  felt  I  was  in  danger  of  being  overvalued  and  that  I  felt 
1  ought  to  leave  you. 

But  I  left  New  Britain  and  my  beloved  parishioners  of  St. 
Mark's  Parish  very  reluctantly,  and  it  was  a  long  time  after 
before  I  could  be  contented  to  hear  the  bleating  of  the  sheep 
of  my  flock  without  an  impelling  desire  to  return  and  serve 
them  to  the  end  of  the  activities  of  my  life.  And  now,  nearly 
half  a  century  of  flitting  time  has  gone,  and  the  end  of  all 
for  me,  at  least,  must  be  close  at  hand.  I  can  recall  the  days 
spent  with  you  with  the  deepest  gratitude,  and  I  can  think  hope- 
fully of  the  dear  ones  who  have  preceded  me  to  the  lasting 
rest.     I  have  many  to  welcome  me  to  the  better  world. 

"I  have  wished  you  good  luck  ye  that  are  of  the  House  of 
the  Lord." 

With  deepest  affection, 

Yours  most  faithfully, 

Francis  T.  Russell. 

The  lay  readers  hereinbefore  referred  to  have  generally 
officiated  only  in  the  absence  of  a  minister,  instead  of  assisting 
the  minister  as  at  present.  Mr.  William  Pitt  Tyron  served  as 
lay  reader  for  about  two  years  and  was  succeeded  by  the  present 
lay  reader.  Dr.  F.  A.  B.  Forrest. 

For  twenty-three  consecutive  years,  1845-1868,  Mr.  Heze- 
kiah  Seymour  and  Mr.  Stephen  G.  Bucknall  served  together 
as  wardens  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  although  in  the  year  1848, 
Mr.  Bucknall  served  in  the  place  of  another  person  who  had 
been  elected  to  that  office.  Mr.  Seymour  and  Mr.  Bucknall 
each  served  as  warden  for  twenty-seven  years  in  all.  Mr. 
Seymour  was  junior  warden  for  seven  years  and  senior  warden 
for  twenty  years,  while  Mr.  Bucknall  was  junior  warden  for 
twenty  years  and  senior  warden  for  seven  years.  The  warden 
whose  length  of  service  most  nearly  approaches  that  of  Messrs. 
Seymour  and  Bucknall  is  Mr.  Norris  Bailey.  He  was  junior 
warden  in  1876,  also  in  1884.  He  was  elected  senior  warden  in 
1885,  and  with  the  exception  of  the  year  1889  has  continuously 
been   senior   warden  to   date,    1907.     He  has  thus   served   as 


424 


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warden  for  twenty-three  years  and  has  been  senior  warden  for 
twenty-one  years.  As  senior  warden,  his  years  of  service 
exceed  that  of  Messrs.  Seymour  and  Bucknall  and  therefore  he 
has  held  that  office  for  more  years  than  any  other  one  person. 
Of  all  the  officers  of  every  kind,  he  has  been  an  officer  of  the 
parish  for  more  years  than  any  other  person.  He  had  pre- 
viously served  as  vestryman  for  twenty-four  years,  making  his 
service  in  the  vestry,  as  vestryman  or  warden,  amount  to  forty- 
seven  years.  He  was  first  elected  a  vestryman  in  1853,  fifty- 
three  years  ago  and  he  has  served  as  vestryman  or  warden  for 
thirty-two  consecutive  years,  ever  since  the  spring  of  1874. 
Other  wardens  who  have  served  six  years  or  over  are  Dr. 
S.  W.  Hart,  seven  years,  and  Messrs.  Henry  Tolles  and  Isaac 
D.  Russell,  who  have  served  six  years  each.  In  all,  so  far  as 
we  know,  only  twenty-six  different  persons  have  filled  the  office 
of  warden. 

Eighty  different  persons  have  filled  the  office  of  vestryman. 
The  number  of  vestry  has  been  changed  from  year  to  year  but 
has  never  been  less  than  three,  nor  more  than  ten : 

The  longest  service  as  vestryman  is  that  of  Mr.  Ira  E.  Hicks 
who  has  served  twenty-eight  years  and  is  closely  followed  by 
Mr.  H.  C.  Noble  with  a  service  of  twenty-seven  years,  and  Mr. 
Norris  Bailey  who  has  served  twenty-four  years.  Others 
whose  service  has  been  ten  years  or  more,  and  the  length  of 
their  service  is  as  follows: — 

George  M.  Parsons 
Nathaniel  Dickinson 
Noble  Hill 
Henry  E.  Russell  Jr. 
Wm.  L.  Humason 
Henry  E.  Russell 


17- 

Charles  F.  Chase 

14 

16. 

Dr.  S.  W.  Hart 

13 

16. 

Wm.  L.  Humason  Jr. 

12 

IS- 

Virgil Cornish 

II 

IS- 

F.  G.  Guion 

10 

14- 

William  Parker 

10 

The  office  of  treasurer  has  been  filled  by  twenty  different 
persons,  the  present  treasurer,  Mr.  Henry  E.  Beach,  having 
served  for  sixteen  years  and  next  to  him  in  length  of  service 
is  Mr.  H.  E.  Russell,  Senior,  who  served  ten  years. 

Fourteen  different  persons  have  served  as  parish  clerk.  The 
present  clerk,  Mr.  Charles  F.  Chase,  has  the  best  record,  having 
served  continuously  for  thirteen  years.     The  next  best  records 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  425 

are  those  of  Mr.  Henry  E.  Russell,  Senior,  who  served  eleven 
years ;  Mr.  William  B.  Smyth  ten  years  and  Mr.  Franklin  G. 
Guion  nine  years. 

Out  of  the  seventy-one  years  since  the  organization  of  St. 
Mark's  there  have  been  twelve  years  in  which  the  parish  had  no 
lay  representation  in  the  Conventions  of  the  Diocese.  At  five 
different  Conventions  one  of  the  lay  representatives  was  a  per- 
son that  had  not  been  elected  by  the  parish  either  as  a  delegate 
or  a  substitute.  Twenty-seven  different  persons  have  been 
given  seats  in  the  Conventions  as  lay  representatives  of  the 
parish.  Mr.  Virgil  Cornish  has  been  seated  in  nineteen  Con- 
ventions ;  Dr.  S.  W.  Hart  in  eleven ;  Mr.  Stephen  G.  Bucknall 
in  eight ;  Mr.  Charles  F.  Chase  in  seven,  and  Mr.  Leonard  Doig 
in  six. 

No  one  person  has  ever  given  more  support  to  the  parish  in 
money  and  earnest  work  than  Mr.  H.  E.  Russell,  Senior.  The 
full  amount  of  his  gifts  will  never  be  known,  but  he  has 
repeatedly  presented  the  parish  with  gifts  to  the  amount  of 
from  six  to  over  ten  thousand  dollars  each.  He  has  also  served 
as  vestryman,  clerk,  treasurer,  delegate  to  the  Convention  and 
warden. 

The  annual  reports  of  the  parish  as  published  in  the  Journal 
of  Convention  should  be  considered  in  their  entirety  in  order 
to  do  them  full  justice. 

From  these  reports  we  learn  that  in  1841  there  were  four 
officers  including  teachers,  and  30  scholars  in  the  Sunday 
School.  In  1856,  nine  officers  and  62  scholars.  In  1866, 
twelve  officers  and  100  scholars.  In  1876,  sixteen  officers  and 
120  scholars.  In  1886  they  had  dropped  down  to  twelve 
officers  and  115  scholars.  In  1896,  there  were  twenty-five 
officers  and  240  scholars  and  in  1906  there  were  thirty-five 
officers  and  250  scholars. 

The  growth  of  the  Church  is  indicated  by  the  number  of 
communicants,  which  in  1837  was  only  12.  Ten  years  later, 
1847,  there  were  30.  In  1857,  the  number  rose  to  95,  and  in 
1867  to  162.  In  the  next  ten  years  the  increase  was  only  eight, 
the  number  in  1877  being  only  170.  In  1887  there  were  271 ; 
in  1897  the  number  was  455,  and  in  1907,  more  than  five 
hundred. 


426  THE    CHURCH 

The  largest  confirmation  class  in  the  history  of  the  Church 
was  the  class  of  Jan.  25,  1903,  when  thirty-eight  persons  were 
confirmed.  During  a  rectorship  of  less  than  three  and  one  half 
years,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Middleton  presented  90  persons  to  the 
Bishop  for  confirmation.  Only  four  Rectors  have  ever  pre- 
sented a  larger  number.  There  were  98,  99,  148  and  160  per- 
sons confirmed  during  the  respective  rectorships  of  the  Rev. 
Messrs.  Russell,  Stoddard,  Wayne  and  Bodley. 

From  this  it  appears,  that  the  present  Rector  has  presented 
more  persons  to  the  Bishop  for  confirmation  than  has  any  other 
minister  in  the  history  of  the  Church.  The  number  that  he 
has  thus  presented  is  ten  more  than  the  entire  number  presented 
by  the  first  eight  ministers,  during  the  first  twenty-five  years 
after  the  organization  of  St.  Mark's  Church. 

The  financial  reports  of  the  parish  in  the  Journal  of  Conven- 
tion' for  1906  give  the  entire  parish  expenses  as  $5,051.02. 
About  1840,  the  entire  amount  of  such  expenses  was  about 
$400.00  of  which  the  missionary  society  paid  $150.00,  leaving 
only  about  $250.00  that  was  raised  by  the  parish.  In  1906, 
the  offerings  of  the  parish  for  Diocesan  and  other  general  pur- 
poses amounted  to  $470.42.  The  offering  for  missionary  and 
charitable  contributions  in  1841  amounted  to  only  $19.75. 
How  insignificant  the  parish  expenses  and  offerings  of  1841 
appear!  But  they  were  not  so  in  fact,  for  there  are  now 
about  thirty  times  as  many  communicants  as  there  were  in 
1 841,  and  if  the  parish  was  now  as  liberal  in  proportion  to  its 
numbers,  the  ordinary  annual  expenses  of  the  parish  would  be 
about  $9,000,  and  the  yearly  offerings  would  be  nearly  a  third 
larger  than  at  present. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  427 

MINISTERS  OF  ST.   MARK'S  CHURCH 

BRIEF  MENTION 

1.  Rev.  Nathaniel  Sheldon  Wheaton,  D.D.,  Rector  from  June 
19,  1836  to  April  16,  1837. 

Service,  9  months  and  11  days. 

2.  Rev.  Thomas  Jefferson  Davis,  Rector  from  April  23, 
1837,  to  June  I,  1838. 

Service,  i  year,  i  month  and  8  days. 

3.  Rev.  Zebediah  Hyde  Mansfield,  Deacon,  Minister  in 
charge  from  June  12,  1838,  to  Nov.  25,  1838. 

Service,  5  months  and  2  weeks. 

4.  Rev.  John  Marshall  Guion,  S.T.D.,  Officiating  Minister 
from  Dec.  2,  1838.  Is  called  Rector  in  the  Parochial  reports 
for  1839  and  afterwards  so  called  in  the  Parish  Records. 
Resignation  accepted  Dec.  29,  1845. 

Service,  7  years  and  i  month. 

5.  Rev.  Charles  Richmond  Fisher,  M.A.,  Deacon.  Minister 
in  charge  from  Dec.  29,  1845,  to  Easter  (April  12,)  1846. 

Service,  3  months  and  13  days. 

6.  Rev.  Abner  Jackson,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Rector  from  April  19, 
1846,  to  Nov.  19,  1848. 

Service,  2  years  and  7  months. 

7.  Rev,  Alexander  Capron,  Deacon.  Rector-elect  from  Nov. 
26,  1848,  until  ordained  Priest,  Feb.  26,  1850,  then  Rector  to 
Easter  (April  8,)  1855. 

Service,  6  years,  4  months  and  12  days. 
Vacancy,  3  weeks. 

8.  Rev.  Francis  Thayer  Russell,  M.A.,  S.T.D.,  Deacon. 
Rector-elect  from  May  6,  1855,  until  ordained  Priest,  March 
12,  1856,  then  Rector  to  March  26,  1864. 

Service,  8  years,  9  months  and  20  days. 

Vacancy,  7  months. 

9.  Rev.  Leonidas  Bradley  Baldwin,  Rector  from  Oct.  i,  1864, 
to  Aug.  I,  1870. 

Service,  5  years  and  9  months. 


428  THE   CHURCH 

Vacancy,  8  and  one  half  months. 

10.  Rev.  John  Cavarly  Middleton,  S.T.D.,  Rector  from  April 
1 6,  1 87 1,  to  Sept.  9,  1874. 

Service,  3  years,  4  months  and  23  days. 

Vacancy,  6  months. 

11.  Rev.   John   Hetherington   Drumm,    M.D.,   D.D.,   Rector 
from  March  17,  1875,  to  March  31,  1877. 

Service,  2  years  and  2  weeks. 

12.  Rev.  WilHam  Edward  Snowden,  Rector  from  April  10, 
1877,  to  May  I,  1880. 

Service,  3  years  and  21  days. 

Vacancy,  4  months  and  11  days. 

13.  Rev.  John  Henry  Rogers,  Rector  from  Sept.   12,  1880, 
to  his  decease,  Jan.  23,  1886. 

Service,  5  years,  4  months  and  1 1  days. 

Vacancy,  2  months  and  8  days. 

14.  Rev.   James   Stoddard,   Rector   from  April    i,    1886,  to 
July  I,  1892. 

Service,  6  years  and  3  months. 

Vacancy,  i  year  and  3  months. 

15.  Rev.  Henry  Nicoll  Wayne,  Rector  from   Oct.    i,   1893 
to  July  I,  1899. 

Service,  5  years  and  9  months. 

Vacancy,  i  month. 

16.  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley,  Rector  from  Aug.  i,  1899. 
Total  vacancy  between  1854  and  1900,  3  years  and  9  months. 


REV.    NATHANIEL   SHELDON    WHEATON,   D.D. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  429 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCHES 


REV.  NATHANIEL  S.  WHEATON,  D.D.       . 

Nathaniel  Sheldon,  a  son  of  Sylvester  and  Mercy  (Sperry,) 
Wheaton,  was  born  at  Washington,  Conn.,  Aug.  20,  1792,  died 
in  peace  and  hope  on  March  18,  1862,  at  the  old  homestead 
where  he  was  born.  He  was  married.  Joseph  Wheaton,  his 
grandfather,  (who  was  of  Welsh  descent,)  came  with  his  wife 
Lydia  Kent,  in  1744,  from  Seekonk,  R.  L  and  settled  in  that 
part  of  New  Milford  which  is  now  Washington. 

Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton  received  his  preliminary  education  at 
the  Episcopal  Academy  in  Cheshire,  Conn.,  and  was  graduated 
at  Yale  College  in  1814.  He  engaged  in  teaching  in  Maryland 
and  while  there  studied  theology.  He  was  ordained  deacon  by 
the  Right  Reverend  James  Kemp,  Bishop  of  Maryland,  June 
6,  1 81 7,  in  All  Saints'  Church,  Fredericktown,  Md.,  at  which 
time  he  was  settled  over  the  parish  of  Queen  Caroline,  Anne 
Arundel  County.  On  May  7,  1818,  the  new  church  of  St. 
Bartholomew,  Montgomer}^  County,  was  consecrated,  after 
which  Mr.  Wheaton  had  charge  of  both  of  these  parishes. 
According  to  the  Maryland  Journal  of  Convention  for  1819, 
Mr.  Wheaton  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  by  Bishop  Kemp 
immediately  after  the  Convention  adjourned  on  May  24,  1818. 
The  Connecticut  Journal  of  Convention  1865  erroneously  gives 
the  date  as  "May  18,  1848."  He  returned  to  his  native  State 
in  1819  and  on  January  5,  1820  was  elected  Assistant  Rector 
of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  and  was  elected  Rector  April  23, 
1 82 1,  serving  until  1831.  He  was  present  at  the  Diocesan  Con- 
vention in  1820  and  every  year  thereafter  except  1824,  until 
1827.  In  1821  he  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Christian 
Knowledge  Society  and  is  so  reported  each  year  until  1831. 
He  was  also  appointed  in  1821  to  cooperate  with  the  committee 
on  printing  the  Constitution  as  adopted  by  the  Convention,  and 
in  1823  on  the  committee  to  print  the  Journal.  He  was  also 
elected  in  1823  as  one  of  the  Standing  Committee  and  held  that 
office  until  1835  or  6,  and  was  its  secretary  after  1826. 
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43°  THE    CHURCH 

In  1823,  the  trustees  of  Washing-ton  College  requested  Mr. 
Wheaton  to  go  as  their  agent  to  Great  Britain  to  solicit  books 
and  philosophical  instruments,  and  on  Aug.  26,  1823,  the  parish 
of  Christ  Church  gave  him  permission  to  do  so.  He  sailed  in 
September,  1823,  and  returned  in  1824.  His  Notes  on  Travel 
were  printed  in  the  "Episcopal  Watchman"  1827-9,  and  pub- 
lished in  book  form  in  1830.  When  abroad  he  had  the  oppor- 
tunity of  making  a  study  of  churches  with  a  view  of  building 
a  new  edifice  for  Christ  Church.  He  was  the  architect  for  the 
present  church  edifice,  which  was  completed  in  1829.  Dr.  Rus- 
sell's history  of  Christ  Church,  page  76,  says:  "Mr.  Wheaton 
gave  attention  to  every  detail  and  we  are  indebted  to  him,  not 
only  to  his  fine  taste  but  to  the  skill  of  his  hands,  for  he 
fashioned  some  of  the  models  for  the  stucco  ornaments,  and 
some  of  the  stone  faces  on  the  east  end  of  the  church  were  cut 
by  him."  In  1828  he  subscribed  $1900.00  towards  the  build- 
ing of  this  church.  On  Dec.  16,  1829,  he  presented  the  parish 
with  a  transparent  painting  of  the  Ascension,  after  Raphael, 
by  W.  Bacon  of  London,  to  be  placed  in  the  Chancel  window. 
There  it  remained  for  many  years  the  admiration  of  the  parish- 
ioners, and  the  astonishment  of  many.  Unfortunately  it  was 
damaged  some  years  ago  by  a  falling  ladder.  In  1854,  it  was 
replaced  by  a  window  of  stained  glass.  In  appreciation  of 
what  Mr.  Wheaton  had  done  in  connection  with  the  new  church 
edifice,  a  parish  meeting  on  March  8,  1830,  passed  the  following 
resolution : — 

"Resolved,  That  we  do  congratulate  each  other  upon  the 
important  and  valuable  acquisition  of  our  New  Church,  and 
acknowledge  the  liberality  as  well  as  the  otherwise  more  import- 
ant agency  of  the  Rev.  Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton  in  procuring  it, 
and  the  Parish  do  unite  in  prayer  to  Almighty  God,  that  he  may 
long  tread  the  courts  thereof,  and  successfully  labor  at  the 
altar  therein,  until  having  made  up  many  jewels  and  prepared 
many  ornaments,  he  be  called  with  them  to  possess  the  build- 
ing of  God  not  made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens." 

In  1821,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Wheaton  was  one  of  the  editors  of  the 
"Churchman's  Magazine."  In  1826  he  was  elected  by  the 
Diocesan  Convention  as  deputy  to  the  General  Convention. 
Also  one  of  the  committee  for  the  American  Society  for  Promo- 
tion of  Christian  Knowledge.     In  1872  he  was  elected  as  one 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  43I 

of  the  committee  on  the  admission  of  the  parish  of  St.  Thomas, 
Canterbury;  in  1828,  as  one  of  the  committee  on  the  Episcopal 
Academy  and  in  1835  was  on  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  that 
academy.  He  preached  the  "Election  Sermon"  to  the  State 
of  Connecticut  in  1828,  being  the  third  and  last  Episcopal 
minister  that  ever  had  that  honor. 

He  was  present  at  the  Diocesan  Conventions  from  1827  to 
1836  inclusive.  In  1829  he  resigned  the  office  of  secretary 
of  the  Church  Scholarship  Society  and  was  again  elected  by  the 
Diocesan  Convention  as  deputy  to  the  General  Convention.  He 
was  so  elected  for  the  third  time  in  1834. 

He  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  Washington  College, 
(now  Trinity,)  Oct.  4,  183 1,  and  in  November  of  that  year 
as  first  vice  president  of  the  Hartford  Episcopal  Missionary 
Society.  At  the  Diocesan  Convention  in  1833  he  delivered  the 
sermon,  and  in  the  same  year  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity 
was  conferred  on  him  by  Washington  College. 

In  1834,  he  was  elected  by  the  Diocesan  Convention  as  one 
of  the  Trustees  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary.  In  1836, 
while  president  of  the  college,  he  organized  St.  Mark's  Parish 
at  New  Britain  and  was  its  Rector  for  nearly  a  year  as  previ- 
ously noted.  The  Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention  1837 
says  that  he  had  accepted  a  call  to  the  rectorship  of  Christ 
Church,  New  Orleans,  where  he  remained  until  1844.  He 
was  a  giant  physically,  mentally,  and  morally,  and  it  was 
here  that  his  remarkable  powers  were  a  great  blessing  to 
the  people.  During  the  ravages  of  the  yellow  fever  he  was 
the  only  one  of  the  three  Protestant  clergymen  that  was  free 
to  perform  ministerial  duties.  One  minister  was  dead  and  the 
other  was  disabled.  Dr.  Wheaton  was  unremitting  in  caring 
for  and  comforting  the  sick  and  burying  the  dead.  He  rushed 
on  horseback  from  one  cemetery  to  another  in  order  to  meet 
the  mortal  remains  of  such  as  might  require  his  office.  At  one 
time  he  led  a  funeral  procession  in  which  were  the  bodies  of 
five  young  men.  His  life  was  spared,  but  even  with  his  vigor, 
the  strain  and  care  of  this  siege  impaired  his  health,  which  he 
never  fully  recovered. 

In  1844  and  1845,  ^^  was  travelling  in  Europe  and  in  1848 
he  returned  to  this  State.  The  Bishop's  address  to  the  Con- 
vention of    1850  mentions  his   re-admission  into   the  Diocese 


432  THE    CHURCH 

from  Louisiana.  In  the  Parochial  Reports  for  1849,  it  appears 
that  lie  had  temporary  charge  of  the  Church  at  Meriden,  from 
June  25.  1848,  to  April  21,  1849.  I"  the  Journal  of  Convention 
for  1850  he  is  reported  as  secretary  of  the  Church  Scholarship 
Society,  and  the  Bishop's  address  says  that  he  was  officiating  at 
Hartford. 

From  1845  to  1862,  he  officiated  gratuitously  as  occasion 
required  in  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Marbledale,  (in  Washington,) 
and  also  in  the  church  at  Washington  when  the  Rector  was 
absent.  His  ill  health  was  a  burden  to  him  after  1858  but  his 
interest  in  Trinity  College  was  never  abated.  He  spent  con- 
siderable time  that  year  in  soliciting  money  for  the  college, 
notwithstanding  the  magnificent  endowments  that  he  had  before 
secured.  He  bequeathed  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars  to 
the  college,  to  be  applied  to  the  erection  of  a  chapel,  and  also  a 
subsidiary  legacy  for  the  general  fund  amounting  to  as  much 
more.  ^ 

Bishop  Brownell  is  reported  to  have  said  that  "he  never 
listened  to  so  many  sermons  of  any  preacher  so  uniformly 
interesting  and  excellent  in  several  respects." 

The  Bishop's  address  in  the  Journal  of  Convention,  1862, 
contains  the  following: — 

"To  Dr.  Wheaton,  this  Diocese  owes  a  debt  of  gratitude 
which  cannot  be  forgotten.  The  vigorous  labors  of  his  early 
ministerial  life  in  one  of  our  principal  parishes;  the  gratuitous 
missionary  labors  of  his  later  years ;  his  aid,  not  in  advice 
merely  but  in  means  also,  in  the  work  of  church  building;  his 
constant  and  magnanimous  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  col- 
lege, which  did  not  waste  itself  in  formal  phrase  or  customary 
profession,  but  was  all  along  living  and  real,  attested — if  it 
needed  attestation — at  the  last,  by  his  noble  bequest  to  its 
endowments ;  these,  brethren,  are  substantial  claims  on  our 
grateful  remembrance.  His  later  days  were  days  of  suffering 
from  disease,  but  all  was  bright  and  clear  at  last.  For  myself, 
I  desire  always  to  remember  him  as  I  first  knew  him,  when 
he  occupied  the  presidency  of  the  college,  as  the  clear  and  able 
expounder  of  the  word  of  God,  the  patient  and  accurate  instruc- 
tor, the  well  balanced  Christian  man,  carrying  under  a  reserved 
and  sometimes  cold  exterior,  an  unselfish,  warm  and  generous 
heart." 


Hbi 


KEV.   THOMAS  JKFFEKSON    HAVIS. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  433 


REV.  THOMAS  J.  DAVIS. 

Thomas  Jefferson,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Joannah  (Whitter,) 
Davis,  was  born  near  Hagerstown,  Md.,  Dec.  3,  1802 ;  died  at 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  July  2,  1886;  married  (i)  Oct.  25,  1832, 
Harriet,  daughter  of  WiUiam  and  Sally  (Wardwell,)  Wads- 
worth,  of  Hartford,  born  1813,  died  at  Philadelphia,  Jan.  15, 
1845.  He  married  (2)  March  7,  1846,  at  St.  Stephen's  Church, 
Philadelphia,  Magdalen,  daughter  of  Joseph  Swift,  Esqr.  She 
died  and  he  married  (3)  April  3,  1866,  at  Philadelphia,  Eliza 
H.  Campbell,  of  Philadelphia,  born  in  New  York,  Jan.  2,  1815, 
died  at  Philadelphia,  Nov.  22,  1893. 

Thomas  Davis,  the  father  of  Thomas  Jefferson,  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  removed  from  Maryland,  and 
settled  in  Ohio,  where  his  son  received  his  preliminary  educa- 
tion at  Worthington.  Mr.  Thomas  J.  Davis  entered  Wash- 
ington College  from  Reading,  O.,  as  a  student  of  the  "Partial 
Course"  in  1829,  and  left  the  college  Nov.  i,  1830.  His  name 
appears  in  the  list  of  communicants  of  Christ  Church,  Hart- 
ford, 1829.  The  Standing  Committee  on  Aug.  4,  183 1,  recom- 
mended him  as  a  candidate  for  holy  orders  and  he  was  ordained 
deacon  at  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop 
Brownell,  Sept.  4,  1831.  He  settled  at  Salem  Bridge,  (Nauga- 
tuck,)  some  time  after  the  consecration  of  the  church  there, 
June  8,  and  before  June  30,  1832.  On  Sept.  4,  1832,  at  St. 
Michael's  Church,  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  by  the 
Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Brownell.  Morning  Prayer  was  read  by  the 
Rev.  Frederick  Holcomb  and  an  appropriate  sermon  was 
delivered  by  the  Rev.  William  Bartow.  The  Rev.  Ashbel  Bald- 
win assisted  in  the  service.  Mr.  Davis  also  had  charge  of  the 
Church  at  Bethany  during  his  rectorship  of  St.  Michael's. 

His  name  appears  in  the  list  of  clergy  in  the  Journal  of  Con- 
vention, 1832,  and  he  was  present  at  every  Convention  until 
1837.  In  1834  he  was  the  Rector  of  St.  Luke's  Church,  South 
Glastonbury,  where  he  served  until  Easter,  1837.  He  was 
Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  1837,  1838,  as 
detailed  in  the  history  of  those  years.  In  the  Journal  of  Con-' 
vention  of  1839  he  is  reported  as  having  been  transferred  to  the 
Diocese  of  Ohio.     We  learn   from  the  record  of   St.   Paul's 


434  THE    CHURCH 

Church,  Akron,  O.,  that  "In  August,  1838.  the  vestry  elected 
as  Rector,  Rev.  Thomas  J.  Davis,  a  scholarly  Christian,  which 
caused  the  services  to  take  on  a  'Churchly'  instead  of  a  'cot- 
tage' form,  as  had  been  the  case,  and  they  were  held  in  a 
not  unsuitable  room  on  the  second  floor  of  a  store  building  on 
the  southeast  corner  of  Market  and  Howard  Streets ;  the  first 
floor  being  occupied  by  a  'general  store',  the  third  used  for  the 
sitting  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas."  Mr.  Davis  was  present 
in  the  Diocesan  Conventions  of  Ohio  in  1839  ^"^1  1840.  and  was 
then  Rector  of  St.  Paul's.  In  the  report  of  the  parish  for 
1841,  Mr.  Davis  says  that  he  "continued  at  St.  Paul's,  Akron, 
till  the  first  of  September,  at  which  time  the  sickness  of  my 
father  in  Mount  Vernon  made  it  necessary  for  me  to  leave  there 
to  take  care  of  him.  On  the  5th.  Oct.  I  notified  the  parish  and 
have  resigned  my  charge,  since  which  I  have  continued  to 
reside  in  Mount  Vernon,  officiating  in  various  places."  His 
father  was  a  communicant  of  the  Church  at  Mount  Vernon, 
Ohio,  and  died  there  Sept.  24,  1841. 

The  Journal  of  Convention  for  1842  of  both  Dioceses 
announce  the  transfer  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  J.  Davis  from  the 
Diocese  of  Ohio  to  the  Diocese  of  Pennsylvania.  In  the  latter 
Journal,  in  reporting  the  parish  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  Moya- 
mensing,  Philadelphia  County,  he  says :  "I  accepted  the  charge 
of  this  parish  the  4th  of  Jan.  last  and  I  am  happy  to  say 
that  it  has  been  constantly  increasing  in  numbers  and  pros- 
perity." He  resigned  his  care  of  this  parish  in  May,  1843  ^^^^ 
engaged  in  teaching  school  through  the  week,  assisting  in 
Divine  Services  on  Sundays  in  several  of  the  city  churches.  He 
was  so  engaged  also  in  1844,  preaching  occasionally  and  assist- 
ing, mainly  at  St.  Peter's  Church  under  Bishop  Odenheimer. 

In  1845  he  is  reported  as  one  of  the  "Missionaries  of  the 
Society  for  the  advancement  of  Christianity"  in  the  district 
of  Philadelphia,  and  he  was  the  City  Missionary,  1847  to  1849 
inclusive. 

He  reports  to  the  Convention  of  1850  that  "Since  the  last 
Convention  I  have  labored  assiduously  to  establish  th^  Church 
in-  the  spiritually  destitute  region  of  the  Rising  Sun  village." 

"At  a  meeting  of  the  vestry  on  the  24th  of  Aug.  1849,  I  was 
chosen  Rector  at  a  salary  of  five  hundred  dollars. 

"This  arrangement  was  made  with  the  unanimous  resolution 
that  every  exertion  should  be  made  to  cause  a  church  edifice 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  435 

to  be  erected,"  and  he  immediately  began  to  solicit  for  that 
object  and  the  building  was  erected  under  Mr.  Davis'  super- 
vision. The  Church  which  Mr.  Davis  thus  established  was 
named  the  Church  of  the  Resurrection  and  Mr.  Davis  was  the 
Rector  continuously  until  April  i,  1872,  when  he  retired  from 
active  service  and  was  elected  Rector  Emeritus.  At  this  latter 
date  the  parish  of  St.  George  was  united  with  the  Church  of 
the  Resurrection. 

In  1876  he  had  published  at  Philadelphia  by  Claxton,  Remsen 
&  Haffelfinger,  a  i6mo  volume  of  i8o  pages,  entitled — "A 
Sketch  of  the  Life,  Character  and  Public  Services  of  Thomas 
Jefferson." 

He  was  a  member  of  Mary  Commandery  No.  36,  Knights 
Templar  of  Pennsylvania,  in  1873,  and  in  1875  was  made  an 
honorary  or  life  member.  He  was  wont  to  ofificiate  on  Sun- 
days at  the  Masonic  Home  in  Philadelphia,  and  one  of  his 
brother  Masons  says :  "I  remember  him  as  a  perfect  gentle- 
man in  every  way." 

The  Rector  Emeritus  of  the  Church  of  the  Resurrection, 
Rising  Sun,  died  after  a  prolonged  illness  July  2,  1886,  aged 
84  years.  His  funeral  was  attended  from  the  church  on  July 
6.  The  Rev.  Joseph  R.  Moore  read  the  office  for  the  burial  of 
the  dead,  after  which  the  body  was  interred  at  the  Church  of 
St.  James  the  Less,  Falls  of  Schuylkill.  The  services  at  the 
grave  were  according  to  the  Masonic  ritual.  The  death  of  the 
aged  priest  was  noted  in  the  Philadelphia  "Ledger,"  which  said 
that  throughout  his  ministry  at  the  Church  of  the  Resurrec- 
tion he  taught  a  private  school  for  boys,  as  the  parish  was  not 
able  to  entirely  support  him.  It  also  stated  that  "His  first 
parish  was  at  New  Britain,  Conn."  "The  Standard  of  the 
Cross,"  Cleveland,  Ohio,  also  made  the  latter  statement.  This 
is  an  error,  as  his  first  cure  included  the  two  parishes  of  Salem 
Bridge  and  Bethany,  Conn.  Probably  the  error  arose  from  the 
statement  which  Mr.  Davis  had  made,  that  his  first  services 
were  at  New  Britain,  Conn.,  but  this  was  only  as  a  lay  reader 
when  he  was  a  student  at  Trinity  College,  1829- 1830.  Thus 
endeth  the  record  of  a  faithful  minister  of  Christ,  who  for 
fifty-five  years  labored  with  the  poor  and  needy.  He  was 
forty-four  years  a  minister  in  Philadelphia  and  connected  with 
but  a  single  Church  for  twenty-seven  years. 


43^  THE    CHURCH 


REV.  ZEBEDIAH  HYDE  MANSFIELD. 

Zebediah  Hyde,  a  son  of  William  and  Susan  (Hyde,)  Mans- 
field, was  born  Dec.  19,  181 1,  at  Norwich  Town,  upon  the  home 
lot  of  his  ancestor,  the  first  William  Hyde  of  Norwich  ;  died 
unmarried,  April  16,  1858,  at  Norwich,  Conn.,  in  the  same 
room  in  which  he  was  born.  His  nearest  6f  kin  informs  us  that 
there  is  no  picture  of  him  in  existence. 

He  was  graduated  from  Trinity  College  in  1836,  and  was 
then  a  candidate  for  holy  orders.  He  was  ordained  deacon, 
June  12,  1838,  and  priest,  March  18,  1840,  by  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Bishop  Brownell.  He  is  in  the  list  of  clergy  in  the  Journal  of 
Convention  1838,  as  officiating  at  St.  Mark's  Church,  New 
Britain,  Conn.,  where  he  remained  for  a  few  months.  His 
next  charge  was  the  Church  at  Warehouse  Point,  Conn.,  where 
he  officiated  until  1841.  He  probably  resigned  his  charge  there 
on  account  of  ill  health  as  the  Bishop's  address  for  1842  men- 
tions his  absence  from  the  Diocese  by  reason  of  ill  health.  He 
engaged  in  teaching  a  classical  school  at  Wilmington,  Del., 
and  was  received  into  the  Diocese  of  Delaware,  Aug.  29,  1844, 
from  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut.  He  was  then  prevented  by 
imperfect  health  from  speaking  in  public  except  in  small  rooms. 
He  visited  his  native  state  in  1848  and  preached  once  at  Christ 
Church,  Norwich,  also  at  St.  John's  Church,  Warehouse  Point, 
with  much  pleasure.  He  was  still  teaching  at  Wilmington,  Del., 
in  1852,  and  was  preaching  on  Sundays  in  various  places.  He 
resided  at  Georgetown,  D.  C.  1852,  1854,  and  in  the  latter  year 
was  transferred  from  the  Diocese  of  Delaware  to  the  Diocese 
of  Connecticut,  where  he  had  charge  of  a  family  school  and  the 
direction  of  the  department  of  Ancient  Languages  in  a  large 
seminary  in  the  vicinity  of  Norwich.  He  was  also  then  assist- 
ing at  Grace  Church,  Yantic.  He  was  soon  after  made  Rector 
of  that  Church  and  remained  so  until  his  death. 

His  love  for  the  Church  and  especially  the  Church  in  his 
native  place  is  shown  by  his  will,  in  which  he  left  a  legacy  to 
St.  Andrew's  Church  of  Wilmington,  Del.,  while  the  amount 
of  his  deposit  in  the  Norwich  Savings  Bank,  amounting  to 
about  $1850.00,  was  given  to  the  "Board  of  Directors  of  the 


REV.    JOHN    MARSHALL    GUION,    S.T.D. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  437 

Society  for  the  Promotion  of  Christian  Knowledge  in  the  State 
of  Connecticut,"  towards  the  support  of  the  minister  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the  village  of  Yantic.  Also  a 
residuary  legacy  to  the  same  Society  amounting  to  nearly 
$6,000.00  for  the  purpose  of  providing  a  rectory  at  Yantic. 

The  Assistant  Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention  of  1858 
refers  to  the  death  of  Mr.  Mansfield  as  follows :  "Amid  many 
discouragements,  arising  from  continued  bodily  illness,  he  per- 
severed with  unobtrusive  fidelity  in  the  duties  of  his  holy 
calling;  and  he  has  left  behind  him  a  remembrance,  which 
those  whom  he  served  will  long  cherish  and  preserve." 


REV.  JOHN  MARSHALL  GUION,  S.T.D. 

John  Marshall,  a  son  of  Elijah  and  Elizabeth  (Marshall,) 
Guion,  was  born  Feb.  22,  1801,  at  Rye,  N.  Y. ;  married  in  St. 
Mark's  Church,  New  York  City  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Creighton, 
May  15,  1832,  Elizabeth  Ives,  daughter  of  John  Robert  Wheaton 
of  New  York  City.  She  was  born  Jan.  5,  1801,  at  Norwich, 
England.  He  was  of  the  sixth  generation  in  descent  from 
Louis  Guion,  a  French  Huguenot  who  came  to  America  in  1687 
and  settled  at  New  Rochelle,  N,  Y.  In  1822  John  M.  Guion 
entered  Columbia  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1826.  His  theological  studies  were  pursued  at  the  General 
Theological  Seminary,  New  York  and  completed  in  1829.  On 
the  Third  Sunday  after  Trinity,  July  5,  1829,  he  was  made 
deacon  in  St.  Paul's  Chapel,  New  York,  by  the  Right  Rev. 
Bishop  Hobart.  He  immediately  went  to  Palmyra,  N.  Y.,  as 
missionary  and  in  1830  he  was  in  charge  of  St.  Mark's  Church, 
New  York  City,  as  minister  under  Dr.  Creighton.  He  was 
ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  1830,  and  in  1832  he  removed  to 
Connecticut  and  had  charge  of  Grace  Church,  Saybrook  in 
that  year,  although  he  was  not  canonically  received  into  the 
Diocese  until  after  the  sitting  of  the  Convention  of  1833.  He 
was  present  at  many  of  the  Diocesan  Conventions  from  1832 
to  1848  inclusive.  While  at  Saybrook,  he  published  a  pamphlet 
entitled  "An  apology  for  the  Church's  reply  to  a  Retrospect 
on  the  Minister  and  Church  at  Saybrook,"  Middletown,  Conn., 


I 


438  THE   CHURCH 

1834.  A  copy  of  this  work  is  in  the  library  of  the  General 
Theological  Seminary,  New  York,  as  is  also  a  copy  of  his 
sermon  on  "Ministerial  Holiness"  New  York.  1835.  These  are 
his  only  publications  of  which  we  have  any  knowledsfe.  He 
resigned  the  rectorship  at  Saybrook  and  entered  on  that  of  St. 
Andrew's  Church,  Meriden,  April  24,  1836.  He  resigned  the 
rectorship  of  St.  Andrew's  Church  in  October,  1838.  and  on 
December  2,  he  began  to  officiate  in  St.  Mark's  Church,  New 
Britain.  He  was  elected  Rector  before  the  sitting  of  the  Con- 
vention in  1839.  The  account  of  his  rectorship  at  St.  Mark's 
is  hereinbefore  given.  During  the  last  year  of  his  rectorship 
in  New  Britain,  1845,  ^^^  was  teaching  a  private  school  at  Hart- 
ford. His  report  as  published  in  the  Journal  of  Convention  for 
1846  shows  that  he  had  during  the  ecclesiastical  year  officiated 
on  alternate  Sundays  at  St.  Matthew's  Church,  East  Plymouth. 
In  1847  he  was  again  officiating  at  his  old  parish,  Grace  Church 
in  Saybrook,  and  he  had  also  during  the  year  officiated  seven 
Sundays  in  New  Britain.  He  was  succeeded  at  Saybrook  by 
the  Rev.  C.  R.  Fisher  in  the  spring  of  1849,  ^"^1  on  May  6, 
1850,  he  began  teaching  in  the  State  Normal  School  at  New 
Britain,  where  he  remained  for  about  two  years  or  more,  when 
he  conducted  a  private  school  at  New  Britain,  for  a  time.  In 
1853  he  was  in  charge  of  Christ  Church,  Bethany,  Conn.,  where 
he  had  officiated  since  April  24,  of  that  year.  In  the  summer 
of  1852,  he  officiated  on  alternate  Sundays  at  St.  Matthew's, 
East  Plymouth,  and  for  about  two  months  thereafter  officiated 
in  the  parish  of  St.  James',  Birmingham,  pending  the  entrance 
of  the  Rector-elect. 

He  was  dismissed  from  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut  and 
transferred  to  the  Diocese  of  Maryland  1854,  and  became 
assistant  minister  in  St.  Paul's  Parish,  Baltimore,  Md.  While 
there,  he  officiated  upon  various  occasions  for  the  Chaplain  of 
the  United  States  Senate. 

He  was  received  into  the  Diocese  of  Western  New  York 
from  the  Diocese  of  Maryland,  Feb.  13,  1854,  and  became  Rec- 
tor of  Trinity  Church,  at  Seneca  Falls,  New  York,  and  was 
also  apix)inted  Chaplain  of  the  Auburn  State  Prison.  He 
resigned  the  rectorship  of  Trinity  Church,  Seneca  Falls,  Feb. 
29,  1876,  on  account  of  failing  health,  after  a  rectorship  of 
over  twenty-one  years  and  was  made  Rector  Emeritus.     Shortly 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  439 

after  he  settled  at  Seneca  Falls  he  was  invited  to  the  principal- 
ship  of  the  Seneca  Falls  Academy,  which  position  he  filled  for 
several  terms  to  the  entire  acceptance  of  its  patrons.  In  1865, 
Columbia  College  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Sacred  Theology. 

The  Seneca  Falls  "Reveille"  of  July  26,  1878.  contains  an 
obituary  notice  of  the  Rev.  John  M.  Guion,  S.T.D.,  together 
with  a  copy  of  sympathizing  resolutions  passed  at  a  meeting 
of  the  Rector,  wardens  and  vestrymen  of  Trinity  Church,  also 
at  a  meeting  of  the  Sessions  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and 
at  a  meeting  of  the  Common  Council  of  the  city  of  Auburn,  of 
which  council  a  son  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Guion  was  a  member. 
We  copy  the  following  from  the  above  named  obituary 
notice : — 

"Dr.  Guion  was  a  man  of  finished  education  and  eminently 
successful  in  his  ministerial  work.  He  always  possessed  the 
warm  love  and  respect  of  the  people  to  whom  he  ministered, 
and  his  kindness  of  heart,  quiet  humor  and  geniality  endeared 
him  to  all  those  with  whom  he  came  into  social  relations.  In 
the  pulpit  he  exhibited  his  great  powers  of  mind.  His  presenta- 
tions of  gospel  truth  were  made  with  all  the  grace  and  elegance 
which  springs  from  'the  infusion  of  the  mind  with  the  spirit 
of  classic  learning.  In  his  official  capacity  he  united  unusual 
mental  power  with  impressive  dignity  of  manner,  and  a  com- 
manding influence  over  others,  and  he  tempered  and  adorned 
them  all  in  no  ordinary  degree,  with  the  active  graces  of  the 
christian.  The  sick  and  distressed  found  in  him  a  tender  and 
sympathizing  friend.  Among  his  people  he  was  an  honor  and 
a  pillar  of  strength,  and  many  feel  that  a  great  man  hath  fallen 
this  day  in  Israel.  In  every  relation  of  life,  in  the  Church,  in 
society  and  family  circle,  he  was  a  beloved  and  exemplary  man, 
a  consistent  christian,  beautifully  exemplifying  the  power  of 
holy  religion,  commanding  and  securing  the  love  and  confidence 
of  all." 

"His  whole  life  was  characterized  by  faithfulness  to  duty, 
and  a  self-sacrificing  spirit  for  the  good  of  others.  In  his 
daily  walk  and  conversation  he  exhibited  a  type  of  christian 
faith  of  wonderful  strength  and  beauty.  Indeed,  he  exempli- 
fied in  his  own  person  the  consistency  and  power  of  the  religion 
to  which  he  devoted  his  life." 


440  THE    CHURCH 

REV.  CHARLES  RICHMOND  FISHER,  M.A. 

Charles  Richmond,  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Betsey  (Fisher,) 
Fisher,  was  born  Sept.  17,  1819,  at  Franklin,  Mass.;  died  at 
Hartford,  Conn.,  Nov.  24,  1876;  married  at  Hartford,  by  the 
Rev.  George  Burgess,  May  26,  1846,  to  Susan  B.  Griswold,  of 
Hartford,  who  died  at  Hartford,  Dec.  28,  1905.  His  parents 
were  members  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  Franklin,  Mass. 
His  father  died  when  Charles  was  only  fifteen,  and  for  some 
years  he  was  a  clerk  in  the  book  store  of  William  Marshall  in 
Providence,  R.  I.  Here  he  attended  Grace  Church  and  became 
acquainted  with  that  time-honored  form  of  worship  and  system 
of  religion  to  which  he  was  ever  after  heartily  attached. 

He  entered  Trinity  College  in  1838,  graduating  in  1842.  His 
cheerful  face  and  genial  manners,  coupled  with  an  excellent 
spirit  and  diligence  in  his  studies,  soon  attracted  the  special 
attention  of  Bishop  Brownell  and  Mr.  Fisher  was  led  by  him 
to  engage  in  the  active  duties  of  the  ministn,-.  On  Aug.  2, 
1842,  he  was  recommended  by  the  Standing  Committee  as  a 
candidate  for  holy  orders  and  on  Nov.  5,  1845,  they  recom- 
mended him  for  deacon's  orders.  He  had  studied  theology 
under  the  Rev,  George  Burgess,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Hart- 
ford, who  was  afterwards  the  Bishop  of  Maine.  On  Dec.  21, 
1845,  in  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  he  was  admitted  to  the  order 
of  deacons  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Thomas  Church  Brownell.  Morn- 
ing Prayer  was  read  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Totten  and  the  Rev. 
George  Burgess  read  the  lessons  and  preached  the  sermon. 
Before  being  made  deacon  he  had  officiated  in  various  places 
as  lay  reader  and  was  quite  frequently  called  to  New  Britain 
as  a  lay  reader  during  the  closing  year,  (1845,)  o^  the  Rector- 
ship of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Guion,  and  immediately  after  being  made 
a  deacon  he  was  called  to  officiate  for  three  months  in  St, 
Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  as  narrated  in  the  preceding 
pages.  In  the  Journal  of  Convention  1846,  he  is  reported  as 
having  been  transferred  to  the  Diocese  of  Massachusetts,  The 
Bishop's  address,  as  reported  in  the  Massachusetts  Journal  of 
Convention  for  1846,  says,  "A  parish  has  been  organized  dur- 
ing the  past  year  in  the  manufacturing  village  of  Cabotville, 
in  the  town  of  Springfield.     The  congregation  is  served  by  the 


REV.    CHARLES    RICHMOND    FISHER,    M.A. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  441 

Rev.  Charles  R.  Fisher."  He  remained  here  one  year  and 
then  was  re-transferred  to  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut.  Mr. 
Fisher  wrote  in  his  diary  under  date  of  May  24,  1848,  "I  have 
had  this  day  the  great  pleasure  of  attending  the  consecration 
services  of  Grace  Church,  Cabotville.  This  is  the  church 
which,  with  God's  blessing,  I  was  the  chief  instrument  in  erect- 
ing, having  visited  Boston  three  times  for  the  purpose  and 
collecting  there  and  in  other  places,  the  sum  of  twenty-three 
hundred  dollars." 

Mr.  Fisher  went  immediately  from  Cabotville  to  St.  Mary's 
Church  at  Manchester  Mills  and  on  June  9,  1847,  at  the  Dio- 
cesan Convention  in  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  he  was  ordained 
to  the  priesthood  by  Bishop  Brownell.  The  Rev.  Dr.  Burgess 
was  the  presenter,  who,  with  the  Rev.  Dr.  Mead  of  Norwalk, 
the  Rev.  F.  J.  Goodwin  of  Middletown,  and  the  Rev.  Frederick 
Miller  of  Branford,  united  with  the  Bishop  in  the  laying  on  of 
hands.     The  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  F.  J.  Goodwin. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Fisher  was  first  present  in  the  Diocesan  Con- 
vention of  Connecticut  for  1847,  and  was  present  thereafter 
every  year  except  1865,  for  thirty  years,  his  last  attendance 
being  in  1876,  the  year  of  his  death. 

He  officiated  at  Manchester  Mills  until  the  9th  Sunday  after 
Trinity,  1848,  when  he  was  obliged  to  suspend  his  ministerial 
labors  on  account  of  a  severe  and  protracted  sickness.  On 
Good  Friday,  1849,  he  resumed  his  labors,  taking  charge  of  the 
parish  of  Grace  Church,  Saybrook  and  continued  in  charge 
until  the  first  Sunday  after  Christmas.  On  the  first  Sunday 
after  Epiphany  1850,  he  took  charge  of  St.  Peter's,  Hebron. 

On  Dec.  2,  1850,  the  Bishop  appointed  him  the  City  Mis- 
sionary and  Rector  of  the  Free  Episcopal  Chapel  at  Hartford. 
The  first  meeting  of  this  mission,  (which  afterwards  became 
St.  Paul's  Church,)  was  held  Nov.  2^,  1850,  and  Mr.  Fisher, 
with  the  exception  of  about  two  years,  was  the  Rector  as  long 
as  he  lived. 

At  the  Dioceson  Convention  1853,  the  Rev.  C.  R.  Fisher  was 
appointed  to  receive  the  assessments  for  the  Bishop's  Fund,  and 
was  re-appointed  at  every  Convention,  except  that  of  1865, 
until  1868.  In  1863  he  was  the  Rector  of  the  Church  of  Our 
Saviour,  at  Plainville.     From  Aug.  2,  1862,  until  June,  1864,  he 


442  THE    CHURCH 

held  services  twice  a  month  on  Sunday  evenings  at  Christ 
Church.  Unionville.  In  1864,  by  the  request  of  the  Bishop  he 
was  in  charge  of  St.  Andrew's  Church  in  Bloomfield.  In  1868, 
he  was  elected  by  the  Convention  on  the  Board  of  Education 
of  the  Church  Scholarship  Society  and  was  Secretary  of  the 
Board  from  1869  to  1876  inclusive.  In  1871  he  reported  to 
the  Convention  that  he  officiated  in  the  wards  of  the  Hartford 
City  Hospital,  every  Sunday  afternoon.  His  occasional  ser- 
vices were  very  numerous ;  the  number  of  marriages  solemn- 
ized by  him  was  17 17,  and  the  baptisms  and  burials  were  also 
recorded  by  the  hundreds. 

His  long  service  as  missionary  in  Hartford  caused  him  to  be 
familiarly  known  as  "Father  Fisher."  Fie  had  frequently  been 
chaplain  of  the  Lower  House  of  the  State  Legislature,  chaplain 
of  the  First  Regiment  of  the  State  Militia,  and  grand  chaplain 
of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Masons  of  this  State.  Although  he 
served  in  many  different  places,  he  resided  at  Hartford  during 
the  last  thirty  years  of  his  life.  "He  gave  food  to  the  hungry, 
help  to  the  hopeless  and  from  his  heart,  overfull  with  the  broad 
humanity  of  Christ,  he  extended  to  every  suffering  one  the 
word  and  act  that  gave  them  hope  and  strength." 

"He  carried  his  religion  where  it  was  most  needed,  viz., 
among  those  who  had  no  other  comfort  or  consolation.  He 
walked  in  his  warm-hearted  ministry  through  the  unpopular 
and  unfrequented  places,  after  the  manner  of  his  Master,  who 
talked  to  the  poor  and  humble  by  the  dark  waves  of  Galilee." 

A  memorial  pamphlet  published  by  Brown  &  Gross.  Hartford, 
1877,  gives  a  full  account  of  the  funeral,  several  press  notices 
of  his  life  and  death  and  the  funeral  Discourse  by  the  Rt. 
Rev.  John  Williams,  Bishop  of  Connecticut,  delivered  at  St. 
Paul's  Church,  Dec.  10,  1876. 

"Mr.  Fisher's  patient  and  faithful  work  for  the  good  of 
Christ's  people  can  never  be  fully  known  and  its  effects  can 
never  be  truly  estimated  until  the  day  comes  when  every  man 
shall  receive  his  own  reward  according  to  his  own  labor." 


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RliV.    ABNER   JACKSON,    D.D.,    LL.D. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  443 

REV.  ABNER  JACKSON,  D.D.,  LL.D. 

Abner  Jackson  was  born  Nov.  4,  181 1,  in  Washington 
County,  Pennsylvania.  His  childhood  and  early  youth  were 
spent  in  a  quiet  country  home  ;  and  that  administration  and  love 
for  the  beautiful  in  nature,  which  were  so  strong-  in  his  soul, 
and  so  evident  to  all  who  knew  him  in  after  life,  were,  no 
doubt,  first  developed  amid  the  lovely  scenes  surrounding  him 
there.  He  prepared  for  a  collegiate  course,  at  West  Alex- 
andria, Pennsylvania,  and  in  1828,  he  was  admitted  to  the 
College  at  Washmgton,  in  his  native  State.  At  the  end  of  two 
years  he  left  that  institution,  intending  to  enter,  eventually,  the 
legal  profession.  In  the  meantime,  he  took  charge  of  the 
Academy  at  Meadville,  where  he  remained  a  year  and  a  half. 
During  his  residence  there,  his  attention  was,  in  some  way, 
probably  by  reading,  turned  to  the  Church.  Led  on,  step  by 
step,  by  that  strong,  clear  conviction,  and  that  simple,  fearless 
devotion  to  duty  which  always  characterized  him,  both  in 
thought  and  in  deed,  he  became  a  communicant,  and  subse- 
quently a  candidate  for  holy  orders.  He  entered  Trinity  (then 
Washington,)  College,  Hartford,  in  1833,  ^"<i  very  soon  mani- 
fested his  intellectual  strength,  by  leading  his  class  in  all 
branches  of  study.  He  was  graduated  in  1837,  with  the 
highest  honors,  receiving  for  his  appointment  the  valedictory 
oration. 

He  was  at  once  appointed  Tutor  in  the  College,  and  served 
in  that  position  one  year.  In  1838,  he  was  elected  Adjunct 
Professor  of  the  Ancient  Languages.  On  Aug.  3,  1837  he 
was  recommended  by  the  Standing  Committee  as  a  candidate 
for  holy  orders  and  on  Sept.  2,  1838,  he  was  ordained  deacon 
at  Middletown.  In  1840,  he  was  transferred  from  the  Chair 
of  Ancient  Languages  to  that  of  Intellectual  and  Moral 
Philosophy. 

Professor  Jackson  was  married  April  27,  1841,  to  Emily, 
daughter  of  Governor  Ellsworth  of  Hartford.  She  died  July 
I,  1853,  and  he  married  second,  on  Sept.  9,  1856,  Mary  Wray, 
daughter  of  Frederick  Cobb  of  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

He  was  ordained  priest,  at  Hartford,  May  13,  1847.  He 
retained  his  professorship  at  Trinity  College  till  1858.     In  addi- 


444  THE    CHURCH 

tion  to  his  work  in  the  special  departments  already  mentioned, 
he  served  as  Lecturer  on  Chemistry,  from  1839  to  1852.  He 
was  librarian  of  the  College  from  1837  to  1849.  During  a 
large  portion  of  the  time  between  the  years  1840  and  1856,  he 
had  charge  of  the  Latin,  and  gave  nearly  all  the  instructions  in 
that  department.  From  1848  to  1853,  he  was  editor  of  the 
"Calendar,"  a  Church  paper  published  in  Hartford,  which  was 
afterward  enlarged  into  the  "Churchman."  He  officiated  in 
many  of  the  towns  and  missionary  stations  in  the  vicinity  of 
Hartford,  and,  in  several  places,  began  services,  the  results 
of  which  are  now  visible  in  strong  and  flourishing  parishes. 
His  work  at  New  Britain  has  been  hereinbefore  mentioned. 
He  had  charge  of  the  Mission  at  Windsor  Locks,  from  Oct. 
15,  1854,  to  July  I,  1855.  At  times  he  was  in  charge  of  St. 
Luke's,  South  Glastonbury,  and  he  had  charge  of  St.  James', 
West  Hartford,  from  the  second  Sunday  after  Easter  1856, 
until  some  time  in  1857. 

In  1858,  he  was  elected  to  the  Presidency  of  Hobart  College, 
Geneva,  N.  Y.  He  accepted  the  position,  and  remained  there, 
serving  at  the  same  time  as  Professor  of  Ethics  and  Metaphy- 
sics, and  of  the  Evidences  of  Christianity,  until  1867,  when  he 
was  called  to  his  Alma  Mater  as  President.  The  Bishop's 
address  to  the  Diocesan  Convention  of  Connecticut,  1868,  says 
as  to  his  presidency  of  Trinity  College,  "I  heartily  congratulate 
the  Diocese  and  the  College  on  so  auspicious  an  event." 

He  entered  upon  the  duties  of  that  office  at  the  beginning 
of  Trinity  Term,  1868.  He  came  in  the  ripeness  of  manhood, 
with  a  mind  unusually  rich  in  learning,  with  the  benefits  of 
long  experience,  and  with  high  hopes  and  far-reaching  plans 
for  the  future  of  the  College,  prepared  to  concentrate  all  his 
energies  upon  this,  the  last  as  well  as  the  first  field  of  his  col- 
legiate work.  In  1868  he  was  made  chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Education  of  the  Church  Scholarship  Society  and  served  until 
his  death  in  1874.  He  was  also  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the 
Berkeley  Divinity  School,  1869- 1874.  He  was  on  the  Standing 
Committee  of  the  Diocese  1870-71,  and  was  appointed  an 
examining  chaplain  by  the  Bishop  in  1872.  He  was  supple- 
mental deputy  to  the  General.  Convention  1868  and  deputy  in 
1872.     It  was  under  the  presidency  of  Dr.  Jackson  that  the 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  445 

great  change  involved  in  the  sale  of  the  old  college  grounds  to 
the  city  and  its  transfer  to  the  new  site  was  begun. 

But  he  was  destined  to  be  removed  from  earth  to  Paradise, 
in  the  midst  of  his  usefulness,  and  while  his  work  seemed 
incomplete.  On  Sunday  morning,  April  19,  1874,  he  entered 
into  rest,  and  the  transition  from  this  world  to  Paradise  was 
so  painless  and  peaceful,  that  the  sleep  of  life  and  that  of  death 
could  hardly  be  distinguished  from  each  other. 

President  Jackson  was,  it  will  be  seen,  for  nearly  forty  years, 
engaged  in  the  work  of  Christian  education.  He  was  beloved 
and  will  be  always  remembered  with  reverent  affection  by  all 
those  who  were  associated  with  him  in  academic  life,  as  students 
or  as  instructors. 

In  all  relations,  as  a  devout  man,  a  Christian  scholar,  and  a 
priest  of  the  Church,  he  won  such  love  as  seldom  goes  out  from 
human  hearts.  There  was  in  his  character  that  harmonious 
blending  of  varied  quaHties  which  enabled  him  to  impress  others 
without  seeming  to  do  so.  His  was  a  well  proportioned  devel- 
opment in  all  the  elements  of  sound  scholarship  and  Christian 
culture.  He  was  familiar  with  every  important  branch  of 
learning.  He  was  a  careful  and  thorough  student  of  literature, 
both  ancient  and  modern,  having  gathered  by  patient  investiga- 
tion, and  thoughtful  reading,  the  intellectual  wealth  of  past 
ages.  He  also  made  it  a  matter  of  duty,  as  well  as  a  pleasure, 
to  keep  pace  with,  and  in  some  things  to  anticipate,  the  progress 
of  present  times.  Though  his  special  attention  was,  in  his  later 
life,  given  to  metaphysics  and  philosophy,  and  though  his 
thoughts  were  turned  more  directly  to  the  great  questions  at 
issue  in  that  field  of  speculation,  he  was  not  a  stranger  to  those 
other  sciences  which  are  called  practical.  He  made  theology 
the  starting  point  in  every  search  after  truth,  regarding  the 
problem  of  man  and  that  of  nature  as  blind  riddles,  except  to 
those  who  believe  in  a  higher  revelation  from  God,  made  known 
through  His  Church  and  the  Written  Word. 

Some  of  the  above  facts  are  from  the  Journal  of  Convention 
of  this  Diocese,  but  they  are  mainly  taken  from  a  memorial 
published  not  long  after  his  death.  The  address  of  the  Rev. 
Wm.  Payne,  D.D.,  Rector  of  St.  George's  Church,  Schenectady, 
before  the  House  of  Convocation  of  Trinity  College  in  affec- 


446  THE    CHURCH 

tionate  commemoration  of  the  Rev.  Abner  Jackson,  D.D., 
LL.D.,  has  also  been  published ;  so  also  has  a  volume  of  his 
sermons,  a  copy  of  which  has  been  presented  by  his  daughter 
to  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain  for  use  in  the  Sunday 
School  Library. 

We  quote  the  following  from  the  Bishop's  address  to  the 
Diocesan  Convention,   1874: 

"When  in  1868  I  announced  to  you  the  assumption  by  Dr. 
Jackson  of  the  presidency  of  the  College,  it  was  with  the  hope 
that  I  should  not  in  my  lifetime  see  that  post  again  left  vacant. 
It  was  a  joy  of  joys  to  me  that  he  was  in  it.  Coming  together 
as  we  did  to  the  College,  more  than  forty  years  ago,  and  having 
been  immediately  associated  in  all  the  intervening  time,  (with 
only  the  exception  of  the  years  when  he  held  the  Presidency 
of  another  College,)  in  labors  for  its  welfare,  the  tie  that  bound 
us  to  each  other  was  one  of  no  common  strength.  I  can  bear 
witness,  as  few  others  can,  to  the  single-hearted,  self-sacrific- 
ing, untiring  zeal  and  energy  with  which  my  dear  departed 
brother  gave  himself  to  what  he  considered  to  be,  and  what  has, 
indeed,  been,  though  not  as  we  had  thought,  his  life-long 
work." 

"But  you  will  permit,  I  am  sure,  these  few  words  of  loving 
memorial  to  one  who  was  my  brother  in  every  thing  but  natural 
descent ;  and  I  know  that  your  voices  will  join  with  mine  in 
testifying  to  the  greatness  of  the  loss  that  God  has  been  pleased 
to  permit  to  fall  upon  the  College,  the  Diocese,  the  whole 
Church,  and  the  inestimable  interests  of  Christian  and  Churchly 
education." 


RKV.    ALKNANHKK    (Al'kOX. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  447 


REV.  ALEXANDER  CAPRON. 

Alexander,  a  son  of  Cyrus  and  Althea  (Allen,)  Capron,  was 
born  in  November,  1814  at  Clermont,  Columbia  County,  N.  Y. ; 
died  at  No.  181  Carteret  Ave.,  Jersey  City,  N.  J.  on  April  3, 
1890.  He  was  married  in  St.  John's  Church,  Hartford,  Conn, 
in  June,  1848,  to  Mary  Roxanna,  daughter  of  Oliver  and 
Hannah  (Goodwin,)  Welles,  who  was  born  at  Hartford,  Oct. 
29,  1823  and  died  at  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  Jan.  23,  1897. 

He  entered  Trinity  College  in  1841  as  from  Hudson,  N.  Y., 
and  was  graduated  in  1845.  The  Standing  Committee  of  the 
Diocese  met  on  Aug.  6  and  7,  1845,  ^^^  recommended  Alex- 
ander Capron  from  the  graduating  class  of  Trinity  College,  as 
a  candidate  for  holy  orders.  He  was  reported  as  a  candidate 
in  the  Journal  of  Convention  for  1847,  ^^i^  the  Bishop's  address 
to  the  Convention  of  1848  states  that  he  had  been  transferred 
to  the  Diocese  of  New  York.  In  1848,  he  was  recommended 
by  the  Standing  Committee  of  that  Diocese  for  the  order  of 
deacon  and  was  made  deacon  some  time  during  1848.  Alex- 
ander Capron,  Deacon,  was  transferred  in  1848  to  the  Diocese 
of  Connecticut,  and  became  the  minister  of  St.  Mark's  Church, 
New  Britain,  Nov.  26,  1848,  in  which  church  he  was  ordained 
to  the  priesthood,  Feb.  24,  1850.  He  was  present  at  every 
Convention  of  the  Diocese  from  1849  to  1855  inclusive.  He 
resigned  the  rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  on  Easter  Monday,  1855, 
and  took  charge  of  the  mission  at  Central  Village,  Conn.,  which 
he  resigned  in  the  summer  of  1856  and  was  transferred  to  the 
Diocese  of  Wisconsin.  Here  he  took  charge  of  St.  Matthew's 
Church,  Kenosha,  on  the  first  Sunday  in  September,  1856,  and 
remained  there  for  about  two  years,  when  he  received  a  call 
to  St.  John's  Church  at  Quincy,  111.  He  entered  upon  the  rec- 
torship at  Quincy  in  November,  1858. 

The  "Calendar"  of  Hartford,  Conn.,  issue  of  Dec.  18,  1858, 
for  the  benefit  of  the  people  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain, 
published  the  following  from  the  "Kenosha  Times."  "It  is  a 
source  of  regret  to  all  classes  of  citizens  that  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Capron  of  St.  Matthew's  Church  has  found  it  necessary  to 
leave  us.  He  has  accepted  a  call  from  the  beautiful  town  of 
Quincy,  Illinois,  where  he  thinks  the  cUmate  is  better  adapted 


448  THE    CHURCH 

to  the  health  of  his  family.  It  is  hardly  necessary  to  say  that 
Mr.  Capron  has  made  a  warm  personal  friend  of  every  member 
of  his  parish  since  his  residence  in  Kenosha,  and  that  the  good 
wishes  of  every  one  go  with  him  and  his  family  to  his  new 
home.  It  will  be  difficult  to  supply  his  place.  He  is  a  man  of 
rare  ability  and  education,  as  well  as  of  most  excellent  personal 
and  social  qualities.  We  congratulate  our  neighbors  of  Quincy 
upon  their  good  fortune." 

In  addition  to  the  charge  at  Quincy,  Mr.  Capron  preached 
once  a  fortnight  at  Mendon,  during  the  summer  of  1859.  The 
"Calendar,"  (Hartford,)  for  Feb.  12,  1859,  says:  We  learn 
from  a  correspondent  that  the  active  Rector  of  St.  John's 
Church,  Quincy,  111.,  has  recently  established  a  "Church  Home" 
in  Quincy,  in  which  already  two  orphans  and  two  widows  are 
comfortably  provided  for.  In  i860  he  reported  holding  ser- 
vices on  Sunday  afternoon  three  times  a  month,  in  a  Methodist 
Chapel  seven  miles  from  Quincy.  In  1861  and  1862  he 
reported  additional  service  on  alternate  Monday  evenings  in 
a  rural  district  ten  miles  from  Quincy;  thus  making  three 
separate  missions  in  addition  to  his  regular  duties  at  St.  John's 
in  Quincy.  He  was  one  of  the  deputies  from  Illinois  to  the 
General  Convention  in  1862. 

On  March  10,  1863,  another  Rector  took  charge  of  the 
Church  at  Quincy  and  the  Bishop's  address  to  the  Convention 
of  1863  names  the  Rev.  Mr.  Capron  among  those  who  had 
received  "Letters  Dimissory"  but  does  not  state  to  what 
Diocese  Mr.  Capron  had  been  transferred.  According  to  the 
"Church  Almanac"  he  was  settled  at  Aliddletown,  N.  Y.,  from 
1864  to  1877  inclusive.  He  is  reported  in  the  Michigan  Journal 
of  Convention  for  1878  as  the  Rector  of  Christ  Church  at 
Adrian,  Lenawe  Co.,  where  he  entered  upon  his  duties  on  the 
first  Sunday  in  October,  1877.  On  Feb.  10,  1880,  he  was  trans- 
ferred again  to  the  Diocese  of  New  York,  into  which  Diocese 
he  was  received  for  the  third  time  and  to  which  he  belonged  on 
the  day  of  his  death.  He  is  reported  in  the  "Church  Almanac" 
as  located  at  Port  Jervis,  N.  Y.,  1881  and  1882;  at  Highland, 
N.  Y.,  1883-4  and  5;  Esopus,  N.  Y..  1886  and  Walden.  N.  Y., 
1887.  His  last  parish  was  at  West  Park,  N.  Y..  (near 
Esopus.)      He  was  residing  in  Jersey  City,    N.  J.,    1887    to 


REV.    FRANCIS   THAYER   RUSSELL,    M.A.,    S.T.D. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  449 

1890,  without  any  charge  but  continued  to  preach  as  occasion 
oifered  until  two  days  before  his  death. 

On  April  2,  1890,  he  received  a  fall  that  caused  internal 
injuries  from  which  he  died  after  an  illness  of  thirty-six  hours, 
on  the  third  day  of  April,  1890,  aged  76  years.  A  brief  notice 
of  his  death  appeared  in  the  "Churchman,"  saying  that  he 
"will  be  long  remembered  for  faithful  service."  Another 
notice  was  published  in  the  "Church  Almanac"  for  1891  and 
he  was  briefly  referred  to  in  the  Bishop's  address  to  the 
Diocesan  Convention  of  New  York,  as  one  who  was  a  mission- 
ary and  in  a  true  sense  "giving  himself  in  cheerful  self 
devotion." 


REV.  FRANCIS  THAYER  RUSSELL,   M.A.,   S.T.D. 

Francis  Thayer,  a  son  of  William  and  Ursula  (Wood,)  Rus- 
sell, was  born  at  Boston,  Mass.,  June  10,  1825  ;  married  in 
Christ  Church,  Hartford,  Conn.,  Oct.  25,  1855,  Mary  Huntley, 
daughter  of  Charles  and  Lydia  (Huntley,)  Sigourney,  who  was 
born  Aug.  3,  1828,  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  died  at  Waterbury, 
Conn.,  July  20,  1889. 

Mr.  Russell's  father  was  born  and  educated  in  Scotland  and 
came  to  America  in  1819  as  a  teacher.  Francis  T.  Russell 
was  educated  in  part  by  his  father  and  partly  at  Phillips 
Academy  at  Andover,  Mass.  His  theological  studies  were 
pursued  at  Trinity  College,  Hartford,  before  the  Berkeley 
Divinity  School,  in  Middletown,  Conn.,  was  established.  He  is 
reported  in  the  Journal  of  Convention,  1853,  as  a  candidate  for 
holy  orders  and  was  seated  as  such  in  the  Convention  of  1854. 
He  was  made  deacon  at  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  on  March 
25,  185s,  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Brownell.  He  officiated  for 
a  time  in  various  parishes,  mostly  in  Hartford,  and  became  the 
minister  in  charge  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  on 
May  6,  1855.  He  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  his  church 
at  New  Britain  on  March  12,  1856,  and  it  was  nearly  nine  years 
before  he  resigned  the  rectorship  of  that  parish.  The  story  of 
these  years  has  been  told  in  the  preceding  pages.  In  1864  he 
accepted   the   Horace  White    Professorship   of   Rhetoric   and 


45°  THE    CHURCH 

elocution  at  Hobart  College,  Geneva,  Ontario  County,  N.  Y. 
In  addition  to  his  duties  at  this  college  he  served  as  missionary 
at  Phelps.  He  remained  at  Geneva  until  1866,  when  finding 
that  tlie  lake  region  did  not  agree  with  his  health,  he  became 
Rector  of  St.  Stephen's  Church  at  Ridgefield,  Conn.,  in  the 
hills  of  Fairfield  County,  on  June  3,  1866,  and  was  transferred 
from  the  Diocese  of  New  York  to  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut. 
He  still  retained  his  professorship  at  Hobart  College,  giving 
a  few  weeks  instructions  annually  until  1869.  Professor  Rus- 
sell was  trained  in  the  theory  and  practice  of  public  speaking 
by  his  father  and  by  the  distinguished  public  reader,  Mr.  James 
E.  Murdock,  who  was  then  associated  with  the  senior  Mr. 
Russell  in  educational  work  in  Massachusetts. 

From  1867  to  1875  inclusive.  Professor  Russell  was  one  of 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  Missionary  Society  of  Connecticut, 
and  was  the  secretary  of  that  Society  1868  to  1872.  In  1868, 
he  resigned  the  rectorship  of  St.  Stephen's  Church,  Ridgefield, 
and  became  Associate  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church,  Waterbury, 
with  the  Rev.  J.  L.  Clark.  Here  he  remained  for  seven  years. 
He  was  called  to  the  rectorship  of  St.  Margaret's  Diocesan 
School  for  Girls  July  23,  1875,  and  resigned  his  position  in  St. 
John's  Church  on  the  first  of  October  following.  He  was  also 
elected  the  same  year  as  one  of  the  trustees  of  St.  Margaret's 
School,  and  still  holds  the  position  of  Rector  and  of  trustee, 
although  for  the  last  few  years  he  has  resided  at  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.  In  1871,  he  was  elected  by  the  Diocesan  Convention  as 
supplemental  deputy  to  the  next  General  Convention.  He  was 
also  elected  one  of  the  committee  on  rules  of  order. 

In  1872  he  was  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Berkeley  Divinity 
School,  and  the  following  years  until  1886,  when  he  resigned. 
In  the  Diocesan  Convention  of  1875,  ^^^  ^^s  appointed  one  of 
the  committee  on  Christian  Education.  Also  in  1885.  In  addi- 
tion to  his  duties  at  St.  Margaret's  School,  he  officiated  regu- 
larly on  Sunday  mornings  in  1875,  at  St.  Paul's  Chapel  in 
Waterville,  and  most  of  the  time  thereafter  until  1880.  When 
Trinity  Church,  Waterbury,  was  organized  in  May,  1877,  the 
Rev.  F.  T.  Russell  was  invited  to  take  charge  of  the  parish 
and  he  did  so  until  a  Rector  was  elected  later  in  that  year,  and 
thereafter  he  assisted  the  Rector  of  Trinity  Church  until  1881. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  45 1 

From  1882  to  1900,  he  often  assisted  the  Rector  at  St.  John's 
Church.  During  the  vacancy  in  the  rectorship  of  St.  John's 
Church,  1883-4,  he  was  acting  Rector  of  the  parish. 

In  the  Journal  of  Convention  1901,  the  Rev.  Francis  Thayer 
Russell,  D.D.,  is  in  the  list  of  presbyters  as  "Rector  of  St. 
Margaret's  School  (1875);  Assistant  in  Trinity  Church, 
Waterbury ;  and  instructor  in  Reading  the  Church  Services 
and  Delivery  of  Sermons  in  the  General  Theological  Seminary, 
New  York,  (1885.)"  During  the  academic  year  he  frequently 
assisted  the  Rector  of  St.  Stephen's  Church  in  New  York  City. 
In  1903,  he  resigned  his  position  at  the  General  Theological 
Seminary  and  removed  to  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  but  still 
retained  the  rectorship  of  St.  Margaret's  School,  which  he 
visits  twice  a  year.  In  addition  to  Professor  Russell's  duties 
at  St.  Margaret's  School  he  reported  in  the  Journal  of  Conven- 
tion, 1905,  that  he  "has  officiated  constantly  in  clerical  duties 
every  Lord's  Day,  and  has  also  attended  to  educational  work  at 
Akeley  Flail,  the  Diocesan  School  for.  Girls  at  Grand  Haven, 
Michigan,  and  at  Howe  Military  School  for  Boys  at  Lima, 
the  Diocesan  School  for  the  Diocese  of  Michigan  City."  In 
1906  he  reports  the  same  service  for  every  Lord's  Day  and 
"other  special  services  at  the  pro-cathedral,  St.  Mark's  Church, 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich." 

The  honorary  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  was  conferred  on  the 
Rev.  F.  T.  Russell  by  Trinity  College  1857,  and  that  of  Doctor 
of  Sacred  Theology  by  Hobart  College,  1894.  Professor  Rus- 
sell has  generally  been  engaged  in  educational  and  parochial 
work,  but  it  has  always  been  in  connection  with  educational 
institutions  of  the  Church.  He  was  connected  as  an  instruc- 
tor with  the  Berkeley  Divinity  School,  Middletown,  for  about 
forty  years,  St.  Margaret's  School  for  Girls,  Waterbury,  for 
thirty-one  years,  the  General  Theological  Seminary,  New  York, 
for  twenty-three  years.  Trinity  College,  Hartford,  for  twenty 
years  and  other  various  institutions  for  a  lesser  number  of 
years.  His  various  publications  have  been  mostly  in  the  line 
of  educational  work  for  the  Church.  One  of  his  best  known 
works  is  "The  Use  of  the  Voice  in  Reading  and  Speaking ;  a 
Manual  for  Clergymen  and  Candidates  for  Holy  Orders," 
which  was  published  at  New  York  1883,  and  a  second  edition 


45  2  THE    CHURCH 

was  published  in  1894.  Numerous  references  to  Professor 
Russell  may  be  found  in  Anderson's  History  of  Waterbury, 
1896. 

The  Rev.  Francis  T.  Russell  has  been  an  ever  active  minister 
of  Christ  for  fifty-two  years.  He  has  been  in  the  ministry 
longer  than  any  other  minister  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New 
Britain,  with  the  single  exception  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  J.  Davis, 
who  was  a  minister  for  nearly  fifty-five  years.  The  Rev.  Mr. 
Russell  is  the  only  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  that  the  people  here 
have  had  the  pleasure  of  listening  to,  fifty-one  years  after  his 
first  service  in  this  parish. 

REV.  LEONIDAS  BRADLEY  BALDWIN. 

Leonidas  Bradley,  a  son  of  Joseph  Breed  and  Cynthia  Eliza 
(Bradley,)  Baldwin,  was  born  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  March  5, 
1834;  married  at  Middletown,  Conn.,  June  8,  1863,  Annie 
Mary,  daughter  of  William  Dorson  and  Betsey  Ann  (Wyse,) 
Willard,  of  Middletown,  Conn.  Mr.  L.  B.  Baldwin  received  his 
preliminary  education  at  the  Hopkins  Grammar  School,  New 
Haven,  Conn.  He  was  graduated  at  Trinity  College,  Hartford, 
in  the  class  of  i860.  His  theological  training  was  completed  at 
the  Berkeley  Divinity  School,  Middletown,  Conn.,  in  1863. 
L.  B.  Baldwin,  B.A.,  was  recommended  by  the  Standing  Com- 
mittee of  this  Diocese,  Oct.  11,  i860,  as  a  candidate  for  holy 
orders.  In  1861,  he  was  officiating  as  lay  reader  at  St.  Mat- 
thew's Church,  East  Plymouth,  and  his  report  of  that  parish  is 
in  the  Journal  of  Convention,  1861.  On  May  19,  1863,  he  was 
recommended  by  the  Standing  Committee  for  the  office  of  a 
deacon  and  was  made  deacon  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Williams, 
D.D.,  at  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  Middletown,  Conn., 
May  27,  1863. 

The  Journal  of  Convention  for  1864  shows  that  he  had  been 
transferred  to  the  Diocese  of  New  Hampshire.  He  was  pres- 
ent at  the  Diocesan  Convention,  New  Hampshire,  in  1864,  and 
the  address  of  the  Right  Rev.  Carleton  Chase,  Bishop  of  that 
Diocese,  says:  that  on  July  23,  1863,  *T  accepted  a  Letter 
Dimissory  from  the  Ecclesiastical  Authority  of  Connecticut, 
in  favor  of  the  Rev.  Leonidas  Bradley  Baldwin,  to  whom, 
being  a  deacon,  I  gave  a  license  to  preach  the  Gospel.     From 


REV.    LEONIDAS    BRADLEY    BALDWIN. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  453 

that  time  to  the  present,  Mr.  Baldwin  has  officiated  as  Minister 
in  charge  and  Rector  elect  at  Nashua."  Mr.  Baldwin's  report 
of  St.  Luke's  Parish,  Nashua,  shows  that  his  connection  with 
the  parish  began  July  i,  1863.  At  this  Convention  he  was 
appointed  the  "Preacher  of  the  Missionary  Sermon." 

Bishop  Chase's  address  to  the  Diocesan  Convention  of  New 
Hampshire  for  1865  says,  "Our  last  Convention  was  holden  in 
Trinity  Church,  Claremont,  on  the  25th  of  May  last,  (1864.) 
.  ,  .  After  Morning  Prayer  I  ordained  to  the  Priesthood 
the  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin  who  was  presented  by  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Hubbard."  The  same  address  under  date  of  Sept.  17,  (1864,) 
says:  "About  this  date  I  received  with  surprise  and  regret 
letters  from  the  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin  and  the  Wardens  of  St. 
Luke's  Church,  Nashua,  informing  me  of  his  resignation  of 
the  Rectorship  of  that  Church  and  its  acceptance."  On  Sept. 
26,  1864,  the  Bishop  gave  Mr.  Baldwin  a  Letter  Dimissory  to 
the  Diocese  of  Connecticut.  He  came  to  this  Diocese  to  take 
the  rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  Parish,  New  Britain,  and  entered 
upon  the  duties  of  that  office  Oct.  i,  1864.  Here  he  continued 
until  Aug.  I,  1870  as  before  noted,  about  which  latter  time 
he  became  Rector  of  St.  James'  Church  at  Birmingham,  Conn. 
He  was  present  at  every  Diocesan  Convention  of  this  Diocese 
but  one  from  1865  until  1880,  at  which  latter  date  he  had  been 
transferred  to  the  Diocese  of  Massachusetts,  into  which  he  was 
received  Dec.  17,  1879. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Baldwin  was  present  at  the  Diocesan  Conven- 
tion of  Massachusetts,  1880,  and  every  year  thereafter  until 
1887,  when  he  had  been  transferred  to  the  Diocese  of  New 
Hampshire.  He  read  the  Litany  at  the  Massachusetts  Conven- 
tion, 1880,  and  his  report  of  the  parish  of  St.  Mark's  Church, 
Boston,  shows  that  he  assumed  charge  of  that  Church  in 
November,  1879.  At  the  Diocesan  Convention  of  1882,  Mr. 
Baldwin  made  application  for  the  admission  into  Union  with 
the  Diocese  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  Boston.  At  the  1886  Con- 
vention Mr.  Baldwin  was  appointed  one  of  the  Committee  on 
the  Admission  of  New  Parishes. 

About  the  last  of  September,  1886,  the  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin 
became  the  Rector  of  St.  James'  Church,  Keene,  N.  H.  and 
held  that  office  until  1892.     He  read  part  of  the  Evening  Prayer 


454  THE    CHURCH 

at  tlie  Diocesan  Convention  of  New  Hampshire  in  1887 ;  was 
one  of  the  committee  on  the  Admission  of  New  Parishes  1888; 
on  Christian  Education  1890;  and  on  Canons  and  other  busi- 
ness 1891. 

In  1892,  he  was  transferred  to  the  Diocese  of  Easton,  Mary- 
land, where  he  remained  until  1904,  when  he  was  oblig^ed  to 
retire  from  active  work  on  account  of  ill  health.  In  1904  he 
removed  to  New  Haven,  Conn.,  where  he  and  his  wife  now 
reside.  The  portrait  used  in  this  work  was  first  used  in  the 
"Portrait  and  Biographical  Record  of  the  Eastern  Shore  of 
Maryland"  1898.  Mr.  Baldwin  is  still  remembered  and 
revered  by  many  in  New  Britain  as  one  of  our  oldest  living- 
Rectors.  His  last  pastorate  of  twelve  years  at  Easton,  Md.  was 
terminated  only  for  the  want  of  physical  strength  to  serve 
them  longer.  He  has  had  only  four  rectorships  since  he  left 
New  Britain,  and  three  of  them  have  been  longer  than  was  his 
rectorship  here. 

REV.  JOHN  CAVARLY  MIDDLETON,  S.T.D. 

John  Cavarly,  a  son  of  Nathaniel  and  Abbie  Hempstead 
(Crocker,)  Middleton,  was  born  at  New  London,  Conn.,  Jan.  9, 
1833,  died  at  Glen  Cove,  L.  I.,  July  7,  1888,  married  April  23, 
1863,  Annie  Elise,  daughter  of  William  and  Mary  Jane  Ander- 
son, born  Dec.  8,  1836,  died  March  20,  1864.  His  early  school- 
ing was  at  New  London  and  later  he  attended  the  Williston 
Seminary  at  Easthampton,  Mass.,  to  prepare  for  college.  He 
was  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1859.  His  theological  studies 
were  completed  at  the  Berkeley  Divinity  School,  Middletown, 
Conn.  In  the  Journal  of  Convention  i860,  Diocese  of  Con- 
necticut, the  Standing  Committee  report  that  John  C.  Middle- 
ton,  A.B.,  Yale  College,  was  recommended  on  June  29,  1859, 
to  the  Bishop  as  a  candidate  for  holy  orders. 

The  Bishop's  address  to  the  Diocesan  Convention  of  Rhode 
Island  1861  says:  "On  the  festival  of  St.  Matthew's,  Sept.  21, 
(i860,)  I  admitted  Mr.  J.  C.  Middleton  to  the  Holy  Order  of 
Deacon,  in  Grace  Church,  Providence.  The  candidate  was 
presented  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Henshaw."  He  began  his  ministry 
as  the  assistant  of  the  Rev.  Abram  Newkirk  Littlejohn,  then 
Rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 


REV.    JOHN    CAVARLY    MIDDLETON,    S.T.D. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  455 

but  afterwards  the  Bishop  of  Long  Island.  He  remained  with 
the  future  Bishop  for  three  years,  when  he  removed  in  the  spring 
of  1863,  to  Stonington,  Conn.,  leaving  behind  him  strong  traces 
of  his  character  and  influence  that  remained  with  Bishop  Little- 
john  through  life.  The  address  of  the  Right  Rev.  John  Wil- 
liams, Assistant  Bishop,  to  the  Diocesan  Convention  of  Con- 
necticut in  1862,  says:  "I  also  ordained  the  Rev.  John  C. 
Middleton  to  the  Priesthood,  at  the  request  of  the  Bishop  of 
Rhode  Island,  in  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  Brooklyn, 
L.  I.  on  the  2d  day  of  March  1862."  In  the  spring  of  1863,  he 
was  received  into  the  Diocese  from  the  Diocese  of  New  York 
and  was  the  Rector  of  Calvary  Church  at  Stonington.  In  1864, 
he  was  holding  weekly  services  at  Mystic  Bridge  in  addition  to 
his  services  at  Stonington.  In  the  Diocesan  Convention  of  1867 
he  was  one  of  the  committee  on  that  part  of  the  Bishop's  address 
which  referred  to  the  work  of  Church  Extension,  and  this 
address  shows  that  the  cornerstone  of  the  chapel  of  the  Holy 
Cross,  in  Calvary  Parish,  Stonington,  had  been  laid  by  the  Rev. 
John  C.  Middleton.  He  was  on  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
Missionary  Society  from  1869  to  1871  inclusive.  In  1870  the 
thanks  of  the  Diocesan  Convention  were  voted  to  him  for  his 
sermon  before  the  Missionary  Society.  He  entered  upon  the 
rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  on  April  16, 
1 87 1,  and  served  until  Sept.  9,  1874,  as  narrated  in  the  previous 
pages.  He  was  then  transferred  to  the  Diocese  of  Long  Island, 
and  became  the  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Parish  at  Glen  Cove,  L.  I. 
One  who  was  admitted  into  the  Church  at  Glen  Cove,  through 
Dr.  Middleton,  and  later  came  into  the  ministry  through  him, 
is  now  the  Rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Ascension,  Atlantic  City, 
N.  J.  He  has  published  a  paper  called  the  "Rector's  Scrap 
Book"  and  one  issue  was  in  loving  memory  of  the  Rev.  John 
C.  Middleton,  S.T.D.  It  was  designed  to  illustrate  some  of 
the  teachings  of  Dr.  Middleton,  as  well  as  to  bring  together 
a  few  of  his  hymns  and  carols.  It  was  from  this  "Scrap 
Book"  that  we  took  the  two  carols  which  Mr.  Middleton  com- 
posed while  in  New  Britain,  and  which  appear  in  the  preced- 
ing pages.  This  memorial,  without  the  hymns  and  carols, 
has  been  published  in  "The  Lion"  of  St.  Mark's  Parish.  The 
Rev.  J.  H.  Townsend,  in  the  "Scrap  Book,"  says  of  Dr. 
Middleton : — 


456  THE    CHURCH 

"He  was  a  pioneer  in  the  restoration  of  a  practical  belief  in 
the  'Communion  of  Saints,'  in  the  'Free  and  Open  Church' 
Movement,  in  the  'Vested  Choir'  Movement,  in  organized  Guild 
Work,  and  in  certain  departments  of  Sunday  School  Work. 
He  was  the  friend  of  old  and  young,  rich  and  poor.  His  invin- 
cible spirit  exemplified  his  motto,  'Fortis  in  Ardnis.'  The 
beautiful  Parish  Church  that  he  built  at  Glen  Cove,  L.  I. 
expresses  his  ideal  as  far  as  possible,  and  remains  an  enduring 
monument  to  his  faith  and  zeal." 

The  following  is  from  the  funeral  discourse  delivered  by 
Bishop  Littlejohn  at  the  Church  in  Glen  Cove  as  published  in 
the  "Scrap  Book" : 

"In  the  gifts  and  aptitudes  of  a  Parish  Priest,  he  was  remark- 
able. As  nearly  as  any  one  I  have  ever  known,  he  realized 
George  Herbert's  ideal  of  the  country  Parson.  It  was  his  aim 
in  all  things  pertaining  to  his  office  and  work  'to  do  that  which 
Christ  did,  and  after  His  manner,  both  for  doctrine  and  life.' 
He  knew  the  sheep  of  his  fold  and  he  was  known  of  them.  He 
could  call  the  very  lambs  of  his  fold  by  their  names.  He 
tended,  taught,  cared  for  them,  loved  them  after  the  example 
of  the  Great  Shepherd  who  gave  His  life  for  the  sheep.  He 
fed  them  out  of  the  Word  of  Life  and  in  the  Sacrament  of 
Christ's  Body  and  Blood  with  a  free  and  full,  yet  painstaking 
and  discriminating  hand  ;  nor  did  he  ever  shear  the  sheep  whom 
he  had  not  fed.  Who  could  have  been  more  watchful — who 
more  prompt  and  brave  in  keeping  up  the  lawful  fences  around 
his  cure  and  in  keeping  off  the  wolf — whether  in  the  shape  of 
religious  error,  or  of  secular  pleasure,  or  worldly  vanities,  or 
of  spiritual  indifference  and  torpor.  Such  were  his  methods 
as  an  instructor  and  guide  of  souls,  that  no  one  could  be  long 
in  his  Parish,  without  gaining  some  knowledge  of  the  first 
principles  of  the  doctrine  of  Christ,  of  the  laws  of  the  Church's 
Constitution  and  Discipline  and  Worship,  of  History,  so  far 
as  it  served  to  illustrate  the  Church's  traditions  and  usages, 
and  of  Christian  morality  in  its  bearing  on  conduct  and  char- 
acter in  the  every-day  affairs  of  life.  As  a  teacher,  clear,  sys- 
tematic, simple,  patient,  tireless,  he  never  left  anyone  in  doubt 
as  to  his  meaning — he  never  stopped  with  half  truths — he  never 
allowed  any  one  to  take  away   from   sermon,  or   lecture,  or 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN,  457 

familiar  instruction,  patches  and  scraps  of  Bible  truth  and 
Church  doctrine.  Slowly,  but  surely,  little  by  little,  day  after 
day,  he  pressed  home  the  message  he  was  commissioned  to 
deliver,  until  I  am  bold  to  say,  it  must  be  the  fault,  the  grievous 
fault  of  this  Parish,  if  in  all  needful  Christian  knowledge,  it  is 
inferior  to  any  and  not  superior  to  most  congregations  in  the 
Diocese.  He  had,  moreover,  a  rare  faculty  for  keeping  the 
Parish  busy  in  good  works,  and  such  good  works  as  helped 
to  widen  its  sympathies,  increase  its  zeal,  and  enlarge  its  knowl- 
edge of  the  needs  of  the  Diocese  and  of  the  whole  Church 
throughout  the  world." 

"But  his  work  and  influence  whatever  they  were  in  his  Parish, 
were  not  confined  to  it.  While  in  charge  of  this  cure,  he  never 
forgot  that  he  was  a  Priest  of  the  whole  Church,  and  that  he 
had  duties  to  the  Body  of  Christ  wherever  it  was.  No  narrow, 
selfish  parochialism,  no  local  ties  or  obligations,  ever  hedged 
in  his  sympathies  or  cramped  his  labors.  His  heart  was  as 
large  as  the  Church,  and  he  strove  to  make  the  hearts  of  his 
people  as  large  as  his  own.  When  we  find,  therefore,  what 
offices  he  filled — what  services  he  performed  outside  his  Parish, 
it  is  only  what  we  might  expect  from  him  as  a  wise,  able, 
well- furnished  Priest  of  the  Church.  He  was  one  of  the 
Standing  Committee  on  Sunday  School  instruction  in  these  five 
contiguous  Dioceses.  He  personally  prepared,  every  month, 
the  scheme  of  instruction  for  nearly  100,000  children.  He  was 
Chairman  of  the  Standing  Committee  on  Christian  Education 
in  the  Diocese  of  Long  Island.  He  was  a  Corporator  and 
Trustee  of  the  Cathedral^ of  the  Incarnation,  with  the  grave 
and  responsible  task  superadded,  of  an  active  supervision  of 
the  Cathedral  Schools ;  and  finally,  in  November  last,  he  was 
nominated  by  his  Bishop,  Archdeacon  of  Queens  County,  and 
the  affectionate  and  spontaneous  confirmation  of  the  Bishop's 
choice  by  the  Clergy  of  Queens,  evinced,  as  nothing  else  could, 
the  strong  hold  he  had  on  the  confidence  and  love  of  his 
brethren," 

"Our  departed  brother  has  gone  from  us,  his  career  on  earth 
is  ended,  and  this  is  the  record  of  his  character  and  work.  It 
speaks  for  itself.  Eulogy  can  add  nothing  to  it.  My  words 
are  of  little  account,  except  as  they  serve  to  express  our  sense 


458  THE    CHURCH 

of  the  common  loss,  and  to  unburden  our  hearts  of  their  grief. 
A  true  man  has  been  taken  from  this  community,  a  loving  and 
devoted  head  from  this  Parish,  and  from  the  household  that  has 
long  sojourned  in  its  parsonage,  and  a  most  exemplarv-  and 
faithful  Priest  from  the  Church  of  God.  O  well  beloved  and 
departed  brother,  faithful  unto  death,  thou  hast  entered  into  the 
joy  of  the  Lord,  and  the  Crown  of  Life  is  already  on  thy  brow, 
casting  its  heavenly  halo  back  on  us  in  our  sorrow  and  our 
tears.  We  thank  God  for  thy  work,  thy  example,  thy  char- 
acter; and  we  pray  that  we  may  so  spend  the  residue  of  our 
days,  that  we  may  be  allowed  to  join  thee  the  other  side  of  the 
Dark  Valley,  and  taste  with  theethe  joys  of  Paradise,  the  powers 
of  an  endless  life.  The  great  miracle  of  Christ  hath  been 
wrought  in  thee.  Thou  art  not  dead,  but  asleep ;  for  they  can- 
not die  who  have  realized  their  oneness  with  the  risen  life  of 
their  risen  and  ascended  King." 

REV.  JOHN  HETHERINGTON  DRUMM,  M.D.,  D.D. 

John  Hetherington,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Anne  Nimmo 
Drumm,  was  born  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  May  2,  1827.  died  at 
Bristol,  Pa.,  March  5,  1879.  He  was  brought  up  by  his  uncle. 
Dr.  W.  J.  M.  Lynn  of  Armagh,  Ireland.  He  studied  for  a 
physician  in  Ireland  and  while  there  was  graduated  from  a  medi- 
cal college.  He  then  came  to  America  and  was  graduated  from 
the  New  York  Medical  College  in  1852,  and  soon  after  began 
the  practice  of  medicine  at  Lunenburg,  Nova  Scotia,  where  he 
was  in  successful  practice  for  about  five  years.  Here  he 
married  his  first  wife,  who  several  years  after  died  of  consump- 
tion. Shortly  after  her  death  he  decided  to  give  up  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine  to  enter  the  ministry.  He  was  ordained  a 
deacon  by  the  Right  Rev.  Dr.  Binney,  Bishop  of  Nova  Scotia, 
Dec.  17,  1857.  He  was  the  minister  at  Lunenburg.  1857-58 
and  at  Bridgewater,  Nova  Scotia,  1858-59. 

On  May  12,  1859  he  was  received  into  the  Diocese  of  Penn- 
sylvania from  Nova  Scotia,  and  became  the  minister  in  charge 
of  St.  James'  Church,  at  DundaflF,  Pa.  He  was  married  in  the 
family  homestead  at  Dundaff,  on  Feb.  7,  i860,  to  Miss  Jeanie 
Graham,  by  the  Rev.  Thomas  Drumm,  a  brother  of  the  groom, 


REV.   JOHN    HETHERINGTON    DRUMM,    M.T>.,   D.D. 


IN    NEW   BRITAIN.  459 

Mrs.  J.  H.  Drumm  now  resides  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  1861, 
he  resigned  at  Dundaff  and  became  Chaplain  of  the  52nd 
Regiment  of  the  Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  He  also  acted  as 
assistant  surgeon.  He  was  compelled  to  leave  the  army  on 
account  of  ill  health.  On  Feb.  i,  1863,  he  was  minister  in 
charge  of  St.  James'  Church,  at  Bristol,  Pa.,  and  on  Feb.  20, 
1863,  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood,  in  that  church,  by  the 
Right  Rev.  William  B.  Stevens,  at  the  fir.st  visit  of  Bishop 
Stevens  to  that  Church.  Here  he  remained  until  he  was  called 
to  New  Britain  in  1875.  It  was  at  Bristol  that  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Drumm  wrote  his  famous  work  entitled  "Vox  Ecclesiae,  or  the 
Doctrine  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  on  Apostolic  Suc- 
cession," which  was  published  at  Philadelphia  by  Smith,  English 
&  Co.,  1866,  an  octavo  volume  of  516  pages.  He  also  wrote  at 
Bristol  the  letters  entitled  "The  Cummins  Controversy"  on  the 
question  of  "whether  the  Church  of  England  ever  admitted  to 
Parishes  under  its  jurisdiction,  ministers  who  had  not  received 
Eoiscopal  ordination."  This  was  an  octavo  pamphlet  of  31 
pages.  After  these  publications,  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Drumm  had  the 
honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  conferred  on  him  by 
Hobart  College. 

The  history  in  the  parish  register  of  St.  James'  Church  at 
Bristol,  Pa.,  pays  a  fine  tribute  to  the  memory  of  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Drumm.     His  library  contained  over  three  thousand  volumes. 

He  went  from  New  Britain  to  San  Saba,  Texas,  as  mis- 
sionary, in  hopes  of  regaining  his  health,  but  after  the  fall  of 
1877,  he  was  unable  to  perform  services  with  any  regularity. 
He  left  Texas  in  March,  1878,  and  returned  to  Bristol,  Pa., 
where  a  service  of  thirteen  years  had  endeared  him  to  the 
people,  and  where  he  could  spend  his  last  days  among  friends. 
He  died  March  5,  and  was  buried  in  the  Church  cemetery, 
March  8,  1879,  ^^  ^  spot  that  he  had  chosen  for  himself. 

The  Bishop's  address  to  the  Diocesan  Convention  of  Con- 
necticut, 1879,  says :  "Dr.  Drumm  was  with  us  for  only  a  little 
time,  but  long  enough  to  win  profound  respect  for  his  learning 
and  devotion.  His  memory  will  live  not  alone  in  the  lives  of 
those  to  whom  he  ministered,  but  in  those  labors  of  his  pen 
which  have  instructed  and  will  instruct  so  many  of  the  Church's 
children." 


460  THE    CHURCH 

REV.  WILLIAM  EDWARD  SNOWDEN. 

William  Edward,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (AIcFad- 
den,)  Snowden,  of  County  Armagh,  Ireland,  was  born  at 
Elizabethport,  N.  J.,  Aug.  8,  1817 ;  died  at  Cornwall,  N.  Y., 
Nov.  5,  1888;  married  at  Edenton,  N.  C,  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  I. 
Johnston,  D.D.,  on  Aug.  i,  1842,  to  Harriet  Augusta,  daughter 
of  Joseph  Harvey  and  Sarah  (Creecy,)  Skinner,  who  was  born 
at  Harvey's  Neck,  Perquimans  County,  N.  C,  Feb.  8,  1822, 
and  died  at  Cornwall,  N.  Y.,  1885.  Mr.  Snowden's  grand- 
father was  from  the  North  of  England,  although  he  settled  in 
Ireland.  His  mother,  Elizabeth  McFadden,  was  of  Scotch 
descent.  Being  left  a  widow  with  four  small  children,  she 
settled  in  New  York,  and  there  raised  and  trained  her  children 
for  high  positions  in  life.  One  son,  William  Edward,  the  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch,  became  a  minister,  the  two  other  sons 
became  doctors  of  note,  and  the  only  daughter  married  a 
minister. 

Mr.  Snowden  received  his  early  education  at  Trinity  School, 
New  York,  and  was  graduated  from  Columbia  College,  1838. 
In  the  summer  of  that  year  he  visited  Egypt  and  upon  return- 
ing in  the  fall  entered  the  General  Theological  Seminary  at 
New  York.  Failing  in  health,  he  was  ordered  South  by  his 
physicians  in  the  fall  of  1839.  He  became  chaplain  to  the 
family  of  Mrs.  Joseph  H.  Skinner  and  tutor  to  her  sons,  and 
it  was  thus  that  he  became  acquainted  with  her  daughter  Har- 
riet, whom  he  afterwards  married.  He  was  made  deacon  by 
the  Right  Rev.  Levi  Silliman  Ives,  Bishop  of  North  Carolina, 
on  June  6,  1841,  in  St.  Paul's  Church  at  Edenton,  N.  C.  and 
ordained  to  the  priesthood  by  the  same  Bishop  on  May  22, 
1842,  in  St.  Stephen's  Church,  Oxford,  N.  C. 

He  served  as  Missionary  in  Beaufort  County,  N.  C,  1841- 
1844,  having  charge  of  Trinity  Church,  Beaufort;  St.  Thomas, 
Bath ;  St.  John's,  Durham  Creek,  and  Zion  Chapel.  He  was 
Rector  of  St.  Peter's  Church,  Washington,  N.  C,  1844-1848, 
Holy  Trinity  Church,  Hertford,  N.  C,  1848- 1867,  having 
charge  also  of  the  mission  at  Galesville  and  other  places  near 
Hertford.  He  was  next  the  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Beau- 
fort, N.  C,  1867-1872,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the  Diocese 


REV.    WILLIAM    EDWARD    SNOWDEN. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  46 1 

of  Maryland  and  called  to  the  rectorship  of  Christ  Church, 
Rock  Spring,  Harford  County.  In  1872,  he  had  charge  of 
Emmanuel  Church  at  Bel  Air,  in  connection  with  the  Church 
at  Rock  Spring.  He  reHnquished  these  charges  in  1875  ^^^ 
became  Rector  of  St.  Andrew's  Church  at  Walden,  Orange 
County,  N.  Y.,  from  which  place  he  was  called  to  St.  Mark's 
Church,  New  Britain,  Conn.,  and  began  his  duties  there  on 
April  10,  1877.  Here  he  remained  until  May  i,  1880,  and  was 
transferred  from  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut  to  the  Diocese  of 
New  York.  He  was  made  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church, 
Canterbury,  Orange  County,  New  York  and  missionary  at  Corn- 
wall, where  he  remained  until  he  died,  Nov.  5,  1888. 

He  was  seriously  ill  with  pneumonia  in  1884  and  shortly 
after  his  good  wife  died.  From  "that  time  up  to  the  closing 
hours  of  his  life  they  have  been  hours  of  affliction.  Gradually 
he  became  blind  and  gradually  his  health  failed,  but  with  all 
he  had  continued  his  pastoral  duties,  conducting  the  services 
at  St.  John's  besides  those  at  St.  John's  Chapel  and  a  service 
once  a  month  at  the  W.  C.  T.  U.  mission  at  West  Cornwall." 

During  the  last  illness  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Snowden,  Bishop 
Potter  visited  him  with  the  tenderest  affection  and  ministered 
to  him  in  his  last  sickness.  There  was  a  large  number  of  clergy 
present  at  the  funeral  and  "the  Rev.  Dr.  Mason,  who  had 
known  the  Rev.  W.  E.  Snowden  during  forty  years  of  his 
forty-seven  in  the  ministry,  paid  a  beautiful  tribute  to  his  life ; 
and  Bishop  Potter,  who  held  the  deceased  Rector  in  high 
esteem,  also  paid  a  glowing  tribute  to  his  memory."  He  was 
tenderly  mentioned  in  the  New  York  Journal  of  Convention, 
both  by  Bishop  Potter  and  by  the  Assistant  Rector  of  St.  John's 
Church,  Cornwall.  There  were  also  numerous  press  notices 
of  the  deceased,  and  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  his  old 
parish  in  the  South,  sent  resolutions  of  loving  remembrance  to 
the  family  of  the  deceased. 

The  following  is  from  the  resolutions  passed  by  the  Arch- 
deaconry of  Orange,  immediately  after  the  funeral,  and  pub- 
lished in  the  "Churchman"  of  New  York : 

"Mr.  Snowden  had  completed  nearly  forty-seven  and  a  half 
years  of  active  labors  in  the  ministry  before  his  last  illness.  A 
naturally  delicate  constitution  had  in  him  been  so  strengthened 
29 


462  THE    CHURCH 

by  good  care  and  right  living,  that  he  was  enabled  to  continue 
his  work  with  great  effectiveness,  and  was  only  compelled  to 
forego  his  public  ministrations  for  five  Sundays  before  he  was 
taken  to  his  final  rest. 

"The  larger  part  of  Mr.  Snowden's  ministry  was  exercised 
in  the  diocese  of  North  Carolina.  In  coming  among  us  some 
years  ago,  he  brought  with  him  an  already  ripe  experience  in 
the  work  of  winning  souls  to  Christ,  which  with  a  high  degree 
of  scholarly  culture,  a  nature  of  great  refinement,  a  gentle  and 
kindly  spirit,  of  shrinking  sensitiveness,  but  of  the  warmest 
affection,  endeared  him  greatly  to  those  who  knew  him  well, 
and  made  his  life  a  bright  example  of  exalted  Christian  char- 
acter. His  deep  piety  and  his  devotional  spirit  were  beautifully 
witnessed  to  in  the  services  of  his  Church  into  which  they  had 
transfused  themselves ;  there  was  breathed  into  them  a  spirit  of 
true  worship  which  realized  the  highest  idea  of  the  communion 
of  the  soul  with  God." 


REV.  JOHN  HENRY  ROGERS. 

John  Henry,  a  son  of  Horatio  and  Susan  (Curtis,)  Rogers, 
was  born  Jan.  4,  1834,  at  Providence,  R.  I. ;  died  at  New  Britain, 

Conn.,    Jan.    23,    1886;     married    Elizabeth    Wright, 

daughter  of  James  Dugald  Brown,  Esqr.  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Mr.  Rogers  came  of  old  Rhode  Island  stock,  an  unbroken 
succession  of  six  generations  of  his  ancestors  having  lived  and 
died  within  that  State.  He  was  educated  at  Providence,  in  the 
common  schools  and  at  Brown  University,  graduating  in  1854, 
with  the  degree  A.M.  He  then  applied  himself  to  business 
pursuits  until  i860,  about  which  time  he  entered  the  Berkeley 
Divinity  School  at  Middletown,  graduating  in  1863.  He  was 
ordained  deacon  in  Emmanuel  Church,  Newport,  R.  I.  on  Aug. 
29,  1862,  by  Bishop  Clark,  being  presented  by  the  Rev.  Dr. 
William  Child.  He  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  the 
Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  on  Nov.  15,  1863, 
by  the  same  Bishop ;  the  Rev.  A.  N.  Littlejohn,  (afterwards 
Bishop  Littlejohn,)  being  the  presenter.  He  was  an  Assistant 
Minister  in  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 
1863-1865,  under  Dr.  Littlejohn,  following  closely  the  services 


SEV.    JOHN    HENRY    ROGERS. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  463 

there  of  the  Rev.  John  C.  Middleton,  who  like  Mr.  Rogers, 
afterwards  became  a  Rector  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New 
Britain.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Rogers  was  Rector  of  St.  James' 
Church,  Great  Barrington,  Mass.,  1865-1866.  In  the  spring  of 
1866  he  accepted  the  charge  of  St.  Andrew's  Chapel  at  Fac- 
toryville,  N.  Y.,  entered  upon  the  duties  there  at  Easter,  and 
remained  until  1868.  He  is  also  reported  as  at  West  Brighton, 
Staten  Island,  N.  Y.,  for  the  same  period.  Saint  Andrew's 
and  West  Brighton  are  both  in  the  Borough  of  Richmond, 
N.  Y.  For  more  than  four  years  he  was  travelling  in  Europe 
and  the  East.  In  returning  from  Palestine  he  was  seized  with 
Syrian  fever  at  Constantinople,  so  that  his  life  was  despaired 
of,  and  that  grievous  illness  left  an  enduring  impress  on  his 
constitution.  In  1873  he  was  residing  in  the  city  of  New  York 
without  any  charge.  In  1874  he  was  in  temporary  charge  of 
the  Church  of  the  Redeemer,  in  the  city  of  New  York,  during 
the  absence  of  the  Rector,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Shackelford.  He  was 
transferred  from  the  Diocese  of  New  York  to  the  Diocese  of 
Albany,  into  which  he  was  received  June  10,  1875,  and  became 
the  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Schenectady.  He  was  dismissed 
from  the  Diocese  of  Albany,  Sept.  23,  1880,  to  the  Diocese  of 
Connecticut,  where  he  entered  upon  the  rectorship  of  St.  Mark's 
Church,  New  Britain,  Conn.,  and  there  spent  the  remainder  of 
his  days,  as  related  in  the  history  for  the  years  1880- 1886. 


REV.  JAMES  STODDARD. 

James,  a  son  of  Enoch  Vine  and  Sarah  Ann  (Allen,)  Stod- 
dard, was  born  at  New  London,  Conn.,  Dec.  20,  1849  5  married 
in  New  York  City,  April  27,  1881,  Alice,  daughter  of  George 
Lewis  and  Matilda  Jane  (Rockwell,)  Kent,  born  at  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  July  28,  1855.  Mr.  Stoddard  was  born  into  the  Church, 
his  father  having  been  a  zealous  Churchman  and  for  many 
years  prominent  in  the  Diocesan  Conventions  of  this  Diocese. 
James  Stoddard  was  educated  at  Trinity  College,  Hartford  and 
the  Berkeley  Divinity  School,  Middletown. 

On  July  12,  1871,  James  Stoddard,  B.A.,  was  recommended 
by  the  Standing  Committee  of  this  Diocese  as  a  candidate  for 
holy  orders.     He  was  made  a  deacon,  in  the  Church  of  the 


464  THE    CHURCH 

Holy  Trinity  at  Middletown,  Conn.,  by  the  Right  Rev.  John 
Williams,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  Connecticut,  on  May  28,  1874  and 
served  during  his  diaconate  as  assistant  to  the  Rev.  Edwin 
Harwood,  D.D.,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  New  Haven.  On 
Friday,  June  11,  1875,  the  feast  of  St.  Barnabas,  in  St.  James' 
Church,  New  London,  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  by 
the  Right  Rev.  Bishop  Williams.  Mr.  Stoddard  was  presented 
by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Harwood  and  the  sermon  was  preached  by  the 
Rev.  Professor  Samuel  Hart,  of  Trinity  College.  At  the  New 
Haven  County  Convocation,  Waterbury.  Oct.  24  and  25,  1875. 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Stoddard  "read  a  thoughtful  essay  upon  the 
subject  of  Religion  and  the  Masses."  He  was  Rector  at  St. 
James's  Church,  Westville,  Conn.,  1875-1877.  On  Dec.  30, 
1876,  he  accepted  the  rectorship  of  Christ  Church,  Watertown, 
Conn.,  where  he  remained  until  April  i,  1886  and  then  entered 
into  the  rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  remain- 
ing there  until  July  i,  1892,  as  narrated  in  the  previous  pages. 

He  first  attended  the  Diocesan  Convention  of  this  Diocese 
in  1875,  the  year  that  lie  was  ordained  to  the  Priesthood,  and  he 
has  been  present  at  every  Diocesan  Convention  of  the  Diocese 
to  which  he  has  belonged  since  that  date,  thus  attending  the 
annual  Diocesan  Conventions  for  thirty-two  consecutive  years. 

He  read  a  portion  of  the  Morning  Prayer  at  the  Convention 
in  this  Diocese,  1882.  In  1892  he  was  elected  vice  president 
and  principal  of  the  Episcopal  Academy,  at  Cheshire,  Conn. 
In  1893-4-5  and  6,  he  was  one  of  the  directors  on  the  Board  of 
Education  of  the  Church  Scholarship  Society.  He  was  also 
appointed  in  1894  and  in  1895  by  the  Bishop  as  one  of  the 
Commissioners  on  the  Endowment  of  the  Episcopal  Academy. 
During  his  principalship  of  the  Academy  he  held  daily  service 
in  the  School  Chapel,  frequently  assisted  or  acted  for  the  Rec- 
tor of  St.  Peter's  Church,  Cheshire,  and  held  services  in  vari- 
ous other  places.  In  1896,  (and  in  years  following,)  he  held 
services  on  Sundays  during  his  vacation,  at  Black  Rock, 
Niantic,  Conn.,  for  the  benefit  of  the  summer  residents.  The 
Bishop's  address  to  the  Diocesan  Convention  1897  says:  that 
the  "Rev.  James  Stoddard  has  resigned  (July  i,  1896,)  the 
office  of  Principal  of  the  Academy,  proposing  to  return  to 
Parish  work.     Mr.  Stoddard's  term  of  office  has  been  for  the 


KEV.    JAMES     STODDARD. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  465 

Academy  a  period  of  reconstruction  and  of  reorganization  in 
administration  and  instruction.  It  was  necessary  to  do  very 
much  in  the  way  of  building  and  renewal  in  order  to  put  the 
school  property  in  proper  condition  as  regards  health  and  con- 
venience. It  was  also  necessary  to  arrange  the  courses  of  study 
with  full  appreciation  of  the  increased  demands  upon  a  Pre- 
paratory School  of  the  first  rank. 

"Under  Mr.  Stoddard's  efficient  direction  this  work  of  recon- 
struction and  reorganization  has  been  done  with  great  wisdom. 
The  new  system  of  administration  has  worked  well.  This 
school  property  has  been  greatly  improved  and  enlarged,  and 
is  to-day  more  valuable  and  better  fitted  for  school  purposes 
than  ever  before.  The  courses  of  study  and  standard  of 
instruction  have  been  brought  into  line  with  the  first  prepara- 
tory Schools  of  the  country.  Comparison  with  the  best  schools 
in  these  particulars  need  not  be  feared.  For  these  great  gains 
in  the  Academy  acknowledgment  is  due  to  Mr.  Stoddard  and 
the  staff  of  teachers  which  he  there  formed  and  directed. 

"In  times  of  peculiar  difficulty  he  has  guided  the  school  wisely 
towards  better  things,  and  his  name  will  ever  be  most  honorably 
associated  with  its  history.  He  retires  from  his  office  with  the 
best  wishes  of  all  the  Trustees  and  with  their  appreciation  of 
his  faithful  services." 

At  this  Convention  the  Rev.  Mr.  Stoddard  was  appointed  on 
the  committee  on  the  admission  of  new  parishes.  In  Septem- 
ber, 1896,  to  October,  1897,  he  was  Priest  in  charge  of  the 
Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity,  Middletown,  Conn.  From  Octo- 
ber, 1897,  to  May,  1898,  he  was  Priest  in  charge  of  Grace 
Church,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  and  on  June  i,  1898,  he  became  Rector 
of  St.  Andrew's  Church,  Mount  Holley,  N.  J.,  where  he  is  at 
present  located.  At  times  while  here  he  has  also  had  charge 
of  the  nearby  churches  of  St.  Martin's  and  St.  Luke's. 


466  THE    CHURCH 


REV.  HENRY  NICOLL  WAYNE. 

Henry  NicoU,  a  son  of  Henry  C.  and  Mary  L.  (Nicoll,) 
Wayne,  was  born  at  West  Point,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  4,  1844;  married 
at  the  Church  of  the  Transfiguration,  New  York,  Oct.  i,  1872, 
Edith,  daughter  of  Samuel  O.  and  EHzabeth  (Hunt,)  Town- 
.send,  who  was  born  at  Armonk,  N.  Y.,  Oct.  4,  1850. 

He  was  graduated  from  St.  Stephen's  College,  Paris,  France, 
1869,  and  from  the  General  Theological  Seminary  of  New 
York,  1872.  He  was  ordained  a  deacon  by  the  Right  Rev. 
Horatio  Potter,  Bishop  of  New  York,  on  June  30,  1872,  and 
ordained  to  the  priesthood  by  the  same  Bishop  on  Oct.  12,  1872. 
He  was  Rector  of  St.  Peter's  Church,  Lithgow,  N.  Y.  and 
missionary  from  July,  1872,  to  May,  1874.  For  a  while  in 
1874,  he  was  an  officiating  minister  in  Trinity  Parish,  New 
York.  He  was  transferred  from  the  Diocese  of  New  York  to 
the  Diocese  of  Maryland  and  became  Rector  of  St.  Paul's 
Church,  Baltimore,  Md.,  July,  1874,  where  he  remained  until 
July,  1882.  He  was  then  transferred  back  to  the  Diocese  of 
New  York,  and  was  Rector  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Edgewater, 
Staten  Island,  N.  Y.  from  July,  1882  to  June  1891.  He  was 
received  into  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut  from  the  Diocese  of 
New  York,  and  became  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Westport, 
Conn,  in  June,  1891.  He  was  called  from  there  to  the  rector- 
ship of  St.  Mark's  Church,  New  Britain,  Conn.,  where  he  served 
from  Oct.  I,  1893  to  July  i,  1899.  There  was  a  marked 
increase  in  the  number  of  Baptisms,  Confirmations  and  Com- 
municants, during  his  rectorship,  and  the  vested  choir  introduced 
by  him  is  a  constant  and  pleasant  reminder  of  his  work.  On 
June  28,  1899,  he  was  given  letters  dimissory  from  this  Diocese 
to  the  Diocese  of  New  York,  when,  according  to  the  Journal  of 
Convention  for  1899,  he  "removed  to  White  Plains,  N.  Y.  He 
had  charge  of  the  Church  at  Armonk,  near  White  Plains,  for  a 
time  and  was  missionary  for  parts  adjacent  For  about  one 
year  he  was  at  Amenia,  N.  Y.,  and  then  removed  to  Armonk, 
where  he  still  resides,  officiating  in  various  places. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Wayne  is  a  grandson  of  Judge  James  M. 
Wayne,  who  was  an  Associate  Justice  of  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court,  and  as  before  stated,  he  is  a  son  of  Henry  C. 


REV.    HENRY    NICOLL   WAYNE. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  467 

Wayne,  who  was  a  General  in  the  Confederate  Army  during  the 
Civil  War.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Connecticut 
Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution  and  one  of  its  first 
officers.  He  is  now  the  Registrar  General  of  the  Military 
Order  of  Foreign  Wars. 


REV.  HARRY  INNES  BODLEY. 

Harry  Innes,  a  son  of  Charles  Scott  Todd  and  Frances  Price 
(Curd,)  Bodley,  was  born  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  April  lo,  1852; 
married  at  New  York  City  by  the  Rev.  George  H.  Houghton, 
D.D.,  Sept.  13,  1877,  to  Mary  Anna,  daughter  of  James  Stuart 
and  Hannah  Maria  (Webb,)  Gillespie,  who  was  born  in  New 
York  City,  July  i,  1852. 

Harry  Innes  Bodley  received  his  preliminary  education  from 
private  tutors  and  in  private  schools  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  New 
York  City,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  Faribault,  Minn.  His  higher 
education  was  at  Columbia  College  and  the  General  Theological 
Seminary,  New  York. 

He  was  ordained  deacon  in  the  Church  of  the  Transfiguration, 
New  York,  on  Trinity  Sunday,  May  27,  1877,  by  the  Right  Rev. 
Bishop  Horatio  Potter,  D.D.,  by  whom  he  was  also  ordained 
to  the  priesthood  in  the  same  Church  in  New  York  on  June  10, 
1878.  He  was  minister  in  charge  and  Rector  of  Christ  Church, 
Canaan,  Conn.,  from  July  15,  1877,  to  Feb.  20,  1882.  In  addi- 
tion to  this  cure  he  also  had  the  charge  of  Christ  Church,  Shef- 
field, Mass.,  from  Jan.  23,  1881,  to  Jan.  29,  1882.  He  was  the 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Litchfield  Archdeaconry,  1878- 
1880. 

From  Canaan  he  removed  to  North  Adams,  Mass.  where  he 
began  the  duties  of  Rector  of  St.  John's  Church  on  Feb.  21, 
1882,  and  continued  there  until  July  6,  1890,  when  he  removed 
to  Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y.  He  was  at  this  time  an  Examining 
Chaplain  for  the  Diocese  of  Massachusetts.  He  was  special 
preacher  and  lecturer  at  St.  John's  Church,  Stamford,  Conn., 
from  October,  1890  to  the  spring  of  1891,  residing  meanwhile 
at  Mount  Vernon.  He  was  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the 
Society  for  the  Increase  of  the  Ministry,  from  Sept.  18,  1892, 
to  Nov.  I,  1895. 


468  THE    CHURCH 

On  Sept.  28,  1895,  he  was  transferred  from  the  Diocese  of 
Massachusetts  to  the  Diocese  of  Kansas.  In  the  Journal  of 
Convention  of  that  Diocese,  1895,  the  clerg-y  Hst  contains  the 
name  of  the  Rev.  Harry  I.  Bodley,  "Visitor  and  Examiner  of 
St.  John's  MiHtary  School,  Salina."  The  Right  Rev.  Frank 
Rosebrook  Millspaugh  was  consecrated  Bishop  of  Kansas, 
Sept.  19,  1895.  In  his  address  to  the  Diocesan  Convention  of 
1896,  he  says:  "My  first  official  act  Sept.  19,  1895,  was  the 
nomination  of  the  Rev.  Harry  I.  Bodley  (Dean,)  to  Grace 
Cathedral,  Topeka."  The  Rev.  Mr.  Bodley  was  installed  as 
Dean  at  the  Cathedral  on  Nov.  17,  1895.  On  May  24,  1896, 
the  Bishop  visited  St.  John's  School,  Salina,  and  the  Baccalau- 
reate sermon  in  Christ  Church  was  by  the  Very  Rev.  Dean 
Bodley.  At  this  Convention,  1896,  the  Very  Rev.  H.  I.  Bodley 
is  reported  as  on  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Examiners  of  the 
College  of  the  Sisters  of  Bethany,  Topeka,  and  as  Dean  of  tlie 
Cathedral  Chapter.  He  was  also  appointed  by  this  Convention 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  finance,  and  chairman  of  the 
committee  to  arrange  for  the  annual  convention  of  the  Brother- 
hood of  St.  Andrew,  the  Woman's  Auxiliary  and  the  order  of 
the  Daughters  of  the  King  in  Junction  City,  at  the  time  of  the 
next  Diocesan  Convention. 

He  resigned  his  position  at  the  Cathedral  on  Sept.  12,  1897, 
and  removed  to  Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y.  In  the  Kansas  Journal 
of  Convention.  Sept.  1898,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Bodley  reports  having 
exercised  his  ministry  in  New  York,  Brooklyn,  and  Tarrjtown, 
N.  Y.,  also  in  New  Haven,  Stamford,  and  elsewhere  in  Con- 
necticut, besides  having  charge  of  the  Church  of  the  Trans- 
figuration, Norfolk,  Conn.,  during  the  summer.  Early  in  1899 
he  became  the  private  secretary  of  the  Right  Rev.  Henry  Cod- 
man  Potter,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  New  York. 

On  the  seventeenth  of  April,  1899,  the  parish  of  St.  Mark's, 
New  Britain,  Conn.,  elected  a  committee  to  request  Bishop 
Brewster  to  appoint  a  Rector  for  that  parish.  In  compliance 
with  this  request,  the  Bishop  appointed  the  Rev.  Harry  I. 
Bodley  of  the  Diocese  of  Kansas,  who  became  the  Rector  on 
Aug.  I,  1899. 


REV.    HARRY    INNES    BODLEY. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


469 


TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  I836-I9O6 


Elected.  Senior  Warden. 

Aug-.     28,  1836.  Lorenzo  P.  Lee. 

1837.  No  record. 

April     23,  1838.  George  Winchester, 

1839.  No  record. 

1840.  No  record. 
April     18,  1841.  Jonah  H.  Todd. 
March  22,  1842.  Jonah  H.  Todd. 
April     24,  1843.  Jonah  H.  Todd. 
April     15,  1844.  Jonah  H.  Todd. 
March  24,  1845.  Hezekiah  Seymour. 
Aipril     13,  1846.  Hezekiah  Seymour. 
April       7,  1847.  Hezekiah  Seymour. 
April     24,  1848.  Hezekiah  Seymour. 


April 

9, 

1849. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

April 

I, 

1850. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall, 

April 

26, 

1851. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall 

April 

22, 

1852. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall 

March  28, 

1853. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

April 

24, 

1854. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

April 

9> 

1855. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

March 

24, 

1856. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

April 

13. 

1857- 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

April 

5, 

1858. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

April 

24, 

1859. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

April 

9, 

i860. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

April 

I, 

1861. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

April 

22, 

1862. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

April 

6, 

1863. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

March  28, 

1864. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

Junior  Warden. 
Ira  E.  Smith. 

Emanuel  Russell. 


Hezekiah  Seymour. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Jonah  H.  Todd. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall 
signed  as  Junior 
Warden,  Dec.  23, 
1848. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Hezekiah  Seymour." 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 


47° 

THE    CHURCH 

TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS 

,  1S36-1906 

Elected. 

Senior  Warden. 

Junior  Warden. 

April 

17,  1865. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

April 

2,  1866. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

April 

22,  1867. 

Hezekiah  Seymour. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

April 

13,  1868. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Henry  E.  Russell. 

March 

29,  1869. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Virgil  Cornish. 

April 

18,  1870. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Virgil  Cornish. 

April 

17,  187I. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Virgil  Cornish. 

April 

I,  1872. 

Virgil  Cornish. 

Henry  E.  Russell. 

April 

14,  1873. 

Samuel  W.  Hart. 

William   Parker. 

April 

6,  1874. 

Samuel  W.  Hart. 

William   Parker. 

March 

29, 1875. 

Samuel  W.  Hart. 

William   Parker. 

April 

17, 1876. 

Samuel  W.  Hart. 

Norris  Bailey. 

April 

2,  1877. 

William  Parker. 

Henry  E.  Russell,  2d. 

April 

22, 1878. 

WilHam  L.  Humason. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

April 

14,  1879. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

Henry  Tolles. 

March 

29, 1880. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

Henry  Tolles. 

April 

17,  1881. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

Henry  Tolles. 

April 

10, 1882. 

Henry  E.  Russell,  Jr. 

Henry  Tolles. 

March  26,  1883. 

Henry  E.  Russell,  Jr. 

Henry  Tolles. 

April 

14.  1884. 

Henry  Tolles. 

Norris  Bailey. 

April 

6, 1885. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Samuel  W.  Hart. 

April 

26,  1886. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Samuel  W.  Hart. 

April 

II,  1887. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Samuel  W.  Hart. 

April 

2,  1888. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Samuel  W.  Hart. 

April 

22,  1889. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

Samuel  W.  Hart. 

April 

7, 1890. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Howard  C.  Noble. 

]\Iarch 

30, 1 89 1. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Franklin   Graham. 

April 

18, 1892. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Charles  D.  Hine. 

April 

3, 1893- 

Norris  Bailey. 

Henr\'  E.  Russell. 

March  26,  1894. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Henry  E.  Russell. 

April 

15.1895- 

Norris  Bailey. 

Alfred  S.  Finch,  Re- 
signed.    Succeeded 
by  Howard  C.  No- 
ble, April  29. 

April 

6, 1896. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Howard  C.  Noble. 

April 

19- 1897. 

Norris  Bailey. 

N.  Albert  Hooker. 

April 

II,  1898. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Isaac  D.  Russell. 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


471 


TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  1836-1906 


Elected. 

Senior  Warden. 

Junior  Warden 

April 

13, 1899. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Isaac  D.  Russell. 

April 

16, 1900. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Isaac  D.  Russell. 

April 

8, 1901. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Isaac  D.  Russell. 

March 

31, 1902. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Isaac  D.  Russell. 

May 

11,1903. 

Norris  Bailey, 

Isaac  D.  Russell. 

May 

9, 1904. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Alfred  S.  Finch. 

May 

8, 1905. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Alfred  S.  Finch. 

May 

14, 1906. 

Norris  Bailey. 

Alfred  S.  Finch. 

472 


THE   CHURCH 


TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  I836-1906 

Vestrymen. 


Aug:.  28,  1836. 

April  24,  1843. 

Emanuel  Russell. 

Andrew  G.  Graham. 

Frederick  T.  Stanley. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall 

Ralph  Dickinson. 

Wm.  Blackslee. 

Hezckiah  Seymour. 

Noble  Hill. 

Cyrus  Booth. 

Lorenzo  P.  Lee. 

George  Francis. 

April  15,  18/^4. 

183^ 

Stephen  G.  Bucknal 

No  record. 

Andrew  G.  Graham. 

Charles  Parsons. 

April  23,  1838. 

Theo.  Ellsworth. 

Ira  E.  Smith. 

Wm.  Blackslee. 

Ralph  Dickinson. 

March  24,  184';. 

Lorenzo  P.   Lee. 

j^-'              t^*j 

Philip  S.  Judd. 

Jonah  H.   Todd. 
Sheldon   Smith. 

Andrew   G.    Graham. 

Andrew  G.  Graham. 

1839. 

George  Wooley. 

Ira  E.  Smith. 

No  record. 

1840. 

April  13,  1846. 

Lorenzo  P.  Lee. 

No  record. 

George  Wooley. 

Noble   Hill. 

April  18,  1841. 

Christopher  Senior. 

Ira   E.   Smith. 

Sheldon  Smith. 

Stephen    G.    Bucknall. 

George  Francis. 

Henry  E.  Russell. 

Wm.  Blackslee. 

Andrew  G.  Graham. 

George  Francis. 

April  7,   1847. 

Lorenzo  P.  Lee. 

March  22,  1842. 

George  Wooley. 

George    Francis. 

Noble  Hill. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Christopher  Senior. 

Andrew  G.  Graham. 

Sheldon   Smith. 

Wm.  Blackslee. 

George  Francis. 

Lorenzo  P.  Lee. 

Wm.  Blackslee. 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


473 


TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  I836-1906 
Vestrymen. 


April  24,  1848. 
Lorenzo  P.  Lee. 
Noble  Hill. 
John  B.  Parsons. 
George  Wooley. 
Christopher  Senior. 
George  Francis. 
Wm.  Bingham. 

April  9,   1849. 
Nathaniel  Dickinson. 
Charles  Parsons. 
William  Bradley. 
Henry  Tolles. 
Noble  Hill. 
George  Wooley. 
Virgil  C.  Goodwin. 

April   I,   1850. 
Nathaniel  Dickinson. 
George  Wooley. 
Wm.  Bradley. 
Noble  Hill. 
Henry  Tolles. 

April  26,  1 85 1. 

Noble  Hill. 
Nathaniel   Dickinson. 
George  Wooley. 
Wm.  Bradley. 
Henry  Tolles. 

April  22,  1852. 
Nathaniel    Dickinson. 
Noble  Hill. 
Wm.  Bradley. 
Henry  H.  Todd. 
Wm.  G.  Coe, 


March  28,  1853. 
Wm.  G.  Coe. 
Norris  Bailey. 
Nathaniel  Dickinson. 
Henry  H.  Todd. 
Wm.  L.  Humason. 
Noble  Hill. 
Wm.   B.   Smyth. 
George  Kilbourn, 

April  24,  1854. 

William  G.  Coe. 
Norris    Bailey. 
Nathaniel    Dickinson. 
William  L.  Humason. 
William   B.   Smyth. 
Noble  Hill. 
George  Kilbourn, 
Jonah  H.   Todd. 
William  Bradley. 
Jacob  A.  Strickland. 

April  9,   1855. 
William  G.  Coe. 
Norris  Bailey. 
Nathaniel  Dickinson, 
Jonah  H.  Todd. 
George  Francis. 
William  L.  Humason. 
George  Kilbourn. 
William  Bradley. 
Jacob  A.   Strickland. 
Noble  Hill. 

March  24,  1856. 
William  G.   Coe. 
Oliver  B.  North. 
Norris   Bailey. 


474 


THE   CHURCH 


TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  1836-1906 
Vestrymen. 


Nathaniel  Dickinson. 
Marcellus  Clark. 

April  13,  1857. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Oliver  B.  North. 
Nathaniel  Dickinson, 
Norris  Bailey. 
Marcellus   Clark. 
Gerrett  P.   Post. 
Noble  Hill. 
Jacob  A.  Strickland. 
Virgil  Cornish. 

April   5,   1858. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Virgil  Cornish. 
Oliver  B.  North. 
Jacob  A.  Strickland. 
Noble  Hill. 
Marcellus  Clark. 
Norris  Bailey. 

April  24,  1859. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Virgil  Cornish. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 
Oliver  B.  North. 
Jacob  A.  Strickland. 
Norris  Bailey. 
Noble  Hill. 

April  9,   i860. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Virgil  Cornish. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 
Noble  Hill. 
Jacob  A.  Strickland. 
Oliver  B.  North. 


Norris  Bailey. 
Wm.  L.  Humason. 
Augustus  T.  Post. 

April    I,   1 861. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Nathan   R.   Cook. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 
Noble  Hill. 
Jacob  A.  Strickland. 
Merritt  Bronson. 
Norris  Bailey. 
William  L.  Humason. 
Augustus  T.   Post. 

April  22,  1862. 
Virgil   Cornish. 
Oliver  B.  North. 
Merritt  Bronson. 

April  6,   1863. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Virgil   Cornish. 
Merritt  Bronson. 

March  28,  1864. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Virgil  Cornish. 
William  L.   Humason. 

April  17,  1865. 
Henry  E.  Russell,  Re- 
signed.      Succeeded 
by  Alexander  Pratt, 
Nov.  13. 
Virgil  Cornish. 
William   L.  Humason. 

Added  Nov.  13. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


475 


TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  1836-1906 
Vestrymen. 

Samuel  W.  Hart, 


James  D.  Frary. 
Norris   Bailey. 
Buel  Sedgewick. 

April  2,   1866. 
Probably   the   same   as 
in  1865. 

April  22,  1867. 
Virgil  Cornish. 
WilHam   L.   Humason. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 
Norris  Bailey. 
James  D.  Frary. 
George  R.  Post. 
William  Bradley. 

April  13,  1868. 
Virgil    Cornish. 
William  N.  Lock  wood. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 
William   L.   Humason. 
Franklin  Graham. 
Henry  E.  Russell  2nd. 
Alfred  S.  Finch. 

March  29,  1869. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
William  L.   Humason. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 
William  N.  Lock  wood. 
Henry  E.  Russell  2nd. 
Nathaniel  Dickinson. 
Sherman  P.  Cooley. 

April  18,  1870. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Norris  Bailey. 
Franklin  G.  Guion. 


George  R.  Post. 
William  Parker. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 

April  17,  1 87 1. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Franklin  G.  Guion. 
William  Parker. 
George  C.   Pettis. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 
James  D.  Frary. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
George  R.  Post. 
Henry  E.  Russell  2nd. 

April   I,    1872. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 
Franklin  G.  Guion. 
James  D.  Frary. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
George  C.  Pettis. 
William  Parker. 
George  R.  Post. 
Norris  Bailey. 
Sherman  P.  Cooley. 
Henry  E.  Russell  2nd. 

April  14,  1873. 
Henry  E.  Russell  2nd. 
James  D.  Frary. 
Norris   Bailey. 
George  R.  Post. 
George  C.  Pettis. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
Thomas  G.  Banks. 

April  6,   1874. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 


476 


THE   CHURCH 


TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  1836-1906 
Vestrymen. 


Norris   Bailey. 
George  R.  Post. 
Georo;e  C.  Pettis. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
Thomas  G.  Banks. 
Sherman  P.  Cooley. 

March  29,  1875. 
Norris   Bailey. 
George   C.    Pettis. 
George  R.   Post. 
Joseph  Clement  Atwood. 
Ira  E.   Hicks. 

April  17,  1876. 
Joseph  C.  Atwood. 
George  C.  Pettis. 
Alfred  S.  Finch. 
Leonard  Doig. 
William  Parker. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
Henry  E.  Russell  2nd. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 
Nathaniel  Dickinson. 

April   2,    1877. 
Norris  Bailey. 
George  R.  Post. 
Joseph  C.  Atwood. 
Franklin  G.  Guion. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 

April  22,  1878. 
Norris  Bailey. 
William   Parker. 
George  C.   Pettis. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
Henry  Tolles. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 
Alfred  S.  Finch. 


April  14,  1879. 
Norris  Bailey. 
Henry  E.  Russell  Jr. 
Howard   C.   Noble. 
William  Parker. 
Nathaniel    Dickinson. 

March  29,  1880. 
Norris  Bailey. 
Henry  E.  Russell  Jr. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 
Nathaniel  Dickinson. 
Joseph  E.  Hance. 
Charles  H.  Smith. 
William  Parker. 

April  17,  1881. 
Henry  E.  Russell  Jr. 
Norris   Bailey. 
Franklin  Graham. 
Nathaniel  Dickinson. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 
Charles  H.  Smith. 
William  L.  Humason. 

April  10,  1882. 
Norris  Bailey. 
Joseph  C.  Atwood. 
Franklin   Graham. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 
Nathaniel  Dickinson. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
William  L.  Humason. 

March  26,  1883. 
Norris  Bailey. 
Joseph  C.  Atwood. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
Franklin  Graham. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


477 


TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  1836-1906 
Vestrymen. 


Howard  C.  Noble. 
Nathaniel  Dickinson. 
Samuel  W.   Hart. 

April  14,  1884. 
Joseph  C.  Atwood. 
Henry  E.  Russell  Jr. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 
William   Parker. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 

April  6,   1885. 
Joseph  C.  Atwood. 
Henry  E.  Russell  Jr. 
Franklin  G.  Guion. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 
William  Parker. 

April  26,  1886. 
Joseph  C.  Atwood. 
Henry  E.  Russell  Jr. 
William  Parker. 
Ira  E.   Hicks. 
Franklin  G.  Guion. 
Franklin  Graham. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 

April  II,  1887. 
Joseph  C.  Atwood. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Franklin  G.  Guion. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 
William  L.  Humason. 
Franklin  Graham. 


April  2,  il 

Joseph  C.  Atwood, 
Franklin  Graham, 


Franklin  G.  Guion, 
Howard   C.   Noble. 
Alfred  S.  Finch. 
William  L.  Humason. 
George  M.  Parsons. 

April  22,  1889. 
Franklin  Graham. 
Franklin  G.  Guion. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 
Alfred  S.  Finch. 
George  M.  Parsons. 
George  J.  Turnbull. 
William  L.  Humason  Jr. 

April  7,  1890. 
Alfred  S.  Finch, 
Franklin  G.  Guion. 
Franklin  Graham. 
George  M.   Parsons. 
George  J.  Turnbull. 
William   L.   Humason. 
William  B.  Steeles. 

March  30,  1891. 
Alfred    S.    Finch. 
William   L.   Humason. 
Henry  J.  Browne. 
Charles  D.  Hine. 
George  J.   Turnbull, 
Alfred  S.  Judd. 
Alexander  Pratt. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
Robert  Aymers, 

April  18,  1892. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
George  J.  Turnbull. 
William  L.  Humason, 


30 


478 


THE    CHURCH 


TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  1836-1906 
Vestrymen. 


Henry  E.  Beach. 
Alfred  S.  Finch. 
Charles  J.  White. 
Alfred  S.  Judd. 
Robert  Aymers. 
Charles  F.  Smith. 

April   3,   1893. 

Ira  E.  Hicks. 

Charles  D.  Hine,  Re- 
signed. Succeeded 
by  Geo.  M.  Parsons, 
April  26. 

William  L.  Humason. 

Isaac  D.  Russell. 

Charles  F.  Chase. 

N.  Albert  Hooker. 

George  J.  Turnbull, 
Resigned.  Succeed- 
ed by  Howard  C. 
Noble,  April  26. 

March  26,  1894. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
William  L.  Humason. 
Isaac  D.  Russell. 
Charles  F.  Chase. 
N.  Albert  Hooker. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 
George  M.  Parsons. 

April  15,  1895. 

Ira  E.  Hicks. 

William  L,  Humason. 

Henry  E.  Russell. 

Howard  C.  Noble,  Pro- 
moted. Suceeded  by 
George  M.  Parsons, 
April  29. 


Isaac  D.  Russell. 
N.  Albert  Hooker. 
Charles  F.  Chase. 

April  6,   1896. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
William  L.  Humason. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Isaac  D.  Russell. 
N.   Albert  Hooker. 
Charles  F.  Chase. 
George  M.  Parsons. 

April    19,    1897. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 
Isaac  D.  Russell. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
William  L.  Humason. 
George  H.  Mitchell. 
Charles  F.  Chase. 
George  M.  Parsons. 

April  II,  1898. 

Howard  C.  Noble. 

Ira  E.  Hicks. 

Charles  F.  Chase. 

Sherman  P.  Cooley. 

Henry  E.  Beach. 

George  H.  Mitchell. 

N.  Albert  Hooker,  Re- 
signed. Succeeded 
by  George  M.  Par- 
sons, July  25. 

April  13,  1899. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 
George  M.  Parsons. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
John  J.  Coats. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


479 


TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  1S36-1906 


Vestrymen. 


Thomas  H.  Porter. 
Charles  F.  Chase. 
John  Crabtree. 

April  16,  1900. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 
Alfred  S.  Finch. 
George  M.  Parsons. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
John  J.  Coats. 
John  Crabtree. 
Charles  F.  Chase. 
Thomas  H.  Porter. 
Henry   E.   Beach. 

April  8,   1 901. 

Howard  C.  Noble. 
Henry  E.  Beach. 
John  J.  Coats. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
George  M.   Parsons. 
Alfred  S.  Finch. 
Charles  F.  Chase. 
Thomas  H.  Porter. 
John    Crabtree. 

March  31,  1902. 

Howard  C.  Noble. 
Henry  E.  Beach. 
John  J.  Coats. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
George  M.  Parsons. 
Alfred  S.  Finch. 
John  Crabtree. 
Charles  F.  Chase. 
George  H.  Mitchell. 

May  II,   1903. 

Howard  C.   Noble. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 


Henry  E.  Beach. 
John  J.  Coats. 
George  M.  Parsons. 
George  H.  Mitchell. 
Charles  F.  Chase. 
Alfred  S.  Finch. 
John  Crabtree. . 

May  9,  1904. 
Howard  C.   Noble. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
Henry  E.  Beach. 
John  J.  Coats. 
George  M.  Parsons. 
George  H.  Mitchell. 
Charles  F.  Chase. 
William  L.   Humason. 
Charles  J.  White. 

May  8,  1905. 

Howard  C.  Noble. 
George  M.  Parsons. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
Charles  J.  White. 
Charles  F.  Chase. 
Henry  E.  Beach. 
W^illiam  L.  Humason. 
William  E.  Attwood. 
Frederick  A.  B.  Forrest. 

May  14,  1906. 
Howard  C.  Noble. 
George  M.  Parsons. 
Ira  E.  Hicks. 
Charles  J.  White. 
Charles  F.  Chase. 
Henry  E.  Beach. 
William  L.  Humason. 
William  E.  Attwood. 
Dr  F.  A.  B.  Forrest. 


48o 


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TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  I836-1906 


Elected. 


Aug. 
April 


April 

March 

April 

April 

March 

April 

April 

April 

April 


April 

April 

April 

March 

April 

April 

March 

April 

April 

April 

April 

April 

April 

April 

March 

April 

April 


28,  1836. 

1837. 

23,  1838. 

1839- 
1840. 

18,  1841. 

22,  1842. 

24,  1843. 
15,  1844. 
24,  1845. 
13,  1846. 

7, 1847. 

24,  1848. 

9,  1849. 


I,  1850. 
26,1851. 
22,  1852. 
28,  1853. 
24,  1854. 

9>  1855- 
24, 1856. 
13.  1857. 

5,  1858. 
24, 1859. 

9,  i860. 

1,1861. 
22, 1862. 

6, 1863. 

28. 1864. 

17. 1865. 
2, 1866. 


April     22,  1867. 


Treasurer. 

Emanuel  Russell. 

Emanuel  Russell. 

Emanuel  Russell. 

Emanuel  Russell. 

Ira  E.  Smith. 
Ira  E.  Smith. 
Ira  E.  Smith. 
Ira  E.  Smith. 
Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 
Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 
Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 
Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 
IraE.  Smith.  Deceased 

Succeeded  by  Ash- 

bel  Dickinson,  Sept. 

28. 
Ashbel  Dickinson. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell, 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 
Samuel  W.  Hart. 
George  R.  Post. 
Probably  George  R. 

Post. 
James  D,  Frary. 


Parish  Clerk. 

Charles  N.  Stanley. 
Charles  N.  Stanley. 
Emanuel  Russell. 

Andrew  G.  Graham. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
Henry  E.  Russell. 


Henry  E.  Russell, 
Henry  E.  Russell. 
William  B,  Smyth. 
William  B.  Smyth. 
William  B.  Smyth. 
William  B.  Smyth. 
William  B.  Smyth. 
William  B.  Smyth. 
William  B.  Smyth. 
William  B.  Smyth. 
William  B.  SmyUi. 
William  B.  Smyth. 
Augustus  T.   Post. 
Augustus  T.   Post. 
George  R.  Post. 
George  R.  Post. 
Henry  P.  Curtis. 

Henr>'  P.  Curtis. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


481 


TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  1836-1906 


Elected. 


April  13,  1868. 
March  29,  1869. 
April  18,  1870. 
April  17,  1871. 
April       I,  1872. 


April 
April 


14,  1873. 
6, 1874. 


March  29,  1875. 
April  17,  1876. 
April  2,  1877. 
April  22,  1878. 
April  14,  1879. 
March  29,  1880. 


April 

17, 

1881 

April 

10, 

1882 

March  26, 

1883 

April 

14, 

1884 

April 

6, 

1885 

April 

26, 

1886 

April 

II, 

1887 

April 

2, 

1888 

April 

22, 

1889 

April 

7, 

1890 

March 

30, 

1891 

Treasurer. 

Henry  E.  Russell,  2d. 
Henry  E.  Russell,  2d. 
William   Bishop. 
William   Bishop. 
William    Bishop. 


Franklin  G.  Guion. 

Thomas    G.    Banks. 
Resigned.    Succeed- 
ed  by   Franklin   G. 
Guion,  April   13. 

Howard  C.  Noble. 

Howard  C.  Noble. 

Howard  C.  Noble. 

Thomas  F.  Main. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

Ira  E.  Hicks.  Re- 
signed. Succeeded 
by  C.  H.  Smith, 
June  8. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

Alfred  S.  Finch. 

Alfred  S.  Finch. 

Henry  J.   Browne. 

Henry  J.  Browne.  Re- 
signed. Succeeded 
by  Henry  E.  Beach, 
June  2. 


Parish  Clerk. 

Henry  P.  Curtis. 

Henry  P.  Curtis. 

Henry  P.  Curtis. 

Henry  P.  Curtis. 

Henry  P.  Curtis.  Re- 
moved from  town. 
Succeeded  by  Leon- 
ard Doig,  Feb.   13, 

1873- 
Leonard  Doig. 
Leonard  Doig. 


Leonard  Doig. 
Leonard  Doig. 
Franklin  G.  Guion. 
Alfred  S.  Finch. 
Charles  H.  Avery. 
Charles  H,  Smith. 


Leonard  Doig. 
Charles  H.   Smith. 
Charles  H.   Smith. 


Frank 1 
Frankl 
Frankl 
Frankl 
Frankl 
Frankl 
Frankl 


n  G.  Guion. 
n  G.  Guion. 
n  G.  Guion. 
n  G.  Guion. 
n  G.  Guion. 
n  G.  Guion. 
n  G.  Guion. 


Alfred  S.  Finch. 


492 

THE   CHURCH 

TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS 

,  1 836-1906 

Elected. 

Treasurer. 

Parish  I 

Clerk. 

April 

18, 

1892. 

Henry 

E.  Beach. 

Alfred  S 

).  Finch. 

April 

3. 

1893. 

Henry 

E.  Beacli. 

Alfred  S 

1.  Finch.    Re- 

signed. 

Succeeded 

by  Franklin  G.  Gui- 

on,  April 

26. 

March  26, 

1894. 

Henry 

E.  Beach. 

Charles 

F. 

Chase. 

April 

15. 

1895. 

Henry 

E.  Beach. 

Charles 

F. 

Chase. 

April 

6, 

1896. 

Henry 

E.  Beach. 

Charles 

F. 

Chase. 

April 

19. 

1897. 

Henry 

E.  Beach. 

Charles 

F. 

Chase. 

April 

II, 

1898. 

Henry 

E.  Beach. 

Charles 

F. 

Chase. 

April 

13, 

1899. 

Henry 

E.  Beach. 

Charles 

F. 

Chase. 

April 

16, 

1900. 

Henry 

E.  Beach. 

Charles 

F. 

Chase. 

April 

8, 

1901. 

Henry 

E.  Beach. 

Charles 

F. 

Chase. 

March 

31. 

1902. 

Henry 

E.  Beach. 

Charles 

F. 

Chase. 

May- 

II, 

1903. 

Henry 

E.  Beach. 

Charles 

F. 

Chase. 

May 

9, 

1904. 

Henry  E.  Beach. 

Charles 

F. 

Chase. 

May 

8, 

1905. 

Henry 

E.  Beach. 

Charles 

F. 

Chase. 

May 

14, 

1906. 

Henry 

E.  Beach. 

Charles 

F. 

Chase. 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


483 


TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  1836-1906 


DIOCESAN   CONVENTION 


Delegates. 

1836  Ira  E.  Smith 

1837  Emanuel  Russell 

1838  '  Ira  E.  Smith 

1839  Lorenzo  P.  Lee 
Emanuel  Russell 

1840 

1841  Stephen  G.   Bucknall 

1842  Stephen  G.   Bucknall 

1843  Jonah  H.  Todd 

1844  Stephen  G.  Bucknall 

1845  Stephen  G.  Bucknall 

1846  Jonah  H.  Todd 

1847  Stephen  G.  Bucknall 

1848  Ira  E.  Smith 

1849  Henry  E.  Russell 

1850  Virgil  C.  Goodwin 

1851  Henry   E.   Russell 

1852  Nathaniel    Dickinson 
Jonah  H.  Todd 

1853  Wm.  B.  Smyth 
Wm.  L.  Humason 

1854  Henry  E.  Russell 
Norris   Bailey 

1855  Henry  E.  Russell 
Wm.   G.   Coe 

1856  Wm.  B.   Smyth 
Marcellus   Clark 

1857  Henry   E.    Russell 
Oliver  B.  North 

1858  Henry  E.  Russell 
Virgil  Cornish 

1859  Henry  E.  Russell 
Virgil  Cornish 

i860   Virgil    Cornish 

Dr.  Samuel  W.  Hart 

1861  Virgil  Cornish 
Wm.  L.  Humason 

1862  Henry  E.  Russell 
Dr.  Samuel  W.  Hart 

1863  Virgil  Cornish 
Oliver  B.  North 


Substitutes. 


Emanuel  Russell 


Henry  E.   Russell 
Henry  E.   Russell 

Henry  E.   Russell 
Ira  E.   Smith 
Hezekiah   Seymour 

Jonah  H.  Todd 
Hezekiah   Seymour 
Noble  Hill 
Stephen  G.  Bucknall 


Nathaniel    Dickinson 
Stephen  G.  Bucknall 
Nathaniel  Dickinson 
Jonah  H.  Todd 
Jacob  A.   Strickland 
Wm.   Bradley 
OHver  B.  North 
Nathaniel  Dickinson 
Virgil  Cornish 
Stephen  G.  Bucknall 
OHver   B.   North 
Jacob  A.  Strickland 
OHver  B.  North 
Dr.  Samuel  W.  Hart 
Augustus  T.  Post 
Merritt    Bronson 
Stephen   G.   Bucknall 
Jacob  A.  Strickland 
George  R.  Post 
Augustus  T.  Post 
Augustus  T.  Post 
Henry  E.   Russell 


Attended. 
Ira  E.  Smith 
No  attendance 
Ira  E.   Smith 

Emanuel  Russell 
No  attendance 
Stephen  G.  Bucknall 
No  attendance 
Jonah  H.  Todd 
No  attendance 
Stephen   G.   Bucknall 
Jonah  H.  Todd 
Noble  Hill 
No  attendance 
No  attendance 
Virgil    C.    Goodwin 
Stephen  G.   Bucknall 
Jonah  H.  Todd 
Jonah  H.  Todd 
vStephen  G.   Bucknall 
Wm.  L.  Humason 
Stephen   G.   Bucknall 
Henry  E.  Russell 
Norris  Bailey 
Henry  E.  Russell 
Wm.   G.   Coe 
Wm.  B.   Smyth 
Marcellus  Clark 
Virgil   Cornish 
Stephen  G.   Bucknall 

Virgil   Cornish 
Henry  E.  Russell 
Virgil   Cornish 
Virgil   Cornish 
Dr.  Samuel  W.  Hart 
Virgil   Cornish 

Dr.  Samuel  W.  Hart 
Augustus  T.  Post 
Augustus  T.  Post 
Virgil  Cornish 


484 


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TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  I836-1906 


Delegates. 

1864  Virgil  Cornish 
Henry  E.  Russell 

1865  Virgil  Cornish 
Henry  E.  Russell 

1866 

1867  Virgil  Cornish 

Dr.  Samuel  W.  Hart 

1868  Virgil  Cornish 
Edwin   L.    Goodwin 

1869  Stephen  G.   Bucknall 
Virgil  Cornish 

1870  Virgil  Cornish 
Henry  E.  Russell 

1871  Virgil  Cornish 
Henry  E.  Russell,  ist 

1872 

1873  Virgil  Cornish 
Stephen  G.   Bucknall 

1874  Virgil  Cornish 
Stephen  G.   Bucknall 

1875  Virgil  Cornish 
Samuel  W.  Hart 

1876  Samuel  W.  Hart 
Virgil  Cornish 

1877  Virgil    Cornish 
Samuel  W.  Hart 

1878  Virgil  Cornish 
Samuel  W.  Hart 

1879  Virgil  Cornish 
Samuel  W.  Hart 

1880  Wm.   L.   Humason 
Dr.  Samuel  W.  Hart 

1881  Samuel  W.  Hart 
Wm.  L.  Humason 

1882  Samuel  W.  Hart 
Wm.  L.  Humason 

1883  Wm.   L.   Humason 
Samuel  W.  Hart,  M.D. 

1884  Samuel  W.  Hart 
Wm.   L.   Humason 

1885  Samuel  W.  Hart 
Wm.  L.  Humason 


Substitutes. 
Wm.   L.   Humason 
Dr.  Samuel  W.  Hart 
Henry  P.  Curtis 
James  D.  Frary 


Wm.  L.  Humason 
Norris  Bailey 
Alfred  S.  Finch 
Henry  Tolles 
Alfred   S.   Finch 
Edwin  L.  Goodwin 
Wm.  L.  Humason 
Franklin  G.  Guion 
Wm.   Parker 
Henry  Tolles 


Samuel  W.  Hart 
Nathaniel  Dickinson 
Norris  Bailey 
Dr.    Samuel   W.   Hart 
Franklin  G.  Guion 
George  C.   Pettis 
George  C.   Pettis 
George  R.  Post 
Norris  Bailey 
Nathaniel  Dickinson 
Franklin  G.  Guion 
George  R.  Post 
Norris  Bailey 
Henry  Tolles 
Joseph  C.  Atwood 
Norris  Bailey 
Joseph  C.  Atwood 
Henry  Tolles 
Joseph  C.  Atwood 
Norris  Bailey 
Norris  Bailey 
Franklin  G.  Guion 
Henry  Tolles 
Joseph  C.  Atwood 
Henry   Tolles 
Joseph  C.  Atwood 


Attended. 
Virgil   Cornish 

Virgil  Cornish 

Virgil  Cornish 
Wm.  L.  Humason 
Virgil   Cornish 
Dr.  Samuel  W.  Hart 

No  attendance 
Stephen   G.   Bucknall 
Virgil  Cornish 
Virgil  Cornish 
Franklin   G.   Guion 
Virgil  Cornish 
Wm.    Parker 
Virgil   Cornish 
William   Parker 
Virgil    Cornish 
Stephen  G.  Bucknall 

No  attendance 
Virgil  Cornish 

George  C.  Pettis 
Virgil  Cornish 
Virgil  Cornish 
Samuel  W.  Hart 
Virgil  Cornish 


No  attendance 
Wm.  L.  Humason 
Dr.  Samuel  W.  Hart 

No  attendance 
Samuel   W.    Hart 
Wm.   L.    Humason 
Samuel  W.  Hart,  M.D. 

Samuel   W.    Hart 


No  attendance 


IN    NEW   BRITAIN. 
TABLE  OF  PARISH  OFFICERS,  1836-1906 


485 


Delegates. 

1886  Norris  Bailey 
Samuel   W.    Hart 

1887  Norris   Bailey 
Samuel   W.    Hart 

1888  Norris    Bailey 
Samuel  W.  Hart 

1889  Samuel  W.  Hart 
Norris  Bailey 

1890  Norris    Bailey 
Howard  C.  Noble 

1891  Norris    Bailey 
Alfred  S.   Finch 

1892  Norris  Bailey 
Charles  D.  Hine 

1893  Norris  Bailey 
Henry  E.  Russell 

1894  Howard   C.   Noble 
Isaac  D.  Russell 

189s    Howard  C.   Noble 
Isaac  D.  Russell 

1896  Isaac  D.  Russell 
George  H.  Mitchell 

1897  Isaac    D.   Russell 
N.   Albert  Hooker 

1898  Norris    Bailey 
Isaac  D.  Russell 

1899  Charles  F.   Chase 
N.  Albert  Hooker 

1900  Charles   F.   Chase 
Isaac  D.  Russell 

1901  Charles    F.    Chase 
Alfred  S.  Finch 

1902  Norris    Bailey 
Isaac   D.    Russell 

1903  Norris   Bailey 
Isaac   D.    Russell 

1904  Alfred   S.  Finch 
Charles  F.  Chase 

1905  Alfred  S.  Finch 
Charles  F.  Chase 

1906  Charles  F.   Chase 
Dr.  F.  A.  B.  Forrest 


Substitutes. 
Joseph  C.  Atwood 
Henry  E.  Russell  Jr. 
Joseph  C.  Atwood 
H.  E.  Russell  Jr. 
Franklin   Graham 
William  L.  Humason 
Joseph  C.  Atwood 
Alfred    S.    Finch 
Franklin  G.  Guion 
Franklin  Graham 
Franklin   G.   Guion 
Charles   D.  Hine 
Ira  E.  Hicks 
Wm.    L.    Humason 
Ira  E.  Hicks 
Charles  D.   Hine 
Charles  F.  Chase 
N.  Albert  Hooker 
N.  Albert  Hooker 
Charles  F.  Chase 
N.  Albert  Hooker 
Charles  F.  Chase 
George  H.  Mitchell 
Howard  C.  Noble 
Howard  C.  Noble 
George   H.   Mitchell 
Isaac  D.  Russell 
George  W.  Fisk 
Alfred   S.    Finch 
Howard  C.  Noble 
Ira  E.   Hicks 
John  J.  Coats 
Charles    F.    Chase 
Ira   E.   Hicks 
Charles   F.    Chase 
N.   Albert   Hooker 
Ira  E.   Hicks 
Charles   J.   White 
N.    Albert   Hooker 
F.  A.  B.  Forrest 
Ira  E.  Hicks 
Charles  J.  White 


Attended. 
Franklin  G.  Guion 
Samuel  W.   Hart 
Joseph  C.  Atwood 
Samuel  W.   Hart 
Samuel  W.   Hart 
William  L.  Humason 
Joseph  C.  Atwood 
Norris  Bailey 
Norris  Bailey 

Norris  Bailey 
Alfred  S.  Finch 
Charles  D.  Hine 


No  attendance 
Howard  C.  Noble 
Isaac  D.  Russell 
Howard  C.  Noble 
Isaac  D.  Russell 
Isaac  D.  Russell 
George  H.  Mitchell 
Isaac  D.  Russell 
N.  Albert  Hooker 
Norris  Bailey 
George  H.  Mitchell 
Charles'  F.  Chase 
N.  Albert  Hooker 
Alfred  S.  Finch 

Charles  F.  Chase 
Alfred  S.  Finch 
Norris  Bailey 
Charles  F.  Chase 
Charles  F.  Chase 
N.   Albert   Hooker 
Alfred  S.  Finch 
Charles  F.  Chase 
Alfred  S.  Finch 
Charles  F.  Chase 
Charles  F.  Chase 
Dr.  F.  A.  B.  Forrest 


486 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 


Clergyman  &  Remarks. 


Name. 


Birth. 


1849- 

May    20 

Alexander  Capron 

Saml.  Alexander 

Adult 

June    10 

Mrs.  Jane  Brown 

Adult 

June    10 

Mrs.  Sophia    Parsons 

Adult 

July    15 

Elias  Barnes 

Adult 

July    15 

Mrs.  Caroline    Barnes 

Adult 

March 

Private 

Frank  Albert  Senior 

Feb., 

1849 

April    8 

Easter 

Day 

Elizabeth    Russell 

Oct., 

1848 

April    8 

Easter 

Day 

Alfred  Stanley  Judd 

April    8 

Easter 

Day 

Emma  Hart  Dickinson 

April    8 

Easter 

Day 

Anne  Jane  Hills 

Oct., 

1848 

April    9 

Private 

Francis    Samuel   Cowles 

1848 

May    26 

Private 

Mary  Hamilton 

1849 

July      8 

Ellen  Cornelia  Tolles 

July     8 

Edwin  Tolles 

July     8 

Adelaide  Tolles 

Oct.    14 

Private 

Mary  Jane  Peard 

Dec.    30 

Rev.  J.   M.   Guion 

James  Alexander  Capron 

Sept.     7 

,1849 

1850. 

Jan.    20 

Alexander  Capron 

Nelson  Jones  Goodwin 

Feb.    12 

Clinic 

Margaret    Anne    Harrington 

Adult 

Feb.    12 

Private 

Malvina  Yaman  Harrington 

Mar.     7 

George  Marshall  Welch 

Aug.  21 

Private 

James  George  Burt 

Infant 

Sept.  29 

Rev.  J.   M.   Guion 

Francis  Denison  Welch 

Infant 

Oct.    13 

Alexander  Capron 

Elizabeth   Waters 

Infant 

Nov.  24 

Augusta  Josephine  Kilbourne 

Nov.  24 

James   Alexander  Goodwin 

Adult 

Dec.    22 

Mr.  George  Kilbourn 

Adult 

Dec.    22 

Mrs.               Kilbourn 

Adult 

1851. 

Apr.    II 

J.  M.  Guion 

Ella  Jerusha  Collins 

Mar.  24 

1851 

Apr.    27 

Alexander  Capron 

Lorin  Delos  Barnes 

Apr.    27 

Ellen  Maria  Barnes 

Apr.    27 

George   Russell   Brown 
Mrs.  Harriet  Fenton 

Aug.   10 

Private 

Henry  Dowd  Todd 

1852. 

Feb.      8 

J.  M.  Guion 

Julius  Francis 

Dec.    2, 

185 1 

Mar.     7 

Alexander  Capron 

Darwin  Francis 

Adult 

Apr.    II 

William    Henry   Thornton 

8  months 

May     2 

at    Warehouse    Point 

Silien    Stcinmetz 

Infant 

May     2 

at    Warehouse    Point 

Anne   Station 

Infant 

May    29 

Norris  Bailey 

Adult 

May    29 

Mrs.  Roxa  Deming  Bailey 

Adult 

May    29 

Timothy  Langdon 

Adult 

May    29 

William    Hnmason 

Adult 

June   20 

Prof.   Jackson 

Elizabeth   Lydia  Waters 

Infant 

Nov.    14 

J.  M.  Guion 

Henry  Merriam  Webster 

Infant 

Nov.    14 

Mary  Althea  Capron 

Infant 

i8S3- 

June    12 

Alexander  Capron,  Private 

Oliver  Fenton 

I   year 

old 

July    24 

Julia   Francis 

Infant 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


487 


BAPTISMS 


Parents. 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  Christopher  Senior 
Henry  E.  &  EHzabeth  Russell 
Philip  &  Betsey  Judd 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Nathaniel  Dickinson 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Noble  Hills 
Samuel  &  Sabra  Cowles 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  John  Hamilton 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Henry  Tolles 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Henry  Tolles 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Henry  Tolles 
H.  L.  &  Eliza  Peard 
Alexander  &  Mary  Capron 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Virgil  Goodwin 

Mr.  &  Margaret  A.  Harrington 
Cyrus  &  Jane  E.  Welch 

Cyrus  &  Jane  E.  Welch 

Waters 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  George  Kilbourne 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Virgil  Goodwin 


Gilbert  &  Jerusha  Collins 

Elias  &  Caroline  Barnes 
Elias  &  Caroline  Barnes 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  C.  P.  Brown 

Henry  H.  &  Emily  Todd 

Darwin  &  Henrietta  W.  Francis 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Hezekiah  Seymour,  Wm.  Bradley  &  wife 
Hezekiah  Seymour,  Wm.  Bradley,  Mrs.  Seymour 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Wm.  Bradley  &  Mrs.  Guion 
H.  Seymour,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  N.  Hills 
H.  Seymour,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  N.  Hills 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  George  WooUey 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  H.  Seymour  &  Mrs.  Hannah  Tolles 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  H.  Seymour  &  Mrs.  Hannah  Tolles 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  H.  Seymour  &  Mrs.  Hannah  Tolles 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Peard,  the  Uncle  &  Aunt 
James  G.  Wells,  Revd.  Prof.  Jackson  &  Mrs.  H. 

Wells 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Todd  &  Mr.  Bucknall 
Mrs.  Goodwin  &  Mrs.  Schortau 
Mrs.  Goodwin  &  Mrs.  Schortau 
Mr.  Goodwin  &  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Seymour 


Mr.  Stephen  J.  Bucknall  &  Mrs.  Bucknall 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Noble  Hills  and  Mrs.  Capron 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  A.  Capron 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Seymour  &  Mr.  Hill 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Hill  &  Mrs.  Capron 

Mr.  G.  E.  Collins,  Mrs.  E.  Y.  Guion  &  C.  Dick- 
inson 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Hill  &  Mrs.  Capron 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Hill  &  Mrs.  Capron 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Hill  &  Mr.   N.   Dickinson 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Woolley  &  Mrs.  Capron 


Mr.  S.  G.  Bucknall  &  Noble  Hill 


Frederick  &  Sarah  Waters 
William  &  Sarah  Webster 
Alexander  &  Mary  R.  Capron 


S.  G.  Bucknall,  Noble  Hill  &  Mrs.  Hill 

S.  G.  Bucknall,  Noble  Hill  &  Mrs.  Hill 

Hezekiah  Seymour,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Bucknall 

Emanuel  Russell,  H.  Seymour 

Alexander  &  Mary  R.  Capron 

Noble  &  Susannah  Hills 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  J.  G.  Wells  &  Mrs.  Guion 


Oliver  &  Harriet  Fenton 
Darwin  &  Henrietta  H.  Francis 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  S.  G.  Bucknall 


488 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 


1853 
Oct.      I 
Oct.    23 
Nov.     6 

1854- 
Apr.  15 
June  4 
June  II 
Oct.  I 
Oct.  I 
Oct.  8 
Dec.  25 
Dec.    25 

1855. 
Mav    18 

July   15 

July    15 
July    IS 

July  15 
July    15 
Sept.     - 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct.    I 
Oct.    I 
Oct.    I 
Oct.    I 
Oct.    I 
1856. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 

Apr.  27 
May  4 
May  4 
May  4 
May  4 
May  4 
May  II 
May  II 
July  6 
July 
July 
July 
July 
July  . 
July   13 

July    13 


Clergyman  &  Remarks. 
Alexander  Capron  Priv 


Easter  Even 
Whitsunday 
Holy    Trinity 


F.  T.  Russell  Private 

Sixth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

Sixth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

Sixth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

Sixth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

Sixth  Sunday  after  Trinity 

Private 

Fourteenth  Sunday  af.  Trinity 

Fourteenth  Sunday  af.  Trinity 


Name. 


Birth. 


Fifth 
Sunday 
Sunday 
Sunday 
Sunday 
Sunday 


Seventh 
Seventh 
Seventh 
Seventh 
Seventh 
Seventh 


at  Mr.  Bradbury's 

at  Mr.  Bradbury's 

at  Mr.  Bradbury's 

at  Mr.  Bradbury's 

at  Mr.  Bradburj^'s 

Sunday  after  Easter 

after  Ascension  Day 

after  Ascension  Day 

after  Ascension  Day 

after  Ascension  Day 

after  Ascension  Day 

Whitsunday 

Whitsunday 

Sunday  after  Trinity 

Sunday  after  Trinity 

Sunday  after  Trinity 

Sunday  after  Trinity 

Sunday  after  Trinity 

Sunday  after  Trinity 


Grace  Louisa  Penfield 

I  yr.  &8mos 

John  James  Coats 

Infant 

Anna  Goldsborough  Smyth 

Infant 

Ellen  Maria  Tolles 

Adult 

William  Henry  Russell 

Infant 

Catharine    Waters 

Infant 

Catharine  Henry 

10  years 

Martha  Francis  Henry 

about  6  yrs. 

Webster 

Infant 

Virgil   Pettibone   Humason 

5  years 

William   Lawrence   Humason 

18  months 

William  Judd 

68  years 

William  Burnham  North 

1 1  years 

George  Post  North 

6  years 

Edward  Mills  North 

3  years 

Joseph  Gibbons 

2  years 

Jacob  Gibbons 

4  years 

William  Henry  Tolles 

2  weeks 

Richard  Henry  Smyth 

Lucy  Abigail  Cook 

Grace    Elizabeth    Staples 

2  years 

Frank  Ernest  William  Vensil 

5  years 

Francis  William  Fenton 

II  years 

George  Austin  Fenton 

9  years 

Walter  Warren  Fenton 

7  years 

Mary  Adelaide  Loomis 

II  years 

Anne  Denslow  Loomis 

6  years 

Charles    Martin   Loomis 

9  years 

Sarah    Howard    Loomis 

3  years 

Ella  Jane  Bradbury 

7  months 

Hannah  Althea  Bradbury 

II  years 

Elizabeth   Ann  Fewkes 

2  years 

Frederick  Gee  Fisher 

3  months 

Mary  Ann  Sunderland  Fisher 

3  vears 

William    Newton    Lockwood 

Adult 

Francis  Hull  Webster 

2  months 

Mary  Sigourney  Gibbons 

3  months 

Martha  Phoebe  Gibbons 

3  months 

Arthur  Seabury  Welch 

7  months 

Maria  Josephine  Wood 

Adult 

Austin   Stowe  Humphrey 

Adult 

Timothy   Root 

Adult 

Mrs.  Martha  Ann  Leland 

Adult 

Ada  Estelle  Leland 

2  years 

Ann  Maria  Smith 

II  years 

Harriet   Smith 

4  years 

Ellen    Augusta   Smith 

18  months 

Charles  Henry  Smith 

7  years 

Mrs.  Sarah  Conklin 

Adult 

Mortimer  Augustus  Conklin 

13  years 

IN    NEW   BRITAIN. 


489 


BAPTISMS 


Parents. 

Chester  &  Sarah  Penfield 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Tames  Coats 
Wm.  B.  &  Anne  Smyth 

Wife  of  Henry  Tolles 
Henry  E.  &  Elizabeth  Russell 
Frederick  &  Sarah  Waters 


Wm.  B.  &  Sarah  Webster 
Wm.  L.  &  Eunitia  Humason 
Wm.  L.  &  Eunitia  Humason 


Mr.  O.  B.  &  Mrs.  M.  E.  North 
Mr.  O.  B.  &  Mrs.  M.  E.  North 
Mr.  O.  B.  &  Mrs.  M.  E.  North 
Mr.  T.  B.  &  Mrs.  Martha  Gibbons 
Mr.  T.  B.  &  Mrs.  Martha  Gibbons 

Mr.  Wm.  B.  &  Mrs.  A.  M.  T.  Smyth 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  N.  R.  Cook 
Mr.  J.  &  Mrs.  A.  A.  W.  Staples 
Mr.  &   Mrs.   Charles   Vensil 
Francis  &  Rebecca  Fenton 
Francis  &  Rebecca  Fenton 
Francis  &  Rebecca  Fenton 
Chester  M.  &  Mary  Loomis 
Chester  M.  &  Mary  Loomis 
Chester  M.  &  Mary  Loomis 
Chester  M.  &  Mary  Loomis 

John  W.  &  Phebe  W.  Bradbury 
John  W.  &  Phebe  W.  Bradbury 
William  &  Louisa  Fewkes 
Joseph  &  Catherine  Fisher 
Joseph  &  Catherine  Fisher 

William  B.  &  Sarah  A.  Webster 
Mr.  T.  B.  &  Mrs.  Martha  Gibbons 
Mr.  T.  B.  &  Mrs.  Martha  Gibbons 
Cyrus  &  Jane  E.  Welch 


George  A. 
George  A. 
Charles  & 
Charles  & 
Charles  & 
Charles  & 
Mr.  A.  & 
Mr.  A.  & 


&  M.  A.  Leland 
&  M.  A.  Leland 
Harriet  Smith 
Harriet  Smith 
Harriet  Smith 
Harriet  Smith 
Mrs.  Sarah  Conklin 
Mrs.  Sarah  Conklin 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  James  Coats 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Smyth 

Mrs.  L.  P.  Lee  &  Mrs.  Hill 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Emanuel  Russell 

The  parents  &  Mrs.  Capron 

The  parents  &  Mrs.  Capron 

The  parents  &  Mrs.  Capron 

The  parents  &  Mrs.  Capron 

Virgil  Pettibone,  Alexander  Capron,  Amanda  Eno 

Virgil  Pettibone,  Alexander  Capron,  Amanda  Eno 

Mrs.  Guion 

Parents 

Parents 

Parents 

Mr.  Gibbons  &  Mrs.  Bucknall 

Mr.  Gibbons  &  Mrs.  Bucknall 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Smyth 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  N.  R.  Cook 

Parents  &  Mrs.  C.  Vensil 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  H.  E.  Russell 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  H.  E.  Russell 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  H.  E.  Russell 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  H.  E.  Russell 

Parents 

Parents 

Parents 

Parents 

Dicken  &  Mary  Horsfall 

Ezra  Dyson  &  Julia  Fletcher 

Alfred  &  Jane  March 

Jonathan  Brooke  &  Mary  Tyler 

James   L.   Broadbent  &   Sarah   Pickford 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  H.   Seymour  &  Mr.  Bucknall 

Mr.  Webster 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  S.  G.  Bucknall 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  S.  G.  Bucknall 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  George  Kilbourn 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  William  B.  Smyth,  Miss  Russell 

Mr.  Seymour  &  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Wm.  B.  Smyth 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Bucknall  &  Mr.  S.  Smith 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  William  B.  Smyth 

Mrs.  S.  G.  Bucknall 

Miss  Mary  A.   Smith 

William  &  Sophia  Payne 

William  &  Sophia  Payne 

William  &  Sophia  Payne 

Mr.  S.  G.  Bucknall  &  George  Kilbourn 

Mr.  S.  G.  Bucknall  &  George  Kilbourn 


49° 


THE    CHURCH 


1856 

July  13 
July  13 
Sept.  7 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Nov. 
Nov. 
Dec. 

1857. 

Jan.  25 

Feb.  3 

Mar.  15 

Apr.  10 

May  10 

Alay  24 

Aug.  2 

Aug.  2 
Aug. 

1858 
Jan. 
Apr. 

Apr.  3 

Apr.  3 

May  2 

June  16 

J"ly  4 

July  4 

July  18 

Oct.  3 


Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 

Oct.  17 

1859. 

Apr.  23 

Apr.  23 

May  15 

July  4 

July  4 

July  17 

Sept.  2 

i860. 

Jan.  I 

Feb.  5 

May  6 

May  6 

Tune  I 

July  8 

Aug.  12 

Aug.  12 


Clergyman  &  Remarks. 
Rev.  F.  T.  Russell 


Bishop  Williams 


BAPTISMS 

Name.  Birth. 

John   Adolphus   Conklin  11  years 

Charles  Abraham  Conklin  8  years 

Ellen   Augusta   North  3  months 

Alexander   Beatty  5  months 

Harriet  Louisa   Fenton  6  months 
Jane    Adams    Dimond 

Sophia  Echart  3  months 

Gordon  Russell  2  months 


Rev.  F.  T.  Russell  Mary  Elizabeth  Hanaford  Adult 

At  Christ  Church,  Middletown    Benjamin  Franklin  Rowe  Adult 

Catherine  Helen  Lovell  Adult 

On  Good  Friday    Norman    Warner  Adult 

Fourth  Sunday  after  Easter    Mrs.   Delia   Morgan  Adult 

Alonzo  Frederick  Elliot  Harris    6  months 
Isabel  Louise  Leland 

EHzabeth  Tyler  18  months 

Rev.  W.   C.  Hopkins,  private     Charles  Wrisley  6  years 


8    Rev.  F.  T.  Russell,  prv.,  Pl'ville 


at  Lancaster,   Mass. 


at  Lancaster,  Mass. 


Arthur  Lowry  Bishop  5  years 

Tench  Tilman  Smyth  3  months 

George  Edward  Morgan 

Emma  Augusta  Morgan 

AHce  Elizabeth  Orvis  Adult 

Harry  Earnest  March  4  months 

Ellen  Salina  Wrisley  10  years 

Lilla  Ida  Wrisley  4  years 

Mary  Margaret  Low  3  years 

John  Bocking  5  months 

Christiana  Elizabeth  Ricndecker  11  months 

Mary  Elizabeth  Neucomb  17  months 

Henry  Liesler 

Lizzy  Jane  Beatty  4  mos.    ( ?) 

Almeda  Ella  Welch 

Huntley    Russell  6  weeks 

Martha  Susan  Moore  Adult 

Lilla  Adella  Baggs  6  years 

Julia   Amelia    Warner  Adult 

Sophia  Caroline  Eiker  i  yr.  4  mos. 

Caroline    Stoakes  2  yrs.  3  mos. 

John   Hollister   North  5  months 

Thomas  Henry  Low  6  months 

John  Christopher  Nichols  9  months 

Charles  William  Dyson  13  weeks 

Grace  Abby  Merrill  years 

Jerusha  Sclden   Merrill  years 

Frederick  Eckhart  16  months 

Grace   Agnes   Goodwin  10  months 

Sering 

Frederick  Hines  8  vears 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


491 


BAPTISMS 


Parents. 

Mr.  A.  &  Mrs.  Sarah  Conklin 
Mr.  A.  &  Mrs.  Sarah  Conklin 
OHver  B.  &  M.  E.  North 
Ambrose  &  Jane  L.  Beatty 
O.  W.  &  Harriet  Fenton 
George  &  Eliza  Dimond 
Frederick  &  Elizabeth  Echart 
Rev.  F.  T.  &  Mary  H.  S.  Russell 


(Hypothetical) 


(Hypothetical) 
Charles  &  Jane  Harris 
George  A.  &  Martha  Leland 
Alfred  &  Elizabeth  Tyler 
Alonzo  &  Susan  J.  Wrisley 

Laura  A.  &  James  H.  Bishop 
William  B.  &  A.  M.  T.  Smyth 
Samuel  &  Delia  Morgan 
Samuel  &  Delia  Morgan 

Alfred  &  Jane  March 
Alonzo  &  Susan  J.  Wrisley 
Alonzo  &  Susan  J.  Wrisley 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  George  Low 


Albert  & 
Jacob  & 


Riendecker 
Neucomb 


Ambrose  &  Jane  L.  Beatty 

Cyrus  &  Jane  Welch 

Rev.  Francis  T.  &  Mary  S.  Russell 


Lucretia  Baggs 

Enoch  &  Sophia  Eiker 
Frederick  &  Frances  Stoakes 
Oliver  B.  &  M.  E.  North 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  George  Low 

Robert  &  Mary  Ann  Nichols 
Ezra  &  Harriet  Dyson 
Mrs.  Jerusha  Merrill 
Mrs.  Jerusha  Merrill 
Frederick  &  Sophia  Eckhart 
Edward  &  Frances  A.  Goodwin 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Mr.  S.  G.  Bucknall  &  George  Kilbourn 
Mr.  S.  G.  Bucknall  &  George  Kilbourn 
Parents  &  Mrs.  Hollister 
Parents   &    George    Dimond 
Henry  &  Ellen  M.  Tolles  &  Mrs.  Fenton 
Parents  &  Mrs.  Ruth  Post 
Mrs.  Emma  Wilson  &  Mrs.  Echart 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  O.  H.  Gordon  &  Giles  A.  Easton 

Prof.  Buckham  &  Jane  H.  Russell 
Rev.  Mr.  Davies  &  G.  A.  Easton 
Mary  Johnson 

H.  E.  Russell  &  Mrs.  Warner 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  O.  B.  North 
Parents  &  William  John  Elliot 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  S.  G.  Bucknall 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  A.  Conklin 


The  parents 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  O.  B.  North 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  O.  B.  North  &  Mrs.  Morgan 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Sheldon  Smith 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  S.  G.  Bucknall 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  N.  Hill  &  Mrs.  Wrisley 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  N.  Hill  &  Mrs.  Wrisley 

Parents  &  Miss  Sarah  Reed 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Riendecker 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  John  Bogking 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  John  Bogking 

Parents  &  Harriet  Wells 

Parents  &  Mrs.  Eliza  Dimond 

Parents  &  Mrs.  Caroline  Smith 

William  B.  Bradley  &  Mrs.  Lydia  H.  Sigourney 

Mrs.  Mary  H.  S.  Russell 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  N.  Bailey  &  Mrs.  C.  Smith 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  N.  Bailey  &  Mrs.  M.  H.  S.  Russell 

Wm.  &  Caroline  Retch 

Frederick  &  Wilhelmine  lingerer 

Parents 

Parents  &  Thomas  W.  Reed 

Parents  &  John  Killin 

Parents 

Mrs.  Merrill  &  Mrs.  F.  T.  Russell 

Mrs.  Merrill  &  Mrs.  F.  T.  Russell 

Parents 


Francis  &  Christina  Hines 


Frederick  &  Joanna  Hielalius 


492 


THE   CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 


i860 
Aug.  12 
Aug.  12 
Aug.  12 
Aug.  12 
Sept.  9 
Sept.  9 
Sept.  23 
Sept.  23 
Sept.  23 
Sept.  23 
Oct.  7 
Oct.  7 
Oct.  7 
Oct.  7 
Nov.  25 
Dec.  9 
Dec.    24 

1861. 
Mar.  S 
Mar.  8 
Mar.  10 
Mar.  18 
Mar.  25 
Mar.  30 
Apr.  4 
Apr.  18 
Apr.  22 
June   30 

Aug.  22 

Aug.  23 

Oct.  12 

Oct.  20 

Oct.  27 

Oct.  27 

Nov.  3 


Nov.  3 
Nov.  17 
Nov.  22 
Dec.      I 


Dec. 

Dec. 
Dec. 
Dec. 
Dec. 
Dec. 

1862. 
Apr.    29 
Apr.    29 
Apr.    29 


Clergyman  &  Remarks. 


Name. 


Birth. 


Rev.  F.  T.  Russell 


Francis   Ilines 
Bertha  Hines 
Alonzo  Harris 
Paulina  Francesca  Trepka 
Emma  Louisa  Martin 
Isabella  Martha  Beatty 
Frances   Narcissa  Taylor 
Eliza  Gangloff 
Mary  Ann  GanglofF 
Henry    Philip   GanglofF 
'  William  Henn 
Francis    George    Henn 
August  Henn 
Henry  Hick 
Private    Catherine  Ihle 

Louisa    Niepling 
Richard  Arthur   Beach 


Rev.  Giles  A.  Easton 
Rev.  F.  T.  Russell 


Frederick  Eugene  Conklin 
Caroline  Angelo  Stroatzzi 
Elizabeth   Angelo   Stroatzzi 
Christian  Ludwig  Mack 
Mary  Jane  Stevens 
Arthur  Seabury  Goodwin 
Private    Frederick    WiUiam    Horsfal 
George  Frederick  Joseph  Henn 
Caroline  Egar 
Elbert   Chester   Penfield 
Ida  May  Penfield 
Simon  Frederick  Echart 
Ellen  Burnett 
Margaret  Scoville 
William  Russell   Whitmore 
George  Michael  Newberth 
Albert  Philip  Newberth 
Ellen   Margeritta   Bulkley 

Stuart 
Isabel  Winthrop  Stuart 
Martha  Lucietia  Oakes  Smith 
Sigourney  Russell 
Cornelia  Ann  Vibberts 


Private 
Private 
Private 


Private 


Private 
Private 


Private — sick-bed 


Jenny  Stillman 

Annis  IMaria  Smith 
Mary  Gertrude  Bailey 
Caroline  Elizabeth  Post 
John  Girard  Post 
George  Curtis  Post 


6  years 

2  years 

1  year 

4  years 

9  months 

4  years 

2I/2  years 

5  months 

7  years 

6  years 

2  years 

19  months 

7  weeks 

3  months 

4  months 

3  years 

I  year 

314  years 

10  days 

5  months 

months 

2  weeks 

3  months 

3  months 

3  years 

4  months 

6  months 

4  months 

3  months 

months 

7  years 

2  years 

Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

6  weeks 

Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

8  years 

6  years 

t8  months 

Easter  even.  George  Christopher  Rebstock  4  months 
Easter  even.  Lillian  Thompson  Goodwin  5  months 
Easter  even.    Freddie  Alberta  Taylor  7  months 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


493 


BAPTISMS 


Parents. 

Francis  &  Christina  Hines 
Francis  &  Christina  Hines 

Henry  V.  &  Rosalie  Trepka 
Carl  &  Mary  A.  Martin 
Ambrose  &  Jane  L.  Beatty 
Emery  E.  &  Mary  N.  Taylor 
Henry  P.  &  Elizabeth  M.  Gangloff 
Henry  P.  &  Elizabeth  M.  Gangloff 
Henry  P.  &  Elizabeth  M.  Gangloff 
Francis  A.  &  Barbara  Henn 
Francis  A.  &  Barbara  Henn 
Francis  A.  &  Barbara  Henn 
Peter  &  Elizabeth  Hick 
Valentine   &    Margaret    Ihle 
Christian  &  Elizabeth  Niepling 
James  &  Mary  Beach 

Mr.  A.  &  Mrs.  S.  Conklin 
James  &  Catherine  Stroatzzi 
James  &  Catherine  Stroatzzi 
Christian  L.  &  Harriet  Wells 
Mr.  &  Mrs.   Stevens 
Edward  &  Frances   M.   Goodwin 
John  D.  &  Mary  P.  Horsfal 
Cornelius  &  Henn 

Ignatius  &  Caroline  Egar 
Chester  &  Grace  Penfield 
Chester  &  Grace  Penfield 
Frederick  &  Sophia  Echart 
Robert  &  Elizabeth  Burnett 
Charles  &  Scoville 

Frederick  H.  &  Fanny  Whitmore 
George  &  Dorothea  Newberth 
George  &  Dorothea  Newberth 

Mrs.  I.  W.  Stuart 
Mrs.  I.  W.  Stuart 

Rev.  F.  T.  &  Mary  S.  Russell 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Frederick  &  Joanna  Hielalius 
Frederick  &  Joanna  Hielalius 

Parents 

C.  Repstock,  •  Alice  Orvis  &  Mrs.   Martin 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  George  Dimond  &  Miss  Bullard 

Mr.  Goodwin,  Mrs.  Birge 

Henry  P.  Fritz,  Mary  May,  Mary  Siebert 

Henry  P.  Fritz,  Mary  May,  Mary  Siebert 

Henry  P.  Fritz,  Mary  May,  Mary  Siebert 

Parents 

Parents 

Parents 

Mrs.  Antonia  Camera 

Louisa  Schenfield  &  Elizabeth  Niepling 
Mr.  Beach  &  Mr.  &  Mrs.  John  Payne 

William  B.  Payne 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  John  Hanna  &  Mrs.  Stevens 
Parents 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Frederick 

Mr.  S.  G.  Bucknall,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Penfield 

Mr.  S.  G.  Bucknall,  Mrs.  Fenton  &  Mrs.  Birge 

Parents 


Philip  Hoffart  &  Mrs.  Newberth 
Philip  Hoffart  &  Mrs.  Newberth 

Mrs.   S.  &  Miss  Jane  H.  Russell 

Mrs.   S.  &  Miss  Jane  H.  Russell 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  H.  Seymour  &  Miss  M.  Johnson 

Rev.  Mr.  &  Mrs.  S.  F.  Jarvis  &  Rev.  F.  T.  Russell 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  William  B.   Smyth  &  Mrs.   Chester 

Birge 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  C.  G.  Birge 
Mr.  Cornish  &  Mrs.  Caroline  Smith 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  Horace  Bailey 
George  R.  &  Elizabeth  Post 
George  R.  &  Elizabeth  Post 
George  R.  &  Elizabeth  Post 

Christopher  &  Alice  Rebstock 
Edward  L.  &  Frances  E.  Goodwin 
Emery  &  Mary  N.  Taylor 

31 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  Post  &  Mrs.  Garry  P.  Post 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Post  &  Mrs.  Garry  P.  Post 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Post  &  Mrs.  Garry  P.  Post 

Parents  &  Mrs.  Sylvia  Smith 

Parents 

Parents 


494 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 


1862 
Apr.  29 
Apr.  29 
Apr.  29 
Apr.  29 
Apr.  29 
Apr.  29 
Apr.  29 
Apr.  29 
Apr.  29 
Apr.  29 
Apr. 
May  17 
July  7 
Sept.  8 
Sept.  8 
Sept.  21 
Sept.  21 
Sept.  21 
Sept.  26 
Sept.  28 
Nov.  2 
Nov.  27 
Xmas 

1863. 
Jan.  25 
Jan. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr.  21 
May  3 
May  24 
May  24 
May  24 
May  24 
May  24 
June  2 
June  24 
June  26 
Aug.  2 
Sept.  6 
Sept.  6 
Sept.  6 
Sept.  6 
Sept.  II 
Sept.  20 
Oct.  18 
Oct.  18 
Oct.  18 
Nov.  II 
Nov.  28 
Dec.    20 


25 
2 

4 
4 


Clergyman  &  Remarks. 

Rev.  F.  T.  Russell,  Easter  even. 

Easter  even. 

Easter  even. 

Easter  even. 

Easter  even. 

Easter  even. 

Easter  even. 

Easter  even. 

Easter  even. 

Easter  even. 
Rev.  P.  V.  Finch,  Private 
Rev.  F.  T.  Russell,  Private 
Private 


Private 
Private 


Certified  in 
Church,   Oct. 
4,  1863 


Private 
Private 


Private 
Private 


Private 
Private 
Private 

Private 
Private 


Private 
Private 
Private 


Name. 

Sarah  Elizabeth  Rackcliffe 
Clara   Margaret  Rackcliflfe 
Thomas  Winship  Rackcliffe 
Orlando  Prescott  Keith 
Anita  Stillman 
Emaginc  Stillman 
Ambrose  Judd  Beatty 
Helen    Louise    Rodgers 
Gustave  Albert   Heidecker 
Louisa  Susannah  Emelia  Henn 
Louis  Ilaufmann 
Charles    Menderling 
John  Henry  Schmidt 
Andrew   Lawrence 
Isabella  Lawrence 
George   Lawrence 
Catherine   Eliza  Lawrence 
Ellen  Isabel  Norton 
Joseph  Scoville 
Caroline  Louisa  Gangloff 
Grace  Jane  Reach 
Samuel  Keith 
John  Edward  Greenwood 

John  William   Budds 
James  Henry  Budds 
Charles  Heck 
Jenny   Wclton   Pettis 
Elizabeth    Jane    Hanna 
Emma   Heller 
Emma    Nancy   Orvis 
Johnny   Christian   Seibert 
Christina   Seibert 
Philip   Seibert 
Barbara    Seibert 
Philip  Edward  Seibert 
William  Angelo  Stroatzzi 
Edgar  Merritt  Bronson 
John  Gerry  Fitch 
Matthew  Edward  Nunn 
James  Edward   Oshea 
John  Henry  Oshea 
Ellen  Barbara  Oshea 
Henrietta  Scibel 
James  Henry  Butts 
John   Whiting   Haslan 
Emma  Julia  Gussmann 
Ernest  Arthur  G'issmann 
Bertha  Susanna  Gussmann 
Mary   Ros'^berg 
Adelaide   Kumm 
Sophia  Cornelia  Heidaker 


Birth. 

II  years 

5  years 

4  months 
1 1  years 

8  years 

6  years 

5  months 

6  months 

2  years 
II  months 
21  months 
19  months 

8  months 
10  years 
13  years 
8  years 
6  years 
2,'/^  years 

3  months 
3  months 
2  months 

Adult 
5  months 


4  weeks 
ID  months 

2  months 

3  vears 
Adiilt 

7  yrs.  3  mos. 
4  yrs.  3  mos. 
2  yrs.  5  mos. 
3  years 

I  yr.  9  mos. 
18  months 

II  months 
2'/>  months 
8  months 

3  years 

5  years 

4  years 

4  months 

1  day 

3  weeks 

6  years 

4  years 

2  years 

7  years 
18  months 
17  days 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN, 


495 


BAPTISMS 


Parents. 

Thomas  &  Henrietta  Rackcliffe 
Thomas  &  Henrietta  Rackcliffe 
Thomas  &  Henrietta  Rackcliffe 
Charles  &  Mary  Keith 
George  &  Jenny  Stillman 
George  &  Jenny  Stillman 
Ambrose  &  Jane  Beatty 
William  C.  &  Carrie  Rodgers 
Ferdinand  &  Sophia  Heidecker 
Frank  &  Barbara  Henn 
Conrad  &  Julia  Haufmann 
Charles   &   Catherine    Menderling 
Henry  &  Louisa  Schmidt 
Alexander  &  Catherine  Lawrence 
Alexander  &  Catherine  Lawrence 
Alexander  &  Catherine  Lawrence 
Alexander  &  Catherine  Lawrence 
Francis  &  Mary  Norton 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Charles  Scoville 
Henry  P.  &  Elizabeth  M.  Gangloff 
Mrs.  Mary  Beach 

Edward  &    Margaret   Greenwood 


Peter  &  Eliza  Heck 
George  C.  &  Emily  M.  Pettis 
John  &  Fanny  Hanna 
William  &  Paulina  Heller 

Philip  &  Margaretta  Seibert 
Philip  &  Margaretta  Seibert 
Philip  &  Margaretta  Seibert 
Philip  &  Margaretta  Seibert 
Adam  &  Barbara  Seibert 
James  &   Catherine   Stroatzzi 
Merritt  &  Mary  J.   Bronson 
Frederick  &  Julia  Fitch 
William   &   Caroline   Nunn 
James  &  Barbara  Oshea 
James  &  Barbara  Oshea 
James  &  Barbara  Oshea 
Henry  &  Isabella  Sieble 
C.  &  Butts 

Septimus   &  Haslam 

Henry  &  Catherine  B.  Gussmann 
Henry  &  Catherine  B.  Gussmann 
Henry  &  Catherine  B.  Gussmann 
Charles  &  Elizabeth  Rossberg 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 


Mrs.    Rackliffe 

Mrs.    Rackliffe 

Mrs.    Rackliffe 

George  R.  &  Mrs.  Ruth  Post 

Mrs.  Sedgewick,  Augusta  Birge,  Mrs.  H.  E.  Russell 

Mrs.  Sedgewick,  Augusta  Birge,  Mrs.  H.  E.  Russell 

John  Hanna,  William  DeBow,  Mrs.  Hanna 

H.  E.  Russell,  Mrs.  Rodgers,  Mrs.  Mary  Fenton 

Mrs.  H.,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Lewis  Leisler 

Parents 


Parents 
Parents 
Parents 
Parents 
Ellen  H.  Killen,  Mrs.  R.  Nichols 

Mrs.  Beach,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  William  Payne 
Mr.  George  R.  Post  &  Mrs.  Ruth  Post 
Edward  Greenwood,  T.  WilHam  Pilling  &  Bune 

Hanna 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  John  Hanna 
Mr.  Davis  &  Mrs.  R.  Raineic 

Parents 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Hanna  &  Miss  Eliza  Wheeler 

Miss  S.  Smith,  Miss  Johnson  &  Mr.  Cornish 

Parents 

Parents 

Parents 

Parents 

Parents 

Parents 

Parents 

Joseph   Langstein 

Henry   Bahm 

Jacob  Snyder 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  William  McConkey  &  Mary  McConkey 


Catherine    Scoville 
Arthur    Grumbt 
Agnes  Martin 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  Albert  Heidaker 


496 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 


Clergyman  &  Remarks. 


Name. 


Birth. 


1864. 

Jan. 

I    Rev. 

F.  T.  Rt 

Jan. 

I 

Jan. 

I 

Mar. 

5 

Mar. 

5 

Mar. 

6 

Mar. 

26 

Mar. 

26 

Mar. 

26 

Mar. 

26 

Mar. 

26 

Mar. 

26 

Mar. 

26 

Mar. 

26 

Mar. 

26 

May 

I 

Oct. 

ID    L.  B. 

Baldwin 

Nov. 

20 

Nov. 

20 

1865. 

Jan. 

I 

Jan. 

I 

Mar. 

I 

Mar. 

I 

Mar. 

19 

Mar. 

22 

Mar. 

26 

Apr. 

2 

Apr. 

15 

Apr. 

IS 

Apr. 

15 

Apr. 

15 

Apr. 

IS 

Apr. 

IS 

Apr. 

15 

Apr. 

IS 

Apr. 

30 

Apr. 

30 

Apr. 

30 

Apr. 

30 

May 

26 

July 

19 

July 

23 

July 

23 

July 

30 

July 

30 

Oct. 

I 

Nov. 

3 

Nov. 

.S 

1866.' 

Jan. 

26 

Mar. 

31 

Emilia    Heisler 
Charles   Heisler 
Estellina  Heisler 
John  Carl  Tiefenbach 
Elizabeth   Ellen  Tiefenbach 
Herbert  Newton  Lockwood 
Harriet  Newell  Wolfe 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Wiley  Parker 
Lydia  Almira  Parker 
Luman  Franklin  Parker 
Charles  Jothan  Erastus  Parker 
William  Daniel  Wiley  Parker 
Ellen  Maria  Lawrence 
Edwin  Charles  Henn 
Rosanna    Emilia   Henn 
Ida   Jane    Harris 
Rosa  Belle  Spencer 
Margaret  Elizabeth  Beatty 
Ada  Emily  Taylor 

William  Frederick  Shaw 
John  Benjamin  Shaw 
Elizabeth  Field  Baker 
Lucy  Alice  Baker 
Georgianna   Emily   Pettis 
Katrina  Caroline  Gangloff 
Henrietta    Seiple 
Lewis    Hick 
Frank  Alva  Martin 
William  Ernest  Martin 
Albert   William   Henn 
William  Wheeler   Hanna 
Murrav  Lozier   Stanley 
Leah  DeWolfe  Bulkley 
Catharine  Anna  Judson 
Herbert  Zolva  Frisbie 
Julia  Matilda  Vergason 
Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Stanley 
Watson  Griswold  Palmer 
Mrs.   Mary  Gilbert   Palmer 
Mrs.  Julia   Porter 
Mary  Whiting  Haslam 
Alice  Sarah  Baldwin 
Mary  Lee  Post 
Frances  Isabella  Bronson 
Nellie    Goodrich 
Louis  William  Rossberg 
Frances  Mary  Nash 
Hattie  Francis  Deming 

Private    George  Beatty 

Josephine  Eugenie  Corey 


6 

years 

4 

years 

2 

years 

3 

years 

I 

year 

3 

months 

Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

12 

years 

I 

year 

10 

months 

6  months 

7 

weeks 

Ad 

ult 

I 

year 

7 

weeks 

6 

years 

4  years 

I 

year 

3 

months 

3 

months 

4 

months 

5 

months 

7 

years 

4 

years 

2' 

;^  month: 

oi 

;4  month: 

6 

months 

10 

years 

8 

years 

ID 

vears 

Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

6q 

years 

4 

months 

2 

months 

3 

months 

I 

year 

16 

months 

7 

weeks 

13 

months 

9 

years 

I 

week 

2 

years 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


497 


BAPTISMS 


Parents. 

Edward  &  Lena  Heisler 

Edward  &  Lena  Heisler 

Edward  &  Lena  Heisler 

John  C.  &  Christiana  E.  Tiefenbach 

John  C.  &  Christiana  E.  Tiefenbach 

William  N.  &  Jane  Lockwood 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 


Alexander  &  Catherine  Lawrence 
Frank  &  Barbara  Henn 
Cornele   &   Rosa   Henn 
Charles  &  Jane  Harris 

Ambrose  &  Jane  Beatty 
Edwin  C.  &  Emily  Taylor 

James  &  Anna  Shaw 
James  &  Anna  Shaw 
George  &  Leticia  Baker 
George  &  Leticia  Baker 
Geo.  C.  &  Emily  N.  Pettis 
Henry  P.  &  Eliza  Gangloff 
Henry  &  Isabella  Seipel 
Peter  &  Margaret  Hick 
Frank  &  Dora  Martin 
Frank  &  Dora  Martin 
Frank  A.  &  Barbara  Henn 
John  &  Fanny  Hanna 
Alfred  H.  &  Sarah  J.  Stanley 

W.  A.  &  M.  E.  Judson 
Zolva  &  Frisbee 


Septimus  &  Elizabeth  Haslam 
Rev.   L.   B.  &  A.   M.  Baldwin 
George  R.  &  Elizabeth  Post 
Merritt  &  Mary  J.  Bronson 
Albert  J.  &  Emma  Goodrich 
John  &  Elizabeth  Rossberg 
William  &  E.   Nash 
Selden  &  Frances  Deming 

Ambrose  &  Jane  Beatty 
Henry  C.  &  Elizabeth  Corey 


Parents 

Parents 

Parents 

George  Puhn,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Tyler 

George  Puhn,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Tyler 

Parents  &  Edward  L.  Goodwin 

Miss  Gould 

Mr.   &   Mrs.   Norris   Bailey 

Mr.   &  Mrs.   Norris   Bailey 

Mr.   &  Mrs.   Norris   Bailey 

Mr.   &  Mrs.   Norris   Bailey 

Mr.   &   Mrs.   Norris   Bailey 

Parents 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Cornele  Henn 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Frank  Henn 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Wm.  Nunn  &  Mrs.  Beach 

Mrs.  Grimes  &  Mrs.  William  Payne 

The  parents  &  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Birge 

The  parents  &  Mary  A.  Connor 

The  parents  &  Mr.  Woodford 

The  parents  &  Mr.  Woodford 

The  mother  &  Mr.  &  Mrs.  William  Payne 

The  mother  &  Mr.  &  Mrs.  William  Payne 

The  parents 

The  parents 

The  parents,  Jane  Tanner  &  J.  McConkey 

Conrad  &  Julia  Hoffman 

William  Rebstock  &  Dora  Martin 

William  Rebstock  &  Dora  Martin 

The  parents 

The  parents 

Parents  &  Mr.  &  Mrs.  William  L.  Humason 

Mrs.  Norris  Bailey 

The  mother  &  Mrs.  Betsey  Judd 

Ralph  &  Althea  Dickinson 

Mrs.  Julia  Curtis 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  William  L.  Humason 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Stephen  G.  Bucknall 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Stephen  G.  Bucknall 

Mrs.  Jennie  Elizabeth  Stebbins 

Alice  Haslam  &  Mrs.  Ann  Goddard 

William  D.  Willard  &  B.  A.  Willard 

The  parents  &  Mrs.  Ruth  Post 

Mrs.  Caroline  Smith  &  Mrs.  C.  Birge 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Ralph  Dickinson 

William  John  &  Elizabeth  Rossberg 

The   parents 

The  mother,  Mr.  Bucknall  &  Mrs.  Curtis 


The  mother 


498 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 


Clergyman  &  Remarks. 


Name. 


Birth. 


1866 

Mar. 

31     L.  B.  Baldwin. 

Mar. 

31 

Mar. 

31 

Mar. 

31 

June 

7 

June 

9 

June 

9 

June 

28 

July 

22 

Aug. 

19    F.  Goodwin 

Oct. 

7    L.  B.  Baldwin. 

1867. 

Mar. 

2 

Apr. 

20 

Apr. 

20 

Apr. 

20 

Apr. 

20 

Apr. 

20 

Apr. 

20 

Apr. 

20 

Apr. 

20 

Apr. 

20 

Apr. 

20 

Apr. 

20 

Apr. 

20 

Apr. 

20 

May 

12 

June 

9 

July 

28 

Sept. 

15 

Nov. 

3 

Dec. 

I 

Dec. 

I 

1868. 

Jan. 

14 

Feb. 

2 

Mar. 

13 

May 

ID 

May 

21 

May 

21 

May 

21 

May 

21 

May 

21 

June 

14 

June 

14 

June 

14 

June 

IS 

June 

21 

June 

21 

June 

21 

June 

21 

June 

21 

Fanny  Risley  Bassett 

2  years 

Henry   Lester  Vibberts 

TiVi  years 

Fanny  Rebecca  Weeks 

12  years 

Leona  Weeks 

9  years 

Robert  George  Dunbar 

3  weeks 

Katie  Hannah  Gaff 

Adult 

Mrs.  Lucy  Anna  Cooley 

Adult 

Elizabeth  Ann   Hanna 

2  yrs.  10  mos. 

Ferdinand  Charles  Heidecker 

1 1  months 

Mary  Ellen  Henn 

2  months 

Margaret  Jane  McNulty 

3  weeks 

Private    Francis   Edward   Halin 

4  months 

George  Alexander  Johnson 

3  years 

Isaac  Daw  Russell 

5  months 

Cora  Peck  Frary 

10  years 

Harry  Landers  Frary 

8  years 

Grace  Russell  Frary 

I  year 

William  Henry  Barnes 

7  weeks 

Ebenezer  Pardee 

George   Herbert   Pardee 

Inez  Lilian  Pardee 

George   Francis   Dorler 

15  months 

Gilbert  Jepson 

Adult 

Florence  Rosella  Graham 

Adult 

Charles  Hooker  Graham 

10  years 

Julia  Henn 

I  month 

W^ilhclmina   Hammars 

5  months 

Mary  Ann  Seipel 

3  months 

Edward  Alexander  Pratt 

14  months 

George  Cooley 

7  months 

Frederick   William 

4  months 

Louisa  Mary 

I  month 

Fmelie  Dorothea 

2  months 

Wilbur  Sylvanus 

4  months 

Florence 

Feb.     16.  1867 

Fanny 

Oct.     10.  1867 

Jennie  Ellen 

Nov.    19.  1866 

Farewell 

Feb.    18,1866 

Harry 

Feb.      7,  1868 

Charlotte  Harrison 

Marv  Maria 

13  years 

Willmm   Alfred 

Aug.   29,  1867 

Gerrett   Bulklcy 

July    26.1867 

Eliza  Verian 

Apr.      I.  1868 

Ann 

June    13.1868 

Sherman  Pomeroy  Cooley 

Adult 

Julia   Eloise   Gearhart 

Adult 

Hypothetical    Henry  Pierce  Curtiss 

Adult 

Charles   Henry   Barnes 

Adult 

Mrs.  Ellen  Augusta  Frary 

Adult 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


499 


BAPTISMS 


Parents. 

Charles  &  Sarah  Bassett 
Lester  A.  &  Cornelia  A.  Vibberts 
William  &  Desdemona  Maria  Weeks 
William  &  Desdemona  Maria  Weeks 
Robert  &  Jane  Dunbar 


William  &  Jane  Hanna 
Ferdinand  &  Sophia  Heidecker 
Cornelius  &  Rosa  Henn 
William  &  Isabella   McNulty 

Richard  &  Agnes  Halin 
Peter  &  Catherine  Johnson 
Henry  E.  &  Mary  Augusta  Russell 
James  D.  &  Helen  A.  Frary 
James  D.  &  Helen  A.  Frary 
James  D.  &  Helen  A.  Frary 
Charles  Henry  &  Lovinia  Barnes 
Ebenezer  &  Mary  Pardee 
Ebenezer  &  Mary  Pardee 
Ebenezer  &  Mary  Pardee 
George  P.  &  Julia  A.  Dorler 


Frank  A.  &  Barbara  Henn 
Theodore  &  Wilhelmina  Hammars 
Henry  &  Isabella  Seipel 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Alexander  Pratt 
Dr.  George  P.  &  Lucy  A.  Cooley 
Henry  P.  &  Eliza  Gangloiif 
Frederick  WilHam  &  Louisa  Stock 

John  R.  &  Anna  M.  Schmidt 
William  &  Frances  Crossland 
August  C.  &  Catherine  Rossberg 
John  &  Fanny  Hanna 
William  &  Jane  Hanna 
Joseph  &  Anna   Scofield 
Joseph  &  Anna   Scofield 
George  &  Mary  Cadwell 
Horace  &  Mrs.  Stoddard 
William  N.  &  Jane  Lockwood 
George   R.  &  Elizabeth   Post 
Dixon   R.   &   Mary  Ann   Connell 
Robert  &  Jane  Dunbar 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 


The  mother  & 

The  mother  &  Mrs.  Norris  Bailey 

The  mother 

The  mother 

The  parents 

Miss  Julia   Eno 

Mrs.  Annie  M.  Baldwin 

Parents 

Parents 

The  parents  &  Helen  Baker 

Clafton  &   Margaret   McNulty 


Mr.  Bucknall,  Mr.  Cornish  &  Mary  Johnson 

Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin  &  Mrs.  C.  C.  Johnson 

The  parents  &  Alice  Peck 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Landers 

The  parents  &  Mrs.  C.  C.  Johnson 

The  parents  &  Emily  Webster 

Mrs.   Jane   Canfield 

Mrs.  Jane   Canfield 

Mrs.   Jane   Canfield 

Mr.  V.  Cornish  &  Mrs.  Margaret  Hicks 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  William  Payne 

The  parents  &  Avis  Niblo 

The  parents  &  Margaret   Post 

The  parents 

August  &  Catherine  Rossberg 

The  parents  &  Mary  McConkey 

Mr.  Nathan  Tolles  &  Mrs.  Marcellus  Clark 

The  parents  &  Mrs.  Julia  Wilson 

Frederick  William  &  Louisa  Stock 

Lewis  &  Mary  Leisler 

Emilie  Holbauer  &  Dorothea  Ezhold 

Frances  Crossland 

H.  P.  Gangloflf  &  Mrs.  Galloitz 

Parents 

Parents 

The  mother 

The  mother 

Mrs.  Mary  G.  Palmer,  Mary  Allen 

Mrs.  A.  M.  Baldwin,  Mary  Allen 

The  parents  &  Stephen  G.  Bucknall 

The  parents  &  Mrs.  Ruth  Post 

Eliza  B.  Verian  &  Edward  Prior 

The  parents 

William  Bradley 

Avis  C.  Knibloe,  Lucy  G.  Angell 

Mrs.  Julia  Curtiss 

William  G.  Webster 

Mrs.   Elizabeth  Russell 


500 


Clergyman  &  Remarks 


1868 

June   28 

L. 

B.    Baldwin 

June   28 

July   15 

July    15 

July    15 

July    15 

July    29 

July    29 

Aug.     I 

Aug.     2 

Aug.     2 

Aug.     2 

Sept.     I 

N. 

J.  Seely 

Sept.   10 

L. 

B.  Baldwin. 

Sept.   15 

Oct.     II 

Oct.    18 

Oct.    25 

Nov.  29 

Nov.  29 

Nov.   29 

Nov.  29 

Nov.   29 

Dec.      6 

Dec.      6 

Dec.      6 

Dec.      6 

Dec.    13 

Dec.    13 

Dec.    21 

Dec.    26 

1869. 

Jan.      6 

Jan.    24 

Mar.   14 

L. 

Simonson 

Mar.  14 

Mar.  26    L.  B.  Baldwin 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  28    L.  Simonson 

Mar.  28 

Mar.  28 


THE    CHURCH 

BAPTISMS 

ks.                              Name. 

B 

irth. 

Caroline 

John  Stanley 

Apr. 

20, 

1868 

Henry  Charles 

Nov. 

17, 

1864 

Louisa  Elvinia 

May 

S, 

1866 

Adolph 

May 

9. 

1868 

Henry  Augustus 

Jan. 

19. 

1867 

Onofrio 

Oct. 

24, 

1867 

William 

July 

16, 

1868 

Walter 

July 

15. 

1868 

Richard  Knight 

Mar. 

5. 

1868 

Eugene  Francis 

May, 

1868 

Lydia  Emma 

Jan. 

7, 

1866 

Charles 

July, 

1868 

Joseph 

Nov. 

19. 

1866 

Celeste 

Mar. 

4, 

1868 

Albert  William 

Mary  Elizabeth  Caroline 

Apr. 

4, 

1868 

George 

Apr. 

28, 

1868 

Charles 

Feb. 

2, 

1859 

Frank 

Dec. 

25. 

1862 

Jane 

Jan. 

I, 

1865 

William  Henry 

Apr. 

2, 

1866 

Joseph 

Mar. 

24. 

1868 

George    Edward 

June 

13. 

1868 

Emma 

July 

30, 

1865 

Mary  Ellen 

Nov. 

3i> 

1866 

William 

Nov. 

29, 

1868 

Frederick  Lum 

June 

13. 

1868 

Louis  William 

Oct. 

4, 

1868 

Albert  Wilcox 

June 

2, 

1868 

Mary  Ann 

Sept. 

27, 

1868 

Martha 

Jan., 

1866 

Albert   William 

June 

16. 

1867 

Emilie  Louise 

Mar. 

14, 

1868 

Anna  Magdalena 

Mar. 

13- 

1869 

Almira  Jane 

May 

4, 

1868 

Grace   Celinda 

Aug. 

7, 

1867 

Charles  Frederick 

Mar. 

22, 

1861 

Emily  Amelia 

Apr. 

3, 

1868 

George  Alfred 

Apr. 

28, 

1868 

Ada  Maria 

Jan. 

I. 

1854 

Dwight  Oscar 

July 

28, 

1848 

Carrie   Elizabeth 

Sept. 

22, 

1850 

Ella  Maria 

Julv 

12, 

185s 

Clara  Bertha 

Feb. 

14. 

1854 

Mary  Elizabeth 

Mar. 

20. 

1854 

Aphena   Melissa 

Julv 

6. 

1857 

Carl  Wiegand 

Sept.. 

1868 

Gohanette 

Nov.. 

1867 

Edward    Cornelius 

Nov.. 

1868 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


501 


BAPTISMS 


Parents. 

Jacob  &  Mary  Schmidt 
James  &  Sarah  Ann  Bedford 
Adolph  &  Susan  Schmidt 
Adolph  &  Susan  Schmidt 
Adolph  &  Susan  Schmidt 
Henry  &  Elizabeth  Voigt 
Agostino  &  Anna  Bertini 
Agostino  &  Anna  Bertini 
Septimus  &  Eliz.  Haslam 
Peter  H.  &  Northall 

Charles  Henry  &  Lovinia  Barnes 
John  &  Ann  Poles 
Joseph  A.  Martin 
Joseph  A.  Martin 
Caroline  Nunn 
William  &  Mary  Volkner 
Frank  &  Dora  Martin 
Charles  &  Elizabeth  Taylor 
Charles  &  Harriet  Walker 
Charles  &  Harriet  Walker 
Charles  &  Harriet  Walker 
Charles  &  Harriet  Walker 
Charles  &  Harriet  Walker 
Albert  &  Mary  Hill 
Wilham  &  Martha  Woodcock 
William  &  Martha  Woodcock 
William  &  Martha  Woodcock 
William  &  Ellen  Bishop 
Jacob  &  Louise  F  Hetterich 
Alfred  O.  &  Ellen  E.  Smith 
Mary  Ann  &  Michael  Nelligan 

James    &    Catherine    Stroatzzi 
Lester  and  Cornelia  A.  Vibberts 
Christian  &  Fried.  M.  Wuckelt 

Christian  &  Fried.  M.  Wuckelt 
Charles  H.  &  Catherine  Wilcox 
Edward  &  Esther  Judd  Yates 
James  A.  &  Emily  C.  Smith 
James  A.  &  Emily  C.  Smith 
William  Edward  &  Jane  Vergason 
Samuel  &  Roxana  Chidsey 
Chauncey   P.  &  Jeanette  Welton 
Chauncey   P.   &  Jeanette   Welton 
Chauncey   P.   &  Jeanette  Welton 
John  A.  &  Ellen  Eno 
James  F.  &  Mary  Jane  Colvin 
James  F.  &  Mary  Jane  Colvin 
Peter  &  Elizabeth  Walder 
Heinr.   &  Elizabeth   Walder 
Cornelius  &  Rosa  Henn 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 


Stephen   Sauter,   Mary  Gammerdinger 

The  parents 

H.  P.  Gangloff,  August  Rossberg,  Mrs.  Voight 

H.  P.  Gangloff,  August  Rossberg,  Mrs.  Voight 

H.  P.  Gangloff,  August  Rossberg,  Mrs.  Voight 

August  Rossberg  &  Mr.  Wescher 

The  parents 

The  parents 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall  &  Mrs.  Hannah  Backa 

Edward  L.  Goodwin,  Annie  Staples 

William  G.  Webster  &  Emily  Webster 

The  parents  &  Mrs.  Selena  Corbett 

The  father  &  Mrs.  Catherine  Gammerdinger 

The  father  &  Mrs.  Catherine  Gammerdinger 

William  &  Caroline  Nunn 

William  H.  Heller  &  Albert  Morton 

Rudolph  &  Eliz.  Ray  &  Caroline  Martin 

The  parents 

The  parents 

The  parents 

The  parents 

The  parents 

The  parents 

George    Bedford,    Fanny    Bedford 

Christopher   Britten  &  Sarah  A.   Paramore 

George  &  Sarah  Ann  Bedford 

Christopher  Britten  &  Mary  Hills 

Ira  E.  Hicks,  Mrs.  Annie  M.  Baldwin 

Anton  Nott  &  Maria  Schmidt 

The  father  &  Mrs.  Henry  Graves 

The  mother 

The  mother 

Mrs.   Harriet  Fenton 

Emilie   Louise   Hallbauer,   L.   F.   Rauper,   H.   P. 

Gangloff 
Louise  F.  Rauper,  Mrs.  Hallbauer  &  Mr.  Gangloff 
The  parents  &  Robert  Henn 
The  parents  &  Mrs.  Philip  Judd 


Mrs.  Jane  Vergason 

The  mother  &  Jane  Beach 

The  parents 

The  parents 

The  parents 

Mrs.  Amanda  Vail 

The  mother 

The  mother 

Carl  Esle  &  Elizabeth  Walder 

Katrine  &  Peter  Walder 

Edward  Henn 


502 


i869 

Mar.  28 

Mar.  28 

Apr.  18 

May  16 

June  13 

June  20 

July  2 


Sept. 

Nov. 

Nov. 

Nov. 

Nov. 

Nov. 

Nov. 

Nov. 

Nov. 

Dec. 

Dec. 

Dec. 

Dec. 

Dec. 

Dec. 

1870, 
Jan.  2 
Jan.  2 
Apr.  6 
Apr.  16 
Apr.  16 
Apr.  16 
Apr.  16 
Apr.  16 
Apr.  16 
Apr.  16 
Apr.  16 
Apr.  16 
Apr.  16 
Apr.  16 
Apr.  16 
June  5 
June  5 
June  II 
June  II 
June  12 
June  19 
June  19 
June  21 
July  ID 
July    10 

July    10 

July    ID 
July    20 


Clergyman  &  Remarks. 
L.   Simonson 
L.  B.  Baldwin 


THE    CHURCH 

BAPTISMS 

larks.                              Name. 

Birth. 

Katrina   Seibert 

Dec.    16,  1866 

Wilhelm 

June     4,  1868 

Sarah  Elizabeth 

Mar.   23,  1869 

Cora   Sandford 

Oct.    12,  186H 

Beulah   Elvira 

Nov.    16,  1868 

Henry 

May     7,  i86g 

Mary  Ann  Arnold 

Adult 

Adam 

June    18,  1869 

Private    Eugene 

Aug.    16, 1869 

Samuel  Henry 

Jan.     16,  1869 

George  Walter 

Sept.  28,1868 

George  Harrison 

Aug.    14,  1868 

Abner 

Apr.    29,  1869 

Cornelia    Elizabeth 

May    28,  1869 

William    Henry 

Mar.  31,  1857 

Charles  William 

Nov.   21,  1855 

Robert 

May    16,  1869 

William 

May      1, 1855 

Edward 

June   20,  1858 

George 

Apr.    25,  i860 

Emma 

Jan.     14, 1866 

John 

Sept.     8,  1868 

Walter 

Aug.     1, 1867 

Frederick    Henry 

July    25,1868 

Private    Edwin   John 

Feb.    22,  1869 

Norman  Lewis 

Aug.     7.  1856 

Amelia  Elizabeth 

Sept.    17,  1857 

Alice   May 

Sept.  21,  1869 

Anna  Augusta 

Mar.  20, 1870 

Harriet  Ann 

Dec.    25,  1869 

Augusta  Adele 

Nov.    10, 1869 

Ralph 

Feb.    13, 1870 

Annie  Maud 

Sept.     5, 1869 

Charles  Elisaph 

Aug.      I.  1869 

Minnie  Elizabeth 

Dec.      3, 1869 

George  Adam 

Louisa 

Ralph  James 

Aug.   26, 1861 

Julia  Anna 

Feb.    18,1863 

Mrs.  Jane  Nash  Vergason 

Adult 

Mary  Augusta  Russell 

Adult 

Adoiph 

June      I.  1870 

Tra  Edward  Hicks 

Adult 

William   Bishop 

Adult 

Flora   Agnes   Campbell 

Aug.     2.  1869 

William    Goldsborough 

.\pr.      6,  1870 

Mary  Sophia 

May      5,  1870 

Albert  Edmund 

Oct.      6,  1869 

Clarence  Russell 

Oct.    17,  1869 

Private    Grace  Lee 

May    25, 1870 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


503 


BAPTISMS 


Parents. 

Philip  &  Margaret  Seibert 
Philip  &  Margaret  Seibert 
Thomas   &   Catharine    M.    Stenson 
Edgar  B.  &  Mattie  L.  Jones 
George  C.  &  Emily  N.  Pettis 
Henry  &  Isabella  Seipels 


Conrad  &  Regina  Seipels 
Agostino  &  Anna  Bertini 
William  &  Jane  Hanna 
Joshua  &  Fanny  J.  Thornily 
Harrison  &  Lizzie  Prentiss 
Henry  &  Sarah  J.  Buntling 
John  &  Ann  Foles 
James  A.  &  Emily  C.  Smith 

Robert  &  Lizzie  Richardson 
William  &  Mary  Bateman 
William  &  Mary  Bateman 
William  &  Mary  Bateman 
William  &  Mary  Bateman 
William  &  Mary  Bateman 

William  &  Mary  Nichols 
Charles  &  Caroline  Fisher 
John  &  Jane  Webster 
Lewis  &  Roxana  Beckley 
Irenaeus  &  Rhoda  Thorp 
W  A.  &  M.  E.  Judson 
Adolph  &  Susan  Schmidt 
Charles  &  Harriet  Walker 
Edward  L.  &  Frances  E  Goodwin 

Charles  B.  &  Annie  E.  Erichson 
Charles  Henry  &  Lovina  Barnes 
Edward  &  Esther  Yates 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 


The  parents 

The  parents  &  Mrs.  Annie  E.  Erickson 

The  parents  &  Mrs.  Annie  M.  Baldwin 

Adam  &  Henry  Seiples 

S.  G.  Bucknall,  Mrs.  Jenny  Stillman,  Mrs.  A.  M. 

Baldwin 
Adam  &  Henry  B.  Seiples 

The    mother 

Henry  P.  Curtiss  &  parents 

Mrs.  Hackney 

The  parents  &  William  E.  Bell 

Mrs.  Emily  C.  Smith  &  Agnes  Smith 

John  Foles  &  Agnes  Smith 

The    mother 

The  mother  &  Mr.   Coats 

The    mother 

The    mother 

The    mother 

The    mother 

The    mother 

James  E.  Ewett  &  Edward  Sutton 
James  E.  Ewett  &  Edward  Sutton 

The  parents 

Ralph  &  Althea  O.  Dickinson 

The  mother  &  Mrs.  Betsey  Judd 

Mrs.  Mary  Volkner  &  Mrs.  Holnitz 

The  mother 

The  parents 

The  mother 

Mrs. 

Sarah  Webster 

The  parents  &  Mrs.  Betsey  Judd 


James  H.  &  Ann  Beach 
James  H.  &  Ann  Beach 


Martin  &  Katrina  Stiebeck 


Hugh  &  Mary  Gibb 

Dr.  S.  W.  &  Margaret  C. 

John  &  Mary  S.  Crellin 


Hart 


William  &  Sarah  Elizabeth  Halliley 
Frank  H.  &  Grace  Hooker 
William  &  Ellen  Bishop 


The  mother  &  Laura  C.  Merrill 

The  mother  &  Laura  C.  Merrill 

Mrs.   Annie   M.   Baldwin 

Mrs.   Elizabeth   Post 

Adolph  &  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Sperl 

Doctor  S.  W.  Hart 

Doctor  S.  W.  Hart 

Agnes   Porter  &  James  Porter 

The  parents 

William  G.  Payne,  Mrs.  Sophia  Payne,  Mrs.  Mary 

Horsfall 
The  parents  &  Robert  Henn 
William  Henry  Russell  &  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Russell 


504 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 


Clergyman  &  Remarks.  Name. 

1870 

July    24    L.  B.  Baldwin  William  Taylor 

July    26  Private  Lizzie 

Sept.   12    W.  H.  MoflFett  Private  Jeremiah 

1871. 

C.  C.  Adams  Passion  Sunday  Lillia  Anna 

Apr.    26    John  C.  Middleton  Catharine  Jane  Georgina 

May    18  Ascension  Day  Agnes  Driscoll 

Oliver  Dixon  Cornell 
Whitsunday    Ellen   Sarah 

Mary  Elizabeth  Bunting 
Norman  Peck  Cooley 
Karoline  Hetterich 
Trinity   Sunday    Edith  Pendleton  Curtiss 
Trinity   Sunday    Mary  Ella   Barnes 
Trinity   Sunday    Sarah  Adelia  Norton 

Lillie  Muller 

Henry  Thomas  Atkins 
Anna  Mary  Ei  singer 
Frederick  William  Walkner 
Katy  Roth 

Laura  Augusta  Webster 
Hugo  Frederic  Haigis 

Charles  James   Dunbar 
William  James   Kincade 
In  articulo  mortis    Richard   Daniel   Stephens 
Peter  George  Niehofen 
Charles  Alfred  Finch 
Charles  Colmbach 
John  William  Ellin 
All  Saints    Amy  Lee  Wells 

All  Saints    Ellen  Drusilla  Northall 

Mary  Ann  Hallily  Clark 
Arthur  Henry  Walker 

Advent  Sunday    Henry   Bunting 

Paulina  Grutzmacher 

Fazzie  Crane  Miner 
Mary  Rhoda  Pettis 
Lizzie  Fisher 
Lilla  Magness 
Palm  Sunday    Paulina    Hermina 
Easter   Eve.    Grace  May  Bassett 
Easter  Day    James  Darius  Frary 


Birth. 


May 

21 

May 

28 

May 

28 

May 

31 

June 

I 

June 

4 

June 

4 

June 

4 

June 

7 

June 

II 

June 

25 

June 

25 

June 

25 

June 

30 

July 

6 

July 

7 

July 

15 

Aug. 

I 

Aug. 

4 

Aug. 

6 

Aug. 

12 

Oct. 

6 

Nov. 

I 

Nov. 

I 

Nov. 

14 

Nov 

19 

Dec. 

3 

Dec. 

g 

1872. 

Jan. 

5 

Jan. 

21 

Mar. 

3 

Mar. 

3 

Mar. 

24 

Mar. 

30 

Mar. 

31 

July 

I, 

1870 

Sept. 

30, 

1869 

Jan. 

I, 

1870 

July 

20, 

1870 

Mar. 

10, 

187 1 

Nov. 

3, 

1870 

Dec. 

5, 

1870 

Mar. 

16, 

1867 

Aug. 

8, 

1869 

Nov. 

13, 

1870 

Sept. 

24, 

1870 

Dec. 

19. 

1870 

Aug. 

15. 

1870 

Mar. 

7. 

187I 

Sept. 

25. 

187I 

Mav 

17, 

1870 

Dec. 

13. 

1870 

Jan. 

10, 

187I 

Aduli 

t 

June 

9. 

187I 

Apr. 

24. 

187I 

Mar. 

19, 

187I 

July 

31, 

187I 

July 

5, 

187I 

Nov. 

29. 

1869 

Jan. 

27. 

187I 

July 

7, 

187I 

July 

24. 

187I 

Aduli 

t 

June 

14. 

1871 

Aug. 

9, 

187I 

Oct. 

31. 

187I 

Mar. 

22, 

1867 

Sept. 

12. 

1870 

June 

27. 

187I 

Feb. 

6. 

1872 

July 

4. 

187I 

Nov. 

ID, 

187I 

Adult 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


505 


BAPTISMS 


Parents. 

Septimus  &  Elizabeth  Haslam 

John  &  Kate  Rowe 

Merritt  &  Catharine  Humason 

Charles  H.  &  Catharine  Wilcox 
Thomas  &  Catharine  Murray  Stenson 
George  M.  &  Emma  M.  Parsons 

Dixon  R.  &  Mary  E.  Cornell 
Henry  &  Isabella   Seipel 
Henry  &  Sarah  Bunting 
George  P.  &  Lucy  P.  Cooley 
Jacob  &  Louisa  Hetterich 
Henry  P.  &  Julia  A.  Curtiss 
Charles  H.  &  R.  Lovina  Barnes 
Halsey  J.   &  Emily  A.   Norton 

Richard  &  Bertha  Muller 

Charles  &  Sarah  Atkins 
Frederick  &  Rosa  Eisinger 
William  &  Anna  Mary  Walkner 
Gottlieb  &  Katy  Roth 

John  &  Lizetta  Haigis 

Robert  &  Jane  Dunbar 

Henry  &  Martha  Kincade 

William  &  Sarah  Ann  Stephens 

Albert  &  Dora  Niehofen 

Alfred  S.  &  Ellen  C.  Finch 

Jacob  &  Rachel  Calmbach 

John  &  Rebecca  Ellin 

Albert  S.  Wells,  Alice  (Lee)  Wells 

Peter  H.  Northall,  Mrs  C.  A. 

Northall 
Mary  Ann  &  James  Clark 
Charles    Henry    Walker,    Mary 

Walker 
Henry  &  Sarah  J.  Bunting 
Henry  &  Catharine  Grutzmacher 

Rhea  B.  &  Jackson  N.  Miner 
George  C.  &  Emily  N.  Pettis 
Charles  &  Caroline  Fisher 
Eugene  &  Mary  G.  Magness 
Gottlieb  &  Barbara  Lorch 
Charles  &  Sarah  Bassett 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 


The  parents 


Parents  &  Richard  Halliley 

The  parents 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Spencer  Lee  Flowers  &  Mrs.  Agnes 
E.  Driscoll 

The  parents 

The  parents 

Charles  Carter  &  Mary  E.  Colvin 

Mrs.  Cooley  &  her  sister,  Mrs.  Barnes 

Jacob   Schaefer,   Paulina  Rentschler 

Parents  &  Mrs.  Millie  P.  Clark 

Emily  A.   Norton,  Alonzo  Bassett 

R.  Lovina  Barnes,  William  B.  Webster,  Sarah 
H.   Webster 

Hermann  Willareth,  Eliza  Willareth,  Bertha 
Muller 

The  parents 

William  Walkner,  Mary  Ann  Walkner 

Frederick  Eisinger,  Rosa  Eisinger 

John  Roth 

William  B.  Webster 

Hugo   Oberamt,   Margaret   Oberamt,  Katie   Nie- 
hofen 

Eliza  Cairns,  Robert  Smith 

William  Stoddard,  Matilda  Stoddard 

Peter  &  Kate  Niehofen 

Henry  &  Ellen  M.  Tolles 

The  parents  &  Charles  Menderlein 

Susannah  Ward,  Richard  Malin 

Parents  &  Mrs.  L.  P.  Lee,  Miss  Kitty  Lee,  Miss 

Ella  Lee 
Miss  Jane  McCIatchie 

Mother  &  Richard  &  Catharine  Hallily 
Mrs.   Mary  Walker,  Miss  Eva  Eno 

George  &  Sarah  Elston 

Mr.  Frederick  Adams,  Mrs.  Caroline  Adams 

Mrs.  Kate  Parsons  &  Mrs.  Geo.  R.  Post 
Parents  &  Mrs.  B.  C.  Porter 
Parents  &  Lucy  Nichols 
Mr.  Fisher,  the  mother  &  Mary  E.  Whitney 
Hermann  C.  Witte  &  Pauline  Rentschler 
The  mother  & 

Mrs.   Frary,   Mr.   A.   M.   Hyde,   Mr.   W.    Parker 
(prox.) 


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BAPTISMS 


i8; 

'2 

Mar. 

31 

Mar. 

31 

Apr. 

21 

Apr. 

21 

Apr. 

21 

May 

2 

May 

5 

May 

5 

May 

5 

May 

12 

May 

19 

May 

26 

May 

26 

May 

26 

June 

16 

Tulv 

7 

July 

14 

Aug. 

II 

Aug. 

II 

Aug. 

II 

Sept. 

I 

Sept. 

8 

Sept. 

27 

Sept. 

27 

Sept. 

27 

Sept. 

27 

Oct. 

I 

Oct. 

I 

Nov. 

I 

Dec. 

I 

Dec. 

8 

i<S73. 

Jan. 

19 

Apr. 

13 

Apr. 

13 

Apr. 

13 

Apr. 

13 

Apr. 

13 

Apr. 

13 

Apr. 

13 

Apr. 

13 

Apr. 

13 

Apr. 

13 

May 

2 

June 

I 

Clergyman  &  Remarks. 

John  C.  Middleton,    Easter  Day 
Easter  Day 


Whitsunday 
Trinity  Sunday 
Trinity  Sunday 
Trinity   Sunday 


St.  Michael's  &  All  .Angcl'^' 

St.  Michael's  &  All  Angels' 

St.  Michael's  &  All  Angels' 

St.  Michael's  &  All  Angels' 


Rev.   Mr.   Brown 
John  C.  Middlctoh 


Easter 


Name.  Birth. 

Harriet  Louise  Judd 

Martha  Ellen  Lunt 

Caroline  Elizabeth  Banks 

Mary   Agnes   Craw 

Jane  Elizabeth  Vergason 

Martha    Middleton 

Frederic  William  Schaeflfer 

Frank   May 

.'\nna   May 

Eouisa   Bauman 

Charlotte  Ellen   Brown 

Edith  May  Swain 

Ella  Mary  Forbes 

Sarah  Ellen  DeBank 

Charles   Smart 

Cora   May  Haslam 

Frederic  William  Swain 

Alice  Louisa  Prentice 

Grace  Redlield  Pratt 

Nathan  Tolles  Pratt 

Addic  Tolles  Finch  Jan.     16,  1872 

Edward  Thomas  Richard  Cook 

Louisa  Seiples  June    15, 

Mary  Jane   Malin  May    14. 

William  Bradley  Cooley  Apr.    15, 

Florence  Amy  Mathers  Mar.   26. 

George    Mathers  May    20, 

Allan  Joseph  Beaton  Adult 

Jessie   Margaret   Beaton  Aug.   28, 

Ernest  Alfred  Rose 

Mary  Florence  Stevens 


Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

Jan.      4, 

1872 

Dec.    29, 

1871 

Nov.    II, 

1871 

Feb.    18, 

Sept.     2, 

1871 

19  years 

May    22, 

1871 

Dec.    12. 

1864 

Mar.   22, 

1872 

1872 
1872 
1872 

i86g 
1866 

1872 


Whitsundav 


June 


Erwin  Ernest  Haslam 

Nov. 

14,  1872 

Anna    Smythe    Hart 

Sept. 

13,  1872 

Charles   Palmer 

Dec. 

9. 1872 

Elizabeth    Stansbury   Parker 

Oct. 

14.  1872 

William  Charles  Harris 

Cook 

William  Dyson 

June 

28.1860 

George   Dyson 

June 

4. 1864 

Thomas  Dyson 

May 

6. 1866 

Ernest  Dyson 

July 

6,1868 

Harrj'  Dyson 

Julv 

8, 1870 

Bernard    Dyson 

Sept. 

29, 1872 

Thomas  G.  Banks 

Adult 

Charlsetta   Root 

Adult 

Florence    Lee    Stanley 

Nov. 

18. 1870 

Katie  Mary  Schmidt 

Feb. 

6, 1873 

Harriet  Maria  Root 

Sept. 

13,1866 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


507 


BAPTISMS 


Parents. 


Mrs.   Vergason 

Jacob  &  Minnie  Schaeflfer 
Adolph  &  Laura  May 
Emil  &  Augusta  May 
Louis  &  Emilie  Bauman 
Samuel  &  Martha  A.  Brown 


Elizabeth    Smart    (widow) 
Septimus  &  Elizabeth  Haslam 
William  &  Rebecca  Swain 
Harrison   &   Lizzie   Prentice 
Alexander  &  Martha  J.   Pratt 
Alexander  &  Martha  J.   Pratt 
Alfred  S.  &  Ellen  C.  Finch 
Edward  &  Lucy  (Taylor)  Cook 
Adam   &   Anna    Seiples 
Richard  &  Mary  Ann  Malin 
Sherman  P.  &  Georgianna  Cooley 
George  &  Mary  Ann  Mathers 
George  &  Mary  Ann  Mathers 

Allan  Joseph  Beaton,  Mary  Beaton 


James  B.  &  Laura  A.  Stevens 
Henry  Haslam  &  Mary  Haslam 

S.  Waldo  Hart,  M.D.,  Margaret 

(Smyth)    Hart 
Henry  Palmer,  Johanna   (Carroll) 

Palmer 
William  Parker,  Caroline  K.  Parker 
Edward  &  Lucy  Cook 
Thomas  &  Martha  Dyson 
Thomas  &  Martha  Dyson 
Thomas  &  Martha  Dyson 
Thomas  &  Martha  Dyson 
Thomas  &  Martha  Dyson 
Thomas  &  Martha  Dyson 


Charles  &  Rebecca  Murray 
Adolph  &  Susan  Schmidt 

John  Erwin  &  C.  Root 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 


Mrs.  Frary  &  Mrs.  Anderson 

Mrs.  Frary  &  Mrs.  Anderson 

Mrs.  Ira  E.  Hicks 

Her   parents 

Mrs.  Vergason  &  Mrs.  Anderson 

Mrs.   Anderson  &   Miss   Anderson 

Parents  &  Frederick  William   Schaeffer 

Charles  Hallbauer,  Mrs.  Caroline  Bauman 

Mrs.   Carolina   Schmidt,   Charles  Bauman 

Charles  Hallbauer,  Mrs.  Caroline  Bauman 

Parents  &  Mary  Jane  Watson 

Mrs.  Gibbons 

Mrs.  Barrett 

Mrs.   Barrett 

Mrs.  Rebecca  A.  Smith 

Charles   &   Sarah   Whiten 

F.  G.  Guion  &  Edith  M.  Swain 

Rev.  John  C.  Middleton,  Miss  Theresa  Lee 


Mr.   &   Mrs.   Watson 

Parents,  Mrs.  Louisa  Seiples  &  Henry  M.  Seiples 

William  Gorman  &  Mrs.  George  Mather 

Parents  &  Mrs.  William  Bradley,  Norris  Bailey 

William   Gorman,    Mrs.   Richard   Malin 

William   Gorman,    Mrs.   Richard   Malin 

Mrs.  Aulextious  Hackney,  Rev.  John  C.  Middleton 

The   mother,    Mrs.    Margaret   Keefe   &   the   Rev. 

John    C.    Middleton 
William    S.    Rainsley,    Joseph    Rose,    Mary   Jane 

Wilson 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  William  B.  Webster,  Mrs.  Bassett 
The    father    &    Mr.    George    D.    Carleton,    Mrs. 

Louisa  C.  Carleton 
William  B.  &  Anna  M.   Smyth,  Anna  G.  Smyth 

Mary   McConkey,  Henry  Taylor 

Parents  &  Miss  Harriet  A.  Parker 

John  J.  Coats,  Mary  Jane  Watson 

Parents  &  Mrs.  Barrett 

Parents  &  Mrs.  Barrett 

Parents  &  Mrs.   Barrett 

Parents  &  Mrs.  Barrett 

Parents  &  Mrs.  Barrett 

Parents  &  Mrs.  Barrett 

Mrs.  Caroline  E.  Banks 

Mrs.  S.  J.  Anderson  &  Mrs.  J.  D.  Frary 

Parents  &  Mrs.   Maria   Rowley 

The   mother.    Miss    Anderson,    Mrs.    Catharine 

Menderlein 
Miss  Root,   Miss  M.  Lunt 


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Name. 

1873- 

June     8  Emily  Selina  White 

June   26  Georgianna    Bertha   Barnerd 

June   29  Henry  Lyman  Latham 

July    13  William  Henry  Gussman 

July    19  Julia  Hick 

July    26  Daisy  Olivia   Steele 

Aug.     3  Holdrich  Gautier 

Aug.   17  George  Webster  Barnes 

Sept.     7  Peter  Haigis 

Sept.     7  Mary  Schweiser 

Sept.  14  Anna  Jane  Bedford 

Oct.    31  Mary   Chester   Potter 

Nov.     I  Anna  Turner  Libbey  Parsons 

Nov.     I  Leroy  Churchill   Potter 

Nov.     I  Anna   Martha  Hanna 

Nov.   14  George  Hale 

Dec.      7  Charles  Joseph  White 

1874. 

Jan.      4  Frank  Antone  Henn 

Jan.      4  Mary  Dresale 

Jan.      4  Rose  Bertha  Dresale 

Feb.      1  Charles  Frederic  Erichson 

Feb.    25  Francisca  Walkner 

Mar.     4  Louisa  Day 

Mar.    14  Martin  Gautier 

Mar.    14  George  Gihring 

Mar.   25  Mary  Ann  (Sweet)  White 

Mar.   26  Charles  Edward  Smith 

Apr.     4  George  Middleton  Parsons 

Apr.      4  Alice  Sarah  Yates 

Apr.      5  Julia  Annie  Dibble 

Apr.    24  Anna  Newton  Hooker 

Apr.    24  Alberti  Tryon 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.  John  C.  Middleton. 

Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 


New  Britain,  Mar.  i,  1872 
New  Britain,  June  5,  1873 

New  Britain,  Oct.  9,   1872 

New  Britain,  July  5,  1873 

Newington,  July  18,  1872 

Jan.   16,  1873 


New  Britain,  Feb.   15,   1873 
Mar.   II,  1872 

New  Britain,  July   10,   1873 

Adult— Wife  of  F.  C.  Potter 

New  Britain,  May  12,   1873 

New  Britain,  Aug.  5,  1873 

New  Britain,  Nov.  16,  1870 
Dec.  25,  1869 

Sept.   7,    1863 


New  Britain,  Mar.  6,  1873 
Jan.  29,   1872 
Oct.  9,   1873 

New  Britain,  June  16,  1873 

New  Britain,  June   20,  1873 
New  Britain,  Feb.  15,  1874 
New  Britain,  Nov.  18,  1872 
New  Britain,  Nov.  12,  1873 
Adult 


New  Britain  Apr.   10,   1873 

Apr.   16,  1872 
Adult 
Adult 
Adult 


Bv  THE  Rev.  C.  R.  Fisher. 
June     2   Mary  Caroline  Rosselius 

By  the  Rev.  John  C.   Middleton. 
June     7   Charles  Moore  Adkins  New  Britain 


IN    NEW   BRITAIN. 
'^      BAPTISMS 


509 


Parents. 

William  &  Selina   (Pyne)    White 
George  &  Mary  (Walter)  Barnerd 

Chester  Gates  &  Abby  Franziska 
(Dickey)    Latham 

Peter  &  Lizabeth  Hick 

Samuel  A.  &  Matilda  Steele 

Peter  &  Antonie  Gautier 

Charles  H.  &  R.  Lovina  (Webster) 
Barnes 

John  &  Lizetta  (Krietz)  Haigis 

Frederick  &   Catharina    (Schafer) 
Schweiser 

James  &  Sarah  Ann  (North)   Bed- 
ford 


George  M.  &  Emma  M.  (Driscoll) 

Parsons 
Frederic  C.  &  Mary  C.  (Connor) 

Potter 
William  &  Jane  Hanna 
Francis  &  Ellen  ( Blannerhassett) 

Hale 
Edward  &  Mary  Ann  White 


Cornelius  &  Rosa  Henn 


Charles   B.  &  Annie  E.    (Staples) 

Erichson 
William  &  Anna  Mary  Walkner 
Alfred  &  Elizabeth   (Wood)    Day 
Peter  &  Antonie  Gautier 
George  &  Katie  Graff  Gihring 


Charles  H.  &  Carrie  E.   (Welton) 

Smith 
Emory    S.    &    Katharine    (Crosby) 

Parsons 
Edward  &  Esther  M.  (Judd)  Yates 
William  H.  &  Harriet  N  Dibble 
Wife  of  Albert  Hooker 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Sarah  Pyne,  Harry  Saunders 

The  mother,  Mrs.  &  Miss  Anderson,  Lewis  Bau- 

man 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Fanny  Huse  (her  sister),  J.  C. 

Middleton 

Julia  Hoffman 

The    mother,    Marilla    Lydia    Steele 

The  parents 

Mr.  Wm.  Payne,  Mr.  Charles  Webster,  Mrs.  C. 

H.  Barnes 
Peter  Niehofen,  Catharina  Neihofen 
John  Herman,  Marie  Jetter 

The  mother,  Mrs.  Martha  Middleton,  John  Lacy 

Mr.    F.   C.    Potter,    Mrs.    S.   J.    Anderson,    Mrs. 

Emma  M.  Parsons 
Laura   C.    Merrill,   Jennie    M.    Post,   Charles   G. 

Fisher 
Albert   M.   Hyde,   Frederic   C.    Potter,   Mary   C. 

Potter 
Mrs.  Hanna 
Mrs.  Coles,  Mr.  John  Milton  Stevens 

The  mother,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  B.  C.  Porter,  John  C. 
Middleton 

The  parents.  Bertha  Langcettel 
Peter  &  Emma  Hermann,  Mrs.  Rosa  Henn 
Peter  &  Emma  Hermann,  Mrs.  Rosa  Henn 
The  parents 

Mrs.  Frederica  Francisca  Grothe,  The  parents 
The  parents,  Mary  Mulvey 

David  Ludwig,  Mrs.  Antoine  Gautier 

Mrs.  S.  J.  Anderson,  Miss  Anderson,  William  G. 

Payne 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Canfield 

John  C.  Middleton,  Rhea  B.  Miner,  Mrs.  K.  Par- 
sons 
Mrs.  Betsey  Judd,  Mrs.  Yates 

Miss   Stattlee,   Miss  E.  L.   Flinn 
Albert  Hooker,   Mrs.  Henry  Hooker 
George    M.    Parsons 


Louis  F.  &  Mary  Rosselius 


William  Rosselius,  Rosina  Noll,  Carrie  Kanold 


George  M.  &  Jerusha   (Merrill) 
Adkins 

32 


The  parents 


5IO 


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1874 

June  7 

June  21 

June  21 

June  21 

June  28 

July  29 


Clinton  Mortimer  Pettis 

Frederic  Henry  Racklifife 

Gertrude  Louise  Rackliffe 

Frank  Eugene  Rackliffe 

Adolph  May 

Agnes  Perry  Swasey 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.  John  C.   Middleton. 

Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 


Aug.     2   Florine  Seiples 

Aug.     6  John  Alfred  Dunbar 

Aug.     8  Minna  Calmbach 

Aug.     9  Adam  Menderlein 

Aug.  30  Henry  George  Lorch 

Aug.   30  William  Henry  Rose 

Aug.  30  Grace  Ellen  Butler 

Sept.     6  Joanna  Clara  Bassinger 

Sept.     6  Anna   Seipel 

Sept.     6  Belle  Elizabeth  Smith 

Sept.     7   Agnes  Olive  Porter 
Sept.     9  Emily  Butler  Fenton 


New  Brita 

New  Brita 

New  Brita 

New  Brita 

New  Brita 
New  Brita 

New  Brita 

New  Brita 
New  Brita 
New  Brita 
New  Brita 
Adult 


n,  Jan.  22,  1874 

n,  Oct.   8,    1865 

n,  Dec.  30,  1866 

n,  Nov.  28,  1868 

n,  Nov.  2,  1873 
n,  July  26,   1874 

n,  Apr.   26,    1873 

n,  Dec.  13,  1873 
n,  Feb,  8,  1874 
n,  Apr.  8,  1874 
n,  Dec.   16,  1873 


Adult 

Sept.  6,  1873 
New  Britain,  June  27,  1874 
New  Britain,  July  4,   1874 

New  Britain,  June  3,  1874 
New  Britain,  June  28,  1872 


1875- 
Feb.    28 


Aug.  I 

Aug.  14 

Aug.  15 

Aug.  22 

Sept.  8 

Sept.  12 


By  the  Rev.   Dr.   Gardener  of   Middletown. 
Emma  Bell  Brown  New  Britain,  aged  4  months 

By  the  Rev.  John  H.   Drumm. 
Jennie   May  Vanhorn  Bristol,  Pa.,  May  31,  1874 


Sarah  Jane  Dunbar 
Anne  Eliza  McNulty 
George   Seiple 

George  William  Seabourne  Vynne 
Mabel  Thornell  Simons 


Mar.  9,  1875 

Mar.  30,  187s 

July  22,    1875 

1875 
June  8,  1875 


By  the  Rev.  John  C.  Middleton  of  Glen  Cove,  L.  I. 
Nov.   17  Chauncey  Birge  Pomeroy  Sept.  4,  1875 


By  the   Rev.   John  H.   Drumm. 

Nov.  28  Herbert  Varian  Cornell  Nov.  13.  1874 

Nov.  28  Elizabeth  Eva  Gibbons  Sept.,  1875 

Dec.    12  Johan  Friedrich  Kaulbach  May  13,  1875 

1876. 
Jan.      2   Pauline  Maria  Tressel 

By  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hunter,  of  Hartford,  a  former  pastor  of  the  baptized. 

Mar.     8  Kate  (Catherine)  Estelle  Lozier  Dec.  25,  1853 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


511 


Parents. 

George  C.  &  Emily  N.  (Welton) 

Pettis 
Thomas   Smith  &  Henrietta  W. 

(Hart-Francis)    Rackliffe 
Thomas   Smith  &  Henrietta   W. 

(Hart-Francis)    Rackliffe 
Thomas   Smith  &  Henrietta   W. 

(Hart-Francis)    Rackliffe 
Adolph  &  Laura  May 
Erastus  P.  (M.D.)  &  Agnes  (Smyth) 

Swasey 
Henry   &    Isabella    (McConkey) 

Seiple 
Robert  &  Jane  Dunbar 
Jacob  &  Rachel  Calmbach 
Charles  &  Katharine  Menderline 
Gottlob  &  Babbet  Lorch 


Corbin  &  Susan  Bassinger 

Adam  &  Anna  Seipel 

Charles   H.   &   Carrie    (Welton) 

Smith 
Bryan  C.  &  Ann  Maria  Porter 
Walter  W.  &  Annie  E.  (Butler) 

Fenton 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

The  parents,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  E.  L.  Goodwin 

Mrs.  Rackliffe,  Miss  Julia  M.  Francis 

Mrs.  Rackliffe,   Miss  Julia  M.  Francis 

Mrs.   Rackliffe,   Miss  Julia   M.   Francis 

Emil   Matz,  Rika  Matz 

William  B.  &  Mrs.  Anna  M.  T.  Smyth,  William 

G.  Smyth,  Mrs.  M.  C.  Hart 
Mrs.  Louisa  Seiple,  Florine  Teich,  John  McConkey 

James  Coates,  Robert  Dunbar,  Mrs.  Ellen  Coates 

In  articulo  mortis 

Parents,  Adam  Hust 

George  Ceiner,  Pauline  Rentschler 

Alfred  S.  Finch,  William  S.  Rainsley,  Mrs.  Bessie 

Rainsley 
Miss  Laura  Merrill 
John  Hauser,  Wilhelmina  Hauser 
Anna  Seipel.  Isabella  Seipel,  Henry  Seipel 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Mary  Colvin  Welton 

The  parents 

Miss  Hattie  Fenton,  George  A.  Fenton 


Samuel  &  Martha  Brown 


Parents,  Emma  Croft 


The  mother,  Mary  Winder 
Mr.  Wm.  McNulty,  Mrs.  Isabella  McNulty 
Mr.  James  Coates,  Mrs.  Ellen  Coates 
Mr.     George     Matthews,     Mrs.     Matthews,     the 
parents 

George  &  Maria  Jane  Vynne  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Bennett 

Frederick  &  Mary  (Foulds)  Simons  The  parents,  Mrs.  Foulds 


Robert  &  Jane  Dunbar 
William  &  Isabella  McNulty 
Conrad  &  Regina  Seipel 


Chauncey  S  &  Augusta  Birge  Pom-  Burritt  Birge,  Cora  P.  Frary,  M.  Louise  Ander- 
eroy  son 


Dixon  R.  &  Mary  Anne  Cornell 
Jacob  B.  &  Hattie  L.  Gibbons 
Albrecht  &  Catarina  Kaulbach 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Emil  Tressel 


The  parents    (Private) 

The  parents,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Gibbons,  Sen'r 

The    parents 

The    parents 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  Lozier,  Danville,  N.  Y.  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Alfred  Stanley 


512 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 
By  the   Rev.   John   H.   Drumm. 


Name. 
1876 

Mar.   17  Mary  Alettie  Butler 

Mar.  22  Catherine  Stanley  Butler 

Mar.   22  Lilian  Abigail  Butler 

Apr.    16  Mary  Anne  Clarke 

Apr.    i6  Lewis  David  Frey  Henn 

May    20  Joseph  Dehm 

June     8  Clifford  Borden  Hance 

June   29  George  Hyland  Gray 

July      9  Emily  Rhoda  Barnes 

July    16  Elizabeth  Bostwick  Beatty 

Aug.    16  Ottilia  Hilda  Unkelbach 

Aug.    16  Amelia  Louise  Unkelbach 

Aug.  26  Henry   Mitchell  Loomis 

Aug.   27  Samuel  Henry  Browne 

Sept.  10  James  Alexander  Kinkade 


Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

Oct.  9,  i860 
Jan.  I,  1837 
June  13,  i860 


Feb.,        1876 


Sept.  24,  1875 
May  24,  1876 
Dec.    19,    1875 


Bristol,   Pa. 


New  Britain,  July  11,   1874 
New  Britain,  Nov.    20,    1870 
Feb.  7,  1876 
Jan.  13,  1876 
New  Britain,  July  5,  1870 


By  the   Rev.   J.   D.    McConkey. 

Aged  one  year 
Aged  three  months 


June  29   Isabella  Seipel 
Aug.     7  Lena  Seipel 

By  the  Rev.  Wm.  E.  Snowden 

1877. 
May    20  Josephine  Erichson  New  Brita 

May   27   Margaret  Elizabeth  Russell  New  Brita 


May  27   Ethel  Russell 

May  27    Harriet  Corliss   Russell 

June  10   Cordelia  Newell  Parker 

June  10    Anna  Laura  Copley 

June  24   Samuel  Waldo  Hart 

June  24   Annie  Mary  Fischer 

June  24   Fred  Davis  North 

Aug.  4    Oscar  Bauman 

Aug.  4   Emma  Bauman 

Sept.  2    Gertrude  Judd  Noble 

Sept.  14   James  Adams  McConkey 

Sept.  23    Walter  Eugene  Pritchard 

Sept.  23   Henry   William    Pritchard 

Sept.  23    Mary  Louise  Pritchard 

Sept.  23    Bertha  Alice  Pritchard 

Sept.  23   Eleanor  Forsyth  Swanston 

Sept.  23    William  Franklin  Clark 

Oct.  5   Elizabeth  Haywood 

Oct.  30   Jeannie  Naphey 


New  Brita 

New  Brita 

New  Brita 

New  Brita 

New  Brita 

New  Brita 
New  Brita 
New  Brita 
Adult 
New  Brita: 


n,  Mar  28,   1871 

n,  Feb.  23,   1875 

n,  Sept.  28,   1873 

n,  Mar.  3,  1877 

n.  Mar.    14,    1877 

n,  June    10,    1875 

n,  June  16,  1876 
n,  Aug.  17,  1873 
n,  Jan.  19,  1877 


n.  May  30,   1873 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  Mar.  29,  i860 

New  York,  N.  Y.,  Aug  9,  1863 

New  Britain,  Oct.  8,   1868 

New  Britain,  Aug.  8,  1876 

Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Mar.  28,  1876 
New  Britain.  July   18.   1875 
New  Britain,  Nov.,   1875 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


513 


Parents. 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  I.  W.  Butler 
James  &  Mary  Ann  Clarke 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Cornelius  Henn 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  David  Dehm 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Joseph  E.  Hance 
Wm.  S.  &  Julia  A.  Gray 
Chas.    Henry    &    Rhoda    Lovina 

Barnes 
Horatio  B.  &  Fanny  G.  Y.  Beatty 

Joseph  &  Louise  Unkelbach 
Joseph  &  Louise  Unkelbach 
Henry  A.  &  Mary  Jane  Loomis 
Samuel  Henry  &  Martha  Browne 
Henry  &  Ellen  Kinkade 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Mr.  G.  W.  Meyer,  Miss  Angell 

Miss  Laura  Merrill,  Mrs.  Savage 

Miss  Laura  Merrill,  Mrs.  Savage 

The  parents 

Lewis  David  Frey,  the  mother 

John   Seuleider,   the   father 

The   parents    (child   very   ill) 

The  mother,   Mrs.   Granger 

Chas.  Herbert  Webster,  Mrs.  Catherine  Wilcox 

Mrs.   E.   B.   Bostwick,   Miss   Kate   Bostwick,   R. 

Cabeen  Beatty 
The  parents 
The  parents 

The  mother,  Mrs.  Mitchell  of  Bristol,  Conn. 
The  parents,  Thos.  Porter,  Mrs.  Porter 
James  Kinkade,  Mary  Manley 


Mr.  &  Mrs.  Henry  Seipel 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Adam  Seipel 


Charles  B.  &  Annie  E.  Erichson 
Henry  E.  (2nd)  &  Mary  Augusta 

Russell 
Henry  E.  (2nd)  &  Mary  Augusta 

Russell 
Henry  E.  (2nd)  &  Mary  Augusta 

Russell 
William  &  Caroline  Kirkland  Parker 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  George  D.  Copley 
Samuel  Waldo  (M.D.)  &  Margaret 

Catharine  Hart 
John  &  Mary  Fischer 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Edw.  Mortimer  North 
Louis  &  Amelia  Bauman 
Louis  &  Amelia  Bauman 
Howard  C.  &  Hattie  Noble 
William  McConkey 
Henry  &  Tryphena  Pritchard 

Henry  &  Tryphena  Pritchard 

Henry  &  Tryphena  Pritchard 

Henry  &  Tryphena  Pritchard 

James  Andrew  &  Alison  Forsyth 

Swanson 
Alexander  J.  &  Theresa  E.  Clark 
Thomas  &  Jane  Haywood 
John  &  Josephine  Naphey 


The  parents 

H.  E.  Russell,  M.  A.  Russell,  Cordelia  L.  Guion 

H.  E.  Russell,  M.  A.  Russell,  Cordelia  L.  Guion 

H.  E.  Russell,  M.  A.  Russell,  Cordelia  L.  Guion 

Parents 
Parents 
Parents 

John  Fischer,  Mary  Fischer,  Carlotta  Brenneke 

William   Parker,  parents 

Emil  Kahl,  Emma  Hallebauer 

Emil  Kahl,  Emma  Hallebauer 

Joseph  C.  Atwood,  Jennie  Atwood,  Hattie  Noble 

William  McConkey,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Wm.  McConkey,  Jr. 

Mrs.    Tryphena    Pritchard,    Miss    Julia    Francis, 

Ralph  Beach 
Mrs.    Tryphena    Pritchard,    Miss    Julia    Francis, 

Ralph  Beach 
Mrs.    Tryphena    Pritchard,    Miss    Julia    Francis, 

Ralph  Beach 
Mrs.    Tryphena    Pritchard,    Miss    Julia    Francis, 

Ralph  Beach 
Parents 

Dwight  O.  &  Mary  E.  Welton 

Jane  Haywood,  Harriet  A.  Snowden 


5M 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.   Wm.   E.   Snowden. 


1877. 
Nov.  10 
Dec.  2 
Dec.  2 
Dec.  25 
Dec.  25 

1878. 
Jan.  I 
Jan.  I 
Jan.  20 
May  17 
June  7 
June 
June 
June 
June 
June 
June  21 
Sept.  21 
Oct.  18 
Oct.  27 
Oct.  27 
Nov.  22 
Nov.  23 


Name. 

Franklin  Benton  Lockwood 

Ada  Sykes 

Lillie  Seipel 

Lotta  May  Northall 

Alice  Maud  Rainsley 

Alfred  Sykes 

Albert  Sykes 

Florence  Bell  Taj'lor 

Jennie   Elvira    Ingeborg   Steinstrom 

Mr.  Charles  Munro  Burgess 

Mrs.  Helen  Leontine  Burgess 

George  Edward  (Parker)  Burgess 

Mrs.  Margaret  Case 

William  Dickey  Latham 

Edward  Saunders 

Mr.  John  Erwin  Root 

Marx  Joseph  Unkelbach 

William  Henry  Porter 

Edgar  Porter  Stebbins 

Mrs.  Nellie  McConkey 

Jane  Fisher 

Hulda  Louise  Barg 


Nov.   27  Florence  Estelle  Fisher 

Dec.    15  Elizabeth   Pierce  Hardy  Fair 

1879. 

Jan.    21  Robert  Seymour  Atkinson 

Mar.    13  Ella  McConkey 

Mar.    13  Mary  Estella  McConkey 

Mar.  30  George  William  Fisher 


Mr.  Franklin  Graham 
Mrs.   Mary  Elizabeth  Graham 
Mrs.   Mary  Jane  Colvin 
Agnes  Ellen  Fisher 
Smith 
Eva  May  Norton 
Mary  Agnes  Blackman 
Albert  Emery  Middleton 
Theodore  Augustus  Hance 
Edward  Broadbcnt  Jones 
Harriet  Elizalieth  Walker 
Elizabeth  Thompson  Clarke 
Louise  Mary  Guenthar 
George  William  Rausch 
Isabella  Seipel 
John  Frederick  Shelton 

Ellen  Gertrude  Loomis 

Lizzie  Foulkes 

Russell  Tryon  Magness 

Julius  Thomas  King 


Apr. 

9 

Apr. 

9 

Apr. 

9 

Apr. 

13 

Apr. 

13 

Apr. 

13 

Apr. 

13 

Apr. 

13 

June 

I 

June 

I 

June 

2 

July 

13 

Aug. 

23 

Aug. 

23 

Aug. 

31 

Sept. 

7 

Sept. 

15 

Sept. 

19 

1880. 

Mar. 

27 

Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

Campville,   Conn. 

New  Britain,  2  yrs.  old 

New  Britain.  Sept.    10,    1877 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

Waterville,  Conn.,  Oct.  10,  1872 
Lakeville,  Conn.,  Nov.  22,  1877 
New  Britain,  June   29,   1876 
New  Britain,  Apr.  4,  1878 


Child. 

New  Britain,  May  30,  1875 


New  Britain,  Nov.  15,  1876 

New  Britain,  Sept.   23,   1878 

New  Britain,  Aug.  9,  1876 

Adult 

Williamsburg,  N.  Y.,  June  26,  1878 

New  Britain,  Sept.   27,    1878 

New  Britain,  Nov.  22,   1878 
New  Britain,  Apr.   19,  1878 

New  Britain,  May   4,    1873 
New  Britain,  June  9,    1878 
New  Britain,  Jan.  6.   1879 
New  Britain,  Mar   30,  1879 


New  Britain,  Nov.  27,   1877 

New  Britain,  Easter  Day,   1878 
New  Britain,  Jan.  16,  1879 
New  Britain,  June  29,  1878 
New  Britain,  June  29,  1878 
New  Britain.  Dec.  8,  1878 
Pratts  Station,  June  2,  1878 
New  Britain,  Nov.  4,   1878 
New  Britain,  Mar.   26,   1879 
Albany,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  10,  1877 
New  Britain,  Feb.  13,  1878 
New  Britain,  1879 

Glastonbury,  Conn..  Nov.  12,  1878 

Hartford,  Conn.,  Sept.  3,  1878 
New  Britain,  Nov.  21,  1878 

New  Britain,  Nov.  19,  1878 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


515 


Parents. 

William   Newton  Lockwood 
James  &  Esther  Sykes 
Conrad  &  Regale  Seipel 
Wm.  Henry  &  Mary  Northall 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Wm.  Rainsley 

James  &  Esther  Sykes 
James  &  Esther  Sykes 
Wilfred  F.  &  Ella  A.  Taylor 
John  &  Amelia  Steinstrom 


Qiester  &  Abby  Latham 
Harry  &  Louisa   Saunders 

Joseph  &  Louise  Unkelbach 
Thos.  H.  &  Mary  Jane  Porter 
Samuel  E.  &  Jennie  E.  Stebbins 

Joslyn 
George  &  Mary  Fisher 
John  A.  &  Emma  Maria  Barg 

George   &   Eliza   Fisher 

Robert  James  &  EHzabeth  Margaret 

Fair 
John  E.  &  Elizabeth  Atkinson 
Robert  &  Mary  Christine  McConkey 
Robert  &  Mary  Christine  McConkey 
William  Charles  &  Sophia  Eger 

Fisher 


Alfred  W.  &  Theresa  W.  Fisher 
Charles  H.  &  Carrie  E.  Smith 
Halsey  John  &  Emily  A.  Norton 
Robert  James  &  Alphena  Blackman 
William  &  Mary  Middleton 
Joseph  E.  &  Elizabeth  M.  Hance 
Edward  &  Clara  Jones 
George  &  Sarah  Ann  Walker 
James  &  Mary  Ann  Clarke 
Andrew  &  Katrina  Guenthar 
Elizabeth   Rausch 
Adam  &  Annie  Seipel 
Charles  F.  &  Georgia  Chevalier 

Shelton 
Robert  N.  &  Ellen  N.  Loomis 

Henry  C.  &  Mary  Jane  Foulkes 
Eugene  &  Mary  Gertrude  Magness 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Mr.  W.  N.  Lockwood,  Mrs.  A.  A.  Canfield 

Parents 

Parents 

Mrs.  William  H.  &  Mrs.  Richard  P.  Northall 

Mrs.  Rainsley 

Parents 

Parents 

Parents,  Lucius  &  Emily  Beach 

Carolina  Steinstrom,  Annie  Johnson 

Rev.  W.  E.  &  Mrs.  H.  A.  Snowden 

Rev.  W.  E.  &  Mrs.  H.  A.   Snowden 

Rev.  W.  E.  &  Mrs.  H.  A.   Snowden 

Mrs.  Snowden,  Geo.  M.  Parsons 

Geo.  M.  Parsons,  Mrs.  Snowden 

Parents 

Mrs.   Charlesetta   Root 

Parents 

Parents,   Mr.  Wm.  Watson 

Parents  &  J.  E.  &  Charlesetta  Root 

W.  A.  McConkey 

C.  Fisher,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Wm.  H.  Fisher 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Olof  Sohnnason,  Mrs.  H.  C.  Fors- 

man 
Privatim  et  in  extremis 
Parents,   Mrs.  Elizabeth  Pierce  Hardy 

Privatim  in  extremis 

Parents,  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Elston 

Parents 

The  father,  Jas.  A.  McConkey,  Mrs.  Ellen  Blinn 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Snowden 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Snowden 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Dwight  O.  Welton 

A.  W.  Fisher,  Joseph  &  Eliza  A.  Mitchell 

Mrs.  E.  A.   Norton,   Mrs.  Barnes 

Mrs.  A.  Blackman,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  D.  O.  Welton 

Parents,  John  Grimly 

Parents,  Mrs.  Henry  E.  Russell,  2nd 

Christopher  &  Elizabeth  Britton,  E.  Jones 

George  &  S.  A.  Walker,  Mrs.  George  Dennis 

Parents 

Parents,  Miss  Lizzie  George 

Mrs.  Rausch,  Andrew  Guenthar 

Mr.  &.  Mrs.  Henry  Seipel,  Mrs.  Annie  Seipel 

C.  F.  Shelton,  A.  S.  Finch,  Laura  Merrill 

Rev.  W.  E.  Snowden,  Mary  E.  Lockwood,  Mrs. 

A.  A.  Canfield 
Mr.  &  Mrs.  Wm.  Foulkes,  Mrs.  M.  J.  Foulkes 
Alberti  Tryon,  Mrs.  Harriet  G.  Patterson 


John  &  Mary  Sigourney  King 


Martha  P.  Gibbons,  J.  D.  Gibbons,  John  King 


=;i6 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.   Wm.   E.   Snovvden. 


1880. 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  27 

Mar.  23 

Mar.  5 

Mar.     5 

Mar.     5 

Apr.    25 

Apr.    25 

Jan.     II 

1878. 
Apr.   21 


Name. 

William   Henry   Stevens 

Edward  Irwin  Stevens 
Judd 
Judd 
Smith 

Mrs.  Josephine  Kinne 

Mrs.  Mary  Andrews 

Carrie  Jane  Andrews 
George  Frederick  Andrews 
Frederick  Edward  Barnes 
Florence  Lovinia  Barnes 
Lucy  Weise  Dennis 

Helen  Wake  Dyson 


Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

New  Britain,  July  31,  1879 
New  Britain,  Oct.   19,   1876 


New  Britain,  Feb.  18,  1880 
New  Britain,  Feb.  18,  1880 
Clayton,  Dec.  23,  1879 

Naugatuck,  Conn.,  Jan.  30,  1876 


1880. 
July     5 


Sept.  II 
Oct.  24 
Oct.  31 
Nov.  14 
Nov.  14 
Dec.  5 
Dec.      5 

1881. 
Jan.     16 
Feb.      s 
May   29 


By  the  Rev.  W.  L.  Bostwick.     (There  being  no  Rector.) 
Cora  Etta  Bunnell  New  Britain,  Sept.  30,   1879 

By  the  Rev.  John  H.  Rogers. 

Henry  Willis  Bunnell 
Minnie  Cary  Foulds 
John  Irving  Middleton 
Chester  William  Blake 
Charles  Edward  Preisinger 
Leon  Chester  Latham 


Belle  May  Beatty 

Ida  May  Watson 
George  Edward  Fisher 
Goldie  May  Bunnell 


New  Britain,  Aug.  17,  1880 

New  Britain,  Aug.  20,  1880 

New  Britain,  Aug.  23,   1880 

Wheeling,  West  Virginia.  Oct.   15,  1880 

New  Britain,  Aug.  20,   1880 

New  Britain,  June  4.  1880 

New  Britain,  May  17,  1880 


New  Britain.  May  8,  1881 
New  Britain,  Feb.    i,    1881 
Oct.   12,   1879 


Mar.  27 
June  29 


Louise  Henrietta   Smith 
Sophia  Caroline  Fisher 


Adult 

New  Britain,  June  26,  1880 

By  the  Rev.  A.  B.  Crawford. 

Aug.     7    Charles  Oscar  Bunnell  New  Britain,  July  26,  1881 

By  the  Rev.  John  H.  Rogers. 

John  Alfred  Erichson 
Carl  Albert   Manson 
Alice  Allevera  Anderson 


Sept.  8 
Oct.  3 
Oct.    16 


New  Britain,  July  9,  18& 
New  Britain.  Aug.  17,  i{ 
New  Britain.  Sept.  25,  18 


Dec.      2  Joseph  Mum  ford  Hance 

Dec.     4  George  Andrew   Porter 

1882. 

Jan.     IS  Hiram  Hewitt  Philips 

Feb.      2  Mcrritt  Alphcus  Young 


New  Britain,  Feb.  26.   1881 
New  Britain,  Nov.  7,  1881 


Kensington,  Conn.,  Feb.  2,  1881 
Aged  21   years 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


517 


Parents. 

Williard  E.  &  Annie  Stevens 
Williard  E.  &  Annie  Stevens 
Alfred  S.  Judd 
Alfred  S.  Judd 
Charles  H  Smith 


Ira  F.  &  Mary  Andrews 
Ira  F.  &  Mary  Andrews 

Chas.  H.  &  R.  Lovinia  (Webster) 

Barnes 
Chas.  H.  &  R.  Lovinia  (Webster) 

Barnes 
George   &   Susannah    (Bedford) 

Dennis 

Thomas  &  Martha  Dyson 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 


W.  E.  &  Annie  Stevens 
W.  E.  &  Annie  Stevens 


Mrs.  H.  A.  Snowden,  A.   C.   Snowden 
Rev.  W.  E.  Snowden,  Mrs.  Snowden,  H.  A. 

Snowden 
Rev.  W.  E.  Snowden,  Mrs.  Snowden,  H.  A. 

Snowden 
Rev.  W.  E.  Snowden,  Mrs.  Snowden,  H.  A. 

Snowden 
William  B.  Webster,  Mrs.  Haley,  John  Norton 

Mrs.   Mary  Andrews,   Francis   Hull  Webster 

Rev.  Wm.   E.   Snowden,  Mrs.   Susannah  Dennis, 
Miss   Elizabeth   Fitzgerald 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  Thomas  Dyson,  Mrs.  Cook 


Rufus  George  &  Fanny  Bunnell  Private 


Rufus  George  &  Fanny  Bunnell 
William  &  Angelina  Foulds 
William  &  Mary  Middleton 
John  A.  &  Ida  M.  Blake 
Lawrence  &  Barbara  Preisinger 
Gates  &  Abby  Francisca  Latham 
Alexander  &  Carrie  LiHan  Beatty 


Private 

Miss  Minnie  Bushnell,  Mr.  Henry  Foulds 

Parents,  Thomas   Fox  Hill 

The  father,  Chester  Penfield,  Grace  Penfield 

Margaret  Deming,  Charles  Nachtnagel 

Alexander  Beatty,  Fanny  H.  Dickey 

J.  Clement  Atwood,  Lizzie  Beatty 


William  Henry  &  Mary  Watson  William  Corker,  Eliza  Jane  Corker,  the  mother 

George  Edward  &  Ellen  Eliza  Fisher  Private 

Rufus  George  &  Fanny  Bunnell         Mrs.  Susan  Evans,  Mr.  Amasa  Covey 
(adopted) 

Charles  H.  Smith,  Elizabeth  W.  Rogers 
William  C.  &  Sophia  Fisher  Edward  Cramp,  Caroline  Eger 


Rufus  George  &  Fanny  Bunnell  Parents 


John  &  Johanna  Erichson 
Charles  &  Anne  Manson 
August  &  Caroline  Anderson 

Joseph  E.  &  EHzabeth  M.  Hance 
Thomas  H.  &  Mary  Jane  Porter 


William  &  Elizabeth  Philips 


John  A.  &  Amelia  Matilda  Bergren 

Private 

Edward   Ohisen,   Oscar   Anderson,  Albertina 

Ohlsen 
John  A.  Mumford   (Grandfather),  the  parents 
Father,  Mr.  Robert  B.  Hurrell,  Mrs.  Lizzie  Hur- 

rell 

Parents 

William  Everitt  Johnson,  Mrs.   Mary  A.  Wood- 
ward 


5i8 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.  John  H.  Rogers. 


1882. 
Feb.  6 
Feb. 
Mar, 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
July 
Sept 


Name. 

Anne  Elizabeth  Hall 

26  Julia   lialen 

16  Harry  Falen 

2  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Fox 

2  Etta   Fox 

8  Evelyn  Louisa  Clark 

30  Curtiss  Fischer  Smith 


8   Robert  Norton  Loomis 


Sept.   10   Maud  Hooker  Brown 


July  31 

Oct.  I 

Nov.  12 

Nov.  12 

Nov.  19 

1883. 

Jan.  2 

Feb.  6 

Feb.  6 

Feb.  6 

Mar.  12 

Mar.  18 

Mar.  18 

Apr.  8 

May  13 

June  17 

July  I 

July  I 

July  I 

July  25 

Sept.  23 

Nov.  22 

1884. 

Jan.  13 

Feb.  3 

Apr.  6 


Apr.  6 

Apr.  6 

June  I 

June  I 

June  15 

June  15 

June  15 

Sept.  21 

Oct.  5 

Oct.  s 

Oct.  5 

Oct.  25 

1885. 

Jan.  7 


Idela  May  Prentice 
John  Alfred  Bunnell 
Fred  Merrill  Hadley 
Gertrude  Mary  Middleton 
Mabel   Meletta   Mentis 

William  Messenger 

James  Anderson  Hanna 

Leila  Belle  Hanna 

Fanny  Kirke  Hanna 

Lily  Catherine  Pfeifer 

Elsie  Wells 

Margaret  Florence  Patterson 

William   Cowley   Russell 

Albert  Edward  Hyde 
Annetta  Matilda  Jouett 
Elsie  Lavinia  Durn 
William  Chester  Chalonor 
Nettie  May  Humason 

Hilda  Josephina  Westling 
John   Rollins  Watson 
Henry  Seiple 

Ellen  Henderson 

Arthur  Hill 

Clarence  Wilbur  Hubbard 

Lewis  Bell  White 

William  Livingstone  White 

Mcna  Louisa  Hauser 

Robert   Hauser 

Fann}'  Mabel  French 

Mary  Louise  Saunders 

Richard    West    Saunders 

Sarah  Mary  Porter 

Agnes  Hickey 

Carroll  Bulkeley  Phelps 

William   Lawrence   Goodridge 

William  Ernest  Middleton 


Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 
Aug.  29,  1881 
Oct.  3,   1880 


New  Britain 

Adult 

New  Britain 

Adult 

Adult 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

Rocky  Hill, 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

Adult 

Adult 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain, 
New  Britain, 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 

New  Britain 

Adult 

New  Britain 


Oct.  4,  1881 
Sept.  26,  1881 
Conn.,  Adult 

Oct.   10,  1882 

May  27.  1882 
Sept.  20,   1882 
June  4,  1882 
July  22,   1882 
Dec.  7,  1877 

Aug.   5,   1881 

Feb.  29,  1880 
Nov.  15,  1883 
Oct.    15,    1882 


Aug.  12,  1882 

June  3,  1882 
Oct.  24,  1882 
Mar.  II,  1883 
Mar.  10,  1883 
May  4,  1881 

June  18,  188^ 
May  26,  1882 
July  23,  1883 

Aug.  24,  1883 

Aug.  25,  1883 


William  Beighton 
Jan.     13    Lily  Barbara  Bayard 


Manchester,  N.  H.,  Aug.  20,  1875 
Manchester,  N.  H.,  Sept.  12,  1877 
New  Britain,  Apr.   13,  1882 
New  Britain,  Oct.  5,   1883 
New  Britain,  Apr.    i,    1884 
New  Britain 

His  previous  baptism  certified  in  church 
New  Britain,  July  17,   1884 
New  Britain,  Apr.  23,  1884 
Nov.   26,    1882 
New  Britain,  July  i.   1884 
New  Britain,  Feb.  6,   1884 

New  Britain,  Sept.   26,  1884 
Certified  in  the  church,  Apr.  4,  1885 
New  Britain,  Nov.  28,  1884 


IN    NEW   BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


519 


Parents. 
George  &  Emily  Hall 
Emily  Falen,  Thos.  Crandall 


James  &  Mary  Ann  Clark 

Charles  H.  &  Louise  Henrietta  Smith 


George  Selah  &  Florence  Rosella 

Brown 
Harrison  &  Elizabeth  Prentice 
Rufus  George  &  Fanny  Bunnell 
Alfred  &  Grace  A.  Hadley 
William  &   Mary  Middleton 
Peter  &  Hannah  Mentis 

Conell  &  Maria  Messenger 

William  &  Jenny  Hanna 
William  &  Jenny  Hanna 
John  &  Nettie  Maria  Pfeifer 


William  C.  &  Caroline  Elizabeth 

Russell 
Albert  M.  &  Anita  Hyde 
Hans  Peter  &  Anne  Jouett 
John  &  Rosa  Lee  Durn 
William  T.  &  Sarah  A.  Chalonor 
Charles   Aurelius  &  Anne  Ehza 

Humason 
Albert  &  Amelia  Westling 
William  Henry  &  Mary  Watson 
Louisa    Seiple 

Peter  &  Hannah  Henderson 

Wilbur  Fisk  &  Martha  Elizabeth 

Hubbard 
Matthew  B.  &  Elizabeth  White 
Matthew  B.  &  Elizabeth  White 
Robert  &  Emma  Hauser 
Robert  &  Emma  Hauser 
Charles  &  Elizabeth  Sarah  French 
Harry  &  Louisa  Saunders 
Harry  &  Louisa  Saunders 
Thomas  H.  &  Mary  Jane  Porter 
Michael  &  Helen  Hickey 
Herman  L.  &  Leah  D.  Phelps 
Sewall  &  Ellen  Goodridge 
William  &  Mary  Middleton 

Albert  &  Emily  Beighton 

Paul  &  Letitia  Bayard 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Mother,  Mrs.  Ellen  Roach,  Benjamin  Ward 

Mrs.  Isabella  Seiple,  Miss  Louisa  Seiple 

Private 

Mrs.   Isabella  Seipel 

Mrs.   Isabella  Seipel 

Mother,  Jane  Clark,  Lillian  Abigail  Butler 

Parents 

Mrs.  Ellen  Maria  Loomis    (his  wife),  Mrs.  Lily 
Beebe 

Franklin  &   Mary  Elizabeth   Graham    (Grand- 
parents) 

Ann  Alexius  Hackney 

Private 

Parents,  Mrs.  Jerusha  D.  Merrill  (Grandmother) 

Parents,  Mrs.  Emma  Bennett 

Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Clark,  Miss  Catherine  Clark 

Private 

Private 

Private 

Private 

Private 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  W.  Rogers 

Mrs.  Catherine  Wilcox,  John  James  Coates 

Parents 

Parents 

John  Becker,  Katie  Pearson 

Mrs.   Emma   Bennett 

Parents 

Emma  A.  &  John  C.  McDougal 

Private 

George  M.  Parsons,  Emma  M.  Parsons 

Private 

Petrea  Vanski,  Hannah  Henderson 
William  G.  Payne,  George  Vine 
George  Bull,  the  parents 

Mother,  Elizabeth  H.  Livingstone 

Mother,  Elizabeth  H.  Livingstone 

Louisa    Smith,    the   mother 

Louisa    Smith,   the   mother 

John  Haigis,  Christina  Haigis,  mother 

Parents 

Parents 

Samuel  &  Sarah  Ann  McElrath,  the  mother 

Mrs.  Rachael  McCartney,  Mrs.  Harriet  Walker 

Mr.  Norris  Bailey,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Sherman  Cooley 

Arthur  Hill,  Elizabeth  Pass 

Private 

Willoughby  Whitehead,   Fanny  Whitehead 

(Private) 
Private 


520 


THE    CHURCH 


1885. 

Feb. 

19 

Apr. 

4 

Apr. 

4 

Apr. 

4 

Apr. 

4 

Apr. 

17 

May- 

12 

May 

24 

May- 

24 

May 

30 

May 

31 

May 

31 

July 

19 

July 

19 

BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.  W.  L.  Bostwick. 
Name.  Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

Richard  James  Coats  Barnard  New  Britain 

By  the  Rev.  John  H.  Rogers. 

New  Britain.  Nov.   26,    1871 


William  Wallace  Andrews 
Adalbert  Jesse  Andrews 
Harriet  Mabel  Andrews 
Henry  Beighton 
Beatrice  Russell 
Cora  Belle  Walker 
Gertrude  Emily  Flower 

Harold   Stillman  Hyde 
Frank  Edward  Hall 
Howard  Cole  Noble 

Col  ton  David  Noble 

Caroline  Kirkland   Parker 
William  Stansbury  Parker 


New  Britain,  Feb.  12,  1874 

New  Britain,  Dec.   14,  1877 

New  Britain,  Sept.   26,  1884 
New  Britain 

New  Britain,  Aug.  11,  1864 

New  Britain,  Sept.   19,   1884 

New  Britain,  Mar.  31,   1884 
New  Britain,  Feb.  14,  1884 
New  Britain,  Apr.  2,  1880 

New  Britain,  Feb.  13,  1882 

New  Britain,  Apr.  19,  1879 
New  Britain,  Aug.  11,  1881 


By  the  Rev.  W.  L.  Bostwick. 
July    30   Senior   Preston  New  Britain,  July   28,    1885 

By  the  Rev.  John  H.  Rogers. 

New  Britain,  June  14,  li 


Nov.     9 
Nov.   15 


Ada  Slack 

William  Charles  Albrecht 


1886. 

Apr.  24 

Apr.  24 

Apr.  24 

Apr.  25 

Apr.  25 

May  9 

July  4 

July  4 

July  4 

July  4 

July  4 

July  4 

July  4 

July  4 

July  4 

July  4 

July  4 


New  Britain,  Oct.  12,  1885 
By  the  Rev.   J.\mes   Stodd.\rd. 


Roberta  Corscaden 
Carmalita  Amanda  Corscaden 
Emma  Andrews  Bell 

Anna  Dyer 

Anderson  Dana  Dyer 

Corell  Messenger 

Nancy  Emeline  Blair 
John   Henry   Blair 

Lilly  Jane  Blair 

Richard  Edmon  Blair 

Ida  Josephine  Bunnell 

Chloe  Philina  Bunnell 

Christine  Martha  North 
Edward   Bishop 
Blakeslee  Barnes 

Charles  August  Unkelbach 

Anna  Elcra  Unkelbach 


Providence,  R.  I.,  Apr.  13,  1868 
Providence,  R.  I.,  June  4,  1870 
New  Britain,  Jan.  8,  1885 

New  Britain,  May  11,  1884 

New  Britain,  Jan.    16,    1886 

New  Hartford,  Conn.,  Sept.  25,   1841 

Grafton,  Vermont,  Feb.  2.  1857 
Crownpoint,  N.  Y.,  Mar.  17,  1879 

Champion,  Mich.,  July  28,   1882 

New  Britain,  July  17.  1885 

New  Britain,  June  29,   1884 

New  Britain,  Aug.  25,   1885 

New  Britain,  July  2,  1885 

New  York  City,  N.  Y.,  Mar.  24,  1884 

New  Britain,  Jan.  12,  1879 

New  Britain,  Dec.  9,  1884 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


521 


Parents. 
George  G.  &  Alice  Maria  Barnard       Private 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 


Ira  Frederick  &  Mary  Jane  Andrews 

Ira  Frederick  &  Mary  Jane  Andrews 

Ira  Frederick  &  Mary  Jane  Andrews 

Albert  &  Emily  Beighton 

Henry  E.   (Jr.)   &  Mary  A.  Russell 

Adult 

James  Henry  &  Harriet  Rebecca 

Flower 
Albert  Middleton  &  Anita  Hyde 
George  H.  &  Emily  Hall 
Howard   Cole  &  Hattie   Stanley 

Noble 
Howard   Cole  &  Hattie   Stanley 

Noble 
William  &  Caroline  Kirkland  Parker 
William   &  Caroline  Kirkland  Parker 


Mother,  Mrs.  Carrie  Jane  Bell   (his  sister) 

Mother,  Mrs.  Carrie  Jane  Bell   (his  sister) 

Mother,  Mrs.  Carrie  Jane  Bell   (his  sister) 

Willoughby  Whitehead,  Fanny  Whitehead 

Private 

Private 

Father,  Sarah  Augusta  Chichester 

Parents 
Private 
Parents,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Ira  E.  Hicks 

Parents,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Ira  E.  Hicks 

Parents,  Emily  Josephine  Parker  (her  sister) 
Parents,  Emily  Josephine  Parker  (her  sister) 


Walter  &  Henrietta  Preston 


Private 


Daniel  &  Charlotte  Slack 
Christopher  &  Bertha  Albrecht 


Private 

William  O'Brien,  Charles  Gates,  Emma  Myer 


Thomas  &  Martha  Corscaden 
Thomas  &  Martha  Corscaden 
Lorenzo  F.  &  Carrie  J.  (Andrews) 

Bell 
Charles  Olin  &  Carrie  (Hussey) 

Dyer 
Charles  Olin  &  Carrie  (Hussey) 

Dyer 
Harmon  &  Mary  Ann  (Norton) 

Messenger 
William  &  Lavina  Wilder 
John  &  Nancy  Emeline  Blair 

John  &  Nancy  Emeline  Blair 

John  &  Nancy  Emeline  Blair 

George  Rufus  &  Fanny  Wilder 

Bunnell 
George  Rufus  &  Fanny  Wilder 

Bunnell 
Edward  M.  &  Ella  Grace  North 
William  &  Ellen  J.  Bishop 
Blakeslee  &  Aida  Cromwell  Barnes 

Joseph  Peter  &  Louisa  Katie  Unkel- 

bach 
Joseph  Peter  &  Louisa  Katie  Unkel- 

bach 


The  mother 
The  mother 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Mary  Jane  Andrews 

The  parents,   Mrs.  Elmira  J.  Camp 

The  parents,  Mrs.  Camp,  the  Rector 

Mrs.   Maria   Messenger 

Mrs.  Fanny  Bunnell 

The   mother,    Mr.   &    Mrs.   John   J.    Coats,    Miss 

Henrietta  L.  Guion 
The   mother,   Mr.   &   Mrs.   John  J.   Coats,   Miss 

Henrietta  L.  Guion 
The  mother,   Mr.   &   Mrs.   John  J.   Coats,   Miss 

Henrietta  L.  Guion 
The   mother,    Mr.   &   Mrs.   John   J.    Coats,    Miss 

Henrietta  L.  Guion 
The   mother,    Mr.   &    Mrs.   John   J.    Coats,    Miss 

Henrietta  L.  Guion 
The  parents.   Miss   Nettie  Davis 
The  parents 
The  parents,  Dr.  George  P.  Cooley,  Mrs.  Lucy 

A.  Cooley 
The  parents,  Mr.  Karls  Knust 

The  parents,  Mrs.  Anna  Stadler 


522 


THE   CHURCH 


1886. 

July  4   William   Earnest   Middleton 

July  4   Caroline  Ann  Middleton 

July  4   Anna  Violet  Saunders 

July  4   Thomas  Henry  Saunders 

July  4   Mabel  Helen  Vines 

July  4   Thomas  Watson  Hall 

July  5   Oscar  Anjane  Anderson 
Ange  Camily  Anderson 

July  7  Louis  Edward  Roland  Barker 

July  II    Charles  Siebert 

Aug.  I    Mary  Agnes  Whatley 

Aug.  I    Martha  Davis  Whatley 

Aug.  I    Florence  Esther  Slack 

Aug.  I    Ethel  Gillott 

Aug.  I    Minnie  Elizabeth  Guenther 

Aug.  I    Louis  Andrew  Guenther 

Aug.  I    Henry  Norton  Copley 

Aug.  I    Emma   Norton   Copley 

Aug.  15    Ethel  Graves 

Sept.  12   Alonzo  George  Bull 

Oct.  3   AmeHa  Maggie  Seipel 

Oct.  3   Horace  Dudley  King 


Minnie  Rebecca  Bowers 

Clarence  Albert  Bowers 

Franklin  Thomas  Bowers 

Selina  Bowers 

John  William  Bowers 

Laura  May  Bunn 

Ella  Louisa  Malona 

Kni,G:ht  Terry  Fuller 
Lavina  Lucy  Storey 
George  Edward  Grimley 

Henrietta  Schantz 
Carrie  Ethel  Cowlam 
Ralph  Wells  Palmer 

Harry  Burt  Coleman 
Harvey  Smith  Terry 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.  J.\mes   Stoddard. 
Name.  Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 


Oct. 

3 

Oct. 

3 

Oct. 

3 

Oct. 

3 

Oct. 

3 

Oct. 

3 

Oct. 

3 

Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 

3 
3 
3 

Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 

8 
8 
6 

Oct. 
Oct. 

10 

ID 

New  Britain,  Feb.  6,  1884 
New  Britain,  Mar.   26,   1886 
New  Britain,  Dec.  23,  1883 
New  Britain,  May  31,  1886 

New  Britain,  July  29,  1878 
New  Britain,  June  3,  1886 

New  Britain,  June  21,  1886 
New  Britain,  June  21,  1886 

Manchester,  England,  May  3.  1879 
Plainville,   Conn.,   Nov.  6.   1885 
New  Britain,  Feb.   16,   1882 

New  Britain,  Sept.  18,  1885 

New  Britain,  May  20,  1883 

New  Britain,  July  3.  1883 

New  Britain,  Sept.  8,  1882 

New  Britain,  Apr.   12,  1885 

New  Britain,  June  26,    1885 

New  Britain,  June  26,  1885 

New  York  City,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  27,  1882 

New  Britain,  Oct.  26.  1885 
New  Britain,  Apr.  24,  1881 
New  Britain,  July  26,  1886 

West  Winsted,  Conn.,  Nov.  4,  1877 

New  Britain,  Mar.  19,  1879 

New  Britain,  Mar.  27,  1880 

Wilmington,  III,  July  2,  1881 

Waterville,  Conn.,  Dec.  27,  1883 

New  Britain,  May  18,  1886 

Simsbury,  Conn..  July  17,  1886 

New  Britain.  Jan.  6.   1884 
Shelbournc  Falls,  Mass..  Apr.  8,  1877 
New  Britain.  Mar.  29,   1882 

New  Britain,  Aug.  11,  1886 
New  Britain.  June  21.  1886 
North  Haven.  Conn.,  Jan.  15,  1886 

New  Britain,  Feb.  12,  1881 
New  Britain,  Nov.  6,   1882 


IN"    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


523 


Parents. 

William  &  Mary  Middleton 
William  &  Mary  Middleton 
Horace  N.  &  Mary  Ann  Saunders 
Harry  &  Louise  Saunders 

George  &  Mary  Jane  Vines 
George  &  Emily  Hall 

Oscar  &  Emma  Anderson 


Louis  &  Elizabeth  Barker 

Leonard  &  Ellen   (Cooper)    Siebert 

Henry  Theodore  &  Anna   (McCon- 

key)   Whatley 
Henry  Theodore  &  Anna   (McCon- 

key)   Whatley 
Daniel  &  Charlotte  Slack 
Sarah  Ann  Gillott 
Andrew  &  Katie  Guenther 
Andrew  &  Katie  Guenther 
Henry  Norton  &  Emma  Copley 
Henry  Norton  &  Emma  Copley 
Edward  C.  &  Nettie  C.   Graves, 

New  York  City 
Alonzo  D.  &  Isabella  Dixon  Bull 
Adam  &  Anna  Seipel 
John  J.  &  Mary  S.  King 

George  Washburn  &  Annie  Bowers 

George  Washburn  &  Annie  Bowers 

George  Washburn  &  Annie  Bowers 

George  Washburn  &  Annie  Bowers 

George  Washburn  &  Annie  Bowers 

William  Frederic  &  Maria  Lavina 

Bunn 
Francis  Albert  &  Lillian  Phoebe 

Malona 
Martin  J.  &  Eva  J.  Fuller 
Walter  &  Sarah  Ann  Storey 
Thomas  &  Emma  Grimley 

Martin  &  Mary  Schantz 
Austin  &  Emma  Cowlam 
Wells  Smith  &  Amelia  Elizabeth 

Palmer 
Franklin  C  &  Ann  Maria  Colman 
Geo.  Buell  &  Harriet  Terry 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

The   parents 

The  parents,  Miss  Caroline  Grimley 

The   parents 

The  mother,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Edward  Jones,  Mr.  & 

Mrs.  Alfred  Saunders 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Emma  Bennett 
The  parents,  James  &  Mary  J.  Wostenholm,  Mrs. 

Sherman   P.   Cooley 
The  parents,  John   Peterson,   Mrs.   Elizabeth 

Peterson 

The  parents,  William  G.   Payne 

The  parents 

The   parents,   William  J.    McConkey,    Mrs.    Jane 

McConkey 
The   parents,   William   J.    McConkey,    Mrs.    Jane 

McConkey 
The  parents,  Sarah  Ann  Gillott 
The  mother,  Daniel  Slack,  Mrs.  Charlotte  Slack 
The  parents 
The  parents 

The  mother,  George  Scarlett,  Mrs.  Mary  Scarlett 
The  mother,  George  Scarlett,  Mrs.  Mary  Scarlett 
Wm.  H.  Moore,  Mrs.  Ada  L.  Moore,  Mrs.  Lora 

S.  Moore 
The  parents,  Wilbur  F.  Hubbard 
The  parents,  Maggie  Holzhouser,  Isabella  Seipel 
The  parents,  Thomas  B.  Gibbons,  Mrs.  Thomas 

B.   Gibbons 
The    mother,    Mrs.    Sarah    Ann    Storey,    Fergus 

Perks 
The   mother,    Mrs.    Sarah    Ann    Storey,    Fergus 

Perks 
The   mother,    Mrs.    Sarah    Ann    Storey,    Fergus 

Perks 
The    mother,    Mrs.    Sarah    Ann    Storey,    Fergus 

Perks 
The    mother,    Mrs.    Sarah    Ann    Storey,    Fergus 

Perks 
The    parents,    Mrs.    Elizabeth    Crabtree 

The   parents,   Arthur   Hill,    Mrs.    Isabella   Agnes 
Culver 

The  parents 

The  mother,  Thomas  Webb,  Mrs.  Frances  Webb 

The  mother,  James  Wostenholm,   Mrs.  Jane 
Wostenholm 

The  parents,  Mrs.  Katie  Coats 

The  parents,  John  Blake,  Emma  R.  Hatzing 

The  mother,  Mrs.  Althea  O.  Dickinson,  Dr.  E.  W. 
Ensign 

The  parents,  George  B.  Terry 

The  parents,  Franklin  C.  Coleman,  Ann  M.  Cole- 
man 


524 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.   James   Stoddard. 
Name.  Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

Oct.    10    Gertrude  Lydia  Jennette  Bunting       New  Britain,  Jan.    lo,   1882 


1886. 


Nov.     4   Mrs.  Lavina  Hills 
Nov.     4    Mary  Lee 
Nov.     7   Julius  Stepler 

Nov.  7  Charles  Stepler 

Nov.  7  George  Stepler 

Nov.  7  William   Frederick   Stepler 

Nov.  7  Alta  Lucetta  Mattison 

Nov.  7  Pearl  Scott  Mattison 

Nov.  7  Lena  Zoe  Mattison 

Nov.  7  Reuben  Oscar  Mattison 

Nov.  7  Flossie  Elizabeth  Mattison 

Nov.  7  Ida  Jean  Blake 

Nov.  7  Ida  May  Rackliffe 

Nov.  7  Frederick  Henry  Yurgens 

Nov.  7  Mary  Elizabeth  Scharff 

Nov.  7  Louisa  Wright 

Nov.  7  Jesse  Harrison  Sweet 

Nov.  21  Mrs.  Ella  Agnes  Stearns 

Nov.  21  Alice  Gertrude  Stearns 

Nov.    21    Frank  Earnest  Stearns 

Nov.   21    Jennie  Estelle  Stearns 

Dec.      3   Maud  Louise  Brown 

1887. 

Feb.      7  Margaret  Leontin  Larson 

Feb.    20  Alarik  Leopold  Sonneson 

Mar.     4  Ottelia  Charlotte  Johnson 

Apr.    27   Bertha  Olsen 

June     5    Frederick  Hawksley 

June     5    George  Francis  McCormick 
June     S    Elsie  Lydia  ScharfF 


Kensington,  Conn.,  Feb.  28,  1810 

New  Britain,  Aug.  23,    1873 

New  York  City,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  i,  1879 

New  Britain,  May  2,  1880 

New  Britain,  Feb.  4,   1885 

New  Britain,  Sept.  27,  1886 

Sunderland,  Vt.,  Apr.   19,   1876 

Sunderland,  Vt.,  Nov.  3,  1877 

Arlington,  Vt.,  Nov.  26,  1879 

Bristol,  Ct,  Nov.  4,  1881 

New  Britain,  Nov.   5,   1883 

New  Britain,  Apr.  12,  1886 

Simsbury,  Conn.,  Oct.   i,   1882 

New  Britain,  Jan.  25,   1886 

New  Britain,  Jan.  15,  1886 

New  Britain,  May  15,  1886 

Pine  Meadow,  Conn.,  Apr.  15,  1878 

Rockville,  R.  I.,  Mar.  3,  i860 

South  Coventry,  Conn.,  Mar.  22,  1878 

Norwich,  Conn.,  Aug.  8,  1880 

Norwich,  Conn.,  Dec.  2,  1882 

Stonington,  Conn.,  July  20,  1870 


New  Britain,  Jan.    16,   1887 

New  Britain,  Nov.  3,  1886 

New  Britain,  Feb.   14,   1887 

New  Britain,  Jan.    17,    1887 

New  Britain,  Sept.  2^,  1880 

New  Britain,  Apr.  27,  1886 

New  Britain,  Mar.  21,  1887 


June     5    Edward  Norman  Fisher 
June     5   Louis  Martin  Powell 


New  Britain,  Oct.   12,   1887 
New  Britain,  Oct.    7,    1885 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN, 
BAPTISMS 


525 


Parents. 

Horace  W.  &  Ella  Maria  Bunting 

Erastus  &  Lydia   (Andrews)    Peck 

Lee  &  Bridget  Maginnis 
Conrad  &  Christina  Stepler 

Conrad  &  Mary  Stepler 

Conrad  &  Mary  Stepler 

Conrad  &  Mary  Stepler 

Carlos  M.  &  Annie  L.  Mattison 

Carlos  M.  &  Annie  L.  Mattison 

Carlos  M.  &  Annie  L.  Mattison 

Carlos  M.  &  Annie  L.  Mattison 

Carlos  M.  &  Annie  L.  Mattison 

John  Armstrong  &  Jennie  Anne 

Blake 
Henry  Erwin  &  Lizzie  Emma  Rack- 

liflfe    (adoptive  parents) 
Clarmore  Henry  &  Elizabeth  Ellen- 
ore  Yurgens 
Frederick    Charles    &    Elizabeth 

Scharff 
Charles  &  Augusta  Guenther  Wright 
William  Nelson  &  Emily  Jane  Sweet 
Stephen  A.  &  Hannah  A.  Clark 
Harvey    Edward    &   Ella    Agnes 

Stearns 
Harvey    Edward    &   Ella    Agnes 

Stearns 
Harvey    Edward    &    Ella    Agnes 

Stearns 
Thomas   F.    (deceased)    &  Mary 

Harrison  Brown 

Charles  &  Betty  Leontin  Larson 
Louis  &  Hilda  Sonneson 
Charles  &  Zalma  Ottelia  Johnson 

George  &  Maggie  L.  Olsen 
John  &  Elizabeth  (Gillott)   Hawks- 
ley 
John  &  Ellen   McCormick 
Frederic  C.  &  Elizabeth  Scharff 

George  E.  &  Ellen  E.  Fisher 
Louis  G.  A.  &  Kate  Powell 

33 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

The  parents,  Charles  H.  Smith,  Mrs.  Carrie  E. 

Smith 
Mrs.    Ralph   Dickinson 
Mrs.    Ralph   Dickinson 
The   father,    Mrs.    Mary  Stepler,   Mrs.   Margaret 

Fitch,    George   Eppler,    Mrs.    Eppler 
The   father,   Mrs.    Mary   Stepler,   Mrs.    Margaret 

Fitch,    George   Eppler,    Mrs.    Eppler 
The   father,   Mrs.    Mary   Stepler,   Mrs.    Margaret 

Fitch,    George   Eppler,    Mrs.    Eppler 
The   father,    Mrs.   Mary   Stepler,   Mrs.    Margaret 

Fitch,  William  Sterauf 
The    mother,    Mr.    &    Mrs.    James    Wostenholm, 

Mrs.  James  Stoddard 
The    mother,    Mr.    &    Mrs.    James    Wostenholm, 

Mrs.  James  Stoddard 
The    mother,    Mr.    &    Mrs.    James    Wostenholm, 

Mrs.  James  Stoddard 
The   mother,    Mr.    &    Mrs.    James    Wostenholm, 

Mrs.  James  Stoddard 
The    mother,    Mr.    &    Mrs.    James    Wostenholm, 

Mrs.  James  Stoddard 
The  parents,    Mrs.   Lillie   C.   Foulds,   Miss   Lucy 

Mitchell 
The   parents 

The  parents,  Frederick  Charles  Scharff 

The  parents,  Mary  A.  Scharff 

The  mother,  the  Rector 

The  mother,  George  M.  Parsons 

Miss  Eva  A.  Sweet,  George  M.  Parsons 

The    parents.    Miss    Eva    Alida    Sweet,    Geo.    M. 

Parsons 
The   parents.    Miss    Eva    Alida    Sweet,    Geo.    M. 

Parsons 
The   parents,    Miss    Eva    Alida   Sweet,    Geo.    M. 

Parsons 
The  mother. 


The  parents,  Gustave  Larson,  Mrs.  Annie  Larson 
The  father,  Joseph  Huttberg,  Emma  Huttberg 
The  mother,   Charles  Johnson,   Misses   Jennie  & 

Fannie  Johnson 
The  parents 
The  mother,  Wm.  Henry  Leaman,  Jane  Beaton 

The  parents,  Adna  Hart,  Mrs.  Margaret  Robert 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Frederica  Christina  Helm,  Mrs. 

Maria  Elenore  Rettner 
The  parents,  Joseph  Roberts 
The  parents,  Martin  J.  Schantz,  Mary  Schantz 


526 


THE    CHURCH 


Name. 
1887. 
July     3   Gladys  Louise  Hartman 

July  9   Anna  Olivia  Malmgren 

July  10  Annie  Josephine  Bath 

July  10  Hermine  Louise  Bath 

July  10  Carl  Heinrich  Albert  Bath 

July  10  Rosie  Henrietta  Bath 

July  10  Mary  Christine  Bath 

July  ID  Clara  Ellie  Bath 

July  10  Flora  May  Bath 

July  31  William  Eugene  Norton 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.  James   Stoddard. 

Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 
New  Britain,  May  5,   1887 
Newr  Britain,  May  6,  1887 
Hartford,  Conn.,  Feb.  27,   1876 
New  Britain,  July  31,   1878 
New  Britain,  Feb.   15,  1880 
New  Britain,  Jan.  2,   1882 
New  Britain,  Oct.    24,    1883 
New  Britain,  Mar.  31,  1885 
New  Britain,  May  13,  1887 
New  Britain,  May  5,  1887 


Sept.  II    Charles  Frank  Dietz 
Sept.  II    WilHam  Wallace  Wright 

Sept.  25    Arthur   Napoleon   Larson 
Oct.      2    Lizzie  Julie  Fischer 
Oct.      2   John  Henry  Kinkade 

Nov.     6   Katie  Amelia  Guenther 
Dec.      4   Anna  Emma  Humason 

Dec.      4   Frank  Aurelius  Humason 

Dec.      4   Marjorie  Florence  Humason 

Dec.      9   Hattie  Louise  Allen 

Dec.      9    George    James    Turnbull 
Dec.    26   Leoine  Norine  Rosie  Melien 

1888. 
Jan.       I    Alfred  Henry  Mitchell 

Jan.      I    Margaret  Edith  Ellen  Mitchell 
Feb.      4   Abba  Amanda  Somberg 

Feb.    28   Katie   Margaretta   Stepler 

Mar.  24  George   Kent   Stoddard 

Mar.   31    Nellie  May  Kirk 

Mar.   31    Francis  Edward  Middleton 


New  Britain,  Jan.  18,  1887 
Newington,  Conn.,  July  4.  1875 

New  Britain,  Aug.  18,  1887 
New  Britain,  June  20,  1884 
New  Britain,  June  26,  1887 

New  Britain.  Sept.  7,   1887 
New  Britain,  Nov.  19,  1883 

New  Britain,  Nov.   18,   1886 

New  Britain,  Dec.   6,   1886 

Hartford,  Conn.,  Oct.  24.  1869 

Waterbury.  Conn.,  Mar.  6,  i860 
New  Britain,  Nov.  11,  1887 

Dewsburv,    Yorkshire.   England.    Dec. 

22,  1877 
Batley.  Yorkshire,  England,  June  8,  1880 
New  Britain.  Aug.   12,  1887 

New  Britain,  Feb.  i.  1888 

New  Britain,  Jan.    13.    1888 

New  Britain,  Nov.  14,  1873 
New  Britain,  Dec.   i,   1887 


Mar.   31    Harry  Albert  Hall 


New  Britain.  Feb.  24.  1888 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


527 


Parents. 
Frederic  &  Eliza   (Mills)    Hartman 
Carl  E.  &  Ida  Christina  Malmgren 

Carl  Heinrich  Albert  &  Christine 

Marie  Bath 
Carl  Heinrich  Albert  &  Christine 

Marie  Bath 
Carl  Heinrich  Albert  &  Christine 

Marie  Bath 
Carl  Heinrich  Albert  &  Christine 

Marie  Bath 
Carl  Heinrich  Albert  &  Christine 

Marie  Bath 
Carl  Heinrich  Albert  &  Christine 

Marie  Bath 
Carl  Heinrich  Albert  &  Christine 

Marie  Bath 
Halsey  John  &  Emily  D.  (Webster) 

Norton 
Frank  A.  &  Caroline  Dietz 
John  Holmes  &  Sarah  Elizabeth 

Wright 
August  &  Anna  Larson 
John  &   Mary  Fischer 
Henry  &  Ellen  Kinkade 

Andrew  &  Katie  Guenther 
Charles  Aurelius   &  Anna  Eliza 

Humason 
Charles  Aurelius   &  Anna  Eliza 

Humason 
William  L.   (Jr.)  &  Florence  M. 

(Coles)   Humason 
Edward  &  Louisa  S.  Allen,  Rock>' 

Hill 
James  &  Mary  Sutherland  Turnbull 
Meh  &  Louise  Melien 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

The    parents,    Mrs.    F.    D.    Friend,    Mrs.    B.    D. 

Osborne 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Johnson,  Miss  Fanny 

Johnson 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Dr.  S.  W.  Hart,  Mr.  &  Mrs. 

Geo.   M.   Parsons 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Dr.  S.  W.  Hart,  Mr.  &  Mrs. 

Geo.   M.   Parsons 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Dr.  S.  W.  Hart,  Mr.  &  Mrs. 

Geo.   M.   Parsons 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Dr.  S.  W.  Hart,  Mr.  &  Mrs. 

Geo.   M.   Parsons 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Dr.  S.  W.  Hart,  Mr.  &  Mrs. 

Geo.   M.   Parsons 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Dr.  S.  W.  Hart,  Mr.  &  Mrs. 

Geo.   M.   Parsons 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Dr.  S.  W.  Hart,  Mr.  &  Mrs. 

Geo.   M.   Parsons 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Rhoda  L.  Barnes,  Francis  H. 

Webster 
The  parents,  Henry  E.  Miller,  Mrs.  Mary  Miller 
Mrs.  Mary  Deming,  Mrs.  Mary  Murphy,  William 

Murphy 
The  parents,  Carl  Larson,  Mrs.  Bettie  Larson 
The  parents,  Jacob  &  Mrs.  Julie  Kendal 
Mrs.   Sarah  A.   McElrath,   Mrs.  William  Hanna, 

Mrs.    William    McConkey 
The  parents,  the  Rector 
The    father,    Wm.    John    Humason,    Mrs.    Ruth 

Humason 
The    father,    Wm.    John    Humason,    Mrs.    Ruth 

Humason 
The  parents,  Miss  Julia  J.  Eno,  Edward  A.  Coles 

Mrs.  Louise  P.  Allen  (stepmother) 

Mrs.  Emily  Nash  Turnbull 

Hortense    &    Matilda    &    Lewis    Melien,    Fanny 
Johnson,  Albin  Anderson,  John  Lumburg 


George  &  Hannah  Maria  Mitchell     B.  Thompson,  Elias  Preston,  Caroline  Giles 


George  &  Hannah   Maria  Mitchell 
M.  P.  &  Salma  Somberg 

Conrad  &  Mary  Stepler 

Rev.  James  &  Alice  Kent  Stoddard 

Henry  Ellis  &  Almena  Maria  Kirk 
William  &   Mary  Middleton 

George  &  Emily  Hall 


B.  Thompson,  Caroline  Giles,  Martha  Preston 
Parents,  Peter  &  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Johnson,  Fanny 

Johnson 
Parents,  Mrs.  Charles  Kupper,  Mrs.  Cornelius 

Henn 
Parents,  Rev.  Samuel  Hart,  D.D.,  Mrs.  George  L. 

Kent 
The  mother 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Francis  Smith,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 

Smith 
Mother,  Mr.  William  Ashmore,  Mrs.  Clara  Alice 

Ashmore 


528 


THE    CHURCH 


Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 

Apr. 

Apr. 

Apr. 

May 

June 

June 

June 

July 
July 
July 
July 
July 
July 


Name. 
8. 

I    Charles  Frederick  Kupper 
I    William   Henry  Kupper 
I    Robert  Edward  Kupper 
8    Arthur    George    Mair    Staveley 

8    Gladys  Lilias  Mair  Staveley 

8  John  Mair  Stavely 

15   Frederick  George  Bell 


BAPTISMS 
By  the   Rev.   James   Stoddard. 

Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 


New  York  City,  Nov.  16,  1872 
New  Britain,  Nov.  16,  1876 
New  Britain,  Dec.  25,  1878 
Sheffield,  England,  Aug.  23,   1881 

New  Southgate,  London,  N.  England. 

Feb.  7,  1884 
New  Britain,  Dec.    4,    1887 

New  Britain,  Oct.  6,  1887 


25   I\Irs.  Elva  Minerva  (Blake)  Bemis     Middletown,  Conn.,  July  6,  1852 


17  Lizzie  Turner  Johnson 

17   Howard   DeGray   Johnson 

22   John  Bernhard   Brink 

I   Frank  Sabart  Saunders 
I    Bessie  Corinna  Wilson 
I    Albert  Joseph   Porter 
15   John  Almon  Hobson 
29   Carrie  Fisher 
29    Myron  Lewis  Blinn 


July    29  Charles  William  Parker 

July    29  Harold  Hiland  Parker 

July    29  Elmer  Clifford  Parker 

July    29  Carrie  Fannie  Eva  Bunnell 

July    29  James  Wilbur  Blair 

Sept.     2  Frederick  William  Guite 

Sept.     2  George  Edward  Guite 

Sept.     2  Wilfred  Guite 

Oct.      7  Mortimer  Alexander  Beatty 

Oct.      7  Edna  Louise  Beatty 

Oct.      7  W^illic   Frederick   Hedler 

Oct.      7  George  August  Hedler 

Oct.      7  Lila  Mary  Schantz 

Oct.    17  Halsey  John  Norton 

Nov.     3  Ellenor  Anna  Anderson 


Dec. 
Dec. 

Dec. 
18? 
Jan. 
Jan. 


9  Aurhelm  Engelbert  Johnson 

22  William  Edward  Kelsey 

22  Florence  May  Kelsey 
9- 

6  Maria  L.   Blinn 

6  Charles  Fisher 


Warehouse  Point,  Conn.,  July  25,  1867 

New  Britain,  July  12,   1887 

New  Britain,  June  22,  1888 

New  Britain,  Feb.  3,  1888 
New  Britain,  Jan.  14,  1886 
New  Britain,  May  21,  1888 
New  Britain,  July  25,  1886 
New  Britain,  May  12,  1876 
New  Britain,  Dec.    14,    1882 

Meriden,  Conn.,  Feb.  28,  1880 

Shelbourne  Falls,  Mass.,  Sept.  28,  1883 

Meriden,  Conn.,  Sept.  20,  1885 

New  Britain,  May  30,  1888 
New  Britain,  June  6,  1888 
New  Britain,  July  30,   1884 
New  Britain,  Mar.  18,  1886 
New  Britain,  July  i,  1888 
New  Britain,  Aug.  29,  1881 
New  Britain,  July  18,   1888 
New  Britain.  Nov.  28,    1873 
New  Britain,  Sept.   5,    1881 
New  Britain.  June  5,  1888 
Kensington,  Conn.,   May  20,   1848 

New  Britain,  July  11,  1888 

New  Britain,  Oct.  2.   1888 
New  Britain,  July  28,   1884 

New  Britain,  Apr.  27,  1886 

New  Britain,  Mar.  8,   1837 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  June  25,  1882 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


529 


Parents. 

Charles  &  Katie  Kupper 

Charles  &  Katie  Kupper 

Charles  &  Katie  Kupper 

John  Mair  &  Ada  E.  E.  Mair  Stave- 
ley 

John  Mair  &  Ada  E.  E.  Mair  Stave- 
ley 

John  Mair  &  Ada  E.  E.  Mair  Stave- 
ley 

Frederick  L.  &  Carrie  J.  Andrews 
Bell 

Albert  &  Lucy  Ann  Blake,  Middle- 
town,  Ct. 

Charles  L.  &  Mrs.  Harriet  A.  John- 
son 

Lizzie   Turner  Johnson 

John   B.   &  Emma   P.    (Erichson) 

Brink 
Horace  N.  &  Mary  A.  Saunders 
James  A.  &  Corinna  E.  Wilson 
Thomas  H.  &  Mary  J.  Porter 
John  E.  &  Alice  M.  Hobson 
Charles  &  Caroline  Fisher 
Frank  Albert  &  Ellen  Matilda  Blinn 

William  D.  &  Nellie  J.  Parker 

William  D.  &  Nellie  J.  Parker 

William  D.  &  Nellie  J.  Parker 

George  R.  &  Fannie  M.  Bunnell 
John  &  Nancy  Emeline  Blair 
Frederick  &  Caroline  R.  Guite 
Frederick  &  Caroline  R.  Guite 
Frederick  &  Caroline  R.  Guite 
Alexander  &  Carrie  L.  Beatty 
Alexander  &  Carrie  L.  Beatty 
William  &  Minnie  Hedler 
William  &  Minnie  Hedler 
Martin  &  Mary  Davis  Schantz 
Henry  E.  &  Sarah  A.  Norton,  Ken- 
sington 
Charles  Gustave  &  Isabelle   (Ma- 

lona)  Anderson 
Charles  &  Ataneir  Johnsen 
David  Nelson  &  Mary  Emma  (Bed- 
ford) Kelsey 
David  Nelson  &  Mary  Emma  (Bed- 
ford) Kelsey 

Charles  &  Caroline  Fisher 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Parents,  Charles  Steianf,  H.  Steianf 
Parents,  William  Steianf,  WilHam  Schmidt 
Parents,  Conrad  Stepler,  Mrs.  Mary  Stepler 
The  parents,  Arthur  Lloyd 

Parents,  Mrs.  Eugene  Magnus,  Mrs.  H.  Goodrich 

The  parents,  Mrs.  Elliot  S.  Morse,  Mrs.  Martha 

G.  Morse 
The  parents,  Mrs.   Mary  J.   Andrews 

Mrs.  Alfred  S.  Judd 

The  mother 


Johnson,    Howard 


The    mother,    Mrs.    Harriet 

Johnson,  the  Rector 
The  parents,  Mrs.    Eva   Jungbla,    Mrs.    Johanna 

Edmond 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Henry  C.   Bailey 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Emma  A.  Bodwell 
The  parents,  the  Rector 

The  parents,  Henry  Watson,  Mrs.  Mary  Watson 
Frank  Vanderbeck,  Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Blinn 
Parents,  Frank  Vanderbeck,  Mrs.  Emily  C.  Van- 
derbeck 
Parents,  Mrs.  Almira  Hall,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Charles 

Davis 
Parents,  Mrs.  Almira  Hall,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Charles 

Davis 
Parents,  Mrs.  Almira  Hall,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Charles 

Davis 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Dr.  Hart,  Geo.  M.  Parsons 
The  mother,  Mrs.  S.  W.  Hart,  Geo.  M.  Parsons 
The  parents,  Samuel  Hume,  Mrs.  Lena  Schofield 
The  parents,  Samuel  Hume,  Mrs.  Lena  Schofield 
The  parents,  Samuel  Hume,  Mrs.  Lena  Schofield 
Parents,  John  Hanna,  Mrs.  John  Hanna 
Parents,  John  Hanna,  Mrs.  John  Hanna 
The  parents,  Mrs.  August  Burckhardt 
The  parents,  Mrs.  August  Burckhardt 
Parents,  Mrs.  Baltas  Single 
Mrs.  Emily  D.  Norton 

The  parents,  Mary  Malona,  Frank  Anderson 

The  father,  Alfred  Noren,  Mrs.  Alfred  Noren 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Luceha  Jane   (Moris)   Gilbert, 

the  Rector 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Lucelia  Jane   (Moris)   Gilbert, 

the  Rector 
Mrs.  Frank  Blinn 
The  mother,   Mrs.   Frank  Blinn,   Mrs.    Maria  L. 

Blinn 


530 


THE    CHURCH 


1889. 

Feb.  3 

Feb.  16 

Apr.  7 

Apr.  20 

Apr.  20 

June  2 

June  2 

June  2 

July  7 

July  8 

July  28 

Sept.  10 

Oct.  20 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.   James   Stoddard. 
Name.  Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

Edgar  Mitchell  New  Britain,  Jan.  2,   1889 


Carl  Leonard  Larson 
James   Henry  Sleath 

Lucy  Elizabeth  Alger 
Ruth  Annie  Chaloner 
Wesley  Arthur  Saunders 
Frederick  Charles  Scharff 

Henry    George   John    Jurgens 
Laura  Gertrude  Pond 

George  Christopher  Olsen 

Ottilie  Turnbull 

Rosa  Paulina  Abetz 
Herbert  Alfred  Johnson 


Dec.      I   Harold  Andrews  White 


New  Britain,  Dec.  14,  1888 
New  Britain,  Dec.  8,  1888 

Boonville,  N.  Y.,  July  23,   1871 
New  Britain,  July  22,   1888 
New  Britain,  June  11,  1888 
New  Britain,  Mar.  11,  1889 

New  Britain,  June  12,  1888 
Hartford,  Conn.,  Nov.  6,  1888 

New  Britain,  Mar.    15,   1889 

New  Britain,  Apr.  9,  1889 

New  Britain,  July  15,  1889 
New  Britain,  Oct.   16,   1888 

New  Britain,  Aug.   5,   1889 


Dec.    15  Violet  Leteshe  Byer  New  Britain,  Aug.  27,  1889 

Dec.    15   Henry   Bartholomew   Pfeifer  New  Britain,  May  29,   1889 

Dec.    29   Phillip   Eagen   Bernadotto   MolanderNew  Britain,  Apr.   8,    1889 

New  Britain,  Dec.  4,  1889 

New  Britain,  Feb.  4,  1889 
New  Britain,  Feb.  2,  1890 
New  Britain,  Jan.  8,   1890 

New  Britain,  July  14,   1889 
New  Britain,  May  28.   1889 
New  Britain,  IMar.    26,  1879 
New  Britain,  Jan.  9,  1881 
New  Britain,  Dec.  9.   1889 
Jonesville,  Saratoga  Co.,  N. 

30.  1835 
New  Britain,  Feb.  14,  1890 
New  Britain.  Mar.  28,  1889 
New  Britain,  Dec.  10,  1889 
New  Britain,  July  29,  1888 
New  Britain,  Feb.   17,   1890 

By  the  Rev.  Jared  Starr. 
Aug.   17   Alfred  George  Hall  New  Britain,  May  18,  1890 

By  the  Rev.  James   Stoddard. 
Sept.     7   Benjamin    Scarlett  New  Britain,  Apr.  14,  1890 

Sept.     7   Clarence  Arthur  Scharff  New  Britain,  June  28,  1890 


1890. 

Apr.      5 

Frederic   Samuel  Kincade 

Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 

5 
5 
5 

Gertrude  Ellen  Magson 
Minnie  Julia   Bomba 
Earnest  Harold  White 

Apr. 

5 

Emma  Gertrude  Brumbaum 

Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
May 

5 
5 
S 
5 
19 

Henry  Edward  Stepler 
George  Martin  Eppler 
Mina  Mary  Eppler 
Norman  Grimley  Middleton 
Mrs.  Martha  Gladden 

May 

31 

Lilli  Franziska  Kraus 

June 

I 

Elsie  Dora  Dietz 

June 

I 

Elsie  Helena  Unkelbach 

June 

I 

Eva  Luella  Stearns 

July 

II 

Pearl  Lillian  Hemingway 

Y..  Dec. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


531 


Parents. 

George  &  Anna  Maria  Mitchell 

Charles  &  Betty  Larson 

John  Henry  &  Sarah  Clarke  Sleath 

Charles  Allen  &  Bertha  Louise  Alger 
Wm.  T.  &  Sarah  A.  Chaloner 
Arthur  F.  &  Mary  Saunders 
Frederick   Charles   &   Elizabeth 

ScharflF 
Henry  &  Elizabeth  Jurgens 
Charles  F.  &  M.  Florence  (Magnus) 

Pond 
George    &    Maggie    L.    (Ranny) 

Olsen 
George  James  &  Emily  Nash  Turn- 
bull 
Joseph  &  Rosa  Fischer  Abetz 
Alfred  &  Hannah  Johnson 

Charles  J.  &  Minnie  S.  (Andrews) 

White 
Paul  &  Letesche  Bjer 
John  &  Annetta  Maria  Pfeifer 
Alex.   E.  &  Lina   S.   Molander 


Henry  &  Ellen  Mary  Kincade 

Albert  James  &  Mary  Jane  Magson 

John  &  Kate  Bomba 

Joseph  Henry  &  Abigail  S.  White 

Emil  &  Emma  Brumbaum 
Conrad  &   Mary   Stepler 
John  S.  &  Margaretta  Eppler 
John  S.  &  Margaretta  Eppler 
William  &  Mary  Middleton 
Leonard  &  Eliza  Jones 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Tom  Thompson,  Benjamin  Thompson,  Martha, 

Anna  Thompson 
Parents,  Charles  Carlson,  Mrs.  Amanda  Carlson 
Parents,   William   Bertini,   Jane   Matilda   Clarke, 

Katherine  Clarke 
Mrs.  Margaret  L.  Fitch 
The  parents,   Mrs.  John  Crabtree 
The  parents,  the  Rector 
The  parents,  Charles  Arnkeim 

The  parents,  John  Rittner 

The  mother,  Eugene  Magnus,  Alvina  M.  Stearns 

The  parents,  Ferdinand  Billian,  Mrs.  Agnes  Billian 

The  parents,  Mrs.  Ottilie  Dickinson  Mason 

The  parents 

Ludwig  &   Matilda   Anderson,   Charles   Johnson, 

Mary  Hanson 
The  parents,   Eugene  J.   Porter,   Mrs.   Edith  A. 

Bristol 
The  parents,  the  Rector 
The  parents,  the  Rector 
The  parents,  Andrew  G.  Larson,  Mrs.  Amie 

Larson 

The  parents,  Samuel    McElrath,    Margaret   Han- 
nah Brown 
Ralph  Chant,  Elizabeth  Elliott,  Ellen  Rice 
The  parents,  Julia  Kendel,  Permin  Leist 
The  parents,  James   A.    Swanstrom,    Mrs.    David 

Buell 
The  parents,  Marcus  M.  Brumbaum,  Sarah  Fruil 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Katie  Kuper,  Henry  Kuper 
The  parents,  John  Eppler 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Mina  Hedler 
The  parents,  Arthur   Miller,  Anna  Miller 
George  J.  Gladden,  Mrs.  Leonard 


William  &  Anna  Kraus  The  parents,  Marie  Buckfink 

Frank  Antoin  &  Lena  Carrie  Dietz  The  parents,  Alfred  Hostetra,  Lizzie  Zimmerman 

Joseph  &  Louise  Unkelbach  The  parents,  Mrs.  Helena  Hanrig 

Harvey  E.  &  Ella  A.   Stearns  The  mother,  Idela  Sweet,  William  Sweet 

Lewis  &  Sophia  Samuels  Heming-  The  parents,  the  Rector 
way 


George  R.  &  Emily  Hall 


Jonathan  Henry  Smith,  Mrs.  Esther  Bottomly 


John  W.  W.  &  Jane  Beatson  Scar-  The  parents,  John    Beatson,    Mrs.    Charlotte    A. 

lett  Slack 

Frederick    Charles    &    Elizabeth        The  parents,  John  Scharff 

Scharff 


532 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.  James   Stoddard. 

Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 


Name. 
1890. 
Sept.  18   Ottho  Vogel 
Oct.      3   Gunard  Ferdinand  Sonesson 
Nov.     2    William  James  Steadman 
Nov.     2    Mabel  Loveland  Rackliffe 

Nov.     2    Edwin  Lewis  Watson 

Nov.    16   Franklin  Earnest  Holland 

Nov.  27   Thure  Maritz  Larson 
Nov.  27   William  Burnham  Webster 

Nov.  29   Louise  Lockwood  Smith 

Nov.  29    Florence  Bradlee  Smith 

1891. 
Jan.       7  Louis  Melven   Sonneson 
Feb.    22    Catherine  Eva  Kauffmann 

Mar.     6   Margaret  Mitchell 

Mar.    15    Washington   Irving  Davids 

Mar.    15   William  James  Davids 

Mar.    17   William   Charles   Guenther 
Mar.   24   Ethel  Victoria  Larson 

Mar.   28  George  Franklin  (Gamble)  Dickinson Danbury,  Conn.,  or  New  Milford,  Conn., 

July  22.  1876 


New  Britain,  Jan.  21,   1890 
Talapoosa,  Georgia,  May  29,   i{ 
New  Britain,  Aug.   5,    1890 
New  Britain,  May  3,  1890 

New  Britain,  May  29,  1890 

New  Britain,  Aug.  2^,  1890 

New  Britain,  Feb.  24,  1890 
Meriden,  Conn.,  Aug.  19,  1890 

New  Britain,  Oct.   i,   1873 

New  Britain,  July  30,  1876 


New  Britain,  June  11,  1890 

New  Britain,  July  19,  1890 

New  Britain,  Jan.  25,   1891 

New  Britain,  Feb.  26,  1891 

New  Britain,  Feb.  26,  1891 

New  Britain.  Nov.   9,   1889 

New  Britain,  Nov.  24,   1890 


Mar.  28   Walter  James  Wheaton 

Mar.  28    Carrie  Jennett  Smith 

Mar.  28   Arthur  John  Bottomly 

Mar.  28    Mark  Earnest  Bottomly 

Mar.  28   Lottie  Maria  Blair 

Apr.  4    William  Bertie  Coats 

Apr.  26   James  Kent  Stoddard 

May  II   Elizabetha  Dietz 

May  24  John  William  Eastwood 

June  7  Ethel  Maud  Hemingway 

June  28   Paul  John  Bayer 

June  28   Melicent  Eno  Humason 

June  28   Lawrence  Cole  Humason 

July  4   Frederick  Charles  Keehner 

July  4   Charles  Harry  Anderson 


Hartford,  Conn.,  Nov.  25,  1879 

New  Britain,  Jan.  25.  1888 

New  Britain,  Aug.  11,  1888 

New  Britain,  Mar.  23.  1890 

New  Britain,  Dec.    16,    1890 

New  Britain,  Oct.  8,  1890 

New  Britain,  Jan.   26,    1891 
New  Britain,  May  11,  1891 

New  Britain,  Apr.  13,  1891 

New  Britain,  Mar.  6,   1891 

Kensington,  Conn.,  Feb.  20.   1891 
New  Britain.  Jan.    11,    1889 

New  Britain,  May  16,  1891 

Hartford,  Conn.,  Apr.  20,   1891 

Phalanx,  N.  Y.,  Apr.  18,  1890 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN, 
BAPTISMS 


533 


Parents. 

Richard  &  Margaret  Vogel 
Lewis  &  Hilda  Larson  Sonesson 
John  &  Kate  Steadman 
Frederic  H.  &  Charlotte  Elizabeth 

Rackliffe 
William  Henry  &  Mary  Elizabeth 

Watson 
Franklin  &  Margaret  Jane  (Stark) 

Holland 
Gust  &  Anna  Larson 
Francis  H.  &  Elizabeth  Hazelwood 

Webster 
Theodore    Elliot  &  Louisa  Lockwood 

Smith    (deceased) 
Theodore  Elliot  &  Louisa  Lockwood 

Smith    (deceased) 

Lewis  &  Hilda  Larson  Sonneson 
John  P.  &  Emma  (Boertzel)  Kauff- 

mann 
George  &  Anna  Maria  Mitchell 
Washington  Irving  &  Jennie  Belle 

(Simonson)    Davids 
Washington  Irving  &  Jennie  Belle 

(Simonson)    l3avids 
Andrew  &  Katie  Guenther 
Charles  &  Betty  Larson 
Abraham  &  Nancy  Gamble 

Walter  James   &  Louise   Carrie 

Wheaton 
Charles  H.  &  Carrie  E.  Smith 
Arthur  John  &  Esther  Bottomly 
Arthur  John  &  Esther  Bottomly 
John  &  Nancy  Emeline  Blair 

George  Wells  &  Katharine  (Sengle) 
Coats 

James  &  Alice  Kent  Stoddard 

Frank  Antoin  &  Mrs.  Lena  Carrie 
Dietz 

John  William  &  Mary  Ann  East- 
wood 

Louis  &  Sophia  (Samuels)  Heming- 
way 

Paul  &  Lethishe  Bayer 

Wm.    Lawrence   &    Florence    M. 
(Cole)    Humason 

Wm.    Lawrence   &    Florence    M. 
(Cole)    Humason 

Frederick  Edward  &  Matilda  Maud 
Keehner 

Lars  Jacob  &  Carolina  Anderson 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

The  parents 
The  parents 

The  parents,  Richard  Bolton,  Adelaide  Philips 
The  parents.  Miss    Bessie    Loveland,    Miss    Ger- 
trude Racklifife 
The  mother,  Ralph  Chant,  Annie  A.  Williams 

The  parents,  Andrew  Stark,  Deborah  Stark 

The  parents,  Alex  Molander,  Mrs.  Lina  Molander 
The  parents,  William   H.   Barnes,   Mrs.   Jennie 

Sweet  Barnes 
The  father.  Miss  Emma  W.  Smith 

The  father.  Miss  Emma  W.  Smith 


The  parents,  Mrs.  Julia  McGraff 

The  parents,  Geo.  A.  Frey,  Mary  Boertzel 

The  parents,  Mrs.  C.  Giles 

James  Mafoy  Relyea,  Miss  Jessie  Simonson 

James  Mafoy  Relyea,  Miss  Jessie  Simonson 

The  parents,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Rossberg 

The  parents,  Miss   Mary  Dunbar,  James  Turner 

Wm.  G.  Payne 

The  parents,  Charles  Gustaf  Dietrich 

The  parents,  Miss  Belle  E.  Smith 

The  parents.  Miss  Alice   Clark 

The  parents.  Miss  Sarah  Ann  Burgess 

The  mother,   Mrs.    Fannie   M.   Bunnell,   Richard 

Blair 
The  parents,  Mrs.  J.  J.  Coats,  Mrs.  Bertha  Neyer 

The  parents,  Norris  Bailey,  Mrs.  Geo.  P.  Cooley 
The  parents,  the  Rector 


The  parents,  Thomas    Ovendale,    Mrs. 

(Dvendale 
The  parents,  Maria  Samuels 


Mary 


The  parents,  Charles  Hipp,  Mrs.  Paul  Kohule 
The  parents,  Mrs.    Eunetia    Humason,    Mrs. 

Amanda  O.  Vail 
The  parents,  Mrs.    Eunetia    Humason,    Mrs. 

Amanda  O.  Vail 
The  parents,  Jacob  Luger,  Mrs.  Mary  Luger 

The  parents  Albert  Stramquist,  Patentia  Wil- 
son 


534 


THE    CHURCH 


1891. 


Name. 
July     5   Henry  Alfred  Raymond 
July     5   Ellen  Agnes  Anderson 
July    19   Clara  Muir  Vibberts 


BAPTISMS 

By  the  Rev.   James   Stoddard. 

Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

Brockton,  Mass.,  Mar.  4,  1891 

New  Britain,  Feb.    14,    1891 

New  Britain,  July   16,   1890 


Aug.  2  Rachel  May  Andrews 

Aug.  2  Minott  Francis  Saunders 

Aug.  2  Caroline  Dorothy  Rice 

Aug.  2  George  Henry  Lawrence 

Aug.  2  Fanny  Louise  Magson 

Aug.  2  Edward  William  Jurgens 


New  Britain,  May    14,    1891 

New  Britain,  Aug.  4,   1890 

New  Britain,  Nov.  23,  1890 

New  Britain,  Nov.  28,  1890 

New  Britain,  Dec.  5,  1890 

New  Britain,  Jan.   12,  1891 


Aug.     2  Frederick  James  Clarke  Ensworth     New  Britain,  July  2,  1891 


Aug.  2  Albert  Edward  Otto  Bath 

Aug.  2  Albert  Herman  Bath 

Sept.  13  Roy  William  Hellberg 

Sept.  20  Lionel  Thompson  Hawksworth 

Oct.      4  Louise  Howard  Noble 
Oct.      4   Alice  Edith  Day 

Nov.      I   Frederick  Lewis  Hart 

Nov.     I    Horace  Isaac  Hart 

Nov.  I  Ann  Goodwin 
Nov.  I  Ellen  Goodwin 
Nov.   21    Grace  May  Schrumpf 

Dec.      6   Mary  Elizabeth   Sleath 
Dec.    13    Sarah   Louisa   Flynn 
Dec.    20   Muriel  Lee  Post 

1892. 
Jan.       I    Beatrice  Vanhess  Christesen 

Jan.      I   Louise  Elizabeth  Christesen 

Jan.  2  Mrs.  Agnes  Melvina  Wood 

Jan.  2  Grace  Eva  Baisden 

Jan.  3  Jane  Edith  Middleton 

Jan.  17  Anna  Emelia  Anderson 

Jan.    27    .^bbc  Kathrina  Sonncson 

Feb.      5   Frederick  David  Nash  Halliley 


New  Britain,  Apr.  8,  1889 

New  Britain,  May  28,  1891 

New  Britain,  July    12,    1891 

New  Britain,  May  8,  1891 

New  Britain,  May  13,  1891 
Worcester,  Mass.,  Nov.  11,  1884 

New  Britain,  Feb.  24,  1883 

New  Britain,  Mar.  30,  1885 

South  Meriden,  Conn..  Sept.  7.   1887 
New  Britain,  Dec.   i,   1890 
New  Britain,  Nov.  2,  1891 

New  Britain,  Sept.    11,   1891 
New  Britain,  May  25,  i8qi 
New  Britain,  Sept.  21,    1891 

New  Britain.  Feb.   9,    1888 

New  Britain.  Dec.   4,   1889 

Westminster,  Conn..  Apr.  20.  1866 
Hartford,  Conn.,  Jan.   18,  1872 
New  Britain,  Oct.  26,   1891 
New  Britain,  Jan.   11,   1891 

New  Britain,  Oct.    26,    1891 
Norwood,  Mass.,  May  16,  1891 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


535 


Parents. 

Alfred  W.  &  Louise  M.  (Seipel) 

Raymond 
Charles  Gustave  &  Isabella  Agnes 

Anderson 
Albert    William    &    Florence    J. 

(Muir)   Vibberts 
Frank  Henry  &  Sadie  May  Andrews 
Arthur   F.   &   Mary    Saunders 
Alfred  Henry  &  Ellen  Clara  Rice 
George  Lewis  &  Sarah  Ann  Law- 
rence 
James  Albert  &  Mary  Jane  Magson 

Henry  Clarmore  &  Elizabeth  Ellen- 

ora    Jurgens 
Frederick  C.  &  Jennie  M.  Ensworth 

Albert  &  Mary  Bath 

Albert  &  Mary  Bath 

Gustave    William    &    Sophia    A. 

(Johnson)    Hellberg 
John  Beatty  &  Martha  Hannah 

(Thompson)  Hawksworth 
Howard  C  &  Hattie  E.  Noble 
Alfred  A.  &  Jennie  (Murphy)  Day 

Isaac  Warner  &  Mary  F.  Florence 

Hart 
Isaac  Warner  &  Mary  F.  Florence 

Hart 
WiUiam  &  Ann  Goodwin 
William  &  Ann  Goodwin 
Adam    John    &    Harriet    Emma 

Schrumpf 
John  Henry  &  Sarah  Clarke  Sleath 
Patrick  &  Mary  Christine  Flynn 
Gerritt  B.  &  Harriet  Barkentin  Post 


Rudolph  Vilhelm  Emanuel  &  Lizzie 

Marie    Christesen 
Rudolph  Vilhelm  Emanuel  &  Lizzie 

Marie    Christesen 
Uriah  &  Lucy  Bingham 
Charles  &  Georgene  Eliza  Baisden 
William  &  Mary  Middleton 
Robert  &  Augusta  Anderson 

Lewis   &   Hilda    Larson    Sonneson 
William  Henry  &  Sarah  EHzabeth 

(Scofield)    Halliley,    Norwood, 

Mass. 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

The  parents,  Henry  Seipel,   Mrs.   Isabella  Seipel 

The  parents,  Frank  Anderson,  Bertha  Diane 

Bloodgood 
The  parents,  Mrs.   Muir   (Grandmother) 

The  parents,  Mrs.   William  Alvord 

The  parents 

The  parents 

The  parents,  Henry  W.  Lawrence,   Miss  Law- 
rence 

Miss  Harriet  Holland,  Miss  Agnes  Ellen  Elliott, 
Charles  James  Elliott 

The  parents,  Louis  F.  Harvey  Jurgens 

The  parents,  Jas.  A.   McConkey,  Miss  Katie 

Clarke 
The  mother,  Annie  Bath,  Mrs.  G.  P.  Cooley,  Mrs. 

J.  Stoddard 
The  mother,  Annie  Bath,  Mrs.  G.  P.  Cooley,  Mrs. 

J.  Stoddard 
The  parents,  Charles  Erickson,  Alisla  Gustafson 

Geo.  H.  Cartledge,  Mrs.  Belle  Cartledge,  S.  Wil- 
liam White 

The  parents,  Miss  Chloe  A.  Noble,  Noble  Bennitt 

The  mother.  Miss  Sarah  Jane  Jones,  James  Wil- 
son Jones 

The  mother,  Mrs.  Webster,  the  Rector 

The  mother,  Mrs.  Webster,  the  Rector 

The  parents,  Mrs.  Willard  E.  Stevens 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Willard  E.  Stevens 
The  parents,  Mrs.   Harriet  A.  Johnson 

The  parents.  Miss  Jennie  Ellen  Hanna 
The  mother,  Louisa  Seipel 

The  parents,  Geo.  S.  Barkentin,  Miss  Carrie  E. 
Post 

The  parents,  Clinton  Burling,  Mrs.  Fannie  Van- 
hess  Burling 

The  parents.  Dr.  Ralph  C.  Dunham,  Mrs.  EHza- 
beth Beebe 

Mrs.  Grace  Smith,  Miss  Lizzie  Millward 

Miss  Clara  Louise  Judd 

The  parents,  Mrs.  Jane  Taylor 

The  parents,  Andrew  G.  Anderson,  Miss  Char- 
lotta  Arvidson 

The  parents.  Gust  Larson,  Mrs.  Annie  Larson 

The  parents,  Frederick  C.  Ensworth 


536 


THE    CHURCH 


Mar.     6   Mable  May  Scheidler 

Mar.  i8   Isabel  Winslow  Joy 

Apr.  i6   Mary  Margareta  Amelia  Stepler 

Apr.  17   Herman  August  Carl  Schmidt 

Apr.  17   Anna  Auguste  Marie  Schmidt 

Apr.  17    Paul  Jacob  Frederic  Seigrist 

May      I    Elizabeth  Lee  Hungerford 

May     9   Rosa  Bayer 

May  15    Earnest  Eastwood 

June     5    Paul  Adolph  Lange 

June  26   Elmer  Newton  Sweetland 

Dec.  IS   Anna  Lila  Bertini 

Dec.  15   Dorothy  Raymond  White 

Dec.  15    Royton  Truman  Bristol 

Dec.  15   Lenore  Chaloner  Prentice 

1893. 
Mar.     3   Katherine  Clara  Rowley 

Mar.  30   Catherine  Mary  Abetz 

Mar.  30   Flora  Anna  Abetz 

Mar.  30   Mary  Jane  Porter 

Mar.  30   Emil  Franz  Leib  Brumbaum 

Mar.  30  Howard  Welton   Smith 

Mar.  30   Ruth  Lovina  Church 

Mar.  30   Annie  Ellen  Mitchell 
Apr.      2  Walter  Shrumpf 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.  J.\mes   Stoddard. 
Name.  Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

New  Britain,  Oct.  26,  1891 


Cottage  City,  Mass.,  June  15,  1887 
New  Britain,  Aug.  29,  1891 
Berlin,  Conn.,  Dec.  8,  1889 

Kensington,  Conn.,  Jan.   23,    1892 

Kensington,  Conn.,  Mar.    17,    1892 

Bethel,  Conn.,  Feb.  2,  1892 

New  Britain,  Mar.  28,  1892 
New  Britain,  Mar.  13,  1892 
New  Britain,  Oct.  3,  1890 

New  Britain,  Jan.  8,  1892 

New  Britain,  Nov.  11,  1892 
New  Britain,  May  4,  1892 

New  Britain,  Feb.  23,  1886 

New  Britain,  July   11,   1892 

Newington,  Conn.,  Oct.  22,  1892 

New  Britain,  Nov.  3,  1890 
New  Britain,  Nov.  i,  1892 

New  Britain,  Nov.  19.  1892 
New  Britain,  June  28,  1892 

New  Britain,  April  23,  1892 
New  Britain,  Feb.   17,   1893 

New  Britain,  Aug.  12,  1890 
New  Britain,  Jan.  20,  1893 


Bv  THE  Rev.  Arthur  Chase. 

July  23   Elise  Rockwell  Russell  New  Britain,  May  26,  1893 

By  THE  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne. 

Oct.  15    Drucilla  Olsen  June  27,  1892 

Oct.  15    Sarah  Kthelene  Smith  Oct.  30,  1892 

Oct.  22    Annie  Diehl  Adult 

Oct.  22    William  George  Calmbach  June  11,  1881 

Oct.  22    George  Frederick  Calmbach  Mar.  26,  1885 

Oct.  22    Philip  George  Calmbach  Sept.   8.    1887 

Oct.  22    Frederick  Joseph  Steadman  May  29,    1892 

Oct.  22    Lillian   Goodwin  Mar.  5,  1893 

Oct.  28   Ruby  Grace  Burr  July  4,  1893 

Dec.  10  Emma  Calmbach  Adult 


IN    NEW   BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


537 


Parents. 

Henry  C.  &  Fannie  M.  Scheidler 

Charles  A.  &  Emily  Joy 
Conrad  &  Mary  Stepler 
William  &  Auguste  Reichenberg 

Schmidt 
William  &  Auguste  Reichenberg 

Schmidt 
Jacob  &  Lena  S.  Seigrist 

Frederick  Buell  &  Mary  Lee  Post 

Hungerford 
Paul  &  Lethishe  Bayer 
John  W.  &  Mary  A.  Eastwood 
William  Fred  &  Louisa  Heisler 

Lange 
George  Newton  &  Alice  Louise 

(Prentice)    Sweetland 
Onofrio  F.  &  Concetta  Bertini 
Charles  Joseph  &  Mary  S.  Andrews 

White 
Truman  H.  &  Edith  Andrews  Bris- 
tol 
George  E.  &  Edith  W.  Chaloner 

Prentice 
Frank   Hills   &   Katherine   Clark 

Rowley 
Joseph  &  Rosa  Fischer  Abetz 
Joseph  &  Rosa  Fischer  Abetz 

Thomas  H.  &  Mary  J.  Porter 
Amos  F.  &  Emma  L.  Brumbaum 

Chas.  H.  &  Carrie  E.  Smith 
Elbert  Edward  &  Emeline  Rhoda 

Church 
William  &  Rebecca  J.  Mitchell 
Adam  R.  &  Hattie  Emma  Schrumpf 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

The  parents,  Miss  Sophia  Kenley,  Fred  W. 

Scheidler 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Hattie  L.  Irving 
Mrs.  Eppler,  Mrs.  Guenther,  Mrs.  William  Hedler 
The  parents,  Miss  Eda  Splettsloezer,  Mrs.   Paul 

Mani 
The  parents,  Miss   Eda   Splettsloezer,   Mrs.    Paul 

Mani 
The  parents.  Miss  Eda   Splettsloezer,   Mrs.    Paul 

Mani 
The  parents,  Gerritt  Bulkley  Post,  Miss  Caroline 

Elizabeth   Post 
The  parents,  and  Grandmother 
The  parents,  the  Rector 
Paul  G.  Lange,  Mrs.  Othilia  Lange,  Amelia  Heis- 

eler 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Lizzie  Prentice,  George 

McNulty 
The  mother,  Mrs.  Augustino  Bertini 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Truman  H.  Bristol 

The  mother,  Charles  J.  White,  Walter  Steele 

The  parents.  Miss   Cora  Haslam 

The  parents 

The  parents,  William  Mitchell,  Rebecca  J.  Mitchell 

The  parents.  Miss  Annie  Fischer,  Deboldt  Rein- 
holt 

The  parents,  Samuel  McElrath 

The  parents,  Mrs.  A.  Merritt,  Theodore  Brum- 
baum 

The  parents 

The  parents,  Mrs.  Emeline  Norton,  Mrs.  M.  E. 
Carey 

The  parents,  Joseph  Abetz,  Mrs.  Mary  Fischer 

The  parents,  George    M.    Parsons 


Isaac  D.  &  Elizabeth  R.  Russell 


Rev.  Arthur  Chase,  Mrs.  Lucy  P.  Cooley,  Harriet 
C.  Russell 


George  &  Maggie  E.  Olsen  The  parents, 

George  &  Annie  Smith  The  parents, 

Jacob  &  Regina  Calmbach  Mrs.  Bertha 

Jacob  &  Regina  Calmbach  Mrs.  Bertha 

Jacob  &  Regina  Calmbach  Mrs.  Bertha 

Jacob  &  Regina  Calmbach  Mrs.  Bertha 

John  &  Catherine  A.  Steadman  The  parents, 

WilHam  &  Anne  Goodwin  The  mother, 

Hanford  B.  &  Sarah  E.  Burr  The  mother, 

Jacob  &  Rachel  Calmbach  Mrs.  Bertha 


Mary  E.  Quilty 

Ella   L.    Barker 

Zimmerman,  Pauline  J.  Calmbach 

Zimmerman,  Pauline  J.  Calmbach 

Zimmerman,  Pauline  J.  Calmbach 

Zimmerman,  Pauline  J.  Calmbach 

Henry  Steadman 

Grace  R.  Pratt 

Isabella  Seiper 

Zimmerman 


I 


538 


THE   CHURCH 


1893- 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne. 
Name.  Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 


Dec.    10    Laura  Elizabeth  Bedell 


Dec.  17 
Dec.  23 
1894. 


Jan 

Jan. 

Jan. 

Jan. 

Jan. 

Feb.    25 

Feb.    25 

Feb.    25 

Feb.    25 

Mar.   II 

Mar.   24 

Mar.   24 

Mar.   24 

Mar.   24 

Mar.   24 

Mar.   24 

Mar.   24 

Mar.   24 

Mar.   24 

Mar.  25 

Apr.      I 

Apr.      9 

Apr.    22 

Apr.    29 

May    27 

June     I 

June     I 

June    10 

June    17 

June    17 

June   24 

July      I 

July    22 

July    25 

Aug.     5 


Annabel  Laura  Andrews 
Romaine  Walter  Palmer 

Blanche  Schray 

Frederick  Schray 

Helen  Schray 

Matilda  Louise  Schray 

Franklin  Woodruff  Pardee 

Emma  Louisa  Baum 

Arthur   Brooks   Attwood 

Frank  Erwin  Towers 

William   Manly  Goff 

Frederick  Wheeler 

Frank  Walter  Klett 

William  John  Gleed 

Frederick  Remington  Eldridge 

Grace  Lillian  Nichols 

Vincent    Dugmore 

Ruth    Edith    Bristol 

Alice  Albertha  ]\Littoon 

Edward  Francis  Mattoon 

Mary  Isabel  Fisher 

Mildred  Carolyn  Prentice 
Violet  Mary  Ethel  Metcalfe 
Francis  Joseph  Webster 
Lovina  Elizabeth  Webster 
Ralph  Elliott  Chant 
Lilly  Eastwood 
Howard  Erwing  Holland 
Herbert  Stanley  Holland 
Dorothv  Margaret  Sweetland 
Edith  May  Rice 
Alice  Ada  Rice 
Irene  May  Saunders 
Charles  Edward  Flynn 
Elizabeth   Ida  Wheeler 
Pine}'^  Pearl  Beyer 
Constance  Mary  Russell 


Sept.     2   Frank  Eugene  Rackliffe 

Sept.  23   Harold  Chester  Greenalgh 

Sept.  26   Howard  Francis  Wade 

Oct.  28  George  Dickson  Kinkade 
Dec.      9   Minnie  Luannn  Beaton 
Dec.      9   William  Francis  Eddy 

Dec.  16  Henry  Frank  Rowley 


Adult 

Adult 

June   17,   1893 

Nov.  25,  1878 
Nov.  8,  1883 
Jan.  21,   1888 
July   10,   1891 
Sept.  I,  1892 

Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

Adult 

Oct.  17,  1882 
Sept.  17,  1883 
Oct.  22,  1889 
June  21,  1892 
Jan.  I,  1891 
Oct.  8,  1893 
Feb.  23,  1893 
Aug.  4,  1890 
Apr.    17,   1892 
May  19,  1892 
Aug.  25,  1893 
Mar.  7,.  1894 
Feb.  27,  1894 
May  2,  1892 
Jan.  9,  1893 
Nov.  13,  1893 
Feb.  7,   1894 
Feb.  7,   1894 
Jan.   17,   1894 
Apr.  20,  1892 
Dec.  21,  1893 
Sept.  IS,  1892 
July  17,  1893 
Sept.  2,   1885 
Jan.  30,   1894 
New  Britain,  June  22,  1894 

June  19.  1892 
Providence,  R.  I.,  June  4,  1894 


Adult 


Aug.  18,  1894 
Aug.  23,  1894 

Mar.  5,  1887 
June  30,   1894 


By  the  Rev.  J.  B.  Robinson. 
Dec.    30   William  Edward  Sleath  Mar.  4,   1894 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


539 


Parents. 
David  F.  &  Lydia  A.  Bedell 

Anson  J.  &  Rosa  A.  Wheeler 
Romaine  &  Lilly  Palmer 

Richard  &  Elizabeth  Schray 
Richard  &  Elizabeth  Schray 
Richard  &  Elizabeth  Schray 
Richard  &  Elizabeth  Schray 
Willie  E.  &  Ida  M.  Pardee 
Henry  &  Mary  Baum 
Nathan  &  Blanche  Attwood 
William  &  Josephine  Towers 
Milton  &  Annie  Goff 
Abner  S.  &  Ida  E.  Wheeler 
Leopold  &  Augusta  L.  Klett 
William  &  Elizabeth  Gleed 
William  S.  &  Fannie  Eldridge 
Stanley  E.  &  Julia  L.  Nichols 
Leonard  &  Annie  Dugmore 
Truman  H.  &  Edith  A.  Bristol 
Charles  B.  &  Frances  L.  Mattoon 
Charles  B.  &  Frances  L.  Mattoon 
George  E.  &  Ellen  E.  Fisher 
George  E.  &  Edith  M.  Prentice 
John  W.  &  Clara  Metcalfe 
Francis  H.  &  Elizabeth  Webster 
Francis  H.  &  Elizabeth  Webster 
Ralph  &  EHza  S.  Chant 
John  W.  &  Mary  A.  Eastwood 
Franklin  &  Margaret  J.   Holland 
Franklin  &  Margaret  J.  Holland 
George  N.  &  Alice  L.  Sweetland 
Alfred  H.  &  Ellen  Clara  Rice 
Alfred  H.  &  Ellen  Clara  Rice 
Arthur  F.  &  Mary  Saunders 
Patrick  F.  &  Mary  C.  Flynn 
Abner  S.  &  Ida  Wheeler 
Paul  &  Letitia  C.  Beyer 
Isaac  D.  &  EHzabeth  R.  Russell 

Frederic  H.  &  Charlotte  E.  Rackliffe 
Frederick   W.   &   Margurite   H. 

Greenalgh 
John  F.  &  Flora  E.  Wade 
Henry  A.  &  Ellen  M.  Kinkade 
Chas.  H.  &  Mary  A.  Beaton 
Miles  &  Margaret  Eddy 
Frank  H.  &  Katharine  Rowley 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Mrs.  Margaret  E.  Parsons,  Mrs.  Annie  Stevens, 

Mr.  Norris  Bailey 
Mrs.  Chase,  Miss  Eliza  Chase 


The  mother 

The  mother 

The  mother 

The  mother 

The  parents 

Mrs.  Henry  Seipel,  Louisa  Seipel 

Charles  F.  Chase,  Alice  Chase 

Charles  F.  Chase,  Alice  Chase 

Ellen  Maria  Goff 

Emily  J.  Parker 

Lillian  Schmidt 

Mary  Fritz 

Giles  Remington,  Fannie  E.  Remington 

Edgar  S.  Healey,  Gertrude  Morton 

Joseph  Fletcher,  Frances  Fletcher 

Charles  J.  White,  Mary  A.  White,  Ida  A.  Steele 

Parents 

Parents 

The  mother,  Mrs.  Chase 

The  parents,  Laura  M.  Chaloner 

The  parents,  Alice  C.  Chase 

The  parents,  Mrs.  Jenny  Barnes 

George  Elliott,  Mrs.  Annie  Smith 

Mother,  Clara  Metcalfe 

J.  M.  Holland,  Margaret  A.  Holland 

J.  M.  Holland,  Margaret  A.  Holland 

Elizabeth  Prentice,  Margaret  McNulty 

The  parents 

The  parents,  Mrs.  Chase 

The  mother 

Mrs.  Sarah  E.  Lawton 

I.  D.  Russell 

H.  N.  Wayne,  Mrs.  H.  E.  Russell,  Mrs.  H.  N. 

Wayne 
Albert  E.  Loveland,  the  parents 
Samuel  H.  Brown,  Martha  A.  Brown 

James  R.  McElrath,  Mary  H.  Farrell 

Charles  Price,  Mary  Price 

Grace  R.  Pratt,  Carmilita  A.  Corscaden 

Annie  J.  Bailey,  Margaret  Eddy 

Parents 


John  H.  &  Sarah  Sleath 


Parents 


540 


THE   CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 


1895- 


By  the  Rev. 
Name. 


Feb.  10   Samuel  Ernest  Towers 

Feb.  10   Hannah  Jane  Towers 

Feb.  10  Helena  Frances  Towers 

Feb.  17   Helen  Elizabeth  Williams 

Mar.  3   George  William  Mitchell 

Mar.  3    Wilbur  Vernon  Dyson 

Mar.  10   Gadsby  Lees 


Mar. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 

Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
May 


24   Bertha  Schmarr 
24   Electa  Maria  Buell 
Annie  Dealtry  Towles 
Anita   Louise    Pardee 
Thomas    Martin 
Hannah    Martin 
Daisy  Irene  Hudson 
13    Otto   Frederick   Schmarr 
13   Jacob  Hermann  Schwab 
13    Florence  Amy  Kingsbury 
13    Fanny  Beatrice  Elliott 


Lillian  Twigg 
William  Floward  Hudson 
Lester  Albert  Barnes 
Ruth  Emily  Barnes 
Mable  Irene  Powell 
Grace  Louise  Powell 
Mildred  Emily  Bath 
Catherine  Senior 
Russell   Smith   Chaloner 
George  Emil  Kraus 
Olivia  Beebe  Christesen 
20  Joseph  Julius  Brennecke 
28   Herbert  Ephraim  Sanders 
5   Eugene  Parker  Chase 


13 
13 
13 
13 
13 
13 
13 
13 
13 
13 
15 


May  8  Sidney  Hungerford 

May  12  Percy  Mount 

May  12  Eva  Mount 

June  30  Eric  Clifford  Hellberg 

June  30  Stuart  Sigfrid  Hellberg 

July  6  Katy  Rutherford   Murcer 

July  21  Arthur   Polke   Middleton 

Aug.     4  Ruth  Ellen  Ensworth 

Aug.   25  Ruth  Abctz 

Aug.   25    Frank  Vernon   Mitchell 

Aug.   25    Lillian  May  Ronnalter 

Aug.   25    Irene   Ward 

Sept.  22    Bertha  Orlean  Broadley 

Sept.  24   Lillian  Annie  Masden  Frost 

Oct.      2   George  William  Dunbar 

Oct.      2    Levi  Dvvight  Boughton 

Oct.    II    Flossie  Etta  Bailey 


H.  N.  Wayne. 

Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 


Adult 

Adult 


Adult 
Adult 
Adult 


Adult 


July  31,   1883 
Dec.  14,  1894 

Dec.  21,   1894 

Sept.  24,  189s 
Dec.  16,  1882 


May  14,  1894 
Jan.  31,  1894 
Feb.  14,  1895 
Oct.  I,  1894 
Oct.  20,  1887 
Aug.  30,  1887 
May  2,  1894 
Sept.  19,  1894 

July  3,  1894 
Oct.  26,  1893 
Oct.  5,  1892 
Nov.  7,  1893 
May  26,  1892 
July  7,  1893 
Dec.  15,  1893 
June  2,  1892 
Oct.  20,  1894 
May  30,  1894 
July  10  or  13,  1894 
Feb.  23,  1895 

Apr.  19,  1895 


Jan.  12, 
Oct.  24, 
Nov.  17, 
Sept.  25, 
Sept.  25, 
Apr.  27, 
Dec.  31, 


1895 
1892 

1894 
1894 
1894 
1895 
1894 


Apr.  I.  1895 
Oct.  I,  1894 
Oct.  25,  1893 
Mar.  6,  1895 
Dec.  8.  1894 
July  8.  1895 
Mar.  II.  1893 
Oct.  I  1895 
Oct.  I  180? 
May  II,  i8i90 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


541 


Parents. 

William  &  Sarah  J.  Towers 
William  &  Sarah  J.  Towers 
William  &  Sarah  J.  Towers 
Lewis  F.  A.  &  Annie  J.  Williams 

George  H.  &  Mary  Ann  Mitchell 

Harry  &  Jennie   Dyson 
Harry  &  Sarah  Lees 

Herman  &  Bertha   Schmarr 
David  N.  &  Sarah  M.  Buell 
Thomas  D.  &  Sarah  B.  Towles 
William  E.  &  Ida  May  Pardee 
John  &  Mary  Martin 
John  &  Mary  Martin 
William  &  Emma  Hudson 
Hermann  &  Bertha   Schmarr 
Mr.   &   Mrs.   Jacob   Schwab 
Walter  &  Fanny  Kingsbury 
Charles  J.  &  Hannah  Elliott 

Chas.  E.  &  Ellen  Twigg 
William  &  Emma  Hudson 
Eugene  F.  &  Martha  G.  Barnes 
Eugene  F.  &  Martha  G.  Barnes 
Lewis  G.  A.  &  Catherine  L.  Powell 
Lewis  G.  A.  &  Catherine  L.  Powell 
Albert  &  Mary  Bath 
Abraham  &  Frances  M.  Senior 
William  T.  &  Sarah  A.  Chaloner 
William  &  Annie  Kraus 
R.  W.  E.  &  Lizzie  M.  Christesen 
Reinhold  J.  &  Emma  M.  Brennecke 
John  C.  &  Mary  C.  Sanders 
Charles  F.  &  EHzabeth  P.  Chase 

Frederick  B.  &  Mary  L.  Hungerford 

Harry  &  Kate  Mount 

Harry  &  Kate  Mount 

Gustaf  W.  &  Sophie  A.  Hellberg 

Gustaf  W.  &  Sophie  A.  Hellberg 

James  &  Lizzie   Murcer 

William  &  Mary  Middleton 

Frederick  C.  &  Jane  M.  Ensworth 
Joseph   &    Rosa   Abetz 
William  A.  &  Rebecca  J.  Mitchell 
Theobald  8z  Annie  M.  Ronnalter 
James  &   Sarah  Ward 
Walter  &  Elizabeth   Broadley 
Henry    M.    &    Harriet    Frost 
Robert  G.  &  Maud  E.  Dunbar 
Charles  D.  &  Helena  E.  Boughton 
Henry  T.  &  Anna  J.  Bailey 
34 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Charles  F.  Chase 

Mrs.  Anna  Towers,  Lizzie  Atwood 

Mrs.  Anna  Towers,  Lizzie  Atwood 

Alice  E.  Gibson,  Ellen  M.  Gibson,  James  A.  Bag- 
shaw 

John    B.    Hawksworth,    Benjamin   Thompson, 
Martha  H.  Hawksworth 

Thomas  Dyson,  Jr.,  Ellen  W.  Dyson 

Benjamin  Thompson,  William  H.  Porter,  Althea 
Goodison 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Kinkade,  Grace  Pratt 

The  mother,  Grace  Pratt 

George  Vines,  Maria  L.  Vines,  Alice  E.  Gibson 

H.  E.  Beach,  Mrs.  Agnes  A.  Beach,  the  mother 

The  parents,  Minnie  Whiteley 

The  parents,  Minnie  Whiteley 

The  parents,  Sarah  Harris 

George  Hoflf   (by  proxy)   Bertha  Schmarr 

Hermann  Schmarr,  Jacob  Kendel,  Julia  Kendel 

George  Edward  Elliott,  the  mother,  Ehza  Chant 

George  Edward  Elliott,  the  mother,  Fanny  Kings- 
bury 

The  parents,  Mary  Martin 

The  parents,  George   Smith 

Mrs.  R.  L.  Barnes,  Emily  A.  Norton 

Mrs.  R.  L.  Barnes,  Emily  A.  Norton 

Sarah  Lawton 

Sarah  Lawton 

George  Vines,  Mrs.  Chase,  Annie  Bath 

Arthur  Mitchell,  Ruth  Mitchell,  the  mother 

Cora  M.  Haslarn,  Laura  M.  Chaloner 

William  Kraus,  Emil  Kraus,  Lena  Kraus 

Isaac  D.  Russell,  Bessie  A.  Miner 

Joseph  Remmer,  Anne  Scheidler 

Alice  Chase 

Rev.  Arthur  Chase,  James  Eugene  Parker,  Mrs. 
Gara  D.  Chase 

The  father,  Mrs.  Margaret  Fitch 

Guiseppe  Sperlongo,  Ada  J.  Sperlongo 

Guiseppe  Sperlongo,  Ada  J.  Sperlongo 

John  Jacobson,  Mina  Jacobson 

The  parents 

The  mother,  Katie  Dunn 

George  Vines,   Albert  Emery   Middleton,   Mrs. 
Emma  Bennett 

The  parents,  Mrs.  Sarah  Sleath 

Theobald  Ronnalter,  Lena  Abetz 

Thomas  Brewin,  Agnes  Brewin 

Joseph  Abetz.  Rosa  Abetz 

Phillis  Granville 

The  parents,  Mrs.  Bertha  Gridley 

John  H.  Hill,  Sarah  E.  Frost 

Joseph  Slater,  Annie  Howe 


I 


542 


THE    CHURCH 


1895- 

Oct.  II  Kate  Florence  Eddy 

Oct.  14  George  Thomas   Mitchell 

Oct.  17  Rosie  Ethel  Steele 

Oct.  17  Ethel  May  Bailey 

Oct.  20  Lester  Edward   Andrus 

Oct.  27  Annie  Gertrude   Smith 

Oct.  27  Evelyn  Louise  Elliott 

Nov.  II  Bertha  Viola  Bates 

Nov.  16  Rachael  Fredereka  Jolly 

Nov.  16  Charles    Frederick    Calmbach 

Nov.  17  William    Harold    Wollman 

Dec.  28  Samuel  Goodrich 


BAPTISMS 
By  thk  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne. 
Name.  Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 


Adult 
Adult 

Adult 


1896. 
Feb.    27  Julia   Russell 


By  the  Rev.  Fr.  C.  N.  Field. 


By  the  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne. 


Mar. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
May 
May 
May 
July 

July 
July 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Nov. 


29  Charlotte  Harriet  Kenyon 
4  .A.lthea  Margaret  Goodwin 
4  Margaret  Emma  Flynn 

4  Gertrude  Maud  Markie 

4  Ida  Noravella  Wheeler 

4  Florence  May  Kibbe 

4  Albert  Kibbe 

4  Antoinette  Rosa  Henn 

4  Mae   Frances  Hilton 

5  Harry  Mount 
12  Margaret  Hirst 
17  Edwin   Kingsbury 

17  Leslie  Raymond   Chant 
28  William  Elijah  Attwood 
12  Rosalind  Elizabeth  Bailey 

12  Annie   May  Steele 

30  Mable  Hemingway 

3   Claire   Stowe  Attwood 
16   Giovanni    Agostino    Bertini 
16   Rosolia   Eugenia   Bertini 
16    Mabella  Florence  Blot 
30    Amy  Louise  Rice 

6  Waiter    Thomas    Dexter 

13  Lillian  Louise  Lawrence 

13    Margaret  Demarest  Anderson 
26   John  Ernest  Senior 

18  Wilber  Henry   Bailey 
25    Florence  Rhoda  Casey 

2    Ernest  Leroy  Middleton 


Adult 


Adult 
Adult 


Adult 
Adult 


Nov.    15    Ethel  Mount 

Dec.      6    Amy  Louise  Middleton 

By  the  Rev.  Jared  Starb. 

Dec.    13    May  Bell  Middleton 

Dec.     13    Richard  TTrnry  Middleton 

Dec.     13    Charles    William    Middleton 


Dec.  25,  1889 
Sept.  13,  1895 
Mar.  13,  1894 
Mar.  25,  1895 
May  30,  1895 
Feb.  28,  1895 
Sept.  13,  18^95 

Sept.  19,  1894 
June  25.  1895 


Feb.   19,   1896 


Dec.  12,  1895 
Dec.  IS,  1895 
Jan.  25,  1895 
May  29,  1894 
June  5,  1889 
Mar.  21,  1891 
Nov.  19,  1895 
July  16,  1894 


Mar.  13,  1896 
Mar.  II,  1896 


June  7,  1896 
Feb.  29,  1896 
Mar.  16,  1896 
Nov.  II,  1893 
Oct.  I,  1895 
Jan.  30,  1886 
Mar.  24,  1896 
May  21,  1896 
May  13,  1893 
Mar.  13.  1896 
May  13,  1896 
July  13,  1896 
Aug.  6,  1896 
Dec.  21,  189s 

Oct.  19,  1896 
Jan.,    1894 


Sept.  7.  1887 
Aug.  21,  1891 
Apr.  2.  1893 


r 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


543 


Parents. 

Miles  W.  &  Margaret  J.  Eddy 
George  &  Anna  Maria  Mitchell 
Ellsworth  &   Margaret  J.   Steele 
Wilbur  E.  &  Idella  May  Bailey 
Frank  J.  &  Annabelle  Andrus 
George  &  Susannah  T.  Smith 
George  E.  &  Celia  E.  Elliott 

Nathan  A.  &  Eliza  Bates 
Jacob  G.  &  Regina  Calmbach 
Jacob  G.  &  Regina  Calmbach 
William   &   Annie   Wollman 
Hypothetical 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 


Alice  E.  Gibson 

The  parents,   Sarah  Ann  Harris 
Edward    Halden,   Jr.,   Agnes    E.    Elliott,   Alice 
Chapman 

Anna  M.  Diehl 
Anna  M.  Diehl 
The  father,  Louise  Seiple 


Isaac  D.  &  Elizabeth  R.  Russell 


William  &  Ann  Goodwin 
Patrick  F.  &  Mary  C.  Flynn 
Herman  &  Elizabeth  Markie 
Abner  S.  &  Ida  I.  Wheeler 
William  &  Gertrude  Kibbe 
William  &  Gertrude  Kibbe 
George  F.  &  Josephine  V.  Henn 
John  F.  &  Laura  J.  Hilton 
William  &  Mary  Mount 
William  &  Harriet  Hirst 
Walter  &  Fanny  Kingsbury 
Ralph  &  Eliza  Chant 
William  H.   &  Josephine  Attwood 
Henry  T.  &  Annie  Bailey 

Ellsworth  J.  &  Margaret  J.  Steele 
Lewis  &  Sophia  Hemingway 
William  E.  &  Alice  S.  Attwood 
Onofrio  F.  &  Cancetta  Bertini 
Onofrio  F.  &  Cancetta  Bertini 
Arthur  F.  &  Harriet  J.  Blot 
Alfred  H.  &  Ellen  C.  Rice 
Thomas  R.  &  Sophia  L.  Dexter 
George  &  Sarah  Ann  Lawrence 
John  B.  &  Ehzabeth  Anderson 
Abraham  &  Frances  M.  Senior 
Wilber  E.  &  Idella  M.  Bailey 
George  &  Mary  E.  Casey 
William  H.  &  Mary  Ellen  Middle- 
ton 
Harry  &  Kate  Mount 
Charles  &  Amy  Middleton 


Alice  Gibson,  Jennie  Hanna 

The  mother,  Grace  Goodwin 

Emma   Louisa   Baum 

Mary    Stella    McConkey 

The  mother,  Hattie  Tubbs 

The  mother 

The  mother 

Andrew  F.  Henn,  Mary  E.  Henn 

The   parents 

H.  J.  Browne,  George  Vines 

Benjamin  Thompson,  Charlotte  Jewett 

Ralph  Chant,  the  parents 

The  parents,  Walter  Kingsbury 

Alice  Belden  Attwood 

The  mother,  Mrs.  Mary  F.  Hart,  Josephine 

O'Brien 
Frederick  Hart,  Mary  F.  Hart 

Marion  E.  Gross,  Agnes  I.  Spencer,  the  father 

Guiseppe  Sperlongo,  Ada  J.   Sperlongo 

Guiseppe  Sperlongo,  Ada  J.   Sperlongo 

Frederick  Nelson,  Charlotte  H.  Nelson 

The  parents 

Joseph  Walter  Dexter,  the  parents 

Alfred  H.  Rice,  the  mother,  Emma  Burgess 

The  parents 

Frederick  J.  Hart,  Rosalind  E.  Bailey 
The  parents,  Florence  L.  Barnes 


Guiseppe  Sperlongo,  Ada  J.  Sperlongo 
Frederick  Nelson,  the  mother 


William  H.  &  Mary  E.  Middleton  The  parents.  Rose  H.  Darwent,  Harry  Bedham 
William  H.  &  Mary  E.  Middleton  The  parents,  Rose  FI.  Darwent,  Harry  Bedham 
William  H.  &  Mary  E.  Middleton     The  parents,  Rose  H.  Darwent,  Harry  Bedham 


544 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 


Name. 

1897. 

Jan.     24  Frederic  Omer  Rackliffe 

Jan.    25  Lillian    Christina    lleuisler 

Feb.    14  Ethel   May   Blakeslce 

Feb.    14  Grace  Rowena   Blakeslee 

Feb.    21  Marian   Winslow    Hungerford 

Mar.  25  Elsie  Agnes  Davis 

Mar.  28  Olga  Sophie  Hellberg 

Apr.    II  Howard  Gwynne  Mitchell 

Apr.    14  Thomas  Sparks  Bishop,  Jr. 

Apr.    17  Hermann  George  Hoff 

Apr.    17  Charles  Leroy  Andrus 

Apr.    25  Edward   Slater  Kilby 

Apr.    25  Bessie  Kirkland  Mills 

June     6  Helen  Carlton  Chase 


By  the  Rev.  H.  N.  W.^yne. 

Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

July  23,    1896 


Adult 


Adult 


June 

July 

July 

July 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Sept. 

Oct. 

Oct. 

Oct. 

Oct. 

Oct. 

Oct. 

Nov. 


24  Lena  Amelia  Kraus 

I  Elizabeth  Annie   Wearne 

26  Royal  Emerson  Loomis 

28  Harold  John  Hemingway 

15  Frederick  George  Hoff 

26  Ada   Elizabeth    Ward 

26  Howard  Mitchell 

26  Clarence  Bernadotte  Wollman 

I  Eva   May  Lockery 

3  Whillemina   Howe 

4  Mary  Ellen   Howe 

4  Florence  Alice  Howe 

4  Albert  Henry  Howe 

4  Francis  Clay  Howe 

25  Gladys  Annie   Williams 


Dec.      7   Harold  Edward  Chant 

1898. 
Jan.      9    Annie    Elizabeth    Giles    Thompson 


Jan. 
Jan. 

Mar. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Mar. 

Mar. 
Mar. 
Mar. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
.^pr. 
Apr. 


30  Elsie  May  Roberts 

30  Katherine   Roberts 

13  Singne    Hedirg    Louisa    Gustafson 

13  Esther   Aefhild    Mathilda   Gustafson 

20  William  Arthur  Miller 

27  Alice  Jessum 


27    Carrie  Eleanor   Hooker 
27    Amy  Leora  Hooker 
27    Dwight  LeRoy  Hooker 

T    Emily  Jemima  Webster 

I    Francis  Hull  Webster 

9   Johnston  Vance 

9    Agnes  Vance 

9   Robert  Cummings  Vance 


Adult 
Adult 


Aug.  2.  1885 
Feb.  16,  1892 
Dec.  II,  1896 
Sept.  21,  1896 
Nov.  29,  1896 
Jan.  13,  1897 


Feb.  27,  1895 
Feb.  3,  1897 
Dec.  9,  1881 
Mar.  28,  1897 

May  20,  1897 

July  4,  1896 
Apr.  24,  1897 
May  23,  1897 
Apr.  19,  1897 
July  24,  1897 
July  18,  1896 
Feb.  I,  1897 
Mar.  4.  1897 
Apr.  4.  1897 
Sept.  27,  1897 
Feb.  26,  1888 
Apr.  8,  1890 
June  8.  1892 
Jan.  8,  1895 
Sept.  18,  1897 

July  2,  1897 

Nov.  26,  1897 

Feb.  18,  1886 
July  25,  1891 
Oct.  4.  1893 
Oct.  17,  1896 
Feb.  7,   1898 


Sept.  9,  1886 
Jan.  13,  1890 
June  17,  1805 
Nov.  12,  1897 
Dec.  21,  1890 
Apr.  25,  1892 
Feb.  21,  1894 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


545 


Parents. 

Frank  E.  &  Mary  E.  Racklifife 
Lewis  &  Rowena  C.  Blakeslee 
Lewis  &  Rowena  C.  Blakeslee 
Lewis  &  Rowena  C.  Blakeslee 
Frederick  B.  &  Mary  L.  Hungerford 
Willis  P.  &  Inez  M.  Davis 
Gustaf  W.  &  Sophie  A.  Hellberg 
George  H.  &  Mary  A.  Mitchell 

Thomas  Sparks  &  Rebecca  Hance 

Bishop 
George  &  Louise  C.  Hoff 
Frank  J.  &  Annabelle  Andrus 
William  M.  &  Gertrude  A.  Kilby 
Joe  W.  &  Bessie  K.  Mills 

Charles  F.  &  Elizabeth  P.  Chase 

William  &  Annie  iC.raus 
Charles  &  Amelia  B.   Wearne 
Bernadotte   &   Louise  Loomis 
Louis  &  Sophia  Hemingway 
George  &  Louise  C.  Hoff 
James  &  Sarah  E.  Ward 
William  A.  &  Rebecca  J.  Mitchell 
William   &  Annie   Wollman 
Frederick  &  Cora  May  Lockery 
William  H.  &  Sarah  Ann  Howe 
William  H.  &  Sarah  Ann  Howe 
William  H.  &  Sarah  Ann  Howe 
William  H.  &  Sarah  Ann  Howe 
William  H.  &  Sarah  Ann  Howe 
Lewis  A.  &  Annie  J.  Williams 

Ralph  &  Eliza  Chant 

Benjamin  &  Margaret  Thompson 

Thomas  &  Lizzie  Roberts 
Thomas  &  Lizzie  Roberts 
John  P.  &  Annie  M.  Gustafson 
John  P.  &  Annie  M.  Gustafson 
Arthur  &  Martha  Ann   Miller 
James  Thomas  &  Sarah  Ellen  Jes- 

sum 
Dwight  F.  &  Alice  A.  Hooker 
Dwight  F.  &  Alice  A.  Hooker 
Dwight  F.  &  Alice  A.  Hooker 
Francis  H.  &  Elizabeth  D.  Webster 
Francis  H.  &  Elizabeth  D.  Webster 
Robert  J.  &  Matilda  Vance 
Robert  J.  &   Matilda  Vance 
Robert  J.  &  Matilda  Vance 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Frederic  Henry  Rackliffe,  the  parents 
Rowena  C.  Blakeslee 
Emily  J.  Parker,  Minnie  L.  Beaton 
Emily  J.  Parker,  Minnie  L.  Beaton 
The  parents.  Miss  Carry  Post 

John  M.  Forsman,  Mathilda  Peterson 

Francis  Gwynne  Mitchell,  William  Henry  Gleed, 

Elizabeth  Gleed 
Isaac  D.  Russell,  Henry  T.  Wayne,  Mrs.  Isaac  D. 

Russell 
Herman  Schmarr,  Mary  Klett 
Lizzie  Dailey 
Emily  J.  Parker 
The  father,  Mrs.  W.  T.  Hartman,  Miss  M.  Emma 

Atkinson 
The    father,    Mrs.   Emma   B.    Hendrickson,    Miss 

Alice  Chase 
Emil  Strohecker,  Barbara  Strohecker 
Henry  P.  Gangloff,  Susan  Gangloff 


Elizabeth  Wood 

Ellen  Vernon 

Isabella  Seipel,  Louise  Loomis 

George  Vines,  Lizzie   Medley 
Mary  Elizabeth  Parkin 
Mar}^  Elizabeth  Parkin 
Mary  Elizabeth  Parkin 
Mary  Elizabeth  Parkin 

George  A.  Gibson,   Nellie  M.  Gibson,  Louisa  E. 
Williams 


George  Henry  Mitchell,  Annie  Jewett,  Elizabeth 

Bertha  Spoerl 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Camsell 
The  parents,  Rosalinde  Bailey 
Mrs.  Goodale,  Minnie  Beaton 
Mrs.  Goodale,  Minnie  Beaton 
Albert  E.  Middleton,  Martha  L.  Taylor 
Mrs.  Emma  Bennett,   Minnie  Beaton 

Mrs.  Alice  A.  Hooker,  Jennie  Hooker 
George  W.  Fisk,  the  mother 
George  W.  Fisk,  the  mother 
Mrs.  Jenny  Barnes 
Mrs.  Emily  Norton 

R.  M.  Clark,  M.D.,  Mrs.  George  M.  Parsons 
R.  M.  Clark,  M.D.,  Mrs.  George  M.  Parsons 
Hon.  Amos  J.  Cummings,  by  proxy,  Mrs.  George 
M.  Parsons 


546 


THE    CIIUKCII 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne. 


185 
Apr. 
Apr. 
Apr. 
May 


Name. 
8. 
9   Norman  Edward  Rowley 
9    Dorothy  May  Prentice 
17    Edith  Caroline  Smith 
21    James  Henry  Minor 


May  21    John  Bacon  Minor 

May  22   Tom  Thompson  Hawksworth 

May  29    Fannie  Wheeler  Anderson 

June  24  Joseph  Frederick  Abetz 

June  26    Frederick  Walker 

June  26   Hattie  Marie  HofTman 

July  17   Harold  Thomas  Dyson 

Nov.  24  Harold  Rudolph  Brumbaum 

Dec.  7    Clifford   Senior 

Dec.  18   Harry  Wilhem  Larson 

Dec.  24   Marion  Henrietta  Rackliffe 

Dec.  25    Edwayn  Phillip  Diehl 

1899. 

Jan.  30  Frederick  Edwin  Dowsett 

Mar.  30  Harold  Clifford  Mitchell 

Apr.  I    Burdette    Richardson    Sheldon 

Apr.  I    Ethel  May  Barnes 

Apr.  I    George   Dewey  Barnes 

Apr.  I    Lilian  Caroline  Mitchell 


Adult 


Apr.  I  Mable    Bryant    Rice 

Apr.  I  Ida  May  Rice 

Apr.  I  Miria  Gertrude  Rice 

Apr.  I  Henrv  William  Rice 

June  21  Dwight  Lean  Wheeler 

June  22  Eldred   Liscomb    Minor 

June  25  Katherine  Atwood  Cowles 

June  25  Howard  Wesley  Loomis 

June  25  Dorothy   Giles  Thompson 

June  25  Charles  Everett  Kinkade 

By  the  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley. 


Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

Sept.  I,  1896 
Sept.  I,  1896 
Jan.  17,  1897 
Mar.  16,  1887 

Feb.  I,  1896 

Apr.  13,  1898 

Nov.  22,  1897 
June  2,  1898 

Apr.  18,  1894 
Mar.  24,  1898 

Sept.  II,  1896 
Dec.  4,  1898 
Aug.  17,  1896 
June  27,  1898 

Mar.  15,  1898 

Aug.  II,  1898 
Mar.  S,  1899 
Aug.  27,  1891 
July  30,  1896 
Nov.  17,  1898 
Dec.  17,  1898 

Apr.  14,  1897 

Oct.  8.  1887 
June  6,  1892 
Dec.   19,   1889 
June  19,  1897 
Sept.    16,   1898 

Apr.  28,  1899 
Nov.  22,  i89i8 
May   2,    1899 

Mar.  3,  1899 


.Aug.   27  William  Frederick  Conolly 

Sept.   10  Alice  Urissa  Hannam 

Sept.   17  Charlotte  Mary  Rowley 

Sept.   17  Louis   Charles   Sleath 

Sept.   17  Ruth  Margaret  Gustafson 


Waterbury,  Conn.,  Nov.    17.   1897 
New  Britain,  May  13,  1899 

Newington,  Conn.,  Sept.  17,  1898 

New  Britain,  Apr.  22.  1899 
New  Britain,  Aug.   26,    1899 


Oct.      2    William  Charles  Wearne 


New  Britain,  Aug.    18,    1899 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


547 


Parents. 

Frank  H.  &  Katherine  Rowley 
George  E.  &  Edith  M.  Prentice 
George  &  Annie  Smith 
John  B.  &  J.  L.  Eldred  Minor 

John  B.  &  J.  L.  Eldred  Minor 

John  B.  &  Martha  H.  Hawksworth 

John  B.  &  Elizabeth  H.  Anderson 
Joseph  &  Rose  Abetz 
Charles  &  Harriet  Walker 
William  J.  &  Jennie  Hoffman 
Thomas,    Jr.    &   Elizabeth    Nelly 

Dyson 
Emil  F.  &  Emma  K.  Brumbaum 
Abraham  &  Frances  M.  Senior 
Anders  G.  &  Alma  E.  Larson 
Frederic  H.  &  Charlotte  E.  Rackliffe 

Phillip  &  Anna  M.  Diehl 

George  W.  &  Elizabeth  Dowsett 
George  &  Anna  Maria  Mitchell 
Charles  L.  &  Alice  A.  Sheldon 
Eugene  &  Martha  Barnes 
Eugene  &  Martha  Barnes 
George  H.  &   Mary  Ann   Mitchell 

Alfred  H.  &  Ellen  Clara  Rice 

George  &  Rose  Rice 

George  &  Rose  Rice 

George  &  Rose  Rice 

Dwight  L.  &  Margaret  E.  Wheeler 

John  Bacon  &  J.  L.  Eldred  Minor 

Clinton  W.  &  Eliza  A.  Cowles 
Bernadotte  &  Louise  S.  Loomis 
benjamin   &    Margaret   Thompson 

Henry  &  Ellen  Kinkade 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

The  parents 

The  parents,  Cora  Haslam 

The  parents 

Norris   Bailey,   George   M.   Parsons,   Rachael   C. 

Russell 
Norris   Bailey,   George   M.    Parsons,   Rachael   C. 

Russell 
Alfred  Mitchell,  George  Cartledge,  Mrs.  George 

Cartledge 
The  parents 

Mrs.  Jennie  Hoffman 

Frederick  Walker,  Mrs.  W.  S.  Sweetland 

Andrew  W.  Clark,  Mrs.  Lydia  A.  Mitchell 

Rudolph  Wilkey,  Antoinette  A.  Brumbaum 

John  F.  Johnson,  Mrs.  Mathilda  Johnson 

Mrs.  C.  E.  Elsbree,  Mildred  R.  Loveland,  Frank 

E.  Rackliffe 
Pauline  J.  Calmbach 


Eva  A.  Brainard 

Mrs.  Jennie  S.  Barnes 

Mrs.  George  Casey 

Christian  H.  Mitchell,  by  proxy,  Mrs.  Christian 
H.  Mitchell,  by  proxy,  Mrs.  Alfred  H.  Rice 

The  mother,  George  H.  Mitchell,  Mrs.  George  H. 
Mitchell 

William  Hedeler,  Minnie  Hedeler 

William  Hedeler,  Minnie  Hedeler 

William  Hedeler,  Minnie  Hedeler 

Emily  J.  Parker 

Dr.  George  P.  Cooley,  George  M.  Parsons,  Eliza- 
beth C.  Wayne 

The  parents,  Mrs.  J.  C  Atwood 

Amelia  M.   Seiple 

John  B.  Hawksworth,  Martha  H.  Hawksworth, 
Edith  Mitchell 

Thomas  H.  Porter,  Mary  Jane  Porter 


The  parents 

The  parents.  Miss  Lizzie  Lunn,  by  proxy 


John  &  Ellen  Foster  Conolly 
Francis  John  Babot  &  Alice  Han- 

nam 
Frank  H.  &  Katherine  Clarke  Row-  The  parents 

ley 
John  Henry  &  Sarah  Clarke  Sleath  The  parents,   Mrs.  Fannie  Elliott  Kingsbury 
John    &   Annie    Mattie    Seaholm         The  mother,  Miss  Minnie  L.  Beaton,  Mrs.  Mary 

Gustafson  Ann  Williams 

Charles    &    Aurelia    B.    Blewett        The  parents,  Henry  P.  Gangloff,  Susan  Gangloff 

Wearne 


548 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 
By  THE  Rev.  Harky  Innes  Bodley. 


1899. 


Name. 


Oct.    15  Lottie  Mary  Brennecke 

Oct.    IS  Ethel  Ward 

Oct.    IS  Earl  Marshall  Holland 

Nov.    19  Lillie  Rosa  Bertini 

Nov.    19  Rena  Frances  Baldwin 

Nov.    19  Mary  Emma  Ford 

Nov.    19  Walter  William  Ford 

Nov.    19  Clarence    Howard    Banner 

Nov.    19  Benjamin  Lawrence  Banner 

Nov.  22  Thomas  LeRoy  Prosser 

Dec.    17  Dorothy  Gertrude  Allen 

Dec.    17  Jennie  Gladys  Whatley 

Dec.    17  INIabel  Elizabeth  Bollerer 

Dec.    17  Charles  Ronnalter 

Dec.    17  Francis  Kenneth  Wollman 

Dec.    27  Luella  Irene  Atwell 

Dec.    27  Hicks  Atwell 

1900. 

Jan.    27  William   Nelson   Murdock 

Jan.    31  Edith  Fanny  Chant 

Feb.    20  Paul  Albert  Kraus 

Feb.    23  Leslie  George  Walker 

Mar.  25  Margaret  Elizabeth  Russell 

Apr.    14  Mabel  Elizabeth  Foster 

Apr.    14  Frank  Henry  Andrus 

May    12  Cecil  Mount 

May    20  Thurlow  Tomlinson    Schofield 

May    20  Clifford   Fairwell    Schofield 

May    20  Dorothy  .\lice  Watson 

June     3  Frederick  Louis  Williams 

June    17  Florence    Wheeler 

June    17  Mabel  Beryle  Wheeler 

June    17  Ruby    Marcine    Roberts 

June    29  Edward   Buel   Hungerford 

July    15  Ruth  Agnes  Steele 

Sept.     s  Dwight  Fremont  Hooker 


Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

New  Britain,  Sept.  23,  1898 
New  Britain,  June  22,  1898 
New  Britain,  June  22,  1899 

New  Britain,  Sept.  14,  1899 
New  Britain,  July  2,   1899 

New  Britain,  Dec.    17,    1894 

New  Britain,  June  13,  1897 

New  Britain,  May  31,  1897 

New  Britain.  May  12,  1893 

Hartford,  Conn.,  Oct.  23,  1898 

Palatka,  Florida,  June  3,   1892 

New  Britain,  Oct.    5,    1899 

New  Britain,  Feb.   19,   1898 
New  Britain,  June  4,    1899 
Sandgate,  Vt.,  July  15,  1879 
Springfield,  Mass.,  Nov.  20,  1898 

Middletown.  Conn.,  Aug.  16,  1874 
New  Britain.  Dec.   17,   1899 
New  Britain,  July  29,   1898 
New  Britain,  July   i,   1899 

New  Britain,  Oct.  17,  1899 

New  Britain,  Apr.   22,    1891 

New  Britain,  July   i,   1899 

New  Britain,  Apr.  24,  1900 
June  25,  1893 
Aug.  16,  1899 

Mt.  Hermon,   Mass.,  Mar.  3,   1899 

New  Britain,  Feb.   12.   1900 

New  Britain,  Mar.    10.    1890 
Middletown,  Conn.,  Sept.    15,   1897 
New  Britain,  June   2,    1899 

New  Britain,  Jan.    19,   1900 

New  Britain,  Nov.    11,    1899 

Oct.  22,   1856 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 
BAPTISMS 


549 


Parents. 

Reinhold  &  Emma  Brennecke 
James  &  Sarah  Broadbent  Ward 
Estella  Laura  Holland 

Onofrio  F.  &  Concetta  Bertini 

Charles    Sheriden    &    Ida    Francis 
Baldwin 

William  Friend  &  Ellen  E.  Wagstaff 
Ford 

William  Friend  &  Ellen  E.  Wagstaff 
Ford 

Benjamin  &  Elizabeth  Haines  Ban- 
ner 

Benjamin  &  Elizabeth  Haines  Ban- 
ner 

David  Davies  &  Blanche  Leaf  Pros- 
ser 

Clifford  E.  &  Annie  Danford  Alien 


Frederick  Harry  &  Annie  Krah 

Bollerer 
Theobold  &  Anna  Fisher  Ronnalter 
William  &  Annie  Seipel  Wollman 
Joseph  E.  &  Ella  L  Chellis  Marion 
Guy  Hicks   &  Luella   L    Marion 

Atwell 
William  &  Ellen  Gleason  Murdock 
Ralph  &  Elizabeth  S.  Elliott  Chant 
William  &  Annie  Kratt  Kraus 
Thomas  D.  &  Annie  E.   Beckett 

Walker 
Isaac  Daw  &  Elizabeth  Rockwell 

Russell 
Frank  French  &  Martha  Phoebe 

Gibbons  Foster 
Frank   James    &    Belle    Wheeler 

Andrus 
Harry  &  Kate  Mount 


Richard  L.  &  Alice  Maud  Vines 
Watson 

Louis  A.  &  Annie  J.  Gibson  Wil- 
liams 

Abner  S.  &  Ida  E.  Mitchell  Wheeler 

Abner  S.  &  Ida  E.  Mitchell  Wheeler 

John   Thomas    &   EHzabeth    Helen 
Roberts 

Frederick  B.  &  Mary  L.  Post  Hun- 
gerford 

Ellsworth   John   &   Margaret  Jane 
Bailey  Steele 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Joseph  Fleschner,  Mary  Fodt 

The  mother 

Annie    C.    Holland,    Minnie    L.    Beaton,    Eva    S. 

Brainard 
Lorenzo  Pagano,  Ada  Jane  Sperlongo 
The  mother,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Herbert  S.  Fowler 

The  mother,  William  Wagstaff,  Maria  Wagstaff 

The  mother,  William  Wagstaff,  Maria  Wagstaff 

The  parents,   Miss   Beaton 

The  parents,   Miss  Beaton 

Mary  Durn  Brown,  the  mother 

Mr.  William  Barnes,  Mrs.  William  Barnes,  Mrs. 

Eva  S.  Brainard 
Mrs.  H.  J.  Brown,  Harry  I.  Bodley 
The  parents,  Minnie  Krah  Howell,  Frederick  A. 

Krah 
The  parents 

The  parents,  Helen  Seipel 
Ira  E.  Hicks,  Mrs.  Hicks 
The  mother,  Ira  E.  Hicks,  Margaret  E.  Hicks 

Alice  Gibson,  Amanda  Beach,  Harry  I.  Bodley 
The  parents 

The  parents,  Jacob  Ensle,  Mrs.  Jacob  Ensle 
The  parents,  Sarah  Walker 

Florence   Smith,   Norris  Bailey,   Margaret  Eliza- 
beth R.  Chamberlain,  Emily  J.  Parker 
The  mother 

The  mother,  Amanda  Beach,  Alice  Gibson 

The  mother,  H.  I.  Bodley 
The  mother,  Mrs.  T.  Crauley 
The  mother,  Mrs.  T.  Crauley 
The  parents,  Mrs.  Herbert  Bacon 

William  N.  Murdock,  Amanda  E.  Beach 

The  mother,  Frederick  Wheeler,  Miss  E.  J.  Parker 
The  mother,  Frederick  Wheeler,  Miss  E.  J.  Parker 
The  parents,  Annie  J.  Bailey 

The  parents,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Norris  Bailey 

Horace  Hart,  Annie  Rhodes,  Annie  J.  Bailey 

Carrie  Eleanor  Hooker,  Harry  I.  Bodley 


I 


55° 


THE    CHURCH 


1900. 
Sept.   15 

Sept.   16 
Sept.   16 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.   Harry  Innes  Bodixy. 
Name.  Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 


Clarence  Joseph   Hemingway 

Ernest  Clarence  Billian 
Edith  White 


Sept.  16   Eleanor  White 

Sept.  16   Ethel  Abetz 

Sept.  16   Raymond  Ernest  Walker 

Oct.  21    Richard  Smyrk 

Oct.  21    Jennie  Smyrk 

Oct.  21    Lucy  Mary  Ward 

Nov.  II    Martha  Grace  Barnes 

Nov.  II    Martha  Margaret  Barnes 

Nov.  II    Alice  Hortense  Humphrey 

Nov.  II    Ethel  Eleanor  Humphrey 

Nov.  II    Gladys   Josephine    Humphrey 

Nov.  II    Edward  Humphrey  Barnes 

Nov.  II    Gladys  Emily  Church 

Nov.  18    Eleanor  Florence  ConoUy 

Dec.  9   Flossie  Emma  Leonard 

Dec.  19   Kenneth  Wilbur  Stoddard 

1901. 

Jan.  20   Edith  Lesley  Welles 

Jan.  20    Andrew  Clark  Conway 

Feb.  17    Tennie  Isabel  Rowlev 

Mar.  5   Lovina  (Ford)  Laurie 

Mar.  6    Byron  Charles  Wheeler 

May  5   Katheryn  Putnam  Wilcox 

May  19   Edna  Frances  Bagshaw 

June  16   Dorothy   Stowe   Bacon 

July  21    Daisy  Evelyn  Judd 

July  21   Edith  Josephine  Judd 

July  21   Baden  Powell  Thompson 

July  27  Elsie  Ellen  Harlow 

Sept.  3  Viola  Florence  Markie 

Sept.  6  Edward  Howard  Post 

Sept.  15    Alathea   Margaret   Martin 


New  Britain,  July  18,  1899 

New  Britain,  May  22,    1897 

New  Britain,  Dec.  31,  1894 

New  Britain,  Nov.    12,    1896 

New  Britain,  Feb.    12,    1896 

New  Britain,  July    16,    1900 


New  Britain,  July  26,  1900 
Springfield,   Mass,  Dec.   17,  1871 
Hampden,  Maine,  Sept.    20,    1879 
Hampden,  Maine,  Dec.   8,    1884 
E.  Hampden,  Maine,  Mar.  19,  188 
E.  Hampden,  Maine,  May   3.    i88( 
New  Britain,  Sept.  20,  1900 

New  Britain,  Aug.  25,  1900 
New  Britain,  Apr.  26,  1900 
New  Britain,  Sept.  22,  1900 

New  Britain,  Sept.  4,  1900 


Reading,  Pa.,  Oct.  24.  1882 

Thompkins  Cove,  N.  Y.,  Dec.  9,  1869 

Newington,    Conn.,  1900 

Albany,  N.  Y.,  Apr.  12,  i860 

New  Britain,  Oct.    17,    1900 
New  Britain.  Feb.  8,  1901 

New  Britain,  June  30,  1900 

New  Britain,  Dec.    31,    1900 

Terryville,  Ct,  Nov.  4,  1886 

Pequabuck,  Conn.,  Aug.  25.  1800 

New  Britain.  June   30.   1900 

New  Britain,  June  7.  1901 

New  Britain,  Jan.  2,  1900 
New  Britain,  Dec.   26,    1900 

Clinic — Died. 
New  Britain.  Aug.  7.  1901 


IN    NEW   BRITAIN.  55 1 

BAPTISMS 

Parents.  Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Louis  &  Sophia  Samuels  Heming-  The  mother,  Mrs.  Annie  Ellis,  Harry  I.  Bodley 

way 

Ferdinand  &  Agnes  Mary  Billian  George  Clarence  Kumm,  Ada  Louise  Billian 

Charles  Joseph  &  Mary  S.  Andrews  The  parents 

White 

Charles  Joseph  &  Mary  S.  Andrews  The  parents 

White 

Joseph  &  Rose  Fischer  Abetz  The  mother 

Thomas  D.  &  Annie  E.   Beckett  The  mother,  Mrs.  Sarah  Walker,  George  H. 

Walker  Beckett 

Richard  &  Lucy   Broadbent  Smyrk  The  mother 

Richard  &  Lucy   Broadbent   Smyrk  The  mother 

James  &  Sarah  Broadbent  Ward  The  mother,  Lucy  Mary  Smyrk 

Eugene  F.  &  Mary  Casey  Barnes  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Albert  J.  Wetherill 

Abram  &  Amelia  Humphrey  Emily  M.  Bassett,  George  W.  Barnes 

Abram  &  Amelia  Humphrey  Emily  M.  Bassett,  George  W.  Barnes 

Abram  &  Amelia  Humphrey  Emily  M.  Bassett,  George  W.  Barnes 

Abram  &  Amelia  Humphrey  Emily  M.  Bassett,  George  W.  Barnes 

George  W.  &  Martha  M.  Humphrey  The  parents,  Emily  M.  Bassett 

Barnes 

Albert  E.  &  Emily  Barnes  Church  The  parents,  Emily  M.  Bassett 

John  &  Eleanor  Foster   Conolly  The  mother,  Martha  Ann  Miller,  Arthur  Miller 

Hurlbut  J.  &  RosaHnd  Bailey  Annie  Rhodes,  Annie  Bailey,  Frederick  Lewis 

Leonard  Hart 

Wilbur  Nathan  &  Minnie  Florence  The  parents,  Eva  Smith  Fuller 

Fuller    Stoddard 

William  Howard  &  Mary  Darling-  Emily  Josephine  Parker,  Jane  Darlington 

ton    Welles 
George  W.  &  Tillie  N.  Springstad     Hattie  Louisa  Conway,  Harry  Innes  Bodley 

Conway 
Frank  H.&Katherine  Clarke  Rowley    The  parents 
William  Sidney  &  Elizabeth  Turner  Wm.  M.  Laurie,  Georgia  Susan  Davis 

Ford 
Abner  S.  &  Ida  Mitchell  Wheeler       Samuel  F.  Adam,  the  mother 
Paul  Peck  &  Elizabeth  Humason       Richard  Wilcox,  W.  L.  Humason,  Julia  Humason, 

Wilcox  Mrs.  A.  L.  Sanford 

James  A.  &  Mary  F.  Atwood  Bag-  The  parents,  Fred  Schray,  Mary  Banner 

shaw 
Herbert  D.  &  Maria  Louisa  Vines     George  Vines,  Mabel  Helen  Vines,  the  mother 

Bacon 
Wm.  E.  &  Anna  Louise  Rider  Judd  The   father,   Minnie  E.   Beaton,    Susanna  Kemp 

Smith 
George  &  Minnie  Woodward  Judd  Wm.  E.  Judd,  Minnie  E.  Beaton,  Susanna  Kemp 

Smith 
Benjamin   &  Margaret  Hirst  Thomp-  Henry  J.  Browne,  Minnie  Clark 

son 
Clifford  E.'  &  Mary  E.  Quilty  Har-  The  mother,  Mrs.  Fannie  Webb 

low 
Herman  &  Elizabeth  Peebles  Markie  The  mother,  Mrs.  Ellen  Coping 
Jacob  &  Minnie  Louise  Bath  Post     The  mother,  H.  L  Bodley 

Frederick  Henry  &  Lilly  F.  Jack-     Abigail  G.  Staples,  the  mother,  Wm.  H.  Porter 
son  Martin 


552 


THK    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley. 


Name. 


1901. 


Sept.    15    Irene  Louise  Loomis 
Sept.   15    Walter   Raymond   Woolman 
Sept.  22    Lillian  Gertrude  Roberts 
Sept.  28   Annie  Lsabel  Johnston 

Sept.  28  Douglass  Andrews  Johnston 

Sept.  28  Agnes  Hawthorne  Johnston 

Oct.    20  Edward  Adolph  Kraus 
Nov.   18   Stanley  Judd  Kelley 

Nov.  24  Hazel  Amelia  Cancellarini 

Dec.     8  Grace  Annetta  Pfeifer 

Dec.    25   George  Theodore  Simons 

1902. 
Jan.    19   George  Trask   Shelton 

Jan.     19    Harold  Lambert  Shelton 


Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

New  Britain,  Nov.    14,    1900 
New  Britain,  July  29,  1901 

New  Britain,  April  24,   1862 

New  Britain,  Sept.  28,   1890 

New  Britain,  Oct.  30,  1896 

New  Britain,  Oct.   9,    1901 
Rocky  Hill,  Conn.,  July   17,   1901 

New  Britain,  Oct.   16,   1900 

New  Britain,  Aug.  3,  1900 

New  Britain,  Aug.  21,  1901 

Bridgeport,  Conn.,  Feb.  28,  1895 

New  Britain,  July  25,  1900 


Jan.     26   Alfred  Charles  William  Middleton     New  Britain,  Sept.  2,  1901 


Jan.     31  Louise  Julia  Klett 

Mar.  29  Gertrude   Frances   Mitchell 

Mar.   30  Stanley   Hudson    Bell 

Mar.   30  Charles  Gibson  Williams 

Mar.   30  Myrtle  Isabelle  Boyington 

Mar.   30  Isabel  Virginia  Anderson 

Mar.   30  Frank    Kenneth    Chant 

Mar.   30  Edward  Ives  Burr 

Mar.  30  Harold  James  Bagshaw 

Apr.    13  Mabel  Alice  Barnes 

Apr.    27  Victor  Bernhardt  Cancellarini 

May    18  Doris  Ethel  Wolff 

May    25  Nellie  Kellogg 

June    15  Mildred  Corrinne  Hellberg 

June    15  Celia  Louise  Elliott 

June   29  Harold  Raymond  Andrus 

July      6  Elsie  Bennett  Watson 


Worcester,  Mass.,  July  2,  1872 

New  Britain,  June  3,  1901 

New  Britain,  March  6,  1901 

New  Britain,  July  20,   1901 
New  Britain,  Dec.   17,   1901 

New  Britain,  Jan.  30,   1901 

New  Britain,  190 1 

New  Britain,  Aug.   24,    1900 
New  Britain,  Nov.    11,    1901 

New  Britain,  Nov.   20,    1901 

New  Britain,  Dec.  18,  1901 

New  Britain,  Aug.  24,  1901 

Keokuk,  Iowa,  Aug.  24,  1875 

New  Britain,  Feb.  3,  1899 

Clinton.  Conn.,  Jan.  6,   1875 

New  Britain,  June    7.    1902 

Mt.  Hermon,  Mass.,  Sept.  2,  1900 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  553 

BAPTISMS 

Parents.  Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Bernadotte  &  Louise  Seipel  Loomis  William  Woolman,  Anna  S.  Woolman,  the  mother 
William  &  Anna  Seipel  Woolman       Louise  S.  Loomis,  Bernadotte  Loomis,  the  father 

John  H.  &  Julia  B.  Church  Andrews  Carrie    Douglass,    Mary    Alice    Adams,    Robt.    J. 

Vance 

Frank  Hawthorne  &  Annie  Isabel  Rev.  J.  F.  Sexton  by  proxy,  Robt.  J.  Vance,  Carrie 

Andrews  Johnston  Douglass 

Frank  Hawthorne  &  Annie  Isabel  Mary    AHce    Adams,    Carrie    Douglass,    Robt.    J. 

Andrews  Johnston  Vance 

William  &  Anna  Grote  Kraus  The  parents 
Joseph  Francis,  Jr.,  &  Clara  Louise  The  parents,  Harriet  Lunt  Judd 

Judd    Kelly 
Bernhardt,  Jr.,  &  Isabel  Seipel  Can-  The  parents 

cellarini 

John   &   Annetta    Maria    Britsch  The  mother,  Lillian  C.  Pfeifer 

Pfeifer 

George  Frederick  &  Beatrice  Fred-  May  Gillette  Johnston,  the  parents 

erickson   Simons 

William  L.  &  Edith  B.  Trask  Shel-  The  parents 

ton 

William  L.  &  Edith  B.  Trask  Shel-  The  parents 

ton 

Alfred   &   Clara    Ovendale    Middle-  Gertrude  Dorgan  for  Mary  E.  Middleton,  Harry 

ton  Veedahm  for  Wm.  Henry  Middleton 

Frank  &  Julia  Mayberger  Diemar  Annie   G.    Bodley,    George   W.   Klett,   Frank   W. 

Klett 

George  H.  &  Mary  Ann  Mitchell  Percy   Lee,    Elizabeth    Frick,   Frances    Gwynne 

Mitchell 

Charles    Hudson   &    Martha   Viola  The    parents 

Gray  Bell 

Louis  A.  &  Annie  J.  Gibson  Williams  The  mother,  Annie  A.  Turner,  Charles  W.  Turner 

Eugenie  F.  &  Isabella  Seiple  Boying-  The    mother,    Walter    F.    Boyington,    Bertha    F. 

ton  Teich 

Charles  Gustave  &  Isabelle  Agnes  William  T.  Gibson,  Mary  J.  Littlehale 

Anderson 

Ralph  &  Eliza  S.  Elliott  Chant  Fannie  Kingsbury,  Walter  Kingsbury,  the  father 

Clarence  J.  &  Lillian  Goodwin  Burr  The  parents 

James  A.  &  Mary  Frances  Atwood  Charles  R.  Atwood,  Eva  B.  Relyea 

Bagshaw 

George  W.  &  Martha  Humphrey  The  parents,  Geo.  E.  Casey,  Mary  Barnes  Casey 

Barnes 

Bernhardt  Jr.  &  Isabel  Seipel  Can-  The  parents,  Mrs.  Hornkohl 

cellarini 

Charles  Oliver  &  Ellen   M.   Gibson  The  parents 

Wolfif 

Wm.    Beeler    &    Mary   Ellen    Meek  Dr.  Kenneth  E.  Kellogg,  Mrs.  H.  I.  Bodley 

Daniels 

Gustave  William  &  Sophie  Johnson  The  parents,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Frank  Rybeck 

Hellberg 

Albert  Hudson  &  Amelia  Louise  Geo.  Edward  Elliott,  Mrs.  Callie  D.  Tyler 

Brown    Chatfield 

Frank  J.  &  Belle  Wheeler  Andrus  Geo.  Vines,  John  J.  Coats,  the  mother 

Richard  L.  &  Alice  Maud  Vines  The  parents,  Rosalie  Mathilda  Durn 

Watson 


554 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 
By  thf.  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley. 
Name.  Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 


1902. 


Aug.     3    Evelj'n  Quintard   Payne  New  York  City,  Nov.  11,  1897 

(Hypothetical) 


Aug.     3    Florence  Seymour   Stevens 
Sept.  21    Maud  Olivia  Chatfield 


Norfolk,  Conn.,  Feb.  17,  1901 
New  Britain,  Dec.    21,    1886 


Sept.  21    James  Mills  Ward  New  Britain,  May   17,  1902 

Sept.  27    Charles    Henry    Sewell    Thompson     New  Britain,  June  30,    1902 


Oct.  19  John  Oliver  Elliott 

Oct.  19  Cliarlton  Eugene  Henry  Torello 

Oct.  20  Ellen  Senior 

Nov.  16  Bernice  Lampson  Finch 

Nov.  16  Raymond  William  Juengst 

Dec.  7  Anna  Wilhelmina  Brennccke 

Dec.  28  Gladden   McWilliams   Barnes 

1903. 

Jan.  II  William  George  Rice 

Jan.  25  Ethel  (nee  Bennett)  Kinne 

Jan.  25  Howard    Ransom   Kinne 

Jan.  25  Elliott  Stephen  Morse 

Jan.  25  James  Alfred  Dyson 

Jan.  25  Belle  Lucretia  Kimball 

Jan.  25  Gertrude  Anna  Kimball 

Jan.  25  Layet  Olivia  Desmond 

Feb.  I  Eleanor  Atwood  Cowles 

Apr.  12  Gertrude    Mabel    Gustafson 

Apr.  12  Florence  Beatrice  Hannam 

Apr.  25  William  Daniel  Kellogg 

May  I  William  George  Carson 

May  3  Ethel  Marion  Post 

May  31  Isabella   Procter  McNulty 

June  14  Thomas    Melville   Dyson 

June  24  Mary  Etta  Munson 

June  24  Elvira  Grace  Munson 

July  12  Raymond    Mount 

July  25  Herbert  James  Wheeler 

July  26  Florence   Elizabeth    Miller 


Plainville,   Conn.,    March  2,    1902 

New  Britain,  June  27,  1902 

New  Britain,  Oct.,    1902 — Clinic 
New  Britain,  May  9,  1902 

New  Britain,  Oct.    i,    1902 

New  Britain,  Oct.  10,  1902 
Barkhamsted,  Conn..  Apr.  8,   1902 

New  Britain,  Oct.  28,  1900 
New  Britain,  Jan.  14,  1874 

New  Britain.  Dec.  2,   1900 

Waterbury,  Ct.,  Sept.  12.  1847 

New  Britain,  Dec.  19,  1875 
New  Britain,  Aug.  12,  1872 
New  Britain.  April  5.  1876 
Meriden.  Conn.,  Oct.  25,  1891 

Plainville,   Conn.,   Sept.  3,   1902 

New  Britain,  Oct.    28,    1902 

New  Britain,  Jan.  22,  1903 

New  Britain,  Oct.  7.   1902 — Clinic 
New  Britain,  Mar.    11,    1903— Clinic    & 

died 
New  Britain,  Sept.  19,  1902 
New  Britain,  Dec.   17,   1902 
New  Britain,  Feb.   i,   1903 

Terrvville,  Conn..  Sept.  12,  1S39— Clinic 
Nort'hfield.  Conn.,  Apr.  10.  1870 
New  Britain,  Mar.  29,  1903 
New  Britain,  May   22,    1903 
New  Britain,  May   22,    1903 


By  the  Rev.  Jared  Starr. 
Aug.    t6   Cora  Martlia  Bcrtini  New  Britain,  June    16,    1903 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  555 

BAPTISMS 

Parents.  Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Edward  Quintard  &  Harriet  Hooker  Adele  Q.  Palmer,  by  proxy,  the  mother,  Mary  Q. 

Hoyt  Payne  Hoyt,  by  proxy,  Virginia  H.   Meyer,  Blake- 

man  Q.  Meyer,  by  proxy,  H.  I.  Bodley 
Harry  Edwards  &  Charlotte  Sey-       The  parents,  Mary  C.  Seymour 

mour  Stevens 
Edward  H.  &  Annetta  McCartney     Eliza  Hartman,  John  J.  Coats,  the  mother 

Chatfield 
James  &  Sarah  Broadbent  Ward         Mrs.  H.  J.  Browne,  the  mother 
Benjamin   &  Margaret  Hirst  Thomp-  Luke  Sewell,  by  proxy,  the  mother,  Charles 

son  Wearne,  Amelia  Wearne 

Charles  James  &  Anna  Topham         Clara   Martin,  John  Topham,  Ralph   Chant 

Elliott 
Charles  Antonio  &  Julia   E.   Gru-     Ovina  Ruth  Grunenthal,  Emil  Brumbaum,  the 

nenthal  Torello  mother 

Abraham  &  Frances  M.  Senior  The  mother,  Mrs.   Samuel  Tulley,  H.   I.   Bodley 

Charles   Alfred   &  Amy   Fredretta     Alfred  Seward  Finch,  Ellen  Coe  Tolles  Finch 

Lampson  Finch 
Jacob   William   &   Mary   Baum  Miss  Emma  Baum,  the  father 

Juengst 
Reinhold  &  Emma  Brennecke  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Kraus,  the  parents 

Ernest  E.  &  Eva  May  McWilliams     The   father,  Thomas   McWilliams,   May  Footit 

Barnes 
Alfred  Henry  &  Ellen  Clara  Rice       The  parents 
Joseph  W.  &  Delia  Reynolds  Ben-     Forrest  Conklin,  Mrs.  Eliza  Hartman,  Wm.  Aaron 

nett  Kinne 

William  Aaron  &  Ethel  Bennett        The  parents,  Forrest  Conklin 

Kinne 
Stephen   &   Caroline   Antoinette  Norris  Bailey,  Charles  F.  Chase,  Martha  T.  Morse 

Tuttle    Morse 
John  B.  &  Emily  E.  Andrews  Dyson  George  Vines,  Mabel  H.  Vines  Dyson 
Luke  W.  &  Elizabeth  Stone  Kimball  Norris  Bailey,  Celia  Antoinette  Shepard 
Luke  W.  &  Elizabeth  Stone  Kimball  Norris  Bailey,  Celia  Antoinette  Shepard 
James  &  Elizabeth   Desmond  Annie   Lovetta   Larson,   John    P.    Larson,    H.    L 

Bodley 
Clinton  W.  &  EHzabeth  Atwood         The  parents,  Jennie  Dimond  Atwood 

Cowles 
John  P.  &  Annie  M.  Seaholm  Gus-  The  parents 

tafson 
Francis  J.  B.  &  Alice  Hannam  The  parents  proxy     for    Mr.     and     Mrs.     Frank 

Frampton,  Southampton,  England 
Kenneth  E.  &  Nellie  Daniel  Kellogg  The  parents,  Mary  Anna  Bodley 
William   Carson  The  parents 

Jacob  &   Minnie  L.   Bath   Post  Mary  C.  Bath.  Edward  W.  Post 

George   &   Lilly   Roberts    McNulty     The  parents,  William  McNulty,  Isabella  McNulty 

Thomas    Jr.    &   Elizabeth    Helen         The  parents,  Lydia  A.  Mitchell 

Dyson 
Shelton  &  Eliza  Ford  Bronson  Smith  Clara  Minnie  Potter,  Elmira  Lulu  Munson 
Hosea  &  Mary  Etta  Smith  Munson  Clara  Minnie  Potter,  Elmira  Lulu  Munson 
Harry  &  Kate  Mount  The  parents,  George  Vines,  Mrs.  Thomas  Bennett 

Dwight  L.  &  Margaret  Fay  Wheeler  The  mother,  the  rector,  Mary  Anna  Bodley 
Arthur  &  Martha  Ann  Grinley  Mil-   Carrie    Middleton,    Emily   Tailor,    John    L    Mid- 
ler dleton 

Onofrio  F.  &  Concetti  Bertini  Augustino  Bertini,  Anna  C.   Bertini,   Concetti  & 

Onofrio   Bertini 


556 


THE    CHURCH 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.   Harry  Innes  Bodley. 


1903. 


Name. 

Sept.  27  John    Frederick    Allen 

Oct.    25  Clemens   Graham   Darnstaedt 

Nov.  26  Elbridge  Willis  (clinic)  died 

Dec.    II  Louis  Schutz  (clinic)  died 

Dec.    25  Lilian  Ruth  Simons 

1904. 

Mar.     6  Martha   Amelia    Ransom 

Mar.     6  Sarah  Inez  Messenger 

Mar.     6  Hattie  Frances  Messenger 

Apr.      3  Florence  Martha  Featherstone 

Apr.      3  Everett   George   Church 

Apr.      3  Eugene  William  Barnes 

Apr.      3  Dorothy  Mitchell  Loomis 

Apr.      3  Catharine  Lillian  Martin 

Apr.    17  John  Arthur  Turner 

Apr.    24  Janet  Inglis  Newton 

May      I  Gertrude   Smyrk 

June    19  Mabel  Hannah  Elliott 

June    19  Lenore  Elliott 

June    19  Wilfred  Arthur  Chant 

July    31  Wesley  Elliott   Porter 


Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

New  Britain,  Sept.  14,  1902 

New  Britain,  May  25,  1903 

Fayetteville,  N.  C,  Aug.  3,  1886 

New  Britain,  July  25,   1903 

Atlanta,  Ga.,  Feb.  4,  1889 

New  Britain,  Sept.  22,   1880 
Unionville,  Conn.,  Nov.  9,  1874 
Clinton,  Mass.,  Aug.  9,  1900 

New  Britain,  Oct.  4,   1903 
New  Britain,  June  21,    1903 

New  Britain,  Aug.    17,    1902 

New  Britain,  April   8,    1903 

New  Britain,  June  22,    1901 

New  Britain,  Dec.  5,  1903 

New  Britain,  Apr.    12,    1903 

New  Britain,  Nov.  9,  1903 

New  Britain,  Oct.  4,   1903 

New  Britain,  Nov.  9,    1903 

New  Britain.  June  26,  1904 


By  the  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne. 
Aug.      I    James  Wayne  Cooper  New  Britain,  May  22,  1904 

By  the  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley. 


Sept.   18  Mildred  Louise  Tlornkohl 
Oct.      2  Sadie  Elizabeth  Upton 

Oct.      2  Mabel  Gertrude  Upton 

Oct.     16  Doris  Elizabeth  Williams 

Nov.  24  George  Frederick  Hambach 

1905. 
Jan.     IS  Eleanor  Madeline  Larson 

Mar.  19  Clarence  Ralph  Northrop 

Mar.  19  Lawrence  Damon  Bigelow 

Mar.  26  Virginia  Caswell  Hurlbut 

Apr.  2  Hilda  Lee  Towers 

Apr.  2  Nettie  Edna  Calburnia  Towers 


New  Britain,  May  7,  1904 
Chicago,  111.,  Feb.    14,   i8go 

Chicago,  III,  Feb.  7,   1892 

New  Britain,  Aug.  5,  1904 

New  Britain,  Oct.  31,  1904 

New  Britain,  Jan.  14,  1904 

New  Britain,  April   11,   1891 

Brandon,  Vt.,  Oct.  22,  1884 

New  Britain,  Nov.  14,  1904 

Springfield,  Mass.,  Feb.  5,  1897 

Apr.  30,   1890 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  557 

BAPTISMS 

Parents.  Slyonsors  or  Witnesses. 

John  &  Marion  Watson  Allen  Jennie    Mira    Allen    Risley,    Susan    Dunn,    Katie 

Dunn 
Frederick  William  &  Mattie  Louise   Charlotte   Horton   Hill,   Clemens   Richard   Darn- 
Graham  Darnstaedt  staedt,  the  mother 
Simon  &  Hattie   Murdock  WilHs       The  mother,  H.  I.  Bodley 
Louisa  A.   Schutz                                    H.  L  Bodley,  attendant 
George  Frederick  &  Beatrice  Fred-  The  parents,  Victoria  Matilda  Mason 

erickson   Simons 
Victoria    D.    &    Annie    Faustmawn     C.  Antoinette  Shepard,  Mary  Anna  Bodley 

Ransom 
Coral  &  Maria  Clark  Messenger         C.  Antoinette  Shepard,  Mary  Anna  Bodley 
Coral  &  Maria  Clark  Messenger         C.  Antoinette  Shepard,  Mary  Anna  Bodley 
William  Henry  &  Martha  Carrie 

Kramer  Featherstone 
Albert  E.  &  Emily  Barnes  Church     The  parents 
Eugene  Francis  &  Martha  Grace         George  E.  Casey,  Mary  E.  Casey 

Wetherill  Barnes 
Bernadotte  &  Louise  Seipel  Loomis  The  parents,  Emily  M.  Seipel 
Andrew   &   Clara   Topham   Martin     Mary  Topham,  John  Topham,  Mrs.  Henessy 
James  &  Mary  Dunbar  Turner  Margaret  Turner,  Arthur  Turner 

R.  Page  &  Effie  Inglis  Newton  The  mother,  Mary  Anna  Bodley,  Chas.  F.  Chase 

Richard  &  Lucy   Broadbent   Smyrk  The  mother,  Mary  Ward,  H.  L  Bodley 
Charles  James  &  Anna  Topham         Ralph  Chant,  Mrs.  Ralph  Chant,  Mrs.  C.  J.  Elliott 

Elliott 
George  Edward  &  Celia  Louise         George  E.   Elliott,   Mrs.   George  E.   Elliott,  Mrs. 

Elliott  Louis  Hitchcock 

Ralph  &  Eliza  S.  Elliott  Chant  Ralph    Chant,    Mrs.    Ralph    Chant,    Herbert    J. 

Kingsbury 
William  Henry  &  Emma  Elliott         Mrs.   Thomas   H.   Porter,   Geo.   A.   Porter,  the 

Porter  father 

James   Earnest  &  Elizabeth  Wayne  James    Earnest    Cooper,    Glenn    Hylton    Wayne, 
Cooper  Edith  Wayne  Goss 

August  &  Helen  Seipel  Hornkohl       The  parents,    Louise   Seipel   Loomis 
WilHam  &  Elizabeth  Jane  Godfrey  The  mother,  Herbert  Lain,  H.  I.  Bodley 

Upton 
William  &  Elizabeth  Jane  Godfrey  The  mother,  Herbert  Lain,  H.  I.  Bodley 

Upton 
Luther   B.   Jr.   &   Isabella   G.    Hub-  The  parents,  Mrs.  Martha  E.  Hubbard,  Clarence 

bard  Williams  W.  Hubbard 

Emil  &  Josephine  Watrous   Ham-     The  mother,    Miss  Elsie   Hambach,   Mr.   &   Mrs. 

bach  Fredk.  Ehrle 

John  Peter  &  Annie  Loretta  Kerr     Albert  Ensle,  PauHne  Ensle,  the  mother 

Larson 
Arthur  J.  &  Clara  Williams  North-   Mrs.  Eliza  Hartman,  Dr.  F.  A.  B.  Forrest,  Mr. 

rop  Mr.  C.  E.  Youngblad 

Edward  Luke  &  Katharine  Ketchum  Miss  Eliza  Hartman,  Dr.  F.  A.  B.  Forrest,  Mr. 

Bigelow  C.  E.  Youngblad 

George  Elmer  &  Grace   Caswell         Mrs.  Grace  M.  Hadley,  Mrs.  Marshall  L  Smith, 

■"Hurlbut  Mr.  Marshall  L  Smith 

James  &  Margaret  Doll  Towers  Miss  H.  J.  Towers,  Dr.  F.  A.  B.  Forrest,  Mrs.  H. 

J.  Browne 
James  &  Margaret  Doll  Towers  Miss  H.  J.  Towers,  Dr.  F.  A.  B.  Forrest,  Mrs.  H. 

J.    Browne 
35 


558 


THE    CHURCH 


Name. 

1905. 
Apr.      2   Jennie  May  Sweet 


Apr.      2    Burdette  Clifton  Sweet 
Apr.      2    Duncan  Scaife 
Apr.      2   Doris  Louise  Hardy 

Apr.  22    Theodore  Smith  Hart 

Apr.  22    Maxine  Hart 

Apr.  22    Sarah  Alice  Rowley 

Apr.  23   Annie  Louisa  Broadley 

Apr.  23   Charles  Winship  Rackliffe 


BAPTISMS 
By  the  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley. 

Place  and  Date  of  Birth. 

New  Britain,  Sept.   7,   1902 
New  Britain,  Aug.  12,  1904 
New  Britain,  May  5,   1904 
New  Britain,  Feb.    17,    1905 
New  Britain,  Oct.  7,   1902 
New  Britain,  June  6,    1904 
Newington,  Conn.,  Dec.  i,  1903 
New  Britain,  Sept.  20,    1897 
New  Britain,  Jan.  23,   1905 


Apr.    23   Lillian  Ethel  Williams 
Apr.    30   Frederick  DeWitt  Peck 

Apr.    30   Lois   Williams   Peck 

Apr.    30   Edwin  Barnes  Peck 

May    14   Clinton  Alfred  Bigelow 

May    28   Chester  Arthur  Humphrey 
June   28    Harold  Emil  Tucker 

June    29    Beatrice  Pearl  Knapp 

June   30    Gordon  Disbrow  Porter 

July      9   Eunice  Miriam  Ward 
July    12   Ethel  Irene  Wheeler 

July  12  Robert  Edward  Wheeler 

July  15  Harry  Edward   Stearns 

July  15  Harold  Edwin  Stearns 

July  21  Henry   Abram   Church 

July  23  Everett  Townsend  Fieber 

July  23  Gladys  Marj-^  Ronnalter 

July    30    Mary  Louise   Post 
July    30   Lillian   Amelia   Barnes 

Sept.   10   -Mthca  Sclina  Blinn 


New  Britain,  Dec.  10,  1904 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  May  7,  1901 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  June   12,   1902 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  June  24,   1903 

Cranston,  R.  L,  Aug.  5,  1896 

Hampden,   Maine,   Dec.   18,   1882 
New  Britain,  Feb.   15,   1905 

New  Brita 

New  Brita 


New  Brita 
New  Brita 

New  Brita 

New  Brita 
twins 

New  Brita 
twins 

New  Brita 

New  Brita 

New  Brita 

New  Brita 
New  Brita 

New  Brita 


n,  April  5,  1905 — Clinic 

n,  Feb.  2,  1905 — Clinic 

n.  Mar.   5,    1905 
n.  May  24,  1902 

n.  Mar.    10.    1905 

n,  Oct.    17,    1905 — Clinic, 

n,  Oct.    17,    1905 — Clinic, 

n,  Dec.  6,  1904 — Clinic 

n,  Nov.  II,  1904 

n.  April  27,   1905 

n,  Feb.  16.  1905 
n.  Mar.  5,  1905 

n,  Nov.  29.  1902 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  559 

BAPTISMS 

Parents.  Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 

Jesse  Harrison  &  Lillie  Belle  Hill       Mr.  Charles  Hill,  Mrs.  Charles  Hill 

Sweet 
Jesse  Harrison  &  Lillie  Belle  Hill       Mr.  Charles  Hill,  Mrs.  Charles  Hill 

Sweet 
Thomas  Jonas  &  Elizabeth  Fisher     Mrs.  Ellen  Blinn,  the  parents 

Scaife 
Robert  &  Florence  Seipel  Hardy         Mr.  Henry  Seipel,  Mrs.  Henry  Seiple,  Mrs.  Isa- 
bella S.  Boyington 
Maxwell    Stansberry&  Louise  Smith  Florence   Bradlee  Smith  Hart,  Theodore  Elliott 

Hart  Smith,  the  father 

Maxwell    Stansberry&  Louise  Smith  Florence   Bradlee  Smith   Hart,  Theodore  Elliott 

Hart  Smith,  the  mother 

Frank  Hills  &  Katharine  Clarke        The  parents 

Rowley 
Walter   &   Elizabeth    Miller   Broad-  Mrs.  Gridley,  the  parents 

ley 
Thomas   Winship   &   Alice   Gibson     Charles  O.   Wolff,  Ellen  Gibson  Wolff,  Thomas 

Rackliffe  H.  Gibson 

Louise  A.  &  Annie  Gibson  Williams  Thomas  H.  Gibson,  Mary  F.  Bagshaw 
DeWitt  Keeler  &  Florence  Lovinia  Mrs.  Lois  Peck  Williams,  the  parents 

Barnes  Peck 
DeWitt  Keeler  &  Florence  Lovinia  Mrs.  Lois  Peck  Williams,  the  parents 

Barnes  Peck 
DeWitt  Keeler  &  Florence  Lovinia  Mrs.  Lois  Peck  Williams,  the  parents 

Barnes  Peck 
Charles  Harrison  &  Myra  Alice         Eleanor  S.  Bodley,  Bertha  Harrison  Bigelow,  Dr. 

Quimby  Bigelow  F.  A.  B.  Forrest 

Abram  &  Amelia  Humphrey  WiUiam  H.  Barnes,  Emma  J.  S.  Barnes 

Burton  Charles  &  Clarabelle  Wol-     None,  clinic 

sky   Tucker 
George  Henry  &  Elizabeth  Fisher     The  mother,  Rose   Fisher  Abetz 

Knapp 
Alphonso    B.    &    Harriet    Disbrow     The  mother,  W.  E.  Attwood,  Nellie  Lewis 

Porter 
James  &  Sarah  E.  Broadbent  Ward  The  mother,  Mrs.  Lucy  Smyrk 
Frederick  Jewel  &  Hattie  Dora         The  mother,  Anna  EHza  Rainsford 

Rainsford  Wheeler 
Frederick  Jewel  &  Hattie   Dora         The  mother,  Anna  Eliza  Rainsford 

Rainsford  Wheeler 
Harvey  E.  &  Ella  Agnes   Clark        The  mother,  Sarah  E.  Norton 

Stearns 
Harvey  E.  &  Ella  Agnes   Clark        The  mother,  Sarah  E.  Norton 

Stearns 
Henry  &  Alice  Hortense  Humphrey  The  mother,  Ruth  Lavinia  Church 

Church 
Minor  M.  &  Mabel  Anne  Smith         The  parents,  Daisy  May  Fieber,  Henry  J.  M. 

Fieber  Smith 

Theobald  &  Anna  Mary  Fisher  Ron-  The  parents,  Katharine  Abetz 

nalter 
Jacob  &  Minnie  Louise  Bath  Post     Rosa  H.  Bath,  William  Reidel 
George  Webster  &  Martha  A.  Hum-  The  parents,  Albert  E.   Church,  Emily  Barnes 

phrey   Barnes  Church 

George  Washington  &  Clara  Goodi-  The  parents,  Elsie   Goodison 

son  Blinn 


56o 


THE    CHURCH 


Name. 
1905- 
Sept.   10    Clara  May  Blinn 


Sept.   17   Gladys  Mary  Slaney 

Sept.   17   Anna  Doretha  Hornkohl 
Nov.     5    Charles  Edward  Kraus 
Nov.    19   Gladys  Eleanor  Middleton 

Nov.  26  Jessica  Eleanor  Jackson 

Nov.  26  Nellie  Jackson 

Nov.  26  Harriet  Jackson 

Nov.  26  Bertha  Elizabeth   Larson 

Nov.  26    Mildred   Ellen   Watson 

Dec.    31    Ethel  May  Binning 
Dec.    25    Clifford  Clarence  Simons 

1906. 
Jan.    20   George  Edward  Dodson 

Jan.    28   Richard  Whiten   Haslam 
Feb.    II    John  Douglass  Rankin 


BAPTISMS 
By  THr.  Rev.  H.\rry  Inne.s  Bodley. 

Place  and  Date  of-  Birth. 

New  Britain,  Oct.  2,  1904 

New  Britain,  June   13,   1905 


New  Britain,  June  20,  1905 
New  Britain,  July  10,  1904 
New  Britain,  Aug.    11,   1905 

Feb.  14,  1890 
April   15,   1892 
Dec.  23,  1894 
New  Britain,  Aug.  2,  1905 

Hartford,  July  17,   1905 

New  Britain,  June  19,  1905 
New  Britain,  April  4,   1905 


New  Britain,  Jan.    22,    1905 

New  Britain,  Oct  3,  1905 
New  Britain,  Aug.  3,  1905 


By  the  Ri:v.  Wm.   H.   Morrison. 


Apr.      5    Earl   G.   Elliott 


New  Britain,  Feb.  4,  1906 


Apr.  15    Robert  Joseph  Turner 

Apr.  29   Ethel  Naomi.  Church 

May  13   Irene  Roberts  McNulty 

May  20   Mary  Peck  Wilcox 
June     3   Merrill  Harrison  Sweet 
June     3    William  Arthur  Hedeler 
June     3   James  Howard  Bagshaw 
June     6   Melvin  Chester  Seymour 

Sept.  16   Howard  Arthur  Banner 

Oct.  21    Winifred  Frances  Kensell 

Dec.  30   Viola  Clara  Giles  Hawksworth 


By  the  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley. 

New  Britain,  Feb.  10,  1906 

New  Britain,  Dec.  22,  1905 

New  Britain,  July   18,   1904 

New  Britain,  Feb.  8,  1906 

New  Britain,  Nov.  22,   1905 

New  Britain,  Aug.  1904 

New  Britain,  Jan.  3,   1906 

Simsbury,  Conn.,  Aug.   13,  1905 

New  Britain,  July  11,   1906 

Hartford,  June  15,  1906 

New  Britain,  Oct.  20,   1906 


t 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


BAPTISMS 


561 


Parents. 


George  Washington  &  Clara  Goodi- 

son  Blinn 
Lewis  John  &  Alice  Spence  Slaney 

August  &  Helen  Seipel  Hornkohl 
William  &  Anna  Grote  Kraus 
John  Irving  Middleton 

Joseph  Jackson 

Joseph  Jackson 

Joseph  Jackson 

John  Aaron  &  Bertha  Schmarr  Lar- 
son 

Henry  S.  &  Sarah  Ann  Kinkade 
Watson 

Charles  &  Caroline  Binning 

George  Frederick  &  Beatrice  Fred- 
erickson  Simons 


Sponsors  or  Witnesses. 
The  parents,  Elsie  Goodison 

Bertha  Winston,  Ellen  Agnes  Anderson,  Thomas 
Spence 

The  parents,  Amelia  Maggie  Seipel 

Dora  &  Christian  Fritz,  the  mother 

The  mother,  Louise  Didsbury  Kensel,  Wm.  Ernest 
Middleton 

Henry  J.  &  Mary  D.  Browne,  Mary  Jane  Porter 

Henry  J.  &  Mary  D.  Browne,  Mary  Jane  Porter 

Henry  J.  &  Mary  D.  Browne,  Mary  Jane  Porter 

Selina    Josephine    Larson    &    Herman    Otto 
Schmarr 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  James  A.  Kinkade,  Ellen  May  Kin- 
kade 

The  parents 

The    parents,    Louis    Alfred    Brown    &    Victoria 
Matilda  Mason 


William   Edward  &  Theresa   Falk     The    father,   Emma    Matilda   Anderson,    Magnus 

Dodson  Anderson 

Wilbur  T.  &  Cora  Haslam  Haslam  Elizabeth  Crabtree,  Geo.  A.  Porter,  Agnes  Brewin 
John  &  Guylena  BoUes  Rankin  Alice  Sarah  Vibberts,  Charles  Vibberts  &  Sarah 

Josephine  Bolles 


Charles  James  &  Anna  Topham 
Elliott 


James  &  Mary  J.  Dunbar  Turner 

Henry   &   Alice   H.   Humphrey 

Church 
George  &  Lily  Roberts  McNulty 

Paul   Peck  &  Elizabeth  Katharine 

Humason  Wilcox 
Jesse  Harrison  &  Lillie  Belle  Hill 

Sweet 
William  &  Carrie  M.  Barrows  Hed- 

eler 
James  A.  &  Mary  Frances  Atwood 

Bagshaw 
Thomas  Henrj^  &  Sarah  Ann  Barnes 

Seymour 
John   Henry  &   Agnes  Veronica 

McNamara    Banner 
William  Henry  &  Louise  Didsbury 

Kensell 
John  Beatty  &  Martha  H.  Thomp- 
son Hawksworth 


The  father,  gerbert  A.  Lain,  Caroline  M.  Ben- 
stead  Lain 

The  mother,  Chester  Arthur  Humphrey  &  Ethel 
Lena  Humphrey 

The  parents,  William  McNulty,  Isabella  Sullivan 
McNulty 

Elizabeth  Wilcox,  Elizabeth  Peck  Wilcox,  Eunitia 
Eno  Humason  &  Paul  Peck  Wilcox 

George  &  Mary  M.  Merrill 

Arthur  C.  Barrows,  William  F.  &  Minnie  Hedeler 
William  Bagshaw  &  Mrs.  Lewis  Williams 

Elizabeth  Barnes  Parkin,  Bessie  Meyers,  William 
H.   Murley 

Sophia  Banner,  Arthur  Stanley,  John  Henry 
Banner 

The  mother,  John  L  Middleton,  Mrs.  J.  I.  Middle- 
ton 

The  mother,  Benjamin  Thompson 


562  THE    CHURCH 

CONFIRMATIONS 

By  the  Right  Reverend  Thomas  Church  Brownell,  D.D. 

First  in  the  East  Main  Street  Chapel. 

Rev.  Thomas  J.  Dazis,  Rector. 

There  is  no  date  in  the  original  record,  but  a  letter  written 
by  Miss  Emeline  Russell  shows  that  this  class  was  confirmed 
December  7,  1837,  the  day  of  the  consecration  of  the  chapel. 

This  is  the  only  record  of  Confirmations  found  prior 
to  1848.  The  Journal  of  Convention  reports  eight  persons 
confirmed  April  4,  1841,  seventeen  persons  confirmed  June  8, 
1845.     The  Rev.  John  M.  Guion  was  the  Rector  on  both  of 

these  dates. 

Dec.  7,  1837. 

Jerusha  Dickinson.  E.  E.  Russell.  (Eliza  Emeline.) 

Jerusha  Deming.  Catherine  Russell. 

Miss  Crumby.  Emanuel  Russell. 

Mrs.  Philip  Hart.  William  Churchill. 

By  the  Right  Reverend  Thomas  Church  Brownell,  D.D. 

Rev.  Alexander  Capron,  Rector. 

(This  1848  class  was  prepared  by  Rev.  Abner  Jackson.) 
Dec.  23,  1848. 

Henry  E.  Russell.  Mrs.  Catharine  Vensil. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth,  Wife  of  H.  E.  Betsey  Julianna  Todd. 

R.  Mary  Aim  Smith. 

Joseph  Staples.  George  Bullock. 

Mrs.  Ann  Ashburn  Staples.  Mrs.  Rebekah  Bullock. 

July  15,  1849. 

Samuel  Alexander.  Louisa  Dickinson. 

Elias  Barnes.  Mrs.  Anne  Hamilton. 

Mrs.  Caroline  Barnes.  Charles  P.  Todd. 

Feb.  24,  1850. 

Miss  Maria  Peard.  Miss  Caroline  Pettibone. 

Mrs.  Ellen  Strickland.  Edward  L.  Goodwin. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


563 


CONFIRMATIONS 

By  'the  Rt.  Rev.  Thomas  Church  Brownell,  D.D. 

May  4,  1851. 


Mr.  George  Kilbourn. 
Mrs.  Kilbourn. 

Mr.  William  B.  Smyth. 
Mr.  Orrin  Brown. 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Brown. 
Mrs.  Miranda  Patterson. 
Mr.  Oscar  M.  Butler. 


Mrs.  Julia  Anne  Butler. 
Mrs.  Henrietta  H.  Francis. 
Mr.  Henry  G.  Seymour. 
Miss  Mary  E.  Hill. 
Miss  Mary  Jane  Goodwin. 
Mrs.  Harriet  Fenton. 
Mrs.  Christopher  Senior. 


By  the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Williams,  first  year  of  his 
Consecration. 


May 
Timothy  Langdon. 
Mrs.  Timothy  Langdon. 
William  H.  Grimes. 
Mrs.  (C.  J.)  Grimes. 
Norris  Bailey. 
Mrs.  Roxa  Deming  Bailey. 
William  L.  Humason. 
Mrs.  Eunitia  Humason. 


30,  1852. 

Darwin  Francis. 
Jacob  (L.)  Strickland. 
Richard  Birchall. 
Edwin  Goodwin. 
Henry  Randall. 
Caroline  Dowdd. 
Augusta  Griswold. 
Octavia  Dickinson. 


Easter  Sunday  Evening,  Apr.  16,  1854. 


Mrs.   Mary  Wells,  widow  of 

late  Ashbel  Wells. 
Mrs.  Ellen  Maria  Tolles,  wife 

of  Henrv  Tolles. 


Miss  Julia  J.  Eno. 
Miss  Eva  L.  Eno. 
Miss  Jane  Wilson. 
William  H.  Webster. 


Rev.  Francis  T.  Russell,  Rector. 
Evening,  June  7,  1855. 

Mrs.  Ada  L.  Wood.  Louisa  F.  Smith,  a  Normal 

Orlena  Mitchelson.  Scholar. 

Lewis  A.  Babcock.  Ambrose  Todd. 

Jeannette  Lee.  Mary  Hobart  Guion. 

Elizabeth  Smyth.  George  W.  Waters. 


Oliver  B.  North. 
Dicken  Horsfall. 


July  18,  1856. 

Mrs.  Martha  Ann  Leland. 
Mrs.  Sylvia  R.  Smith. 


564 


THE    CHURCH 


Timothy  Root. 
J.  Marshall  Guion. 
Alfred  (S.)  Finch. 
Austin  S.  Humphrey 
Edmund  H.  Russell. 
Charles  Smith. 
Mrs.  Harriet  Dyson. 
Mrs.  Sarah  Conklin. 


CONFIRMATIONS 

By  the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Williams,  D.D. 

Rev.  Francis  T.  Russell,  Rector. 

July  18.  1856. 

Mar>-  Tolles. 

M.  Josephine  Wood. 

Ellen  Dyson. 

Ruth  Johnson. 

Rhoda  Lovina  Webster. 

Sarah  Horsfall. 

Amelia  Bowden  Guion. 


May  15,  1857. 

Alice  Sheard. 

Sophia  Beach. 

Henry  Beach. 

Catherine  H.  Lovell. 

Mrs.  Delia  Morgan,  in  private. 


Robert  Henn. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Smith. 

Mrs.  Emma  G.  Warner. 

Norman  Warner. 

Cordelia  B.  Beers. 

Mary  Elizabeth  Hanaford. 

Jan.  15.  1858. 
Henry  R.  Gridley,  in  private.     Mrs.    Harriet   F.    Gridley,   in 

private. 

May  16,  1858. 


Christopher  Wells. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Wells. 

Charles  Harris. 

Martin  V.  B.  Glover,  Normal 

Scholar  not  residing  in  the 

Parish. 
Augustus    Warner,    Normal 

Scholar  not  residing  in  the 

Parish. 
Chester  Penfield. 


Hetty  H.  Guion. 

Elizabeth  Guion. 

Mrs.  Susan  J.  Wrisley. 

Alice  E.  Orvis. 

Celia  Randall.    Normal  Schol- 
ar not  residing  in  the  Parish. 

Lydia  A.  Staats.  Normal 
Scholar  not  residing  in 
the  Parish. 


Dr.  S.  W.  Hart. 
Emery  E.  Taylor. 
Mrs.  Mary  N.  Taylor. 
Isabella  Rowbotham. 
Esther  M.  Judd. 
Mrs.  Julia  A.  Warner. 


May  16.  1859. 

Susan  j\I.  Moore. 
William  N.  Lockwood. 
Esther  L.  Hitchcock. 
Nathan  R.  Cook. 
Mrs.  Barbara  Henn. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


565 


CONFIRMATIONS 


By  the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Williams,  D.D. 


Ralph    Dickinson. 
Robert  Henn. 
Christopher  Repstock. 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Martin. 
Emily  Webster. 


George  R.  Post. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Post. 
Mrs.  Martha  L.  O.  Smith. 
Mrs.  Jenny   Stillman. 
Mrs.  Althea  O.  Dickinson. 
Mrs.  Cornelia  Ann  Vibberts 
Ellen  H.  Johnson. 
Francis  E.  Felix. 


Apr.  10,  i860. 

Margaret  Smyth. 
Mrs.  (Sarah)  Penfield. 
Emma  (G.)  Gibbons. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Habermahl. 

Dec.  8,  1861. 

Carlos  DeW.  Felix. 
Emma  Felix. 
Augusta  Birge. 
Georgianna  Bradley. 
Annis  Maria  Smith. 
Margaret  L.  Post. 
Grace  Russell. 
Mrs.  Harriet  W.  Mack. 


Thomas  F.  Hart. 
Mrs.  Jane  Lockwood. 

Mrs.  Mary  Leisler. 
Mary  Webster. 
Mrs.  Jane  Harris. 


May  3,  1863. 

Peter  Gangloff. 
Lewis  Leisler. 

May  30,  1863. 

Emily  N.  Orvis. 
Ellen  Tolles. 


By  the  Right  Reverend  Horatio  Southgate, 

Missionary  Bp.  of  Constantinople. 

Rev.  L  B.  Baldwin,  Rector. 

Apr.  23,  1865. 
Ellen  Douglas. 


By  the  Right  Reverend  John  Williams,  D.D. 
May  2,  1865. 

Lucy  Ella  Luther. 

Alfred  H.  Stanley. 

Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Lozier  Stanley. 

Emma  Hart  Dickinson. 

Martha  Louisa  Staples. 


Arthur  McConkey. 
Mrs.  Eliza  Gangloff. 
Mary  McConkey. 
William  McConkey. 
Annie  G.  Kennedy. 


566 


THE    CHURCH 


CONFIRMATIONS 

By  the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Williams,  D.D. 

Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin,  Rector. 


May  2,  1865. 


Julia  Matilda  Vergason. 
Mary  Allen. 
Catherine  Hallily. 
Laura  Clementina  Merrill. 
Watson  Grisvvold  Palmer. 
Mrs.  Marv  Gilbert  Palmer. 


Tune 


Mary  Ann  Gill. 
Elizabeth  Jane  McKeon. 
Sarah  Ellen  Webster. 
Katie  Hannah  Gafif. 
Theressa  Lee. 
Alice  Lee. 
Ella  Lee. 


Gilbert  Jepson. 
Mar}'  Johnson. 
Mrs.  Mary  Cadwell. 


May 


June 


John  James  Coats. 
Emma  Tolles. 
Joseph  Porter. 
Mrs.  Jane  Ford. 
Annie  McConkey. 
Henry  Pierce  Curtiss. 
Henry  Emmanuel  Russell. 
Charles  Henry  Barnes. 

July 

Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Arnold. 
Emma  Schultz. 
Mary  Deering. 
Mary  Elizabeth  Colvin. 

June 

Thomas  Guernsey  Holcomb. 
William  Lawrence  Plumason. 


Annie  Esther  Staples. 

Rosa  Belle  Grimes. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Jane  Sedgewick 

Mrs.  Dora  Martin. 

Mrs.  Mary  Edwards  Judson. 

10,  1866. 

Miss  Craigin. 

Dennis  Halliley. 
Mrs.  Lucy  Anna  Cooley. 
Lucy  Goodell  Angell. 
Marietta  Robinson. 
Amanda  Wilson. 
Mary  Wilson. 

16,  1867. 

Mary  H.  Rosseter. 
Emilie  P.  Barrett. 
Virgil  P.  Humason. 

28,  1868. 

Julia  Eloise  Gearhart. 
Charles  Webster. 
Sherman  Pomeroy  Cooley. 
Florence  Rosella  Graham. 
Mrs.  Ellen  Augusta  Frary. 
Grace  Merrill. 
Peter  H.  Northall. 

4,  1S69. 

Carrie  Elizabeth  Welton. 
Ella  Beach. 
Nelson  Goodwin. 

19,  1870. 

Hendrick  Schwab. 
Mrs.  Margaret  Schwab. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


567 


CONFIRMATIONS 
By  the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Williams,  D.D. 


James  Porter. 

Mrs.  Jane  Nash  Vergason. 
Mrs.  Mary  Augusta  Russell. 
Mrs.  Annie  Judson  Pelton. 


Ira  Edward  Hicks. 
Mrs.  Catharine  Gammerdinger. 
Frank  Henry  Hooker. 
William  Bishop. 


Rev.  John  C.  Middleton,  Rector. 


July  2,  1 87 1. 
Jennie  A.  Dimond. 
Edwin  Murray  Doig. 
Leonard  Doig. 
George  Austin  Pent  on. 
Elizabetha  F.  Gangloff. 
Alexander  McConkey. 


4th  Sunday  after  Trinity. 
Robert  McConkey. 
Minnie  S.  Mott. 
Grace  A.   Penfield. 
Anita  (B.)  Stillman. 
John  Orin  Stivers. 
Laura  A.  Webster. 


Apr.  25,  1872. 
Miss  (Emma)  Andrews,  Nor- 
mal Scholar. 
Mrs.  Caroline  E.  Banks. 
Leah  Buckley. 
Lizzie  Canfield. 
Mary  A.  Craw. 
Rebecca  Davis. 
Hattie  Fenton. 
Julia  Francis. 
James  D.  Frary. 
Cordelia  W.  Guion. 
Henrietta  L.  Guion. 
Mrs.  Harriet  L.  Judd. 
Martha  E.  Lunt. 


St.  Mark's  Day. 

Mrs.  Martha  Middleton. 

Mrs.  Sarah  E.  Norton. 

Alice  D.  Peck. 

Carrie  E.  Post. 

Ella  Nichols. 

Drusilla  E.  Northall. 

Richard  P.  Northall. 

Mrs.  Sarah  E.  Savage. 

Grace  Staples. 

Elizabeth  A.  Stephens. 

Mrs.  Jane  E.  Vergason. 

Gerald  Hart,  at  Episc.  Acad., 

Cheshire,   Entered   here  by 

order  of  the  Bishop. 


The  third   Confirmation   during  a  twelve-month   postponed 
from  June  5,  on  account  of  the  death  of  the  Bishop's  mother. 


William  Brittani. 
Nora  DeBank. 
Sarah  E.  DeBank. 
Emily  (A.)  Fletcher. 


June  20,  1872. 

Mary  Gibbons. 
Carrie  Jones. 
Lilla  Pickford. 
Edith  Swain. 


Margery  Helen  Fletcher. 


Amelia  Thorpe. 


568 


THE    CHURCH 


CONFIRMATIONS 
By  the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Williams,  D.D. 
Rei'.  John  C.  Middleton,  Rector. 
June  20.  1872. 
Ellen  M.  Forbes.  Mary  J.  Watson. 

Cora  Frary.  Frank  Webster. 

Martha  Gibbons. 

Monday  evening,  Apr.  28,  1873. 


Thomas  G.  Banks. 
Alexander  Beattie. 
Louise  Butler. 
Lucy  P.  Curtiss. 
Jane  Clark. 
Eva  L.  Flinn. 
Charles   Hackney. 
John  Haigis, 
John  Hanna. 
Otto  Heboe. 


Mrs.  Margaretta   (Peck) 

Barnes. 
Frank  Bille. 
Mrs.  M.  A.  Corey. 
Walter  Doig. 
Ellen  Farrell. 
Joseph  E.  Hance. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  M.  Hance. 


Ida  May  Penfield. 


Emily  J.  Kellogg. 

Charles  H.   Murray. 

Rebecca  Murray. 

Sarah  S.  Peck. 

Lillian  Pettis. 

Adrian  Post. 

Charlesetta  Root. 

Frances  E.  Terrell.     Normal. 

Mrs.  Arthur  F.  \^ensil. 

Apr.  26,  1874. 

George  F.  J.  Henn. 
Mrs.  Annie  Newton  Hooker. 
Bryan  C.  Porter. 
Mrs.  Mary  C.  Potter. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Prentice. 
E.  Howard  Taylor. 
Albert  S.  Wells. 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  White. 

Sept.  7. 

Erastus  Perr}'  Swasey,  M.D. 


Jennie  Hall. 
William  Somers. 
Mary   Swain. 

Chas.  Fisher. 
Saml.  Rainsley. 
Wm.  H.  Rose. 
Alettie  Butler. 


Rev.  John  JI.  Drumm,  Rector. 
Sept.  15,  1875. 

Helen  A.  Humason. 
Swain. 

Apr.  6,  1876. 

Mary  Stuart  Bacon. 
Henrietta  Gertrude  Kirke. 
Hester  Grinnell. 
Lincoln  Davis. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


569 


CONFIRMATIONS 
By  the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Williams,  D.D. 
Mrs.  I.  W.  Butler.  Ralph  Beach. 

Lilian  Butler.  Chas.  F.  Smith. 


Rev.  WilUam  E.  Snozvden,  Rector. 
Nov.  18,  1877. 

Mr.  Samuel  Brown. 

Mrs.  Mary  (Wm.H.)  Northall. 

Miss  Katie  Clark. 

Miss  Addie  Palmer. 

Mrs.  Hattie  (Howard  C.) 

Noble. 
Mrs.  Isabel  J.  Smith. 
Henry  Wm.  Pritchard. 
James  Adams  McConkey. 
Mr.  Louis  Barker. 


Miss  Lillie  Goodwin. 

Miss  Jeannie  Welton  Pettis. 

Miss  Hattie  Augusta  Snowden 

Henry  A.  S.  Snowden. 

Wm.  Foulds. 

Miss  Jeannie  Case. 

Miss  Rosa  Henn. 

Mrs.  Mary  Symonds. 

Mr.  Alberti  Tryon. 

Mr.  John  Crabtree. 


Mrs.  Charlotte  (A.  C.)  Fenton.  Mrs.  Annie   (Jones)   Stevens. 
Miss  Lizzie  Amalia  Rossberg.     Miss  Louisa  Margaret  Seipel. 

July  17,  1878. 
Mrs.  Margaret  Case.  Mrs.  Frances  G.  Johnson. 

Mr.  William  Case.  Mr.  John  Erwin  Root. 

Mr.  Dwight  O.  Welton.  Miss  Grace  Goodwin. 

John  A.  Blake.  Mrs.  Abby  Franziska  Latham. 

Apr.  10,  1879. 


Miss  Elizabeth  Hanna. 
Miss  Elizabeth  Beatty. 
Mr.  William  McNulty. 
Mrs.  Isabel  McNulty. 
Mr.  William  Middleton. 
Mrs.  Mary  Middleton. 
Mrs.  Ellen  Eliza  Fisher. 


Miss  Minnie  Newton, 

Henry  Schab. 

Louis  Schab. 

Mr.  Franklin  Graham. 

Mrs.  Mary  Elizabeth  Graham. 

Mr.  Wm.  Charles  Fisher. 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Blinn. 


Mar.  24,  1880. 


Mrs.  Frederika  Lang. 

Mrs.  Mary  Andrews. 

Mrs.  Helen  Leontine  Burgess. 

Mrs.  Josephine  Kinne. 

Mr.  Edmund  John  Pearson. 

Mr.  Charles  Munro  Burgess. 

Master  Charles  Joseph  White. 


Miss  Mary  Bedford. 

Miss  Sarah  Clarke. 

Miss  Lillie  Beach. 

Miss  Lillie  Holcombe. 

Miss  Carrie  Jane  Andrews, 

Miss  Henrietta  Seipel. 

Miss  JuHa  Henn. 


57° 


THE    CHURCH 


CONFIRMATIONS 
By  the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Williams,  D.D. 

Rev.  John  H.  Rogers,  Rector. 
Apr.  19,  1881. 
George  Foulds.  Louise  Henrietta  Smith. 

Stuart  Beebe.  Lydia  Emma  Foulds. 

John  Wilson.  Mary  Ellen  Henn. 

Apr.  9,  1882. 

Miss  Eva  Sweet. 
Miss  Mary  Ann  Seipel. 
Miss  Julia  Falen. 
Samuel  Dunbar. 


Mrs.  Elizabeth  Fox. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Crabtree. 
Miss  Etta  Fox. 
Miss  Fanny  Bassett. 
Miss  Mary  Lee  Post. 


Apr.   I,  1883. 

Margaret  Caroline  Bachover. 

Elsie  Wells. 

Almira  Jane  Wilcox. 


Frederic  Rackliffe. 
Thomas  Edward  Bennett. 
Albert  William  Henn. 
Jenny  Hanna. 
Henry  Toothell. 
Harriet  Maria  Root. 
Jerusha  Adkins. 

Feb.  29,  1884. 

James  Henry  Goldthwaite. 

Mar.  30,  1884. 
Mrs.  Ellen  Coates.     (Widow.)    Arthur  Hill. 
Robert  Duncan  Livingstone. 

Jan.  8,  1886. 


Margaret  Florence  Patterson. 
Mary  Durn. 
Alice  Sweet. 


Miss  Ella  Fowler. 

Miss  Hannah  E.  Patterson. 

Miss  Evelyn  Atwood. 

Miss  Emily  Smith. 

Miss  Edith  W.  Todd. 

Miss  Rachel  Russell. 

Miss  Grace  Pratt. 

Miss  Emily  Josephine  Parker. 

Miss  Sarah  Seiple. 

Miss  Jenny  Sweet. 


Garrett  Post. 
Norman  Cooley. 
Walter  Haines. 
Wm.  E.  Hazard. 
Isaac  D.  Russell. 
George  Cooley, 
Charles  Finch. 
Percy  Lee. 
Leslie  Lee. 
Wm.  Prout  Stranghan. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


571 


CONFIRMATIONS 

By  the  Right  Reverend  John  Williams,  D.D. 

Rez:  Javies  Stoddard,  Rector. 

Dec. 
Sadie  May  Alvord. 
Mary  Eliza  Clementina  At- 

wood. 
Mary  Ella  Barnes. 
Maud  Louise  Brown. 
Mary  Anne  Bennett. 
Carmelita  Corscaden. 
Roberta  Corscaden. 
Annie  Dunbar. 
Mrs.  Rosalin  Matilda  Durn. 
Fanny  Hanna. 
Anne  Hanna. 
Cora  May  Haslam. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Jones. 

Dec. 
Hattie  Louise  Allen. 
Harriet  Jane  Barkentln. 
Amelia  Bath. 
Julia  Anne  Beach. 
Mrs.  Frances  Emeline  Blair. 
Mrs.  Fanny  W.  Bunnell. 
Alfred  S.  Judd. 
Minnie  Krah. 

Dec. 
Edith  Wilter  Bailey. 
Wm.  Henry  Barnes. 
Mrs.  Elva  Blake  Bemis. 
Emma  Burgess. 
Rosa  Fischer. 
Maud  Elinor  Fisher. 
Mrs.  Catherine  Mary  Gam- 

merdinger. 
Henry  Burnham  Norton, 
Charles  George  Phillips. 


5.  i< 
Margaret  Jane  McNulty. 
Florence  Magnus. 
Agnes  Driscol  Parsons. 
Mary  LaFetra  Russell. 
Amelia  Caroline  Taylor. 
Mrs.  Mary  Andrews  White. 
Grace  Celinda  Yates. 
Guy  Atwell. 
Frederic  Bishop. 
Frederick  Keith  Fitch. 
George  McNulty. 
Eugene  Jay  Porter. 
Nathan  Tolles  Pratt. 

II,  1887. 
Idela  Krou. 

Gertrude  Louisa  Rackliffe. 
Louisa  Seipel. 
Annie  Seipel. 

Mrs.  Elison  Forsyth  Swanston. 
Geo.  Jas.  TurnbuU. 
Minnie  Elizabeth  Yates. 


23,  II 

Wm.  James  Phillips. 

Anna  Post. 

Lewis  A.  H.  Powell. 

Mrs.  Katie  Schantz  Powell. 

Flora  Seipel. 

Mrs.  Margaret  Simonson. 

Idela  Leonora  Sweet. 

Maria  Louisa  Vines. 

Mrs.  Elz.  Hazelwood  Webster. 


572 


THE    CHURCH 


CONFIRMATIONS 

By  the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Williams,  D.D. 

Rev.  James  Stoddard,  Rector. 


Mar.  2,  1890. 

Phillipina  Xeurath. 
Clara  Laura  Judd.  Erwin  Earnest  Haslam. 

Isabella  Grace  Hubbard.  Alfred  Hine, 


Margaret  Russell 


Dec. 
Louise  L.  Smith. 
Elizabeth  Zimmerman. 
Florence  Zimmerman. 
Josephine  Sedgewick. 
Hulda  Wooldert. 
Frank  H.  Andrews. 
Mary  Ann  Clarke. 
Amanda  Beach. 
Sarah  M.  Hance. 

Jan. 
Grace  Eva  Baisden. 
George  Franklin  Dickenson. 
Minnie  Elizabeth  Holle. 
Alfred  Stanley  Judd,  Jr. 
Annie  Krah. 
Elizabeth  Millward. 
Elizabeth  Hance  Parker. 
Margaret  Dorothea  Phillips. 


28,  1890. 
Anna  Bath. 

Mrs.  Edith  Ada  Bristol. 
Belle  Elizabeth  Smith. 
Nellie  M.  Kirke. 
Mrs.  Harriet  A.  Johnson. 
Elizabeth  S.  Parker. 
Alice  Maud  Vines. 
Mrs.  Ada  Staveley. 
Kate  Marsh. 

17,  1892. 

Mrs.  Agnes  Melsina  Wood. 
Lizzie  Jane  Phillips. 
William  Henry  Phillips. 
Thomas  Charles  Phillips. 
Mrs.  Edith  Chaloner  Prentice. 
Charles  Edward  Smith. 
Florence  Bradley  Smith. 
Hilda  Atheila  Unkelbach. 


Rev.  Henry  N.  Wayne,  Rector. 


Anna  Smyth  Hart. 
Margaret  Carroll  Hart. 
Deborah  Rosina  White. 
Isabella  Seipel. 
Emma  Calmbach. 
Alice  Gertrude  Stearns. 
Isabella  Seipel. 
Helen  Seipel. 
Annah  T.  L.  Parsons. 


Apr.  19,  1894. 

Emma  Isabel!  Schnuck, 
Kitty  Lovina  Blakeslee. 
Annabelle  Andrews. 
Lena  M.  Pitzner. 
Carolin  N.  Hooker. 
Helen  Maria  Gibson. 
Ida  Pitzner. 
Emma  Baum. 
Marv  F.  Hart. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


573 


By  the  Rt. 

Laura  M.  Chaloner. 
Laura  E.  Bedell. 
Gertrude  J.  Noble. 
Bertha  L.  Zimmerman. 
Ella  McConkey. 
May  McConkey  Lukey. 

Cordelia  N.  Parker  at 

Annie  M.  Ronnalter. 
Garret  P.  Fitch. 
Sarah  Lawton. 
Mary  E.  McConkey. 
Minnie  L.  Bath. 
Helen  Lees. 
Clifford  B.  Hance. 
William  H.  Porter. 
Horace  W.  Saunders. 
Frederick  Elliott. 
Charlotte  E.  Rackliffe. 
Mable  G.  Fletcher. 


CONFIRMATIONS 

Rev.  John  Williams,  D.D. 

William  B.  Cooley. 
John  A.  Dunbar. 
William  F.  Hedeler. 
Edmond  A.  Blakeslee. 
James  A.  Kincade. 
Stanley  S.  Smith. 

Sept.  15,  1894. 

St.  Luke's  Chapel,  Middletown. 
Nov.  30,  1894. 

Emma  Thompson. 

Mildred  E.  Bradley. 

Edward  L  Stevens. 

Annie  E.  McNulty. 

Lewis  E.  Barker. 

Ellen  W.  Dyson. 

Annie  J.  Gibson. 

Eliza  A.  Goodison. 

Lilly  Magnus. 

Martha  Miller. 

Jane  A.  Blake. 

Annie  DeihL 


Apr. 
Florence  Lavinia  Barnes. 
Ann  Jane  Cannell. 
Alfred  Henry  Rice. 
Alfred  Henry  Mitchell. 
William  Thomas  Reynolds. 
Albert  Emery  Middleton. 
Charles  J.  Elliott. 
Christian  Cannell. 
Sarah  Ann  Kincade. 
Bertha  Schmarr. 
Edith  D.  Wayne. 
Annie  Sylvester  Callender. 
Ada  Jane  Sperlongo. 
George .  Edward  Elliott. 
36 


10,  1895. 

Mable  Helen  Vines. 
Jennie  Dunbar. 
Edith  M.  E.  Mitchell. 
Lena  Deitz. 
Ella  Agnes  Stearns. 
Charles  Henry  Bath. 
Annie  Dealtry  Towles. 
Mrs.  J.  L.  Eldred  Minor. 
George  Franklin  Chapin. 
Samuel  Earnest  Towers. 
Hannah  Jane  Towers. 
Charles  Winthrop  Taylor. 
Agnes  O.  Porter. 


574 


THE   CHURCH 


CONFIRMATIONS 

By  the  Right  Rev.  John  H.  White,  D.D.,  Bp.  of  Indiana. 

Rcz'.  Henry  N.  Wayne,  Rector. 


Arthur  Shuffle. 
Harry  Mount. 
Herbert  W.  A.  Lain. 
Alice  Louise  Sweetland. 
Blanche  Schrey. 
Charlotte  Harriet  Case. 
Electa  Buell. 
Amelia  Marg-aret  Seiple. 
Idella  May  Prentice. 
Minnie  L.  Beaton. 


Apr.  24,  1896. 

Laura  Jane  Hilton. 

Theodore  J.  Natzki. 

Otto  Natzki. 

George  Smith. 

Thomas  Winship  Rackliffe. 

Richard  Schrey. 

Georg-e  W.  Klett. 

Lilly  Frances  Jackson. 

Stella  Laura  Holland. 

Frederick  Nelson. 


By  the  Right  Rev.  Leighton  Coleman,  D.D.,  Bp.  of 
Delaware. 


Apr. 

Henry  Hooker. 
Julia  Emma  Gruenthal. 
Rosie  Henrietta  Bath. 
Sophia  Banner. 
Gertrude  Mar}^  Middleton. 
Clara  Sarah  Brennecke. 
Annie  Eliza  Jevvett. 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Jewett. 
Arthur  Wellesley  Thomas. 


23,  1897. 

Guyon  Russell  Fitch. 
Thomas  Sparks  Bishop,  Jr. 
Grace  Goodwin. 
Rosalinde  Bailey. 
George  Andrew  Porter. 
Walter  Jewett. 
Ann  Eliza  Beckett. 
Mrs.  Emma  Brennecke. 


By  the  Right  Rev.  Chauncey  B.  Brewster,  D.D. 
Bp.  Coadjutor  of  Conn. 


Apr. 

Carrie  Eleanor  Hooker. 
Jennie  Alice  Root. 
Mabel  Jane  L.  McWilliams. 
Belle  May  Beatty. 
Margaret  Agnes  Elliott. 
George  Wilbur  Fisk. 
Margaret  Thompson. 


,  1898. 

Nettie  Alvina  Brumbaum. 
George  A.  Gibson. 
Isaac  Odishoo. 
John  B.  Hawks  worth. 
Elizabeth  Helen  Roberts. 
Emma  Goddard. 
Walter  Banner. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


575 


CONFIRMATIONS 
By  the  Rt.  Rev.  Chauncey  B.  Brewster,  D.D. 
George  Henry  Gleed.  Mary  A.  Banner. 


Anna  Violet  Saunders. 


Lillian  C.  Heisler. 


By  the  Right  Rev.  Chauncey  B.  Brewster,  D.D.,  Bishop 
OF  Connecticut. 


Julia  H.  G.  Humason. 
Alice  Jessum. 
Lilly  Ford. 
Mable  Ellen  Ford. 
Frederick   Schrey. 

Rev. 


Mar.  31,  1899. 

Lillian  C.  Pfeifer. 
Sidney  G.  Fletcher. 
Martha  M.  M.  Brown. 
John  M.  Pfeifer. 


Harry 
Jan. 
John  Henry  Banner. 
Charles  Gillespie  Bodley. 
Edith  Walter  Booth. 
Maude  Hooker  Brown. 
Elsie  Gertrude  Fletcher. 
Thomas  Gibson. 
Joseph  Mumford  Hance. 

Apr. 
Eleanor   Stuart   Bodley. 
Mary  Elizabeth  Riggs. 

Jan. 
William  Banner. 
Martha  Margaret  Barnes. 
Martha  Grace  Barnes. 
Mary  Christine  Bath. 
Amelia  Pauline  Brumbaum. 
Andrew  Clark  Conway. 
Hattie  Louisa  Conway. 
Helen  Jane  Lavare  Coping. 
Elsie  May  Coping. 
Irene  Christina  Cowlishaw. 
Catharine  Gleed. 
Corinne  Godard. 


/.  Bodley,  Rector. 
28,  1900. 

Fanny  Kirke  Hanna. 

Henry  Kingsbury. 

Herbert  James  Kingsbury. 

Frank  Walter  Klett. 

William  Nelson  Murdock. 

Colton  David  Noble. 

Helena  Frances  Towers. 

13,  1900. 

Confirmed  in  Trinity  Church, 
Bristol. 

20,  1 901. 

Dwight  Fremont  Hooker. 
Emelia  Nikolina  Iverson. 
Gwendoline  Alathea  Jackson. 
Frederick  Henry  Martin. 
Elsie  May  Roberts. 
John  Henry  Sleath. 
Edith  Lesley  Welles. 
Mary  Agnes  Whatley. 
Frederick  Wheeler. 
Ruth  Evelyn  Wheeler. 
Burton  Abel  White. 


576 


THE    CHURCH 


CONFIRMATIONS 

By  the  Rt.  Rev.  Chauncey  B.  Brewster,  D.D. 

Rei'.  Harry  I.  Bodley,  Rector. 


Feb. 
Mary  Margaret  Bonnell. 
Bertha  Lillian  Burr. 
William  Carson. 
Alvina  Ruth  Grunenthal. 
Clarence  Wilbur  Hubbard. 
Louise  Julia  Klett. 
Annie  Kraus. 
William  Frank  Kraus. 

Jan. 

Frederick  Edward  Barnes. 
George  Webster  Barnes. 
Flora  May  Bath. 
Anna  Davenport  Bodley. 
May  Beatrice  Church. 
Forrest  Conklin. 
Layet  Olivia  Desmond. 
Margaret  Rosalie   Diehl. 
James  Alfred  Dyson. 
Celia  Louise  Elliott. 
Louise  Monteith  Elmer. 
Evelyn  Millicent  Fletcher. 
William  Graham  Flower. 
Gladys  Louise  Hartman. 
Marjorie  Florence  Humason. 
Alice  Hortense  Humphrey. 
Ethel  Eleanor  Humphrey. 
Leon  Jackson. 
William  Jackson. 


2,  1902. 
Ernest  Raymond  Low. 
Ethel  Dwight  Lusk. 
John  Inang  Aliddleton. 
William  Eugene  Norton. 
Helen  Sarah  Phillips. 
Royal  Thomas  Phillips. 
Henry  Shiels  Watson. 

25,  1903- 

Annie  Isabel  Johnston. 
Douglas  Andrews  Johnston. 
Mary  Emma  Juengst. 
William  Aaron  Kinne. 
Ethel   Kinne. 
Belle  Lucretia  Kimball. 
Gertrude  Anna  Kimball. 
George  Elliott  Kingsbury. 
Elliott  Stephen  Morse. 
Christine  Martha  North. 
George  Christopher  Olsen. 
Ada  May  Rice. 
Frank  Sabart  Saunders. 
George  Kerr  Senior. 
James  Henr>'  Sleath. 
Celia  Antoinette  Shepard. 
Carl  Tomlin. 
Anna  E.  Unklebach. 
Martha  Davis  Whatley. 


March  6,  1904. 
Albert  Edward  O.  Bath.  Catharine  May  Mason. 

Elsie  May  Bennett.  Sarah  Inez  Messenger. 

Agnes  Naomi  Brewin.  Hattie  Frances  Messenger. 

Emma  Gertrude  Brumbaum.        Annie  Ellen  Mitchell. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


577 


CONFIRMATIONS 
By  the  Rt.  Rev.  Chauncey  B,  Brewster,  D.D. 


William  John  Gleed. 
Charlotte  Amelia  Grunenthal. 
Carrie  M.  Hedeler. 
Theodora  Fitch  Hooker. 
Mary  Iverson. 
Nellie  D.  Kellogg. 
John  Henry  Kinkade. 
Lily  Franziska  Kraus. 


Ida  May  Rackliffe. 
Martha  Amelia  Ransom. 
Henry  William  Rice. 
Cora  Ellen  Sagendorf. 
Otto  Frederick  Schmarr. 
May  Tanner  Shannon. 
Mary  Ward. 
Albert  Henry  Whatnall. 


Feb.  ID,  1905,  at  Trinity  Church,  Hartford. 
William  Elijah  Attwood. 

March 
Ellen  Asfnes  Anderson. 


Elizabeth  Banner. 
Lawrence  Damon  Bigelow. 
Elsie  Goodison. 
Louise  Estelle  Gussman. 


19,  1905. 
Harold  Harriott  Mount. 
Mary  Louisa  North. 
Louise  Howard  Noble. 
Clarence  Ralph  Northrop. 
Julia  Edna  Ogron. 


Lionel  Thompson  Hawksworth.  Albert  Joseph  Porter. 


Dr.  Louis  D.  Henn. 
Louise  Margarette  Hornkohl. 
Hilda  May  Kingsbury. 
Caroline  Ann  Middleton. 
William  Ernest  Middleton. 

March 

George  H.  Beckett. 
Matilda  Louise  Brainard. 
Jennie  Rebecca  Brewin. 
Maria  Mary  Brewin. 
Alonzo  George  Bull. 
Mabel  Elizabeth  Foster. 
Rose  Hannah  Goodison. 
Roy  William  Hellberg. 
Birdie  Hilton. 
Jessica  Eleanor  Jackson. 


Mabel  May  Scheidler. 
Ray  William  Tomlin. 
Sadie  Elizabeth  Upton. 
Edward  Lewis  Watson. 

18,   1906. 
John  Kraus. 

Jennie  McConkey  Lukey. 
Frank  Edward  Middleton. 
Mary  Jane  Porter. 
Gertrude  Alida  Stiles. 
Josephine  Thompson. 
Elsie  Helen  Unklebach. 
Bertha  Wenz. 
John  Wenz. 
Harold  Andrews  White. 


May  I,  1906,  at  Portland,  Conn. 
Emma  Gertrude  Alinquist.  Mabel  Tlieresa  Latchford. 


578 


THE    CHURCH 


COMMUNICANTS 


List   of   communicants   whose   names   do   not   appear   after 
1837,  in  the  foregoing  Hst  of  confirmations. 


1837- 
Mrs.   George   Francis. 
Mrs.    (Lucy)    Dickinson. 
Jerusha  Dickinson. 
Mrs.  Lorenzo  P.  Lee. 
Mr.   (Philip  S.)  Judd. 
Mr.  (Andrew  G.)  Graham. 
Mr.  (Hezekiah)  Seymour. 
Mr.  (William)  Churchill. 
Mr.  George  Winchester. 
Mrs.   Mary  Winchester. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Russell. 
Miss  Eliza  Emeline  Russell. 
Solomon  Churchill. 
Mrs.  Theresa  Bassett. 

1849. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  H.  Seymour. 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Bucknall. 

Mrs.  Eliz.  L.  Francis. 

Mrs.  Jeannette  T.  Lee. 

Shelden  Smith. 

Mrs.  Shelden  Smith. 

Miss  Mary  Jane  Smith. 

Mrs.  Betsey  Judd. 

Jonah  H.  Todd. 

Mrs.  Charlotte  E.  Todd. 

Henry  Hobart  Todd. 

Edward  Todd. 

Miss  Martha  Todd. 

George  Wooley. 

Mrs.  Loisa  J.  Wooley. 

Mrs.  Stephen  Talmadge. 


Hon.  Ira  E.  Smith. 

Christopher   Senior. 

Rev.  J.  M.  Guion. 
"      Mrs.  Guion. 

Mr.  G.  W.  Murray. 

Mrs.  G.  W.  Murray. 

Mrs.  Ruth  Post. 

Mr.  Hind. 

Mrs.   Sabra  Cowks.     Ken- 
sington. 

Mrs.  Lucy  Dickinson.   Ken- 
sington. 

Miss     Jerusha     Dickinson. 
Kensington. 

William    Bradley. 

Mrs.  Adeline  Bradley. 

A.   G.   Graham. 

Mrs.  A.  G.  Graham. 

Noble  Hill. 

Mrs.  Susanna  Hill. 

Virgil  C.  Goodwin. 

Mrs.  Goodwin. 

Orris  Tolles. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Tolles. 

Henry  E.  Tolles. 

Mrs.  Fanny  Tolles. 

George  Tolles. 

Mrs.  Collins. 

Mrs.  Blood. 

Maria  Malone. 

Jane  Malone. 

Robert  Malone. 

John  Hamilton. 

Ashbel  Dickinson. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


579 


Mrs.  Dickinson. 

Miss  Emily  Dickinson. 

Robert  Tolles. 


1850. 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Gladden. 
Theodore  Ellsworth,     Ken 

sington. 
Charles  Parsons. 
Mrs.  Abagail  Parsons. 
Henry  Malone. 
Augustus  Penfield. 
Mrs.  Haynes. 

Miss  Norton. 
H.  E.  Smith. 
Mr.  Frederick  Waters. 
Mrs.  Sarah  Waters. 
James  McDonald. 
Mrs.  Schortau. 

Mrs.  Emma  H.  Dickinson. 
Nathaniel   Dickinson. 


COMMUNICANTS 

Peter  Pride. 

Mrs.  A.  M.  T.  Smyth. 

Miss  Graves.     Nor- 

mal School. 

Miss  Francis  Wells.     Nor- 
mal School,  Stratford. 

Miss  Granniss. 

Normal  School,  Litchfield. 

Mrs.  Thomas  Stephens. 


1852. 

Catharine  Shaw. 
Mrs.   Caroline  Todd. 
Mrs.  McCrackan. 

Miss  McCrackan. 

Samuel  Parmelee. 
Mrs,  Eliza  Diamond. 
Mrs.   Henry. 
Miss  Elizabeth  Ruggles. 
Miss  Julia  Camps. 
Miss  Rachel  Woodward. 


Mrs.  Margaret  A.  Harrington.  Miss  Mary  Randall. 


Mrs.  H.  A.  Hull. 
Mr.  Tracy. 

Mrs.  E.  H.  Brown. 
Mrs.  Margaret  Baker. 
Henry  L.  Peard. 
Mr.  Peard. 

Miss  Selden.     Newington. 
Miss  Adeline  Welton. 
Edward  Dayton. 
Clarissa  Dayton. 
Mrs.  Mary  Capron. 
Miss  Mills. 

1851. 
Mr.  Wm.  B.  Webster. 
Mrs.  Sarah  Webster. 
Miss  Mary  Ann  Hardin. 
Miss  M.  J.  Murphy. 


Miss  Sarah  At  wood. 
Miss  Vincha  H.  Todd. 
Miss  Martha  L.   Chatfield. 
Mr.  Milo  A.  Todd. 

1853- 
Miss  Maria  Horton. 
Miss  Post. 

Mrs.  Mary  Bradbury. 
Mrs.  Mary  Loomis.    Hartford. 
Mrs.  G.  C.  Guy. 
Andrew  Corbett. 

1854. 
Mrs.  Underbill. 
Mrs.  Eno. 
Miss  Amanda  Eno. 
Mrs.  Cook. 


58o 


THE    CHURCH 


COMMUNICANTS 


1855- 

Mrs.  C.  N.  Smith. 

Mr.  Case.     Normal 

School. 
Mrs.  Ruth  H.  Johnson. 
Miss  Mary  Johnson. 
Miss  Henrietta  Johnson. 
Miss  Jane   Tiider,      BerUn. 
Mrs.  Lucretia  Bag-gs. 
Miss  Pratt.     Berlin. 
Mrs.  Jeannette  Lee  Coe. 

1856. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Ellis. 

Grace  Elizabeth  Merritt. 

Miss  Rebecca  M.  Lockwood. 

Mrs.  Georgianna   Sage. 
Unionville. 

Mrs.  Martha  Gibbons. 

Mrs.  M.  J.  Goodwin  Root. 

Mrs.  T.  B.  Clark. 

Mrs.  Sarah  D.  Clark. 

William  Payne. 

Sophia  Payne. 

Jane  L.  Beatty. 

Mrs.  Martha  Ann  Birge. 

Mrs.  Laura  A.  Bishop. 

Eliza  R.  Rawley. 

Mrs.  Angelina  M.  R.  Buck- 
ham. 

Mrs.  Julia  Beers. 

Mrs.  Jerusha  Merrill. 

Jane  H.  Russell. 

Mrs.  Grace  M.  Henn. 

Virgil  Cornish. 

Mrs.  Rhoda  Lovina   Barnes. 

1857- 
Mrs.  Elijah  P.  Donaldson. 
Christine  Roberts. 


Elizabeth  King. 
Benjamin  F.  Rowe. 
Mrs.  Mary  R.  Horsfall. 
Mrs.  Ann  Taylor. 
Ada  Eno. 

1858. 

Rev.  Chas.  H.  Wheeler. 
Mrs.  Wheeler. 

Mrs.  Mary  Birge. 
Mrs.  Clarissa  Bartholomew. 
Mrs.  Mary;  Ann  Harris. 

1859- 
Mrs.  Cartheryn  Boyn. 
Robert  Nichols. 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Nichols. 
James  McKeon. 
Mrs.  Mary  McKeon. 
Merritt  Bronson. 
A.  T.  Post. 
Mrs.  Julia  K.  Post. 

i860. 

George  Payne. 

Mrs.  Esther  M.  Yates. 

Miss  Ellen  Hurlburt. 

Mrs.  Selden  Deming. 

Jacob  Hatzung. 

A.  Pratt. 

Mrs.  Frances  A.  Goodwin. 

Mrs.  Alex.  Pratt. 

Mrs.  M.  E.  Riedecker. 

Mrs.  Frances  Hanna. 

R.  G.  Wilson. 

1861. 

Ambrose  Beatty 

Mrs.  Georgianna  Cooley. 

Mrs.  Margaret  L.  Fitch. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


S8l 


COMMUNICANTS 


Miss  Elizabeth   Debow. 
Valentine  Ihle. 
Mrs.  Rosetta  Smith. 
Henry  Trepka. 
Mrs.  Trepka. 

1862. 

Miss  Elizabeth   Wilson. 
Mrs.  Valentine  Ihle. 


George  W.  Sharp. 
Flora  Townshend. 
Mrs.  W.  A.  Sharp. 
Mr.  George  C.  Pettis. 
Mrs.  Emma  Goodrich. 
Helen  Porter. 
Mrs.  Annie  M.  Baldwin. 
Mrs.  Fanny  Isham. 


Mrs.  George  Jackson. 

1865. 

Miss  Jerusha  Foote. 

Mrs.  Jennie  Eliz.  Stebbins. 

Jessie  Jackson. 

Mrs.  Catharine  Johnson. 

Mrs.  Emily  N.  Pettis. 

Mrs.  Willard  E.  Royce. 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Dealing. 

1863. 

Mrs.  Betsey  Hill. 

Margaret  McConkey. 

Mrs.  Catharine  Wilcox. 

William  McConkey. 

Mrs.  Martha  L.  Jones. 

Mrs.  Susanna  Ette  Hart. 

Mrs.  Annie  E.  Erichson. 

Henry  Seiple. 

rty^z* 

Mrs.  S.  A.  Farrell. 

1866. 

Mrs.  Isabella  Seiple. 

Augusta  Kleinecke. 

Samuel  Keith. 

Mrs.  Margaret  E.  Hicks. 

Jane  Tanner. 

Nathan  Tolles. 

Mary  Ann  Rehm. 

Mrs.  Pattie  Tolles. 

Mrs.  Caroline  Nunn. 

Mrs.  Jane  McConkey. 

Mrs.  Ann  Buskill. 

Albert  A.  Caufield. 

Septimus  Haslam. 

Mrs.  Jane  Caufield. 

Mrs.   Mary  Haslam. 

Mrs.  Ellen  C.  Finch. 

1864. 

Mr.  Chas.  Douglas. 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  S.  Corey. 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Douglas. 
Mrs.  Letitia  Baker. 
Mrs.  Margaret  C.  Hart. 
Mrs.  Alfred  Vail. 
Richard  Halliley. 
Mrs.  Julia  Curtiss. 
Mrs.  Cath.  Halliley. 
Dr.  L.  S.  Ludington. 


Elvira  P.  Dudley, 

Avis  Knibloe. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Lockwood. 

Mary  Rebecca  Lockwood. 

Bertha  Post. 

Mrs.  Alice  Wells. 


1867. 


Lavina  Stone. 
Jane  Beach. 
Jennie  Easton. 
Lucius  Beach. 


582 


THE    CHURCH 


COMMUNICANTS 


1867. 

Mrs.  Emily  Beach. 

Mrs.  Cordelia  L.  Guion. 

Elisha  Risley. 

Mrs.  Homer  B.  Sprague. 

John  McConkey. 

Mrs.  Jeannette  Welton. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Rossberg. 

Mrs.  Ann  Kingsley. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Porter. 

1868. 
James  Nichols. 
Mrs.  Ellen  Bishop. 
Samuel  Edgar  Stebbins. 
Maria  Smith. 
Samuel  E.  Chidsey. 
Mrs.  Roxanna  Chidsey. 
George  N.  Manchester. 
Alexander  Birkniere. 

1869. 
Agnes  Porter. 
Dixon  R.  Cornell. 
Jane  McClatchie. 
Franklin  G.  Guion. 
Eliza  B.  Varian. 
Mrs.  Fanny  Jane  Thornily. 
John  Hensly  Wiggins. 
Mrs.  Almira  P.  Goldthwaite. 
Ella  M.  Clark.   Normal  School. 
Iris  Monson.  "  " 

John  W.  Inman. 
Mrs.  Sarah  Inman. 
William  Parker. 
Mrs.  Caroline  K.  Parker. 
Mrs.  Ella  J.  Hart. 
George  Meyer. 
Mrs.  Ann  Maria  Porter. 
George  M.  Parsons. 


1870. 

Edwin  Tobey. 
Adelaide  G.  R.  Tobey. 
Robert  L.  Nugent.     Normal 

School. 
Mrs.  Emma  Parsons. 
Mrs.  C.  Cone. 
William  Henry  Russell. 

1871. 

Mrs.  p-rank  Miller. 
Mrs.  Cyrus  Northrop. 
Sarah  J.  Anderson. 
M.  Louise  Anderson. 
Albert  Middleton  Hyde. 
Mrs.  Maria  E.  Deming.     East 

Haddam. 
William  Rainsley. 
Bessie  Rainsley. 
Frances  Southey. 

1872. 

Mrs.  (William)  Warner. 

Mr.  (James  H.)  Craw. 

Mrs.   (Martha)  Craw. 

Mrs.  Albert  Miller. 

Mrs.  Emory  S.  Parsons, 

Mrs.  Martha  Kinkade. 

Mrs.  Warden. 

Miss  Southey. 

Mr.  (Howard  C.)  Noble. 

Frederic  Nichols. 

Miss  Lizzie  J.  (Canfield) 

Whcelock. 
Frank  Bille. 
George  S.  Vines. 
Otto  Heboe. 
Mrs.  Ella  Grace  North. 
Mrs.  Ann  Crabtree. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


5«3 


COMMUNICANTS 


1873. 


Mrs.  Emily  A.  Norton, 

Mrs.  Grace  Russell  Hooker. 

Mrs.  Julia  M.  Weel<s. 

Mrs.  Jane  Camp. 

Mrs.  Emma  Schultze  Her- 
mann. 

Mrs.  Mary  E.  Welton. 

Henry  J.  Wheeler. 

Charles  F.  Shelton. 

Mrs.  Georgianna  Shelton. 

Mrs.  John  Sloane. 

Mrs.  Julia  Stevens. 

Mrs.  Thomas  F.  Brown. 

Mrs.  Rebecca  A.  Smith. 

Mrs.  Steele. 

Mrs.  Cath.  M.  Stenson. 

Mrs.  Carrie  E.  (Welton) 
Smith. 

Mrs.  S.  J.  Smith. 

Charles  Atkins. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Atkins. 

Joseph  C.  Atwood. 

Mrs.  Eliza  H.  Atwood. 

Mrs.  Addia  S.  Belden. 

Mrs.  A.  M.  Beach. 

Mrs.  Bronson. 

Mrs.  Alice  Booth. 

Mrs.  Lizzie  Jones  Barker. 

Mrs.  Martha  A.  Brown. 

Mrs.  Edward  Butler. 

Mrs.  James  Coates. 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Clark. 

Mrs.  Mary  E.  Cornell. 

Mrs.  Lucy  Cook. 

Mrs.  Doig. 

Annie  Doig. 

Mrs.  Jane  Dunbar. 

Mrs.  Ann  Foulds. 


Royal  C.  Graves. 

Mrs.  Delia  Graves. 

Mary  Graves. 

Hattie  Graves. 

Alice  Graves. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hackney. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Hotchkiss. 

Lizzie  Hotchkiss. 

Henry  Kinkade. 

Mrs.  A.  C.  Lewis. 

Katie  Lewis. 

Mrs.  Mary  G.  Magness. 

Mrs.  Elvira  E.  Nicholls. 

Frederick  C.  Potter. 

Mary  A.  Taylor.     Mrs.  ? 

Thomas. 

Mr.  William  Watson. 

Mrs.  Watson. 

Dinah  L.  Hallam. 

1874. 

John  Durn. 
Mrs.  Harriet  Grant. 
Miss  Goldthwaite. 
Mrs.  Thomas  Bennett. 

1877. 
Mrs.  Imogene  (Case)  McCon- 

key. 
Mrs.  Mary  (Symonds)  James. 
Miss  Lizzie  Isabel  (Rossberg) 

Rackliffe. 

1878. 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Hooker. 
Mrs.  Catherine  S.  Butler. 

1881. 
Robert  Aymers. 
Rev.  William  Lewis  Bostwick. 


584 


THE    CHURCH 


COMMUNICANTS 
1881. 

Mrs.  Susan  Maria  Bostwick. 

William  Perry  Bostwick. 

Mrs.  Susan  Beebe. 

Miss  Emma    Grace    Elena 
Carpenter. 

Mrs.  Susan  Cookson. 

Miss  Matilda  Crompton. 

Miss  Mary  Anna  Crompton. 

Mrs.  Julia  Ann  Davis. 

Miss  Helen  M.  Goldthwaite. 

George  Edward  Emmons. 

Miss  Ellen  Pauline  Fitch. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Rebecca  Flower. 

Mrs.  Fannie  Olive  Goodwin. 

Miss  Ellen  N.  Goodwin. 

Mrs.  Maria  Heales. 

Mrs.  Caroline  Elizabeth  Rus- 
sell. 

Mrs.  Martha  E.  Hubbard. 

Mrs.  Jane  Jones. 

Mrs.  Ellen   Maria  Loomis. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Ann  McElrath. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Mills. 

Miss  Margaret  Noble. 

Thomas  H.  Porter. 

Mrs.  Emily  Jane  Sweet. 

William  B.  Steeles. 

Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Steeles. 

Mrs.  Amelia  Caroline  Schaff. 


1882. 
Henricus  John  Brown. 
Charles  H.  Smith. 
Mrs.  Mary  Francis  Curtis. 
George  F.  Curtis. 

1883. 
Mrs.  Catherine  Louisa  Smith. 
Frank  G.  Bonnell. 


Mrs.  Mary    Toothell. 
Mrs.  Hannah  Towers. 
Mrs.  Betsey  Warner. 
Albert   William   Henn. 
Mrs.  Louise  Saunders. 

1886. 


Mrs.  Jennie  D.  Atwood. 
Mrs.  Christina  Aymers. 
Mary  Douglas  Aymers. 
Ann  Jeannette  Aymers. 
Margaret  C.  Backover. 
Miss  Ella  Louise  Fowler. 
Mrs.  Ellen  Pauline  Bartlett. 
Mrs.  Sarah  M.  Bassett. 
Ambrose  Beatty. 
Miss  Margaret  Elizabeth 

Beatty. 
Mrs.  Carrie  Jane  Bell. 
Mrs.  Pauline  Bremmer. 
Mrs.  Mary  H.  Brown. 
Mrs.  Mary  D.  Browne. 
Mrs.  Sarah  Maria  Buel. 
Mrs.  Mary  Tuttle. 
Mrs.  Maria  Lavinia  Bunn. 
Mrs.  Ann  Eliza  Cadwell. 
Mrs.  Margaret  Florence  Coats. 
Mrs.  Martha  G.   Corscaden. 
Edward  Kitto  Curtiss. 
Mrs.  Carrie  Mary  Damon. 
Mrs.  Harriet  H.  Dickinson. 
Mrs.  Carrie  H.  Dyer. 
Robert  E.  Ensign,  M.D. 
Mrs.  Emma  Ensign. 
James  Henry  Flower. 
Mrs.  Jane  Dyson  Ford. 
Mrs.  Walter  C.  Ford. 
Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Goodale. 
Mrs.  Grace  Abby  Hadley. 


IN    NEW   BRITAIN. 


585 


COMMUNICANTS 


Mrs.  Eliza  (Mills)   Hartman. 

Wm.  Edward  Hazzard. 

Mrs.  Hattie  Maria  Hazzard. 

Cornelius  Henn. 

William  Horegood. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Jane  Horegood. 

Lottie  N.  Horegood. 

Mrs.  Sarah  I>um. 

Robert  B.  Hanell. 

Mrs.  Lizzie  Hanell. 

Mrs.  Harriet  M.  Hurlburt. 

Mrs.  Anita    B.     (Stillman) 

Hyde. 
Mrs.  Mary  Sigourney  King. 
Mrs.  Almena  M.  Kirke. 
Alice  Krah. 
Mrs.  Caroline  Lee. 


Mrs.  Rosanna  Perks  Banner. 

Mrs.  Ellen  May  Kincade. 

C.  L.  Mason, 

Richard  Bolton. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Clark   Sleath. 

Mrs.  Ida  May  Pardee. 

1887. 

George  Edward  Caldwell. 
Miss  Jane  Mary  Elliott. 
Elizabeth  Stephenia  Elliott. 
Mrs.  Martha  Gibbons  Foster, 
Augusta  Adelle  Goodwin. 
Miss  Elizabeth  White  Hance. 
Asher  C.  Hance. 
Miss  Susan  Elizabeth  Hance. 


Miss  Kate  Rebecca  Lockwood.  Arthur  Hills. 


Mrs.  Harriet  Mills. 

Mrs.  Emily  Delia  Norton. 

Mrs.  Mary  Jane  Porter. 

William  Watson. 

Mrs.  Matilda  J.  Pratt. 

Mrs.  Henrietta  W.  Rackliffe. 

Fred  Henry  Rackliffe. 

Mrs.  Etta  C.  Root. 

Mrs.  Mary  Saunders. 

Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Saunders. 

Miss  Mary  Schwab. 

James  Stoddard. 

Mrs.  Emily  S.  Turnbull. 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Tuttle. 

Mrs.  Marie  Jane  Vines. 

Mrs.  Frances  Deming. 

Mrs.  Julia  M.  Miller. 

Mrs.  Julia  A.  Davis. 

Miss  Fanny  Nash. 

Miss  Sarah  Jane  Stevens. 

William  Wright. 

Miss  Flora  Mason. 


Franklin  Holland. 

Mrs.  Margaret  J.  Holland. 

George  E.   Huntley. 

Mrs.  Martha  T.   (Pomeroy) 
Morse. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Rogers. 

Mrs.  Ella  F.   (BHss)   Wet- 
more. 

Mrs.  Marilla  (Samuel)  Hub- 
bard. 

Mrs.  Louise  P.  Allen. 

Mrs.  Alice  B.  Attwood. 

Mrs,     Frederick     Wallace 
Bradley, 

Henry  E,  Beach. 

Mrs.  Agnes   Beach. 

Zadok  Morgan. 

Mrs.  Sabra  Coles. 

Mrs.  Abby  S.  Caldwell. 

Mrs.  Martha  Morton. 

Miss  Emma  Wells  Smith. 

James  Towers. 


586 


THE    CHURCH 


1888. 

Ferdinand  Billian. 

Mrs.  Agnes  M.  Billian. 

Mrs.  Fanny  Elliott. 

Mrs.  Mary  J.  Elliott  Magson. 

Ralph  Chant. 

Mary  Lee  Dickinson. 

John  M.  Staveley. 

Alronora  (Laura)  Tabel. 

Mrs.  Susan   Blackmer. 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Blinn. 

Margaret  Hanna  Brown. 

Robert  H.  Burton. 

Mrs.  Millie     E.      (Morse) 

Burton. 
Mrs.  Hulda  Morse. 
Mrs.  Julia  L.  Burton. 
Robert  Dunbar. 
Mrs.  Ida  S.  Kindelan. 
Geo.  Rufus  Pierpont. 
Mrs.  Anna  B.  Pierpont. 
Jessie  Simonson. 
Mrs.  Abigail  S.  White. 
Jennie  B.  Simonson. 


1889. 

Lulu  Andrus. 
Frank  C.  Babcock. 
Mrs.  Henrietta  Sedgwick. 
Miss  Anna  Anderson. 
\Vm.  Kirke  Brown. 
Charlotte  Ellen  Brown. 
Miss  Louise  Egbert. 
Mrs.  Margaret  A.  Holland 
James  Munroe  Holland. 


COMMUNICANTS 

Mrs.  Mary  S.  Heidecher. 

Charles  Daniel  Hine. 

Mrs.  Mary  S.  Hine. 

Edwin  S.  Hine. 

Miss  Edith  C.  Hine. 

Thomas  Edward  Lukey. 

Mrs.  Mary  McConkey  Lukey. 

Mrs.  Thomas  Smith. 

George  Andrews. 

Mrs.     Emma    Jane     Sweet 
Barnes. 

Charles  F.  Chase. 

Miss  Emma  Hance. 

Mrs.  Annie  Holland. 

Harry  Elijah  Kinbloe. 

Emma  Lloyd. 

Fanny  E.  Lloyd. 

Mrs.  S.  A.  Love  joy. 

Miss  Chloe  A.  Noble. 

Mrs.  Mary  Parker. 

Mrs.  Harriet  J.  Post. 

Mrs.  Henrietta  Seipel  Preston. 

Mrs.  Jane  B.  Rogers. 

Harriet  Russell. 

Mrs.  Nellie  Whelpby  Town- 
send. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Etta  Turner. 

Bernard  A.  Westerland. 

Mrs.  Alice  A.  Sweet  Sheldon. 

Mrs.  Emma  L.  Moulton. 


1891. 

Alexander  Rice  McKini. 
Mrs.   Eva  Sweet   Brainard. 
Edward  M.  Piatt. 


1890. 

Mrs.  Emma  Abbe  Clark. 
Emma  Louise  Clark. 


1892. 

Mrs.  Eliza  S.  Elliott  Chant. 
Mrs.  Henrietta  Kirke  Frev. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


587 


COMMUNICANTS 


Mrs.  Katherine  C.  Rowley. 

Charles  H.  Penfield. 

Mrs.  Emma  Penfield. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Seipel  Bun. 

Mrs.  Annie   Dicker. 

Minnie  L.  Reiland. 

Florence  Littlehale. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  R.  Russell. 

Benjamin  Thompson. 

Mrs.  Martha  H.  Hawkshurst. 

Alice  E.  Gibson. 

George   A.    Mitchell. 

Mrs.  George  A.  Mitchell. 

Herbert  L.  Mills. 

N.  A.  Hooker. 

Lizzie  R.  Lang. 

Mary  A.  Lang. 

John  W.  Metcalfe. 

Mrs.  Clara  Metcalfe. 

Herbert  H.  Walker. 

Mrs.  Herbert  H.  Walker. 

Mrs.  Emma  Langley. 

Mrs.  John  E.  Dugmore. 

Althea  Goodison. 

Mrs.  William  M.  Trewhella. 

Mrs.  Mary  L.  Bowman. 

Mrs.  Charles  Broadway. 

Mrs.  Joseph  P.  Kendall. 

Mrs.  Eva  S.  Rising. 

Mary  Ellen  Quilty. 

Mrs.  Emily  J.  Schnuck. 

Mrs.  Tully. 

Mrs.  Garafelia  D.  Chase. 

Alice  C.  Chase. 

Eliza  D.  Chase. 

Mrs.  Gallic  Tyler. 

H.  N.  Wayne. 

Mrs.  Edith  T.  Wayne. 

H.  T.  Wayne. 

Elizabeth  C.  Wayne. 


Mrs.  Rachel  McCartney. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Kincade. 

Wm.  H.  Gleede. 

Mrs.  W.  H.  Gleede. 

Susan  Dunn. 

George  E.  Casey. 

Joseph  Fletcher. 

Florence  M.  Parker. 

Mrs.  F.  K.  Stone. 

Serghis  David  Yohannan. 

Walter  Kingsbury. 

Joseph  Ackhas. 

Herbert  Brown. 

Elmer  G.  Hurlburt. 

Mrs.  Elmer  G.  Hurlburt. 

Mrs.  John  Dum. 

F.  O.  Pickop. 

Mrs.  Mary  Pickop. 

Geo.  B.  Pickop. 

Alice  J.  Pickop. 

Lucy  A.  Pickop. 

Mrs.  Sophia   L.    Dexter. 

Hilkiah  Bradley. 

Mrs.  Adah  L.  San  ford. 

Clarence  C.  Hunt. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  L.  Camsell. 

Louis  Barker. 

Ella  L.  Barker. 

Miss  Alice  Bowe. 

Mrs.  Minnie   Hedeler. 

Mrs.  George  H.  Prentice. 

Charles  H.   Pratt. 

Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Pratt. 

Mrs.  Barnum. 

Charlotte  H.  Blot. 

Enoch  C.  Adams. 

Mrs.  Enoch  C.  Adams. 

William   Perry  Bentley. 

Walter  J.  Hawthorne. 

Mrs.  George  W.  Fisk. 


588 


THE    CHURCH 


COMMUNICANTS 


1892. 
Edward  A.  Baldwin. 
Mrs.  Fannie  B.  Baldwin. 
Oscar  J.  West. 

1899. 

Mrs.  Geort^ia  Susan  Davis. 
Abigail  G.  Staples. 
John  B.  Kemp. 
Mary  Ann  Bodley. 
Harry  Innes  Bodley. 
George  H.  Houghton  Bodley. 

1900. 

Jane  Elizabeth  Gill. 
Genevieve  M.  Weiant. 
Florence  A.  Soule. 
Joseph  Mellor. 
Lucius  Otto  Lusk. 
Nora  Fra'/.jes  Lusk. 
Paul  Peck  Wilcox. 
Elizabeth  K.  H.  Wilcox. 
James  Cooper. 
William  W.  Penfield. 
Sarah  E.  Penfield. 
Miss  L.  H.  Robertshaw. 
Miss  Ada  Robertshaw. 
Charles  Peck  Wetmore. 
Augusta  M.  W.  Wetmore. 
Albert  E.  Church. 
Emily  B.  Church. 
Mrs.  Alpha  A.  Penrose. 

1901. 
Bertha  Delvalle. 
Dr.  Frederick  Albert  Beas- 

ley    Forrest. 
William  L.  Shelton. 
Mrs.  William  L.   Shelton. 
Mrs.  Dollie  Keenev  Munson. 


Mrs.  Louisa  Schermerhorn. 
Mortimer  Wright. 
Mrs.  Grace  Wright. 
Marshall  L  Smith. 
Mrs.  Marshall  L  Smith. 
William  George  Cottrell. 
Mrs.  Martha  Robinson  Cot- 
trell. 

1902. 

Mrs.  Almon  N.  Wood. 
Mrs.  Christian  Ziegler. 
Mrs.  Alice  J.  Preston  Nugent. 
Mrs.  Celia  Adelaide  Shepard. 
Miss  Elmira  Lulua  Munson. 
Mrs.  Mary  Louise  IMorrow. 
Mrs.  Nettie  Bray  Coats. 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Logan. 
Mr.  James  S.  Clark. 
Mr.  Charles  Tomlin. 
Mrs.  Tomlin. 

1903. 

Miss  Alice  M.  Hodgson. 

Mr.  Joseph  Orrin  Elmer. 

Elizabeth  Weir. 

Harriet  Walker. 

Cecelia  Greco. 

Mrs.  McBrayne. 

Miss  Faith  Ketchum  Bigelow. 

Miss  Alice  Germond. 

Mrs.  M.  Louise  Vines  Bacon, 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Barker. 

Mrs.  Martha  A.  Humphrey 

Barnes. 
Mr.  James  E.  Beale. 
Mrs.  Emma  Durn  Bennett. 
Mrs.  Anna  Cocking  Bertini. 
Mrs.  Anna  Krah  Bollerer. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


589 


COMMUNICANTS 


Mrs.  Isabella    Seipel    Boy- 
ington. 

Mrs.  Eva  A.  Brainard. 

Mrs.  Florence  R.  Brown. 

Mrs.  Clarence  Burr, 

Mrs.  Carson. 

Mrs.  Mary  Barnes  Casey. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Parker  Chase. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Graham  Coch- 
rane. 

Mrs.  Ellen  Coping. 

Mrs.  Wilbur  R.  Corbin. 

Mrs.  Carmelita  Cramm. 

Mrs.  Mabel     Helen     Vines 
Dyson. 

Miss  Susan  Dunn,  Jr. 

Mrs.  Joseph  O.  Elmer. 

Mrs.  Percy  J.  Hapeman. 

Mrs.  Louise  L.   Smith  Hart. 

Mrs.  Emma  Borden  H.  Hen- 
drickson. 

Mrs.  Albert  A.  Hermann. 

Mrs.  Helen  Seipel  Hornkohl. 

Miss  Lois  Margarette  Horn- 
kohl. 

Mr.  J.  Geo.  F.  Hughes. 

Mr.  Frederick   Buell   Hun- 
gerford. 

Mrs.  Mary  L.  Post  Hunger- 
ford. 

Mrs.  Grace  Caswell  Hurlbut. 

Mrs.  Lizzie  Hurrel. 

Mr.  John  T.  Jackson. 

Mrs.  John  T.  Jackson. 

Mrs.  Grace  E.  Judd. 

Clara  L.  Judd  Kelley. 

Kenneth  E.  Kellogg. 

Nellie  D.  Kellogg. 

Fannie  Elliott  Kingsbury. 
37 


Elfrida  K.  Kramer. 
Louise  Seipel  Lomis. 
Margaret  Lukey. 
John  Malone. 
Jackson  Martin. 
George  H.  Mitchell. 
Mary  Ann  Mitchell. 
Josephine  S.  Mott. 
Rosina  Bamforth  North. 
Mary  Louisa  North. 
Hannah  E.  Patterson. 
Florence  L.  Barnes  Peck. 
George  Penfield. 
Sarah  Phillips. 
Harriet  Disbrow  Porter. 
Minnie  L.  Bath  Post. 
Clinton  Henry  Pasco. 
Edith  M.  C.  Prentice. 
Anna  Gaylord  Rockwell. 
Mrs.  Cordelia  Guion  Russell. 
Bertha  Schmarr  Larson. 
Horace  N.  Saunders. 
Susan  Rice  Smith. 
Emily  C.  Smith. 
Annah  T.  L.  P.  Swain. 
Margaret   Hirst   Thompson. 
Mary  Ann  Thompson. 
Martha  Seymour. 
Mrs.  Isabella  Tulley. 
Annie  E.  B.  Walker. 
Betsey  Warner. 
Sarah  A.  K.  Watson. 
Thomas  Webb. 
Fannie  Shergold  Webb. 
Louise  M.  Welles. 
Mary  S.  White. 
Caroline  Williams. 
Elizabeth  Weir. 
Mary  A.  W.  Williams. 


59° 


THE    CHURCH 


COMMUNICANTS 


1903. 
Isabella  G.  H.  Williams. 
Annie  S.  Wollman. 
Ellen  M.  Wolff. 

1904. 
Mrs.  Kitty  Bigelow. 
Mr.  George  R.  Lester. 
Miss  Martha  Seymour. 
Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Thompson. 
Mrs.   Caroline  Williams. 
Mr.  Albert  H.  Whatnall. 

1905. 
Mr.  Clinton  Henry  Pasco. 
Mrs.  Margaret  Rose  Camsell. 
Mrs.  Rosina  Bamforth  North. 
Mr.  Minor  M.  Fieber. 
Mrs.  Mabel     Anne     Smith 

Fieber. 
Mrs.  H.  W.  Freeman. 
Levi  Bailey. 
Alice    Hortense  Humphrey 

Church. 
William  Nelson  Murdock. 
Amanda  E.  B.  Murdock. 
Florence  B.  Smith  Hart. 


Anna  M.  Diehl. 
Bertha  Schmarr  Larson. 
Jane  Jones. 
Theresa  Lee. 
Laura  J.  Hilton. 
William  W.  Penfield. 
Sarah  E.  Penfield. 
Martha  Grace  Barnes. 
Elsie   May  Roberts. 
Martha  Seymour. 
Margaret  Rose  Camsell. 
Annie  Madeley  Walker. 

1906. 

Abigail  Cushman. 
Bertha   Harrison    Bigelow. 
Louise  S.  Carroll. 
Thomas  Henry  Neale. 
May  Beatrice  Church. 
William  Graham  Flower. 
Ethel  Eleanor  Humphrey. 
Elizabeth  Barnes  Parkin. 
Ellen  M.  Blinn. 
Amanda  H.   Nichols. 
Jeanette  A.   Davis. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  591 

MARRIAGES 

FROM   REGISTER  NO.    I. 

By  the  Rev.  John  M.  Guion. 
1849. 

Oct.      2,     FrankHn  Guion,  Cornelia  Warner. 

By  the  Rev.  Alexander  Capron. 
Oct.      7,     Willis  A.  Pierce,  Maria  Clarke. 

Dec.    16,     Sidney  Miller,  Emily  Dickinson. 

By  the  Rev.  John  M.  Guion. 
Mr.  Collins,  Jerusha  Dickinson. 

By  the  Rev.  Alexander  Capron. 
1851. 

Apr.      6,  Frederic  Schoenfeld,  Louisa  Heindrich. 

Oct.     18,  Augustus  S.  Jerome,  Loisa   Dickinson. 

1852. 

Jan.     25,  James  R.  Scott,  Sylvia  L.  Buckbee. 

Apr.    21,  Henry  Tolles,  Ellen  M.  Ford. 

June     2,  Henry  H.  Todd,  Caroline  Dowd. 

By  the  Rev.  John  M.  Guion. 
July    29,     Emile  Baxter,  Annette  Powell. 

By  the  Rev.  Alexander  Capron. 
Aug.  16,     Dr.  Warren  N.  Dunham,     Julia  W.  Burritt. 
Sept.  28,     George  Lee,  Rebecca  Deming. 

By  the  Rev.  John  M.  Guion. 
Oct.    27,     William  Burritt,  Elizabeth  Hart. 

By  the  Rev.  Alexander  Capron. 
1853. 
May    29,     Martin  M.  Johnson,  Adelaide  Brown. 

Oct.    19,     George  Tolles,  Catharine  G.  Wright. 

1854-  • 

Jan.       I,  William  W.  Baldwin,  Caroline  A.  Lee. 

Mar.  26,  James  Mand,  Eliza  Ingham. 

Oct.      3,  Charles  P.  Todd,  Augusta  Griswold. 


592 


THE    CHURCH 


MARRIAGES 


1854. 

Dec.    24,     Lester  A.  Vibberts, 


By  the  Rev.  S.  Benedict. 

Cornelia  A.  Pratt. 


1855- 
Aug.  19, 
Dec.    18, 

1856. 
Jan.  5, 
Mar.  17, 
May  I, 
May  13, 
May  23, 
May  27, 
Dec.    31, 

1857- 
Mar.    19, 

July  15. 
Oct.  6, 
Nov.     4, 

1858. 
May    17, 
June      2, 
Oct.     13, 
Nov.  25, 

1859. 
Mar.   31, 
Apr.      7, 

July  5, 
Oct.    20, 

i860. 
May  9, 
May  19, 
June  30, 
Aug.  I, 
Sept.  26, 
Oct.      I, 

1861. 
Feb.    14, 


By  the  Rev.  F.  T.  Russell. 


Sheldon  Smith, 
Alfred  Vail, 

George  Fletcher, 
Connell  Henn, 
Elijah  C.  Baldwin, 
Edwin   S.   Clark, 
Thomas  B.  Clark, 
William  G.  Coe, 
Oliver  Powe, 

Albert  Burnett, 
William  H.  Jones, 
Charles  S.  Douglas, 
Woodford  Kilbourn, 

David  M.  Warren, 
Marcellus  Clark, 
Edwin  M.  Talmage, 
Elliot  B.  Allen, 

Jeremiah   Kinny, 
Alpheus  B.  Fairchild, 
Alexander  Walritier, 
William  H.  Heller, 

Thomas  S.  Rackcliff, 
Christian  L.  Mack, 
William  H.  Hamilton, 
Hiram  A.  Ford, 
Isaac  Little, 
William  N.  Lockwood, 


Sylvia  West. 
Amanda  O.  Eno. 

Julia  Fox. 

Elizabeth  Grace  Merritt. 

Julia  Childs. 

Fanny  M.  Hotchkiss. 

Sarah  Duffy. 

Jeanette  T.  Lee. 

Mary  Ann  French. 

Margarett  A.  Kingsley. 
Mrs.  Hannah  Power. 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Welles. 
Lucy  A.  Staples. 

M.  Josephine  Wood. 
Mary  Tolles. 
Dianna  C.  Bucknall. 
Sophia  Beach. 

Elizabeth  Donaldson. 
Margaret   Lee. 
Ellen  Meyers. 
Pauline  A.  Messenger. 

Henrietta  W.  Francis. 
Harriet  Wells. 
Isabella  Hamilton. 
Jane  Dyson. 
Hannah  G.  Burrill. 
Jane  L.  Alfred. 


Christopher  F.  Rebstock,      Alice  E.  Orvis. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


593 


MAj^RIAGES 

By  the  Rev.  F.  T. 

Russell. 

i86i. 

Apr.      8, 

John  Ellis, 

Mary  Stahmann. 

June   13, 

Frederick  Fitch, 

Julia  W.  Post. 

Sept.     2, 

Bernard  Weigett, 

Frederica  Wacksmuth, 

Oct.    12, 

Frederick  A.  Traut, 

Frederica  Berg. 

Nov.  20, 

Robert  Hine, 

Louisa  Sweirs.     (Col- 
ored) 

Nov.  28, 

Lorenzo  D.  Jenner, 

Dora  Maloney. 

1862. 

Feb.      3, 

John  S.  Allen, 

Elizabeth  J.  Warner. 

May    28, 

Theodore  E.  Welch, 

Annis  M.  Smith. 

Aug.     6, 

Charles  Wielannt, 

Delia  Lambert. 

Sept.  II, 

Albert  J.  Goodrich, 

Emma  Gibbons. 

Dec.    II, 

Charles  L.  Webster, 

Jennie  Watson. 

Dec.    25, 

Watson  W.  Clark, 

Mary  J.  Patterson. 

1863. 

Mar.     8, 

Henry  C.  Corey, 

Elizabeth  S.  Corey. 

Nov.  18, 

Asahel  H.  Woodruff, 

Ellen  Dyson. 

Dec.    21, 

Alfred  H.  Stanley 

Sarah  J.  Lozier. 

Dec.    31, 

Daniel  S.  Hosmer, 

Alice  H.  Pierce. 

1864. 

Jan.     27, 

Frank  Metzer, 

Catherine  Baum. 

Jan.     27, 

Benedick  Reichenstein, 

Elizabeth   Baum. 

Mar.     5, 

Lemuel  Dyson, 

Sarah  Broadbent. 

By  the  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin. 
Oct.    20,     Septimus  Haslam,  Elizabeth  Whiting. 

By  the  Rev.  Jared  Flagg,  D.D. 
Nov.  10,     S.  Waldo  Hart,  M.D.  Margaret  C.  Smyth. 

By  the  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin. 


1865. 

Mar.   16,  Albert  Rondecker, 

Sept.     5,  Frederick  Roof, 

Sept.     5,  Fred  William  Sock, 

Oct.     16,  Alfred  S.  Finch, 


Mrs.  Catharine  Schney- 

der. 
Mrs.  Mary  Gussman. 
Mrs.  Louisa  Muehling. 
Ellen  C.  Tolles. 


594 


THE    CHURCH 


MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin. 


1866. 

Jan.     30, 

George  E.  Trask, 

Mar.   22, 

Edward  Yates, 

July     3. 

Gotlieb  Gamerdinger, 

Oct.    16, 

George  H.  Porter, 

Oct.    18, 

George  F.  Wood, 

Rosabel  V.  Grimes. 
Esther  ]\I.  Judd. 
Mrs.  Catherine  Scovill. 
Addie  Tolles. 
Alice   Haslam. 


By  the  Rev.  F.  T.  Russell 
1867. 
Feb.    12,     Sherman  P.  Cooley, 


Mar.  30, 
Dec.  24, 
Dec.    25, 

1868. 
Apr.  18, 
June  24, 
Sept.  8, 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Nov.  21, 
Dec.    24, 

1869. 
Mar.    12, 
Mar.  25, 
Apr. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Oct. 

1870. 
May    21, 


I, 
24, 
26, 
29, 

4, 


22, 

I, 
22, 
28, 


Georgianna  Bradley. 

By  the  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin. 

Michael  Rauber,  Louise  Joos. 

Alanso  L.  Bassett,  Mary  S.  Webster. 

Edgar  B.  Jones,  Mattie  L.  Staples. 


Feb.      2, 
May    31, 


Thomas  Stenson, 
Jacob  Single, 
Albert  S.  Wells, 
Frederick  Fitch, 
Konrad  Seiple, 
Alfred  S.  Henn, 
Frank  H.  Hooker, 
Charles  B.  Erichson, 
John  Ott, 
Henry  Buntling, 

David  Erwin, 
Theodore  Frahm, 
Hobart  W.  Deming, 
John  Crellen, 
Erttman  Meisner, 
Alfred   Shirtcliff, 

John  Diebold, 

Joseph  Herbst, 
Adam  Seiple, 


Catharine  M.  Prior. 
Catharine  Lenze. 
Alice  Lee. 
Margaret  L.  Post. 
Regina   Miller. 
Mar}'  G.  Johnson. 
Grace  Russell. 
Annie  E.  Staples. 
Caroline   Kirchler. 
Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Johnson. 

Mary  Jane  Erwin. 
Jeanette  Auding. 
Emma  J.  Jewett. 
Mary  S.  Allen. 
Johanna  Haut. 
Elizabeth    Schofield. 

Mrs.  Christianna  Bar- 
quit. 
Margaretta  Schmitt. 
Anna  Holnetz. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


595 


1870. 

Oct.      8, 

1871. 
Feb.    22, 


Apr.  29, 
May  3, 
May    17, 


MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  Francis  Gilliat. 

Henry  B.  Seiple,  Anna  Hart. 

By  the  Rev.  C.  CoUard  Adams. 


Robert  Carswell, 

By  the  Rev.  John  C. 

Charles  H.  Smith, 

WiUiam  White, 

F.    Edward    Weeks,    of 

North  Brookfield,  Mass 
John  Rufenacht, 
Walter  W.  Fenton, 
Martin  Rice, 
Peter  Hermann, 
William  H.  Rose, 
Henry  Palmer, 
Julius  Eissig, 


June  20, 
June  21, 
July  18, 
Aug.  3, 
Sept.  20, 
Nov.  23, 
Dec.      9, 

1872. 
Feb.      8,     William  H.  Stephens, 


Apr.      4,  George   Uhline, 

May      4,  William  Shean, 

June      6,  Martin  Eppler, 

June    29,  Robert  Adams, 

July      2,  Lewis  Barker, 

Sept.  12,  Emil  Tresselt, 

Sept.  25,  Dwight  O.  Welton, 

Sept.  28,  John  K.  Goodrich, 

By  the  Rev.  C.  R. 
Frederic  C.  Potter, 

By  the  Rev.  John  C. 

Nov.  27,     George     W.      Sanfotrd, 
M.D.  of  Tariffville, 
Conn. 

Dec.    24,     Frederick  Simons, 


Mrs.  Rachel  Martin. 
Middleton. 

Carrie  E.  Welton, 

Selina  Pyne. 

Julia  M.  Vergason. 

Anna  Gough. 
Annie  E.  Butler. 
Elizabeth  Bernhearth. 
Emma   Schultz. 
Jessie  Wilson. 
Johanna   Carroll. 
Minnie   Grutzmacher. 

Elizabeth   Cookson, 

(Mrs.) 
Jane  Ashley. 
Susan  Given, 
Catharine  Karle. 
Frances  A.  Evan. 
Lizzie  Jones. 
Bertha  Henn, 
Mary  E.   Colvin! 
Ella  R.  Nicholls. 

Fisher. 

Mrs.  Mary  M.  Chester. 
Middleton. 

Ada  L,  Eno, 


Mary  E,  Foulds, 


596 


THE    CHURCH 


1873- 


MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  John  C.  Middleton. 


Jan. 

14, 

Emil  D.  Hunziker, 

Minnie  Peters. 

Feb. 

12, 

George  M.  Adkins, 

Jerusha  S.  Merrill. 

Feb. 

13, 

John  Kiefer, 

Carrie  Meuziger. 

Apr. 

2, 

Dwight  W.   Mitchell, 

Rose 

Murphy,   both   of 

Hartford,  Conn. 

Apr. 

15. 

Chauncey    S.    Pomery, 
Springfield,    Mass. 

FROM    REGISTER 

Augu 
NO.   2. 

sta  M.  Birge. 

1873. 

Name. 

Residence. 

May 

29. 

Edsell  E.  Nettleton, 

New  Hartford,  Ct. 

Ellen  Drusilla  Northall, 

New 

Britain. 

June 

4, 

Richard  Wright, 

Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Eliza  B.  Varian, 

New 

Britain. 

June 

10, 

Leonard  Doig, 

(( 

<( 

Ella  Lee, 

<( 

(< 

July 

2, 

James  M.  Torbert, 

Wallingford.   Ct. 

Kate  E.  Lunt, 

New 

Britain. 

Aug. 

12, 

George  F.  Bird, 
Sarah  Chalworth, 

<< 

Aug. 

12, 

Richard  B.  Allen, 
Mary  J.  Carey, 

South 

lington,  Ct. 

Aug. 

16, 

Joseph  Fletcher, 

Hartford.  Ct. 

Annie  V.  Chorel, 

" 

a 

Sept. 

17. 

Algernon  G.  Henderson, 

Meriden,  Ct. 

Agnes  E.  Smith, 

New 

Britain. 

Sept. 

24, 

Alfred  W.  Hadley, 
Grace  A.  Merrill, 

<< 

Oct. 

22, 

Lewis  Wheeler, 
Mary  A.  Craw, 

« 
(f 

Oct. 

25. 

David  Dehm, 
Annie  Young, 

« 

Dec. 

16, 

Addison  C.  Jones, 

New 

Haven,  Ct. 

Minnie  S.  Mott, 

New 

Britain. 

1874. 

Jan. 

15. 

George  Raab, 
Louisa  Schatz, 

New 
<< 

Britain. 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN.  597 

MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  C.  R.  Fisher  of  Hartford. 

1874.  Name.  Residence. 

Feb.    17,     Peter  Mentis,  New  Britain. 

Johanna  Fetting,  "  " 

By  the  Rev.  John  C.  Middleton. 

Feb.    21,     Walter  Storey,  So.  Meriden. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Ann  Newton,     New  Britain. 

Feb.    25,     George  B.  Terry,  Russia,   N.   Y. 

Harriet  Smith,  New   Britain. 
Mar.  21,    August  Strobel, 

Johanna  Jooss,  "           " 

May   24,     Louis  Teich,  "           " 

Florine  Feist, 

By  the  Rev.  C.  R.  Fisher. 

June      2,     George  Hoffman,  New   Britain. 

Sophia  Rosselins,  "  " 

By  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Drumm. 

1875- 
May    20,     David  L.  Red  ford.  New  Britain. 

Emma  A.  Humason,  "  " 

July    22,     Wilfred  S.  Taylor, 

Ella  A.  Beach, 
Oct.    20,     Albert  Woodward  Fisher, 

Theresa  Mitchell,  New   Britain. 

"      21,     Henry  Kinkade,  "  " 

Ellen  Farrell, 
1876. 
Jan.      6,    William  E.  Stevens,  New  Britain. 

Hannah  Jones, 
"      12,     Joseph  C.  Atwood, 

Jeanie  A.  Dimond,  New  Britain. 

May    20,     David  Dehm, 

Balvina  Schneider,  New  Britain. 

"      24,     Frank  Andress,  Meriden. 

Helen  A.  Smith,  New  Britain. 


598 


THE    CHURCH 


MARRIAGES 


By  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Drumm. 


1876. 

Name. 

Residence. 

June      7, 

Wm.  C.  Homan, 

West  Meriden, 

Clarissa  O.  Jones, 

New   Britain. 

"      28, 

Thomas  H.  Porter, 

<<           (< 

Mary  Jane  Watson, 

«           << 

Aug.  31, 

Archibald  McBrayne, 

<(           <( 

Mary  Anne  Tanner, 

((           It 

By  the  Rev.  L.  B.  Baldwin  and  Rev.  J.  H.  Drumm. 

Oct.     II,     George  Browne,  New  York. 

Florence  Graham,  New   Britain. 


1877. 
May    12, 

Nov.  I, 

Oct.  24, 

Nov.  6, 

Dec.  25, 

1878. 
Jan.     24, 

Mar.  25, 

Apr.  24, 

Apr.  25, 

"  27, 


By  the  Rev.  Wm.  E.  Snowden. 


J.  Russell  Shepard, 
Fannie  A.  Frisbie, 
Charles  W.  Andrews, 
Harriet  L.  Fenton, 
Albert  Middleton  Hyde, 
Anita  B.  Stillman, 
John  Ambrose  Winslow, 
Annie  Isabel  Wragg, 
Sherman  Winchell, 
Miss  Sarah  Jones, 

Angus  C.  Davies, 
Miss  Annie  L.  Doig, 
Simon  Daniels, 
Miss  Emma  Gagnon, 
Robert  J.  Blackman, 
Aphena  M.  Colvin, 
Dr.  Jay  S.  Stone, 
Miss  Rebecca  C.  Davis, 
Olof  Sonnason, 
Mrs.  Mary  Smith, 
Andrew  Guentliar, 
Katrina  Nies, 


Southington,    Ct. 
Waterbury,  Ct. 
New  Haven,  Ct. 
New  Britain. 


Meriden,  Ct. 
New   Britain. 
Kensington,   Ct. 
New   Britain. 

Boston,  Mass. 
New   Britain. 

Canada. 
New   Britain. 


New  York  City. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


599 


MARRIAGES 


By  the  Rev.  Wm.  E. 

Snowden. 

1878. 

Name. 

Residence. 

May      2, 

Thomas   Charles  Grant, 

Hartford,  Ct. 

Lizzie  Kerrins, 

New  Britain. 

May      3, 

Frederick  H.  Hotchkiss, 

Farmington,  Ct 

Katie  Eudora  Blakesley, 

<<                (( 

July  13. 

Joseph  Landgren, 

New  Britain. 

Charlotta  AmeHa  Olson, 

<<           << 

Aug.     I, 

Thomas  Andrews  McCon- 
key, 

(i                           S( 

Miss  Nellie  Joslyn, 

New  Britain. 

Sept.  21, 

Adam  Zahnleiter, 
Emma  Himmel, 

ii               (( 

«      (< 

Wm.  Charles  Fisher, 
Sophia  Eg-er, 

«               <( 

Nov.  13, 

James  H.  Flower, 

Miss  Carrie  Rebecca  Jones 

«                 (( 

Dec.    2^, 

Charles   Aurelius  Huma- 

«                 tc 

1879. 

Jan.  I, 

Jan.  5, 

Jan.  20, 

Jan.  22, 

Feb.  5, 

Mar.  13, 

Mar.  20, 

Apr.  9, 


son, 
Miss  Annie  E.  Green, 
Henry  Whatley, 
Annie   McConkey, 

Henry  Franklin  Kehr, 
Miss  Louisa  Hess, 
John  Armstrong  Blake, 
Ida  May  Penfield, 
Frederick  S.  Gaines, 
Flora  M.  Latham, 
George  Dennis, 
Miss  Susannah  Bedford, 
David  Stack, 
Miss  Minnie  Weckesser, 
Mr.  John  Crabtree, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Haslam, 
Horace  W.  Bunting, 
Miss  Ella  M.  Welton, 
Albert  William  Day, 
Miss  Kittie  Adela  Hart, 


New  Britain. 


Norwich,   Ct. 
New  Britain. 
Hartford,  Ct. 
New  Britain. 
Granville,  Mass. 
Granby,  Ct. 
Newington,    Ct. 
New  Britain, 


Farmington,  Ct. 


6oo 


THE    CHURCH 


1879. 

Apr.    19, 
Apr.    23, 


Aug.    22, 

Sept.  22, 

Sept.  24, 

Oct.    II, 

Oct.    14, 

Dec.     4, 

1880. 
Apr.    10, 

May      5, 
Nov.     3, 


MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  Wm.  E. 
Name. 
August  Voigt, 
Theresa  Jung, 
William  H.   Bailey  Bed- 
ford, 
Miss  Eunice  E.  Unwin, 
Frank  Martin, 
Miss  Florence  Craw, 
Oscar  Frodey, 
Miss  Hulda  Osterstrom, 
Wm.  H.  H.  Morgan, 
Miss  Julia  Agnes  Stevens, 
Joseph  Fredell, 
Sophie   Carlbom, 
Alexander  Beatty, 
Carrie  L.  Fisher, 
Edward  Harry  Crosley, 
Katie  Theresa  Quinn, 

Joseph  Powell, 

Mrs.   Mary  Ann   Stani- 

forth, 
Lawrence  Preissinger, 
Miss  Barbara  Deming, 


Snowden. 

Residence. 
New  Britain. 


New  Britain. 


Amherst,   Mass. 
New  Britain. 


Berlin,  Ct. 
Kensington,  Ct. 

Meriden,  Ct. 


New  Britain. 


By  the  Rev.  John  Henry  Rogers. 
George  B.  Richards,  New  Britain. 

Sarah  A.  Bedford,  (Wid- 
ow) 


Nov.  12, 

August  Anderson, 

New 

Britain. 

Carolina  Stenstrom, 

<< 

<( 

Nov.  18, 

Herman  L.  Phelps, 

New 

York   City, 

Leah  D.  Bulkley, 

New 

Britain. 

Dec.    18, 

Alfred  Lindgren, 

« 

« 

Johanna  Sophie  Wisse, 

<r 

li 

1881. 

Jan.     15, 

Edward  Jones, 

New 

Britain. 

Elizabeth  Walter, 

a 

(( 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


6oi 


MARRIAGES 


By  the  Rev.  John  Henry  Rogers. 


1 8^ 
Feb. 

5i. 
17, 

June 

8, 

July 

30, 

Oct. 

II, 

Oct. 

24, 

Nov. 

10, 

Nov. 

10, 

Dec. 

7, 

Dec. 

17, 

1882. 
Jan.     28, 

Mar. 

14, 

Mar. 

22, 

May 

I, 

June 

27, 

June 

28, 

July 

25> 

July    26, 


Name. 

James  D.  Rogers, 
Jane  B.  Vergason, 
James  Adams  McConkey, 
Imogene  Case, 
Frank  Chaubet, 
Lizzie  Grady, 
Oscar  G.  Thomas, 
Mary  Jane  Cady, 
Frank  G.  Hull, 
Sarah  G.  Cadwell, 
Francis  Chambers, 
Emma  H.  Dickinson, 
Ernest  F.  Wann, 
Matilda  C.  Anderson, 
John  B.  Poyer, 
Maria  A.  Brennan, 
Simon  Hahn, 
Caroline  Heinze, 

Henry  Rackliff, 
Lizzie  A.   Rossberg, 
Leonard  Johnson, 
Carrie  Handander, 
Conrad  Steppler, 
Mary  Stiner, 
Elias  Anderson, 
Johanna  Nielson, 
George  R.  Thomas, 
Kitty  Donohue, 
William  T.  Bower, 
Lilian  Elizabeth  Burns, 
Carl  August  Osterman, 
Ida  Agnese  Matilda  Ol- 
son, 
John  Pfeifer, 
Nettie  Britch, 


Residence. 
Yantic,  Ct. 
New  Britain. 


Collinsville,  Ct. 
Farmington,  Ct. 
New  Britain. 

Plainville,  Ct. 

Hartford,  Ct. 
New   Britain. 


New   Britain. 


Waterbury,  Ct. 
New  Haven. 
New  Britain. 


6o3 


THE    CHURCH 


MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  John  Henry  Rogers. 
Name.  Residence. 


1882. 

July    26, 

Martin  Schantz, 

New 

Britain. 

Mary  Davis, 

it 

tt 

July    26, 

Charles  D.  Barnes, 

New  Haven,  Ct. 

Cora  Bell  Norton, 

New 

Britain. 

Aug.  20, 

Samuel  Morris, 

« 

tt 

Elizabeth  Hayward 

« 

II 

White, 

Sept.  26, 

Pher   A.   Lund, 
Johanna  M.  Samulson, 

New 

Britain. 

tt 

Nov.     6, 

Alfred  Joune, 

<< 

it 

Mary  Bailey, 

<( 

it 

Nov.  29, 

Albert  E.  Lawton, 

<< 

It 

Sarah  E.   Cooper, 

li 

It 

1883. 

Feb.    22, 

Henry  T.  Wheelock, 

New 

Britain. 

Lizzie  J.  Canfield, 

(( 

(( 

Mar.  22, 

Frank   Walker, 

It 

a 

Cora  Belle  Joslyn, 

tt 

it 

Apr.      3, 

James  Wostenholme, 

" 

It 

Jane  Haywood,  (Widow) 

tt 

tt 

Apr.      5, 

Frank  Hoagland, 

" 

It 

Ellen  M.  Carroll, 

tt 

II 

Apr.    II, 

Frederick  Bell, 

tt 

If 

Carrie  J.  Andrews, 

It 

II 

Apr.    II, 

Charles  W.  Bailey, 

tt 

It 

Ida  Frank, 

tt 

tt 

May    16, 

William  E.  Ford, 

tt 

II 

Mattie  C.  Holt, 

Mobile,  Ala. 

May    19, 

Franz  Stock, 

New 

Britain. 

Eliza  Gruner, 

tt 

it 

May    23, 

Edward  Fishwick, 

Gainesville,  N.  Y 

Ada  Haywood, 

New 

Britain. 

June    16, 

John  Bomba, 

" 

" 

Katie  Homberger, 

tt 

<( 

June    20, 

Spencer  C.  Page, 

It 

11 

Carrie  G.  Penfield, 

ft 

II 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


603 


1883. 

June    28, 


MARRIAGES 

By  the  Rev.  John  Henry  Rogers. 

Name.  Residence. 

Charles  G.  Miller,  New  Haven,  Ct. 


Christina  C.  Schuessler, 
July      6,     Flatham  Hill,  (Widower)     New  Britain. 

Louisa  Jenkins,  (Widow)         "  " 

July    26,     George  H.  Stanton,  "  " 

Mary  E.  Montague, 
(Widow) 
July    28,     Josiah  Banner,  "  " 

Rose  H.  Perks, 


Aug.     4, 


Sept. 

13. 

Oct. 

II, 

Oct. 

i5> 

Oct. 

22, 

Nov. 

22, 

Dec. 

13, 

Dec. 

25, 

1884. 
Apr.    15, 

Apr. 

19, 

July 

2, 

By  the  Rev.  Wm.  L.  Bostwick. 

Oscar  Tornguist,  New  Britain. 

Sophia  Johnson,  "  " 

By  the  Rev.  John  Henry  Rogers. 

George  J.  TurnbuU,  New  Britain. 

Emily  S.  Nash, 

Cyrus  H.  Miller, 

Julia  M.  Smith, 

Oscar  Forsman, 

Lotten   Gusstafson, 

Joseph  Goetz, 

Mary  Baumgartner, 

Frank  F.  Foster, 

Martha  P.  Gibbons, 

John  Albert  Westling, 

Amelia  Norbach, 

Edward  A.  Alpress, 

Adelaide  Porter, 

Ralph  J.  Beach, 
Annie  M.  E.  Burr, 
John  C.  Sclender, 
Christine  Neilsen, 
Arthur  F.  Saunders, 
Mary  Bonnell, 


Southington,  Ct. 
New  Hartford,  Ct. 
New  Britain. 


Paterson,  N.  J. 
New  Britain. 


New  Britain. 


6o4 


THE    CHURCH 

MARRIAGES 

By  the  Rev.  John  Henry  Rogers. 

Residence. 
New  Britain. 


1884. 

Name. 

July 

3. 

Thomas  Lowman, 
Lucy  A.  Todd,  (Widow) 

July 

5- 

Lewis  Anderson, 
Matilda   Anderson, 

Sept. 

19, 

Frederick  Gustafson, 
Emma  Sahlin, 

Oct.  2, 

Oct.  25, 

Dec.  17, 

Dec.  25, 

Dec.  31, 

1885. 

Mar.  12, 

Mar.  28, 

Apr.  II, 

May  4, 

May  19, 

May  27, 

June  24, 

July  21, 


By  the  Rev.  F.  W.  Harriman. 

George  B.  Badger,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Harriet  G.  Bostwick,  "  "     " 

By  the  Rev.  John  Henry  Rogers. 

John  Thomas,  New  Britain. 

Margaretta  Gigold,  " 

Walter  Preston,  " 

Henrietta   Seipel,  " 

Henry  W.  Pritchard, 
Lillie  J.  Turnbull, 
Henry  J.  Brow-ne,  " 

Mary  M.  Durn, 


Otto  J.  Norris, 
Pauline  Wolf, 
Edwin  H.  Chatfield, 
Annette  McCartney, 
George  Buttner, 
Elizabeth  Loffler, 
George  Wells  Coats, 
Catherine  Barbara  Sengle, 
John  Pomeroy  Bartlett, 
Ellen  Pauline  Fitch, 
Charles  C.  Bronson, 
Victorine  Rawelt, 
John  J.  Coats, 
Margaret  L.  Patterson, 
John  F.  O'Brien, 
Julia  Phalen, 


New  Britain. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


605 


MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  Wm.  L.  Bostwick. 


1885. 

Name. 

Residence. 

Aug. 

15. 

Charles  H.  Clark, 

Nancy  Platts, 

New  Britain. 

By  the  Rev.  John  Henry  Rogers. 

Sept. 

26, 

Christian  Ellinger, 

New  Britain. 

Margaret  Rouse, 

((           <( 

Oct. 

5, 

John  Bloxham, 

Meriden,  Ct. 

Annie  E.  Dwyer, 

((           (( 

Oct. 

7, 

Frederick  A.  Hartman, 

New  Britain. 

Eliza  Mills, 

((           « 

Oct. 

22, 

William  E.  Hazard, 

East  Berlin,  Ct, 

Hattie  M.  Root, 

Berlin,  Ct. 

Nov. 

25. 

John  A.  Carlson, 

New  Britain. 

Gustine  G.  Gustavson, 

((           (( 

Nov. 

26, 

James  G.  Palmer, 

Waterbury,  Ct. 

Katherine  A.  Judson, 

New  Britain. 

Dec. 

20, 

John  McCormick, 

<•'           (( 

Ellen  Kirk, 

U                        (S 

1886. 

May  6, 

July  I, 

July  3. 

Sept.  8, 

Sept.  30, 

Oct.  4, 

Dec.  31, 


FROM    REGISTER    NO.    3. 

By  the  Rev.  James   Stoddard. 

New  Britain. 


Henry   Schwab, 
Nellie  Griswold, 
Chester  Kirk, 
Lottie  Martin, 
John  B.  Brink, 
Emma  P.  Erickson, 
Willard  J.  Callender, 
Minnie  Andrews, 
Norris  Bailey, 
Ella  L.  Fowler, 
William  Eissenman, 
Mary  Korsman, 
Isaac  Tygeson, 
Amanda  E.  Johnson, 
38 


Bristol,  Conn. 
New  Britain. 


Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
New  Britain. 


6o6 


THE    CHURCH 


MARRIAGES 


By  the  Rev.  James  Stoddard. 


1887. 

Feb. 

5. 

Mar. 

24, 

Apr. 

16, 

July 

21, 

Sept. 

10, 

Oct. 

^7, 

Nov. 

10, 

Dec. 

V^ 

Dec. 

31, 

1888. 

Mar. 

22, 

May 

12, 

May 

16, 

July 

3- 

Oct. 

I, 

Nov. 

I, 

Nov. 

I, 

Nov. 

10, 

Name. 
Frank  N.  Steele, 
Sarah  Gillott, 
Alex  Molander, 
Lina  Simonson, 
Gust.  G.  Lund, 
Johanna  Ols, 
William  T.  Redfield, 
Josephine  D.  Stokes, 
Frederick  D.  Doty, 
Minnie  L.  Root, 
Walter  Haines, 
Mary  A.  Bennett, 
Henry  J.  Sleath, 
Sarah  Clark, 
John  Bronson, 
Elizabeth  Olson, 
William  P.  O'Brien, 
Alice  O'Hern, 

Joseph  Neyer, 
Bertha  Sengle, 
James  A.  Magson, 
Mary  J.  Elliott, 
George  P.  Oldfield, 
Hattie  S.  Dewey, 
Alfred  W.  Raymond, 
Louisa  M.  Seipel, 
Newton  B.  Ellinge, 
Lizzie  S.  Busleed, 
William  G.  Payne, 
Mrs.  Althea  O.  Dickinson, 
Francis  H.  Webster, 
Elizabeth  D.  Hazelwood, 
Charles   Schwaterer, 
Minnie  Feigl, 


Residence. 
New  Britain. 


Hartford 


Conn. 


New  Britain. 

New  Hartford,  Conn. 

New  Britain. 


New  Britain. 


Hartford,  Conn. 
New  Britain. 
Brockton,  Mass. 
New  Britain. 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

New   Britain. 
Berlin,  Conn. 


New   Britain. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 

MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  James  Stoddard. 


607 


1888. 

Name. 

Residence. 

Dec. 

12, 

Ransom  B.  Hinman, 

Oxford,  Conn. 

Alma  E.  Williams, 

a                   « 

1889. 

Feb. 

20, 

Lewis   Hemingway, 
Sophia  Samuels, 

New   Britain. 

Mar. 

6, 

Ferdinand  Heidecker, 

New  Haven,  G 

Mary  Schwab, 

New   Britain. 

April 

18, 

John  Wm.  Ward  Scarlett, 

it                  a 

Jane  Beatson, 

<S                        ({ 

<< 

<( 

Joseph  Abetz, 

li                 tt 

Rosa  Fischer, 

a                 (t 

June 

5. 

Willabee  Clough  Bigelow, 
Ruth  Elvira  Booth, 

June 

8, 

Charles  H.  Falk, 

Meriden,  Conn, 

N.  Matilda  Melin, 

New   Britain. 

June 

i3> 

Edwin  H.  Taylor, 

a                  a 

Mrs.  Julia  V.  Weeks, 

ic                  a 

Aug.  10, 

Sept.  25, 
Nov.  2, 
Dec.    24, 


1890. 
Jan.     24, 

April    9, 


By  the  Rev.  Jared  Starr. 

Adam  Schrumpf  Jr.,  New   Britain. 

Harriet  E.  Johnson,  "  " 

By  the  Rev.  James   Stoddard. 

Frank  H.  Andrews,  New   Britain. 

Sadie  M.  Alvord, 

Joseph  Preissell,  "  " 

Josephine  Egerer,  "  " 

Charles  Frederick  Brain-         "  " 

ard, 
Eva  Alida  Sweet, 


William   S.  Bonney, 
Anna  Reeder, 
George  L.  Lawrence, 
Sarah  A.  Sharp, 


New  Britain. 

Bristol,  Conn. 

(t         « 

New  Britain. 
«  « 


6o8 


THE    CHURCH 


1890, 

May 

3. 

May 

H, 

May 

14, 

May 

15. 

May 

20, 

June 

5, 

June 

7> 

June 

II, 

June 

19, 

July 

2, 

Sept. 

4, 

Sept. 

30, 

Oct. 

8, 

Oct. 

18, 

Oct. 

23. 

Oct. 

27, 

Nov. 

26, 

Dec. 

25, 

MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  James  Stoddard. 
Na)nc.  Residence. 

Charles  J.  Johnson,  New  Britain. 

Mary  A.  Hanson,  "  " 

Frederick  B.  Hunger  ford,    Danbur}%  Conn. 


Mary  Lee  Post, 
Albert  B.  Clark, 
Elsie  M.  Gibson, 
Frederick   Corlas   Ens- 
worth, 
Jane  Matilda  Clarke, 
Francis  F.  Brumbaum, 
Anny  Carry  Menck, 
James  A.  Smith, 
Ada  M.  Hall, 
Thomas   Moriarity, 
Catherine  Shaw  Logan, 
Alexander  Thom, 
Martha  C.  Miller, 
William  H.  Welch, 
Bertha  Blaisdell, 
Hugh  M.  All  wood, 
Jean  J.  Kenyon, 
Ernest  Rudolph  Gullander, 
Helma  Charlotte  Nelson, 
Charles  L.  Sheldon, 
Alice  A.  Sweet, 
Wm.  Henry  Barnes, 
Emma  Jane  Sweet, 
Frank  Hoffarth, 
Katharina  Stadler, 
Charles  E.  Hills, 
Mary  A.  Murray, 
Gerritt  Bulkley  Post, 
Harriet  Jane  Barkentin, 
Calvin  E.  Fuller, 
Grace  C.  Yates, 
John  Beatty  Hawksworth, 
Martha  Hannah  Thompson, 


New  Britain. 
Terryville,  Conn.     ' 

New  Britain. 

New  Britain. 
Hartford,   Conn. 
New  Haven,  Conn. 
New  Britain. 
West  Hartford,   Conn. 
New  Britain. 


New  Haven,  Conn. 
Lebanon,  Mass. 
Berlin,  Conn. 
Paterson,  N.  J. 


Ne 


*v  Britain. 


Hartford,  Conn. 

II  it 

New  Britain. 
<<  <( 

Bristol,  Conn. 
New  Britain. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


609 


189 

I. 

Jan. 

10, 

Jan. 

14, 

Jan. 

31, 

Feb. 

9, 

Feb. 

9, 

Mar. 

3. 

April 

30, 

May 

27, 

June 

10, 

June 

13, 

June 

17. 

June 

18, 

June 

24, 

Aug. 

27, 

Nov. 

7, 

Nov. 

12, 

Nov. 

16, 

Nov. 

26, 

North  Wilbraham,  Mass. 
New  Britain. 


Middletown,  Conn. 
Waterbury,  Conn. 
Meriden,  Conn. 

New  Britain. 
New  Britain. 


MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  James  Stoddard. 
Name.  Residence. 

George  Sherman  Lathrop,    New   Britain. 
Lulu  A.  Andrus, 
Howard  Erasmus  Gates, 
Grace  May  Bassett, 
Per  Alfred  Anderson, 
Ida  Cecilia  Johnson, 
Ernest  Albert  Say, 
Sarah  E.  Piatt, 
David  Mclntire, 
Harriet  E.  Treat, 
Charles  Augustus  John- 
son, 
Edith  Willis  Bailey, 
George  E.  Whaples, 
Leila  M.  Simons, 
Henry  Frick, 
Margaret  Burns, 
George  C.  Beckett, 
Rosa  L.  Mason, 
Arthur  John  Gilbert, 
Fabianna  Baptiste, 
George  Adam  Frey, 
Etta  Gertrude  Kirk, 
George  E.  Prentice, 
Edith  M.  Chaloner, 
William  Ashmore, 
Lillian  Anna  Wilcox, 
Spencer  S.  Booth, 
Carrie  A.  Magnus,  , 
Charles  Caillias, 
Johanna  Dixon, 
Frank  Hills  Rowley, 
Katherine  Clarke, 
Alfred  Wyllie, 
Anna  M.  Cook, 
Ralph  Chant, 
Eliza  Stephanie  Elliott, 


Meriden,   Conn. 


New  Britain. 


City  Island,  N.  Y. 
New  Britain. 


Newington,  Conn. 
New  Britain. 

New  Yoiic  City. 
New  Britain. 


6io 


THE    CHURCH 


189I. 

Dec.      8, 
Dec.    24, 


MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  James  Stoddard. 

Name.  Residence 

Charles  Wolf,  New  Britain. 

Maria  Samuels,  "  " 

George  E.  Casey, 
Marv  Ella  Barnes, 


Newington,  Conn. 
New  Britain. 


189 

Jan. 

2. 

4, 

Jan. 

19. 

Jan. 

20, 

Feb. 

II, 

Feb. 

17, 

Mar. 

I, 

Mar. 

8, 

Mar. 

10, 

April 

20, 

April  27, 

May 

30, 

June 

II, 

Nov. 

23, 

Dec. 

15, 

John  Henry  Hemingway, 
Phoebe  Cox, 
George  Ashley  Bartlett, 
Mary  Madelene  Litcher, 
Samuel  Tobias  Hendrick- 

son, 
Emma  Borden  Hance, 
Frederick  Richard  Clark, 
Harriette  Emma  Holland, 
Hanford  Burr, 
Sarah  Ellen  Seipel, 
Richard  Bolton, 
Adelaide  Phillips, 
Daniel  J.  Mullane, 
Amelia  C.  Taylor, 
Eugene  Jay  Porter, 
Florence  Edna  Matthew- 
son, 
William  J.  Neidl, 
Clara  Pilz, 
Charles  Elliott, 
Hannah  Topham, 
John  H.  Rhodes, 
Jennie   Shanley, 
Edward   Kittoe  Curtiss, 
Maud  Louise  Brown, 
Thomas  Brown, 
Elisabeth  Willward, 
Enoch  Alden  Soule, 
Marsaretta  C    Backover, 


New  Britain. 
Meriden,  Conn. 
Red  Bank,  N.  J. 
New  Britain. 


Hartford,  Conn. 
New   Britain. 


New   Britain. 


Farmington,   Conn. 
<<  it 

Chicago,  111. 
New   Britain. 


Becket,  Mass. 
New  York  City. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


6ll 


MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  James  Stoddard. 


1895.  Name. 

April  27,     William  C.  Russell, 

Cordelia  W.   Guion, 
May    10,     Alfred  S.  Judd  Jr., 

Grace  E.  Baisden, 


Residence. 
New   Britain. 


By  the  Rev.  Jared  Starr. 

June    21,     Frederick  W.  Greenalgh,     Providence,  R.  I. 
Marguerite   H.    Brown,       New   Britain. 


Oct. 

5. 

Nov. 

29. 

Nov. 

29, 

Dec. 

25. 

1894. 

Jan. 

30, 

April 

17. 

April 

24, 

May 

9, 

May 

V, 

July 

9, 

Sept. 

15. 

By  the  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne. 

New  Britain. 


George  W.  Camsell, 
Maggie  R.  Crosby, 
Emmons  D.  Gridley, 
Mary  E.  Allen, 
Geore  H.  Mitchell, 
Mary  A.  Frick, 
Charles  L.   Smith, 
Fanny  W.  Bassett, 

Warren  Moran  Rogers, 
Frances  Eugenie  Fitch, 
Franklin  E.  Bassett, 
Sarah  M.  Hance, 
Carlton   F.   Frisbie, 
Anna  Smyth  Hart, 
Richard  L.  Watson, 
Alice  M.  Vines, 
Leroy  Francis  Whittier, 
Amy  Georgiana  Ince, 
William  Haggerty, 
Lillie  Goodison, 
Fremont  Barrows, 
Mary  E.  Glynn, 


Southington,  Conn. 

New  Britain. 

Springfield,  Mass. 
New  Britain. 

North  Middletown,  Ky. 
Mount  Sterling,  Ky. 
New  Britain. 

Plainville,  Ct. 
New  Britain. 
Punxsutawney,  Pa. 
New  Britain. 
Cambridgeport,    Mass. 
Toronto,  Canada. 
Meriden,   Conn. 
New  Britain. 


6l2 


THE    CHURCH 


MARRIAGES 


By  the  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne. 


1894. 
Sept.  19, 

Nov.  24, 

Nov.  28, 

Nov.   30, 

Dec.    19, 

1895. 
April  30, 

May    23, 

June      5, 

Oct.      5, 

Dec.      2, 

Dec.    II, 

1896. 
Jan.     21, 

Jan.     29, 

Feb.      5, 

April  16, 

June    24, 

July      2, 


Name. 
Theobald  Ronnalter, 
Annie  Fisher, 
George  H.  Barber, 
Viney  Bellmore, 
Charles  Duncanson, 
Minnie  E.  Yates, 
James  D.  Harney, 
Eva  Goff, 
William  Wollman, 
Annie  Seiple, 

John  B.  Anderson, 
Elizabeth  J.  Hanna, 
Willie  T.  Dale, 
Ida  Grace  Johnston, 
Dwight  P.  Chamberlain, 
Margaret  E.  Russell, 
Elof  Magnuson, 
Hannah  Johnson, 
Abraham  Miles, 
Mar}^  Nolan, 
Alix  W.  Stanley, 
Harriette  C.  Russell, 

Lawrence  Sairteer. 
Anna  J.  Prevost, 
Charles  W.  Taylor, 
Deborah  R.  White, 
William  J.  Foulkes, 
Annie  D.  Towle, 
Benjamin  Thompson, 
Margaret  Hirst, 
Charles  L.  Howell, 
Minnie  Krah, 
Bernadotte  Loomis, 
Louise  Seiple, 


Residence. 
New  Britain. 


East  Hartford,  Ct 
New  Britain. 


New  York  City 
New  Britain. 
Wallingford,   Ct. 
New  Britain. 
Lyons,  N.  Y. 
New  Britain. 


New  York  City. 
New  Britain. 

New  Britain. 


New  Britain. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


613 


MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  H.  N. 
1896.  Name. 

July      6,     Sidney  Goodison, 

Ella  May  Post, 
Sept.     3,     Louis  W.  Cramm, 

Carmelita   Corscaden, 
Sept.     7,     Frank  Rotherforth, 

Emma  Knox, 
Sept.  16,     Henry  A.  Lienhard, 

Frances  O.  Booth, 
Sept.  29,     William  Cronin, 
Elizabeth  Brown, 


Wayne. 

Residence. 
New  Britain. 
Meriden,   Conn. 
Middletown,   Conn. 
New  Britain. 


By  the  Rev.  O.  H. 

Oct.     14,     Thomas   Duke   McAlpin, 
Mary  Webb, 

By  the  Rev.  H.  N. 

Nov.  18,     Adolph  Beaudry, 
Sadie  J.  Ferris, 
1897. 
Jan.     19, 


Henry  George, 

Odelia  H.  Holoomb, 
Feb.    19,     Gust  Nelson, 

Ida  Carlson, 
Feb.    27,     George   Froeba, 

Betty  Reier, 
May      5,     Oscar  A.   Smith, 

Minnie  Elizabeth  Holle, 
Sept,  16,     Herbert  D.  Bacon, 

M.  Louise  Vines, 
Oct.      7,     Dennis  F.  Nelligan, 

Elizabeth  Bond, 
Oct.    27,     Thomas  D.  Walker, 

Annie  E.  Beckett, 
Nov.     3,     George  Henry  Bodycoat, 

Fanny  Scarlett, 
Dec.    23,     Frederick  J.  White, 

Mary  Reed, 


Hartford,   Conn. 
((  (I 

New  Britain. 

Raftery. 

Portland,  Conn. 
New  Britain. 

Wayne. 
Hartford,  Conn. 

Hartford,  Conn, 
((  it 

New  Britain. 


Hartford,  Conn, 
New  Britain. 


Hartford,  Conn. 


6i4 


THE   CHURCH 


MARRIAGES 


By  the  Rev.  H.  N.  Wayne. 


1898. 
Feb.    14, 

Feb.    15, 

April  18, 

April  28, 

June      I , 

June      I, 

June      2, 

June    29, 

Aug.     4, 

Aug.  17, 

Aug.  25, 

Sept.  21, 

1899. 

April    5, 

April  16, 
April  19, 

Sept.   12, 
Sept.  27, 


Residence. 
Danbury,  Conn. 
New  Britain. 
Hartford,  Conn. 


Charles  E.  Cory, 

Lizzie  McCoy, 

William  W.  Bland, 

Augusta  Grace  Rose, 

Ernest  W.  Center, 

Mary  O'Donnell, 

Walter  J.  Wheaton  Jr., 

Alice  V.  Gainey, 

Irving  William  Mott, 

Josephine  Sedgwick, 

Clinton   William  Cowles, 

Eliza  Clementine  Atwood,    New  Britain. 

William  George  Goodison,    Meriden,  Conn 

Minnie  Amelia  Bess,  "  " 

Frederick  H.  Bollerer, 

Anna  F.  Krah, 

Vertis  W.  Williams, 

Elizabeth  A.  Brown, 

George  William  Howe, 

Lizzie  Annie  Madeley, 

Charles  Frederick  Taylor,    Glastonbury,    Ct. 

Mabel  M.  Jones,  "        "      " 

Maxwell  Stansbury  Hart,    New  Britain. 

Louise  Lock  wood  Smith,         "  " 


New  Britain. 
Springfield,   Mass. 

New  Britain. 

Plainville,  Conn. 


New  Britain. 

ti  It 

Hartford,  Conn. 
Boston,  Mass. 
Southington,    Ct. 
New  Britain. 


Herman  A.  Gerber, 
Mrs.  Vinnie  Barber, 
Edwin  Croley, 
Anna  Agnes  McKnight, 
Herbert  J.   Leonard, 
Rosalind  E.  Bailey, 


New   Britain. 


Jersey  City,  N.  J. 


New  Britain. 


By  the  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley. 

Charles   Oliver   WolflF,  New  Britain. 

Ellen  Maria  Gibson,  " 

Eugene  Johnson,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Annie  McCauley,  Elmwood,  Conn. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


615 


MARRIAGES 


By  the  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley. 


1899. 

Name. 

Residence. 

Sept. 

27, 

George  Webster  Barnes, 

New  Britain. 

Martha  A.  Humphrey, 

East  Hampton,  Mass. 

Oct. 

II, 

Luther    Boardman    Wil- 
liams Jr., 

New  Britain. 

Isabella  Grace  Hubbard, 

New  Britain. 

Oct. 

18, 

William  T.  Beattie, 

Cambridge,   Mass. 

Katharyn  Louise  Corco- 

«              « 

Oct. 

21, 

ran, 
George  Pierce  Jr., 

Hartford,    Conn. 

Carrie  Quilton, 

((               « 

Nov. 

8, 

William  F.  Newton, 

<(               (t 

Nettie  Grace  Simons, 

New  Britain. 

Dec. 

2, 

William  F.  Dagnan, 

Providence,  R.  L 

Mary  Gagherty, 

a                           a 

Dec. 

18, 

Frank  J.  Dunn, 

U.  S.  Army  6th  Rej 
New  Britain. 

Barbara  Prisesinger, 

a                 <( 

(Wid.) 

1900. 

Jan. 

3, 

Grove  S.  Bidwell, 

Collinsville,  Ct. 

Mary  E.  Tuttle, 

New  Hartford,  Conn. 

Jan, 

24, 

Carl  Elmer  Thorngran, 

Sweden. 

Hilda   Oilie  Unkelbach, 

New  Britain. 

Feb. 

7, 

Paul  Peck  Wilcox, 

<(                   a 

Elizabeth  Katherine  Hu- 

Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

mason, 

April 

14, 

George  Rawson, 

Portland,  Conn. 

Mary  Caroline  Erickson, 

New  Britain. 

May 

16, 

Ernest  E.  Barnes, 

New  Hartford,  Ct. 

Eva  May  McWilliams, 

New  Britain. 

June 

20, 

Percy  Watt  Hood, 

Sandusky,  Ohio. 

Margaret  Carroll  Hart, 

New  Britain. 

June 

20, 

Jacob  Post, 

Minnie  Louise  Bath, 

it           it 

June 

20, 

Andrew    Martin, 

«           « 

Clara  Topham, 


6i6 


THE    CHURCH 


1900. 

June  25, 
July  2, 
July      4, 

July  23, 
Oct.  10, 
Oct.    14, 

Oct.  24, 

Dec.  22, 

Dec.  24, 

Dec.  25, 

Dec.  25, 

1 901. 
Jan.       I, 

Jan.     15, 

Feb.    28, 

Mar.   27, 

April  II, 


Residence. 
Brooklyn,  N. 
New  Britain. 


Portland,  Me. 
New  Britain. 

Spencer,  Mass. 
Harclwick,   Mass. 


MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley 
Name. 

DeWitt  K.  Peck, 

Florence  L.  Barnes, 

Georg^e  Frederick  Simons, 

Beatrice    Frederickson, 

John  Thomas  Olemen, 

Edith    Margaret    Ellen 
Mitchell, 

John  G.  Dennis, 

Annie  Louise  Dennis, 

Henry  Gildersleeve  Pellett,  Hartford,  Ct. 

Minnie  Mary  Eppler,  New  Britain. 

George   Washington 
Hutchins, 

Alice  Gertrude  Stearns,  "  " 

Edward  A.  Sexton, 

Annie  E.  McNulty, 

Charles  Antonio  Torello, 

Julia  Emma  Grunenthal, 

Charles  G.  Cowles, 

Katie  A.  McCarthy, 

Edward  K.  Hansen, 

Dora  M.  Johnson, 

Bray  D.  Martin, 

Miriam  Harrison  Levin- 
son, 


Norwich,  Conn. 
New  Britain. 


Hartford,  Conn. 


Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
New  Britain. 


William  N.  Decker, 
Elsie  Phoebe  McKirdy, 
Eugene  F.  Boyington, 
Isabella  Seiple, 
Joseph  Francis  Kelly  Jr. 
Clara  Louise  Judd, 
Kennet  McK.  Munro, 
Annie  Elizabeth  Carey, 
Andrew  L.  Keefe, 
Norina  B.  Brown, 


New   Britain. 


Rocky  Hill,  Ct. 
New  Britain. 
Hartford,  Conn. 

New  Britain,  Ct. 
Hartford,  Conn. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 

MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley. 


1901. 


May      8,     Charles  Clinton  Wheeler,  New  Britain. 

Helen  Theresa  Carlson,  "           " 

June      5,     Thomas  Giles,  "           " 

Rose  Kamen,  "           " 


617 


June    26, 


July 

18, 

July 

18, 

Oct. 

28, 

1902. 

Jan. 

14, 

Mar. 

II, 

April 

II, 

April 

29, 

May 

7, 

June 

19, 

July 

9. 

Sept. 

V^ 

FROM    REGISTER    NO.    4. 

George   Washington  New  Britain. 

Blinn, 

Clara  Goodison,  New  Britain. 

William  Nelson  Murdock,  "           " 

Amanda  Eliza  Beach,  "           " 

Emil  Essrig,  "           " 
Ellen  McConkey, 

William  Frederick  Schays,  Meriden,  Ct. 
Nona  Marie  Rohde, 


Homer  Guy  Cullen, 
Annie  Lynch, 
John  Pritchard, 
Olive  Stubbing, 
Robert  Moore, 
Vidella    Narilla    Clystra 

Monroe, 
Frederick  A.  Krah, 
Annie  Emily  Kahms, 
John  Peter  Larson, 
Annie  Loretta  Kerr, 
August  Joseph  Frick, 
Rosie  Bertha  Langzettle, 
James  Alfred  Dyson, 
Mabel  Helen  Vines, 
John  Jungkunz  (Widow- 

er) 
Emma  Heinmann   Fox 

(Wid.) 


New  Britain. 

Meriden,  Ct. 
Wallingford,  Ct. 
Hartford,  Ct. 


Rocky  Hill,  Ct. 
Cromwell,  Ct. 
New  Britain, 


New  York  City, 


6i8 


THE    CHURCH 


MARRIAGES 


By  the  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley. 


1902. 

Name. 

Residence. 

Oct. 

II. 

Georf^e  Frederick  Butz, 

Hartford,  Ct. 

Maud  Addison  Brockway, 

<<          (( 

Oct. 

22, 

John  Sautee, 

Mary   Brosneen   Moran, 

New  Britain. 

<<                                       <4 

Oct. 

28, 

August  F.  Schoen, 

<<                                       << 

Nina  L.  Ganser, 

<<                                       (< 

Dec. 

13- 

John  George  Findlater 
Hughes, 

<<                                      <( 

Fanny   Eva  Gabin, 

New  Britain. 

Dec. 

29- 

William  Edward  Dodson, 

<(                  a 

Theresa  Falk, 

K                           ti 

1903. 

Jan. 

21, 

Edward  Herbert  Hart. 

New  York  City. 

Florence   Bradlee   Smith, 

New  Britain. 

Mar. 

18, 

Lewellyn  E.  Robbins, 

Bristol,  Ct. 

Ellen  M.  Goodwin, 

New  Britain. 

April 

29, 

Edwin  H.  Gibbons, 

Springfield,   Mas 

Elizabeth  A.  Lewis, 

li               (I 

June 

10, 

John  Kenealy  Brewin, 

New  Britain. 

Carrie  Fisher, 

>(           (( 

July 

15. 

Emil  Hambach, 

Bristol,  Ct. 

Josephine  Watrous, 

Hartford,  Ct. 

July 

25, 

Patrick  Crowe, 

New  Britain. 

Iva  Nettie  Maloney, 

<<           (< 

Sept. 

I, 

Henry   Burr, 

Hartford,  Ct. 

Ursula  Minor, 

Plainville,  Ct. 

Sept. 

17, 

George  Gill, 

Southington,  Ct. 

Ida  May  Wright, 

a                        a 

Sept. 

19. 

Henry   Lewis   Coe, 

Middlefleld,  Ct. 

Beatrice  Gregory, 

Rock  Falls,  Ct. 

Oct. 

9- 

Gilbert  E.  Moison, 

Hartford,  Ct. 

Nellie  M.  Garrard, 

<(          (( 

Oct. 

15, 

William  Matthew  McWil- 

New  Britain. 

liams. 
May  Footit,  New   Britain. 

Oct.    27,     William  F.  Hedeler, 

Carrie  M.  Barrows,  Plainville,  Ct. 


1903. 

Nov.   II, 

Dec.    24, 
Dec.    28, 


1904. 
Feb.    26, 


June    22, 

Sept.  6, 

Sept.  22, 

Oct.  4, 

Oct.  27, 

Nov.  8, 

1905. 
Feb.     23, 

Mar.  4, 

May  4, 

Sept.  14, 

Oct.  5, 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 

MARRIAGES 

By  the  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley. 

Name.  Residence. 

Ralph  S.  Goodwin  Jr.  Thomaston,  Ct. 

M.D. 

Carolyn  N.  Hooker,  Kensington,  Ct. 

Roy  Albert  Whitney,  New  Britain. 

Alvina  Ruth  Grunenthal,  "           " 

Louis    Augustus    Hitch-  Plainville,  Ct. 

cock, 

Agnes  E.  Elliott,  New  Britain. 


619 


Isaac  Albert  Kay, 
(Mrs.)    Lucy  Edwards, 

(Widow) 
Charles  Edward  Swain, 
Annah  Turner  Libby  Par- 
sons, 
Henry  S.  Watson, 
Sarah  A.  Kinkade, 
Charles  G.  Kalleer, 
Caroline  D.  Wilson, 
Lewis  John  Slaney, 
Alice  Spence, 
John  Aaron  Larson, 
Bertha  Schmarr, 
Samuel  Henry  Isaacs, 
Signe  Amelia  Carlson, 

Edward  Barrows  Bolles, 
Emma  Ellen  Perks, 
Frederick  Abel  Alcott, 
Laura  Matilda  Kane, 
William  Frank  Brink, 
Clara  Anna  Emmons, 
William  Dan  Throop, 
Katharine  English, 
Thomas  H.  McCammon, 
Frances  M.  Snider, 


Meriden,  Ct. 


New  Britain. 


Hartford,  Conn. 
New  Britain. 
Hartford,  Ct. 

New  Britain. 


New   Britain. 
Waterbury,  Ct. 

Middletown,  Ct. 

(I  (< 

Morris,  Ct. 
New  Britain. 
Kingston,  Ont. 
Harrowsmith,  Ont. 


620 


THE    CHURCH 


MARRIAGES 
By  the  Rev.  Harry  Innes  Bodley. 


1905. 
Oct.    28. 

Dec.      4, 


1906. 
Feb.      3, 

April 

23» 

April 

25- 

April 

28, 

June 

6, 

July 

I, 

Aug. 

30, 

Oct. 

I, 

Oct. 

17, 

Oct. 

24, 

Oct. 

28, 

Nov. 

21, 

Nov. 

28, 

A' a  me. 
John  Henr>'  Sleath, 
Elizabeth  Godfrey  Upton, 
Frederick  William  Schre- 

der, 
Minnie  Elize  Martin, 

Manuel  Antoine, 
Marie  Louise  Berger, 
Samuel  Swift, 
Harriet  Buckley, 
Charles  Eugene  Sharp, 
Bertha  Lillian  Fowler, 
Patrick  Joseph  Dineen, 
Helen  Veronica  Glynn, 
Raymond  Mazeine, 
Maude  Hooker  Brown, 
Frank  Allen  Johnston, 
Mamie  C.  Hansen, 
Richard  Jacoby, 
Minnie  C.  Steppler, 
Cyrus  Clyde  Bailey, 
Minnie   May  Doebuer, 
Frederick  Eugene  Hickok, 
Minnie  Wenz, 
Alexander  Morrison  Dun- 
can, 
Gertrude  Anna  Kimball, 
Harry  Moses, 
Mary  Kevorkian, 
Arthur  D.  Bradley, 
Marguerite  J.  Avery, 
William  C.  Rowe, 
Annie  E.  Jewett, 


Residence. 
New  Britain. 

Hartford,  Ct. 

New  Britain. 

Springfield,   Mass. 

U  (I 

New  Britain. 


Kensington,   Ct. 
Bristol,  Ct. 
New  Britain, 


Hartford,  Ct. 
New  Britain. 

Middletown,  Ct. 

Plainville,  Ct. 
New  Britain. 
Providence,  R.  L 

New  Britain. 
Norwich,  Ct. 
New  Britain. 


Plainville,  Ct. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


621 


BURIALS 


By  the  respective  Rectors  in  charge  unless  otherwise  stated. 


Name. 

Mr.  Goodrich 

Hannah  Steele 
Theodore  Ellsworth 
Mrs.  Abigail  Parsons 
Mary  Hamilton 
Zerah  Blynn 
Asael  Blynn 
Mrs.  Schortau 

Hon.  Ira  E.  Smith 
Elizabeth  Russell 

Henry  L.  Peard 

Mrs.  Margaret  Harrington 

Mrs.  Fanny  Tolles 

Mr.  Charles  Parsons 

James  Alexander  Capron 

John  Hamilton 
Elizabeth  Coats 
Sarah  Coats 


Place  of  Interment. 

Newington 

Newington,  Mr.  Guion 

New  Britain,  Mr.  Guion 

New  Britain 

Hartford 

Newington 

Newington 

New  Britain 

New  Britain,  Prof.  Jackson 

New  Britain 

Hartford 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

New  Britain.    By  Mr.  Coxe 

&  Prof.  Jackson 
Hartford,  Dr.  Coit 
Kensington 
Kensington 


Age. 


The   Venerable 
Murray 
4    Mrs.  Jerusha  Collins 

1  Vensil 

6    Mrs.  Emily  Todd 
6    Mr.  Philip  S.  Judd 

2  Mr.  Howd 
Henry  Dowd  Todd 
Elizabeth  Waters 
William  Hill 


Geo.   Wm.        New  Britain 


Newington 

Buried     at     sea,     between 

Chagres  &  New  Orleans 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 


Son  of  Birt  D.  &  Caroline  Hill 

Julius  Francis 

Infant  son  of  Darwin  &  Henrietta  W.  Francis 
Edwin  W.  Carrington,  M.D.       Farmington 

Died  of  Apoplexy 
Eunice  Langdon  New  Britain 

Daughter  of  Timothy  &  Janette  Langdon 
Robert  Smj^th  New  Britain 

Son  of  Wm.  B.  &  Anne  Smvth 


70  Yrs. 

75  Yrs. 
34  Yrs. 

3  Mos. 

76  Yrs. 
55  Yrs. 
34  Yrs. 
62  Yrs. 
Infant 

29  Yrs. 


2,7  Yrs.  4  Mos. 
II  Mos.  2  Wks. 

4  Yrs.  8  Mos. 

5  Yrs.  6  Mos. 
4  Yrs.  s  Mos. 


87  Yrs. 

28  Yrs. 
24  Yrs. 

23  Yrs. 
SO  Yrs. 
70  Yrs. 
Infant 

1  Yr.  3 

2  Wks. 


Wks. 


2  Mos. 

46  Yrs. 
9  Yrs. 
2  Mos. 

8  Mos. 


Mary  Althea  New  Britain 

Daughter  of  Alex.  &  Mary  R.  Capron 
Henry  G.  New  Britain  21  Yrs. 

Son  of  Hezikiah  &  Elizabeth  H.  Seymour 
Wm.  A.  Cocking  Newington  17  Mos. 

Son  of  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Wm.  Cocking 
Mrs.  Lucy  Dickinson  In    the    old    Church    yard,    83  Yrs. 

Newington 
Grace  Louisa  Penfield  New  Britain  i  Yr.  8  Mos. 

Mrs.  Sarah  A.  RackliflF  New  Britain  22  Yrs. 

39 


622 


THE    CHURCH 


BURIALS 


Name. 


Place  of  Interment. 


1854. 

Jan.      2 

William  Lee 

New  Britain 

Son  of  Geo.  Lee,  Colored  man 

Feb.      8 

Daniel  Avery 

New  Britain 

July      7 

Darwin  Francis 

(who  was  drowned) 

New  Britain 

July    18 

Margarette  Callis 
(Colored  woman) 

New  Britain 

Aug.    16 

Mrs.  Marilla  Smith 

New  Britain 

Aug.   18 

Henry  Fenton 

Son  of  Francis  Fenton 

Aug.   28 

Emily  Fenton 

Daughter  of  Francis  &  Rebecca  Fenton 

Nov.     4 

Oliver  Fenton,  Jr. 

Son  of  Oliver  &  Harriet  Fenton.     Croup 

1855- 

June     9 

William  Judd 

New  Britain 

Aug.    14 

George  Woolley 

New  Britain 

Sept.     5 

William  Henry  Tolles 
Son  of  Henry  Tolles 

Nov.   20 

Betsey  J.  Todd 

New  Britain 

1856. 

Feb.      6 

Ida  Jay  Tolles 

Daughter  of  Geo.  &  Catharine  Tolles 

Apr.      4 

Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Webster 

New  Britain 

June   22 

Mrs.  Eliz.  L.  Francis 

New  Britain 

July    13 

Elizabeth  Ann  Fevvkes 

New  Britain 

July    23 

Emilj'  Augusta  Todd 

New  Britain 

Sept.   15 

Richard  Henry  Smyth 

New  Britain 

Sept.   18 

Miss                Cook 

New  Britain 

Sept.  23 

Henry  M.  Webster 

New  Britain 

1857- 

Jan.     31 

Mrs.  Grace  M.  Henn 

New  Britain 

Sept.   II 

Mrs.  Emma  B.  Willson 

New^  Britain 

Sept.   18 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Donaldson 

TarifFville 

Oct.      I 

Thomas  Rogers 

Manchester 

Oct.    23 

Edward  Pratt 

Hartford 

Oct.    31 

Tracy 

New  Britain 

Dec.    16 

Lizetta  Meyer 

New  Britain 

1858. 

Jan.    12 

Henry  Bishop 

Plainville 

Jan.    16 

Sophia  Eckardt 

New  Britain 

Jan.    28 

Henry  R.  Gridley 

New  Britain 

Mar.   24 

Infant  daughter  of  Timothy 
Root 

New  Britain 

Mar.  26 

Octavia  A.  Dickinson 

Newington 

May     3 

John  Tolles 

New  Britain 

June    13 

Robert  Henn 

New  Britain 

Aug.   27 

Leman  Porter 

Berlin 

Sept.   12 

Louisa  Shubert 

New  Britain 

Sept.  21 

Douglas  R.  Gilbert 

Newington 

Nov.  27 

James  Welch 

Berlin 

1859. 

Jan.     17 

William  Waters 

New  Britain 

Apr.      7 

Norman  Warner 

Kensington 

May      I 

Levi  Brooks 

New  Britain 

Age. 

7 

Mos. 

48  Yrs. 
31  Yrs. 

70 

Yrs. 

55 

4 

Yrs. 

Yrs.  5  Mos. 

10 

Mos. 

4 

Yrs. 

68  Yrs. 
48  Yrs. 
2  Wks. 

22  Yrs.  II  Mos. 

7  Mos. 

39  Yrs. 
50  Yrs. 

27  Mos. 
9  Mos. 

20  Mos. 
26  Yrs. 

5  Yrs. 

19  Yrs. 
39  Yrs. 
47  Yrs. 

20  Yrs. 

7  Yrs.  6  Mos. 
84  Yrs. 
4  Yrs. 

ID  Yrs. 
17  Mos. 

23  Yrs. 

6  Mos. 

24  Yrs. 

28  Yrs. 
42  Yrs. 

67  Yrs. 

7  Mos. 
20  Yrs. 
70  Y'rs. 

4  Mos. 

68  Yrs. 
30  Yrs. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


623 


1859- 

Jiily  13 
Sept.  29 
Sept.  31 

i860. 
Apr.      2 

May  20 

July  17 

July  26 

Sept.  II 

Sept.  14 

Sept.  25 

Oct.  6 

Nov.  16 

Nov.  18 

Dec.  7 

1861. 

Jan.  30 

Mar.  II 

Mar.  15 

Apr.  25 

May  ID 

May  18 

June  20 

July  12 

Aug.  12 

Aug.  20 

Aug.  26 

Sept.  12 

Oct.  I 

Oct.  I 

Oct.  13 

Oct.  31 

Oct.  31 

Nov.  13 

Nov.  19 

Dec.  5 

Dec.  II 

1862. 

Jan.  2 

Jan.  26 

Feb.  7 

Mar.  3 

May  9 

May  17 

May  22 

May  24 

May  29 

May  30 

June  I 

June  12 

July  12 

July  20 

July  23 


Name. 

Thomas  Neville  Plant 
Arthur  Seabury  Goodwin 
Septimus  Haslam 

John  Snyder 
George  Belden 
Mary  J.  Goodwin  Root 
John  Williams 
Thomas  T.  Williams 
Luther  D.  Todd 
Frederick  Eckhart 
Mortimer  Vensil 
Thomas  Jiidd 
John  A.  Conklin 
John  Naedle 
Ann  Alice  Haslam 

Lizzy  Jane  Beatty 
Caroline  Angelo  Stroatzzi 
David  M.  Warren 
Robert  Donaldson 
Frederick  Lichtenfels 
Otto  Lichtenfels 
Mary  H.  Pratt 
Elbert  C.  Penfield 
Catharine  Ihle 
Josephine  Harris 
Christian  Ludwig  Mack 
Charles  Neuberth 
Wallace  Buckham 
Gath  Sunderland 
Margaret  Scoville 
Grace  March 
Valentine  Ihle 
Caroline  Cocking 
Alfred  E.  Stevens 
Mary  Gertrude  Bailey 
George  Curtis  Post 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Clark 
Ferdinand  Heidaker 
John  Girard  Post 
Francis  William  Fenton 
Henry  Williams 
'^'Louisa  S.  E.  Henn 
*August  Henn 
Louisa  Meyers 
*William  Henn 

*  From  the  same  family 
Mrs.  Emma  Carpenter 
Jacob  Hatzung 
William  Wright 
Mrs.  Mary  N.  Taylor 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  D.  Kenny 
Mrs.  Louisa  Schmidt 


Place  of  Intcnnent. 

Age. 

New  Britain 

18 

Yrs. 

Unionville 

12 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

6 

Wks. 

New  Britain 

50 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

4 

Yrs. 

Unionville 

New  Britain 

19 

Mos. 

Berlin 

41 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

16 

Mos. 

New  Britain 

20 

Mos. 

New  Britain 

21 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

22 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

15 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

19 

Mos. 

New  Britain 

II 

Mos. 

New  Britain 

2 

Yrs.  6  Mos. 

New  Britain 

I 

Yr. 

Worcester,  Mass. 

41 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

22 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

5 

A  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

3 

Yrs.  7  Mos 

Stratford 

31 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

3 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

10 

Mos. 

New  Britain 

17 

Mos. 

New  Britain 

10 

Mos. 

New  Britain 

8 

Mos. 

New  Britain 

14 

Mos. 

New  Britain 

21 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

3 

Mos. 

New  Britain 

6  Mos. 

New  Britain 

37 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

40 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

27 

Yrs. 

East  Berlin 

13 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

18  Mos. 

Berlin 

54 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

3 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

6y2  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

18  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

10 

Mos. 

New^  Britain 

12 

Mos. 

New  Britain 

4 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

2 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

9 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

26  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

4 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

18  Mos. 

New  Britain 

24 

Yrs. 

New  Britain 

28  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

37 

Yrs. 

624 


THE    CHURCH 


1862. 
Sept.  3 
Sept.  16 
Sept.  29 
Nov.  2 
Nov.  6 

1863. 
Jan.   2 

Fell.  24 
Apr.  19 
Apr.  26 
May  18 
May  25 
June     2 

1862. 
Dec.    31 

1863. 
June  4 
July  14 
July  20 
July  25 
Aug.  2 
Aug.  10 
Sept.  23 
Sept.  25 
Oct.  1 1 
Oct.  14 
Oct.  28 
Nov.  8 
Nov.  12 
Nov.  20 
Nov.  29 
Dec.  6 
Dec.  10 
Dec.  13 
Dec.  21 
Dec.    21 

1864. 
Jan.  I 
Jan.  4 
Jan.  8 
Jan.  17 
Jan.  21 
Mar.  28 
May    13 

Oct.  2 
Dec.    19 

1865. 
Jan.  9 
Tan.  24 
Feb.  10 
Mar.  15 
Mar.  29 


BURIALS 

Xante.  Place  of  Interment.  Age. 

.\ugust  Rossberg  New  Britain  5  Mos. 

Caroline  Gussmann  New  Britain  19  Mos. 

Joseph  Scoville  New  Britain  3  Mos. 

Chas.  S.  Harris  New  Britain  6  Wks. 

John  Post  >-'ew  Britain  20  Yrs. 

A  Volunteer  in  U.  S.  Army.     Died  of  fever  at  Harpers  Ferry,  Va. 

Thomas  Hart  New  Britain  24  Yrs. 

A  Volunteer  in  U.  S.  Army.     Killed  at  battle  Fredericksburg,  Va. 


Fred'k.  Heals 

Gustave  Albert  Heidaker 

Emma  Heller 

Samuel  Keith 

Mary  S.  Pratt 

Emma  Felix  (Berlin) 

Carlos  D.  Felix  (Berlin) 

William  Angelo  Stroatzzi 
George  Albert  Homer 
William  H.  Heller 
Mrs.  Wm.  H.  Heller 
Mary  Ann  Cope 
William  Gussman 
Gustaf  Heisler 
Ann  Buskill  (Widow) 
Mrs.  Mary  Haslam 
Ludwig  Fifer 
Henrietta  Siebel 
Emma  J.  Gussmann 
Mary  Rossberg 
Ernest  Arthur  Gussmann 
Adelaide  Kumm 
Joseph  Rauber 
Mary  Rauber 
Charles  W.  Dyson 
Orris  Tolles 
Sophia  C.  Heidaker 

Frederick  Gussmann 
Helen  Deihl 
Louisa  May 
Mrs.  Margaret  Ihle 
Emmanuel  Russell 
Caroline  Fenton 
Mary  Louisa  Vibberts 
Frank  Heynz 
Hester  Ann  Converse 
Henry  Clinton  Corey 

Arthur  Seabury  Goodwin 
Isabella  Alartha  Beatty 
Catharine  Rich 
Robert  Nichols 
Conrad  Voltz 


New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Bristol.  R.  L 

Bristol.  R.  L 


New 

New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 

New 

New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 


Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 

Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 


Unionville 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Battle  Field 
New  Britain 


55  Yrs. 
3  Yrs. 

3  Yrs. 
84  Yrs. 

61  Yrs. 
18  Yrs. 

191/^  Yrs. 

I  Yr.  6  Mos. 
9  Yrs. 

5  Mos. 

5^/^  Yrs. 
31  Yrs. 
10  Mos. 

62  Yrs. 
33  Yrs. 

4V2  Yrs. 
7  Mos. 

6  Yrs. 

7  Yrs. 

4  Yrs. 
18  Mos. 

3  Yrs. 
17  Mos. 

4  Yrs. 
70  Yrs. 
17  Days 

35  Yrs. 

3  Mos. 
2'/$  Yrs. 

39  Yrs. 
84  Yrs. 

7  Yrs. 

6  Mos. 

4  Yrs. 
27  Yrs. 
27  Yrs. 

4  Yrs. 

5  Yrs. 

35  Yrs. 

36  Yrs. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


625 


BURIALS 

Name. 

Place  of 

Balthazir  Gussman 

New 

Britain 

Eliza  Baum 

New 

Britain 

Mrs.  Barbara  O'Shea 

New 

Britain 

Sarah  J.  March 

New 

Britain 

Mrs.  Rose  Yorke 

New 

Britain 

WilHam  Roulston  Hanna 

New 

Britain 

E.  Flora  Townshend 

New 

Britain 

Elizabeth  Ann  Hanna 

New 

Britain 

Lincoln  Beetison 

New 

Britain 

Mary  Whiting  Haslam 

New 

Britain 

Mr.                 Belden 

New 

Britain 

Mrs.  Jane  M.  Smith 

New 

Britain 

Ezra  Dyson 

New 

Britain 

Mrs.  Jane  Northall 

New 

Britain 

Julius  Wiegelt 

New 

Britain 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Murray 

New 

Britain 

Mrs.  Patty  Tolles  _ 

New 

Britain 

Mrs.  Christina  Smith 

New 

Britain 

Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Conklin 

New 

Britain 

Ferdinand  Chas.  Heidecker 

New 

Britain 

Adelaide  E.  Rebstock 

New 

Britain 

Unbaptized  child  of  W.  & 

New 

Haven 

M.  E.  Judson 

Mrs.  Julia  W.  Fitch 

New 

Britain 

Julia  Fitch 

New 

Britain 

Peter  Alexander  Johnson 

New 

Britain 

Charles  Dyson  Ford 

New 

Britain 

Mrs.  Ann  Rhodes 

Tariffville 

John  Livingston 

New 

Britain 

Mrs.  Orpha  Adams  Eno 

Simsbury 

Henry  Isham,  M.D. 

Hartford 

Mary  A.  Smith 

New 

Britain 

Edw.  Alexander  Pratt 

New 

Britain 

Mrs.  Emily  Lozier 

Dansville,  N. 

Mrs.  Ann  Elizabeth  Fritz 

New 

Britain 

Marcellus  Clark 

New 

Britain 

Otto  Kerchner 

New 

Britain 

Hezekiah  Sej^mour 

New 

Britain 

Cora  E.  Pettis 

New 

Britain 

Unbaptized    foster    child    0 

f     New 

Britain 

B.  Sedgwick 

David  Tyler 

New- 

Britain 

Mrs.  Josephene  Kurtz 

New 

Britain 

Michael  Stiebert 

New 

Britain 

Unbaptized  child  of  J.  T. 

New 

Britain 

&           Colvin 

Walter  Haslam 

New 

Britain 

Louisa  Mary  Stock 

New 

Britain 

Celeste  Nunn 

New 

Britain 

Jacob  Laibbe 

New 

Britain 

Mrs.  Mary  Hall 

New 

Britain 

William  Nunn 

New 

Britain 

Christian  Weekel 

New- 

Britain 

Age. 


61 

Yrs. 

6  Yrs. 

30 

Yrs. 

4 

Mos. 

24 

Yrs. 

I 

Yr. 

25 

Yrs. 

3 

Yrs. 

16  Mos. 

16  Mos. 

40 

Yrs. 

48 

Yrs. 

68  Yrs. 

56  Yrs. 

87 

Yrs. 

66  Yrs. 

36 

Yrs. 

43 

Yrs. 

16  Mos. 

2' 

^  Yrs. 

6  Wks. 

29 

Yrs. 

4 

Wks. 

42 

Yrs. 

3 

Yrs. 

81 

Yrs. 

10 

Mos. 

74 

Yrs. 

49 

Yrs. 

2,^ 

Yrs. 

18 

Mos. 

36  Yrs. 

61 

Yrs. 

52 

Yrs. 

19 

Mos. 

80 

Yrs. 

7 

Yrs.  9  Mos, 

3 

Mos. 

49 

Yrs. 

30 

Yrs. 

75 

Yrs. 

7 

Wks. 

I 

Mo. 

8  Mos. 

6  Mos. 

65 

Yrs. 

21 

Yrs. 

58  Yrs. 

33 

Yrs. 

626 


THE    CHURCH 


BURIALS 


.  1869. 
Jan.  14 
Jan.  16 
Feb.  3 
Feb.  19 
Mar.  23 
Apr.  I 
Apr.  10 
Apr.  18 
Apr.  28 
May  30 
June  14 

Aug.  6 

Aug.  6 

Oct.  23 

Oct.  31 

Nov.  1 1 

Dec.  25 

1870. 

Jan.  2 

Jan.  28 

Apr.  3 

May  6 

May  16 

July  17 

July  19 

July  21 

Sept.  19 

1871. 

May  19 

June  3 

July  14 

July  14 
Aug.  I 
Aug.     4 

Aug.  9 
Aug.   24 

Sept.  2 

Oct.  19 

Nov.  6 

Dec.  19 

Dec.  20 

1872. 

Jan.  21 

Jan.  24 

Feb.  2 

Feb.  3 

Feb.  7 

Feb.  10 

Feb.  13 


Xante. 

Mary  Ann  Nelligan 

John  G.  Fitch 

Jacob  A.  Strickland 

Mrs.  Cornelia  Ann  Vibberts 

William  J.  Cocking 

John  G.  Wilson 

William  Gussnian 

Cora  Moure 

Charles  Walker 

Wilbur  Sylvanus  Crossland 

Unbaptizcd  child  of  Wm. 

N.  Lockwood 
Joseph  Porter 
George  'i'aylor 
John  Lindlay 
John  Barquet 
Eugene  Bcrtini 
Francis   Edw.   Mahlin 

Henry  Seiples 
Florence  Rossberg 
Willie  E.  Beardsley 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Russell 
Unbaptized  child  of  Johnson 

(in  pencil) 
Mrs.  Harriet  Lockwood 
William  Goldsborough  Hart 
Grace  Lee  Bishop 
William  B.  Warner 

William  Kuhn 
Septimus  Haslam 
Laura  Parker 

Frederika  Berg 
Richard  Daniel  Stephens 
Sarah  Ann  (Smith)  Stephens 


Place  of  Interment. 


New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 
New 


Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 
Britain 


New  Hartford 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Removed  for  burial  to  Lee, 

Mass. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 


Mother  of  the  child  preceding.     Buried  in  one  grave 
Peter  George  Niehoven  New  Britain 

Minna  Hcnn 

Last  one  by  Rev.  Mr.  Simonson 
Fannie  Moore  New  Britain 

Ann  Kinsley  New  Britain 

George  Hill  New  Britain 

Ann  Taylor  New  Britain 

Ernest  Henry  Matthes  New  Britain 

Last  one  by  Mr.  Ganglolf 

Judd 
Martha  Gilroy  Kinkade 
Wm.  E.  Vergason 
Clarissa  Bartholomew 
Elizabeth  Seymour 
Susan  Hills 
George  Alfred  Vergason 


New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Norwich 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Haven 
Norwich,  Conn. 


Age. 

4  Mos. 

5  Yrs.  8  M 
46  Yrs. 
42  Yrs. 
48  Yrs. 
70  Yrs. 
ID  Yrs. 
19  Yrs. 
ID  Yrs. 
18  Mos. 

5  Wks. 

17  Yrs. 

2  Yrs. 
52  Yrs. 
35  Yrs. 

3  Mos. 

4  Yrs. 


OS. 


Mos. 
Yrs. 
Yrs. 
Yrs. 
Wks. 


72  Yrs. 
3  Mos. 

2  Mos. 

55  Yrs. 

3  Mos. 
40  Yrs. 
19  Yrs. 

61  Yrs. 
Infant 
26  Yrs. 

34  Davs 

8  Mos. 

17  Yrs. 
61  Yrs. 
26  Yrs. 
61  Yrs. 

9  Mos. 


9  Mos. 
27  Yrs. 
29  Yrs. 
80  Yrs. 
76  Yrs. 
95  Yrs. 

3  Yrs. 


6  Mos. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN, 


627 


BURIALS 


Name. 


Place  of  Interment. 


14 

William  J.  Kinkade 

New  Britain 

15 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  S.  Corey 

New  Britain 

27 

Sarah  Wheeler 

Newtown,  Conn, 

10 

Eliza  (Eschenbach)  Melch- 
inger 

New  Britain 

22 

J.  T.  Savage 

26 

William  Bradley- 

New  Britain 

12 

Sherwood  Hanna 

New  Britain 

James  F.  Colvin  New  Britain 

Mrs.  Warden 

Last  one  by  Rev.  Mr.  Clark 
Mrs.  Ann  Haslam  New  Britain 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Welton  Plymouth 

Bertie  Robbins  New  Britain 

Charles  Pickford 

Last  one  by  Rev.  Clayton  Eddy 
Arthur  Vensil  New  Britain 

Wm.  Legare  Deming  Newington 


Georgianna  E.  Pettis 

New  Britain 

Mrs.  Mary  Butler 

New  Britain 

Mrs.  Sarah  L.  Ryder 

New  Britain 

John  Haigis 

New  Britain 

Maria  M.  Hart 

New  Britain 

Henry  White 

Madison,  Conn. 

George  F.  McNary 

New  Britain 

Morris  Benham 

Meriden 

William  Payne 

New  Britain 

Anna  A.  Schmidt 

New  Britain 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Tyler 

New  Britain 

Laura  A.  (Gladden)  Fenn 

New  Britain 

Bertha  Hunziker 

New  Britain 

Mrs.  Polly  Lines 

New  Britain 

Willie  Scott 

New  Britain 

Ulrich  Gautier 

New  Britain 

Harry  Beach 

New  Britain 

Freddie  Heinreka 

New  Britain 

Paul  Kulth 

New  Britain 

George  Heck 

New  Britain 

Thomas  F.  Brown 

Stonington,  Conn. 

Frank  May 

New  Britain 

Mrs.  Catharine  Ihle 

New  Britain 

Henry  Hooker 

New  Haven,  Conn. 

George  Hale 

New  Britain 

Edward  F.  Day 

Georgianna  Bertha  Barnard 

New  Britain 

Lillah  Pettis 

New  Britain 

Bernhart  Kohler 

New  Britain 

Francisca  Walker 

New  Britain 

Louisa  Day 

New  Britain 

George  Hudson 

New  Britain 

Mrs.  Martha  Middleton 

New  Britain 

Louisa  Becker 

New  Britain 

Age. 

ir  Mos. 

33  Yrs. 
67  Yrs. 
28  Yrs. 

34  Yrs. 

I  Yr.  II  Mos. 
20  Days 
47  Yrs.  6  Mos. 


68  Yrs. 

72  Yrs. 

7  Mos. 

22  Yrs. 

27  Yrs. 

23  Yrs.  4  Mos." 

8  Yrs. 
45  Yrs. 
44  Yrs. 

4  Yrs. 
60  Yrs.  3  Mos. 
43  Yrs. 
36  Yrs. 

78  Yrs. 

3  Yrs. 

77  Yrs. 

39  Yrs. 

6  Mos. 

73  Yrs. 
2i/4  Mos. 
ey^  Mos. 
3  Wks. 

7  Wks. 
iV.  Yrs. 
A'A  Yrs. 

I  Yr.  8  Mos. 
73  Yrs.  8  Mos. 

65  Yrs. 
3  Yrs.  II  Mos, 

24  Yrs. 
6  Mos. 

17  Yrs. 
I  Yr.  I  Mo. 

8  Mos.  9  Days 
24  Days 

I  Yr.  4  Mos. 
39  Yrs. 
16  Yrs. 


628                                                  THE   CHURCH 

BURIALS 

1874. 
Apr.     1 1 

Name. 

Place  of  Intermetit. 

Age. 

Mrs.  Sarah  A.  B.  Smith 

New  Britain 

49  Yrs. 

Apr.    30 

George  C.  Vergason 

Norwich,  Conn. 

49  Yrs. 

May    11 

Stephen  G.  Bucknall 

New  Britain 

74  Yrs. 

May   26 

Truman  Mortimer  Conklin 

New  Britain 

II  Mos. 

May   27 

Ralph  Dickenson 

Church  street,   Newington, 
Conn. 

53  Yrs.  < 

9  Mos. 

1875. 

June    10 

Arthur  A.  Andrew 

New  Britain 

3  Yrs. 

June   30 

Mrs.  Eliza  H.  Atwood 

Boston,  Mass. 

37  Yrs.  , 

4  Mos. 

July    12 

Florence  Palmer 

New  Britain 

4  Mos. 

July    17 

Samuel  E.  Butler 

New  Britain 

5  Mos. 

27  Days 

July    29 

Agnes  (Smyth)  Svtrasey 

New  Britain 

26  Yrs. 

July    31 

Henry  Hoffman 

New  Britain 

9  Mos. 

Aug.     5 

Cora  Johnson 

New  Britain 

14  Mos. 

Aug.     9 

Charles  Dickens  March 

New  Britain 

6  Mos. 

Aug.     9 

Minna  Calmbach 

New  Britain 

6  Mos. 

Aug.    II 

Lottie  Judd 

New  Britain 

5  Mos. 

Aug.   15 

Alice  Tirzah  Dyson 

New  Britain 

II  Mos. 

Aug.  20 

William  E.  Jones 

New  Britain 

69  Yrs. 

9  Mos. 

Aug.  23 

Myron  Blinn 

New  Britain 

II  Mos. 

Aug.  24 

Abner  Williams 

New  Britain 

6  Mos. 

18  Days 

Aug.  26 

Joseph  A.  Wooster 

New  Britain 

76  Yrs. 

Aug.  30 

Alice  Gandeuton 

New  Britain 

I  Yr.  8  Mos. 

Sept.  27 

Gertie  Maria  White 

New  Britain 

7  Mos. 

ID  Days 

Nov.  28 

Nellie  Loomis 

Last  one  by  Rev.  N.  J. 
Mrs.  Adaline  Bradley 

New  Britain 
Seeley 

New  Britain 

6  Yrs. 

May 

^Irs.  Nancy  Bronson 

Plymouth,  Conn. 

July    12 

Charles  T.  Wood 

New  Britain 

43  Yrs. 

Aug.   14 

Charles  Moore  Adkins 

New  Britain 

I  Yr.  g 

1  Mos. 

Aug.  24 

Eddie  Pritchard 

New  Britain 

9  Mos. 

Aug.   30 

Dwight  Steele 

New  Britain 

43  Yrs. 

Sept.   12 

George  William  Seabourne 
Vyne 

New  Britain 

5  Mos. 

Nov.  20 

Chester  G.  Birge 

New  Britain 

74  Yrs. 

Dec.      8 

Mrs.  Ella  (Lee)  Doig 

New  Britain 

29  Yrs. 

1876. 

Mar. 

Mrs.  Catherine  Halliley 

New  Britain 

^8  Yrs. 

June      I 

Mrs.  Electa  Copley 

New  Mil  ford,  Conn. 

77  Yrs. 

June   2"] 

Charles  Howson 

Shelburne,  ]\Lass. 

7  Yrs. 

Apr.    19 

Mrs.  Jennie  Taylor 

New  Britain 

38  Yrs. 

May    23 

Mrs.  Anne  Stone 

(wife  of  Dr.  Stone) 

New  Britain 

July    3 

George  Hyland  Gray 

New  Britain 

5  Mos. 

Aug.    19 

Amelia  Louise  Unkelbach 

New  Britain 

9  Mos. 

Aug.   29 

Henry  Mitcliell  Loomis 

New  Britain 

6  Mos. 

July 

Shearer  (boy) 

New  Britain 

15  Mos. 

Aug.     I 

Hudson  (girl) 
Last  two  by  Rev.  J.  D. 

New  Britain 
McConkey 

4  Mos. 

Oct.      5 

Mrs.  Emma  Warner 

Kensington,  Conn. 

81  Yrs. 

Oct.      7 

1877. 
May    15 

Frankie  Fenton 

New  Britain 

2  Yrs. 

Mrs.  Alfred  March 

New  Britain 

May    20 

Dehm 

New  Britain 

Infant 

June     2 

Helen  Lewis 

New  Britain 

9  Yrs. 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


629 


Name. 

to    Mrs.  Todd 

(Mother  of  Mrs.  Walter 
27    Daughter  of  Edward  Jones 
(an  unbaptised  infant) 
4    Michel  Rauber 
6    Hattie  J.  Gray- 
William  Russell 
James  Tyler 
Jeannie  Naphey 
Mrs.  Bronson 

Charles  Johnson 
Mrs.  Wm.  Newton  Lockwooc 

Brown 
Ada  Sykes 
Mortimer  A.  Conklin 
Mrs.  Mary  North  Birge 
Hudson 

Mrs.  Ross 
Mr.  Selden  Welton 
Mr.  Wm.  H.  Smith,  2d 
Albert  Wilcox  Smith 
William  Clifford  Foulkes 

Bertini 
Mr.  Gerritt  P.  Post 
Charles  Hooker  Graham 
Addie  Finch 
George  Wm.  Middleton 
Mrs.  Jane  Powe 
Mrs.  Mary  A.  Taylor 
Mrs.  Nellie  McConkey 
Florence  Estelle  Fisher 
Mrs.  Phelps 

Mrs.  Frank  Fenton 

Charles  S.  Atkinson 
Lottie  P.  Rose 
Mrs.  Fanny  J.  Thornilley 
Robert  Seymour  Atkinson 
Miss  Eliza  Wheeler 
Mr.  Robert  Smith 
Elihu  Burritt 
Hattie  Emma  Shelton 
Mr.  Arthur  McConkey 
Mrs.  Charles  Butler 
Edith  Louise  Fisher 
Harriet  Elizabeth  Walker 
Mrs.  Hannah  Tolles 
Florence  Rose 
Thomas  Hunter 
Charles  May  Forrest 
Mrs.  Christina  Cooper 
Idalie  May  Norton 
Mrs.  Dwight    (Sarah   D.) 
Steele 


BURIALS 

Place  of  Interment. 

Age. 

New  Britain 

70  Yrs. 

Lewis) 

New  Britain 

7  Days 

New  Britain 

49  Yrs.  II  Mos. 

Church  street,  Newington, 

2  Yrs.  5  Mos. 

Conn. 

Mass. 

21  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

71  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

2  Yrs.  I  Mo. 

New  Britain 

71  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

Infant 

1     New  Britain 

44  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

Infant 

New  Britain 

2  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

35  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

Hartford,  Conn. 

4  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

24  Yrs. 

Plj-mouth,  Conn. 

74  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

Westfield,  Conn. 

9  Yrs.  10  Mos 

New  Britain 

9  Mos. 

New  Britain 

6  Wks. 

New  Britain 

65  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

21  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

6  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

14  Mos. 

New  Britain 

52  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

75  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

27  Days 

Warehouse  Point,  Conn. 

87  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

3  Yrs.  II  Mos 

New  Britain 

21  Days 

Mass. 

New  Britain 

S  Yrs.  4  Mos. 

Greenwood  cemetery 

47  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

55  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

I  Yr.  10  Mos. 

New  Britain 

29  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

SI  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

2  Yrs.  2  Mos. 

New  Britain 

3  Days 

New  Britain 

80  Yrs.  6  Mos. 

New  Britain 

4  Yrs.  3  Mos. 

New  Britain 

43  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

7  Mos. 

New  Britain 

60  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

18  Mos. 

New  Britain 

34  Yrs. 

630 


18/9. 
Nov.  30 
Dec.    14 

1880. 
Jan.      9 
May    16 

July    17 

Sept.  13 
Sept.  25 
Oct.    27 

Dec.  8 
Dec.    30 

1881. 
Jan.  14 
Jan.  16 
Jan.  30 
Mar.  9 
Mar.  30 
Apr.  27 
May  5 
July  29 
Aug.  4 
Oct.    29 

1882. 
Mar.     4 

Mar.  26 
Mar.  31 
Apr.  19 
Apr.  20 
June  4 
June  s 
June  26 
July  24 
Aug.  I 
Sept.  19 
Sept.  20 
Sept.  30 
Oct.  2 
Oct.      4 

Oct.  6 

Oct.  14 

Nov.  5 

Nov.  24 

Nov.  28 

Dec.  2 

Dec.  23 

Dec.  27 

Dec.  29 

1883. 

Jan.  8 


0                                                     THE    CHURCH 

BURIALS 

Name. 

Place  of 

Interment. 

Age. 

Mr.s.  Sabrina  Belden 

New 

Britain 

33  Yrs. 

Mrs.  Eliza  Mycroft 

New 

Britain 

28  Yrs. 

Albert  W.  Day 

Farmington 

32  Yrs. 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Northall 

New 

Britain 

51  Yrs. 

Last  one  by  Rev.  James  B 

Goodrich 

Cora  Etta  Bunnell 

Middletown, 

Conn. 

9  Mos. 

Last  one  by  Rev.  William 

L.  Bostwick 

Henry  Willis  Bunnell 

Middletown, 

Conn. 

3  Wks.  5 

Days 

Edward  Cornelius  Henn 

New- 

Britain 

12  Yrs. 

Ida  M.  Blake 

New 

Britain 

19  Yrs. 

(wife  of  John  A.  Blake) 

Walter  Copley 

New 

Britain 

8  Mos. 

Minnie  Cary  Foulds 

New 

Britain 

4  Mos. 

Mrs.  Mary  Jane  Watson 

New 

Britain 

^6  Yrs. 

Cornelia  Foulds 

New 

Britain 

II  Yrs. 

Charlotte  Malone  (Widow) 

New 

Britain 

47  Yrs. 

William  Brooks 

New 

Britain 

66  Yrs. 

Thomas  Hanna 

New 

Britain 

37  Yrs. 

Leonard  D.  Belden 

New 

Britain 

74  Yrs. 

Mrs.  Henrietta  H.  Douglas 

New 

Britain 

53  Yrs. 

Harry  Malin 

New 

Britain 

15  Yrs. 

Chester  William  Blake 

New- 

Britain 

9  Mos. 

William  H.  Grimes 

New 

Britain 

66  Yrs. 

Mrs.  Almira  Goldthwaite 

New  Haven, 

Conn.     Ever- 

80  Yrs. 

green  Cemetery 

Emma  Sophia  Anderson 

New 

Britain 

19  Yrs. 

Mrs.  Mary  Welton 

New 

Britain 

28  Yrs. 

Mrs.  Jane  Beatty 

New 

Britain 

48  Yrs. 

Louisa  Abbott 

New 

Britain 

2  Mos. 

Daniel  Jansen 

New- 

Britain 

7  Yrs. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Helen  Dane 

New 

Britain 

T,2  Yrs. 

Hiram  Hewitt  Philips 

New 

Britain 

14  Mos. 

Niles  P.  Johnson 

New 

Britain 

4  Mos. 

John  Oster  Bruudin 

New 

Britain 

8  Mos. 

Elizabeth  Huston 

New 

Britain 

15  Mos. 

Betsey  H.  Judd 

New 

Britain 

69  Yrs. 

Evelyn  Louisa  Clark 

New 

Britain 

I  Yr.  less  4 

Days 

Chauncey  P.  Welton 

New 

Britain 

S7  Yrs. 

Mrs.  Jeannette  Welton 

New- 

Britain 

53  Yrs. 

(Wife  of  Chauncey  P.  W 

elton) 

John  Alfred  Bunnell 

Middletown, 

Conn. 

2  Wks. 

William  Lego 

New 

Britain 

49  Yrs. 

Peter  Mentis 

Boston,  Mass 

34  Yrs. 

George  A.  Maloney 

New- 

Britain 

1 7,  Yrs. 

Theodore  Augustus  Hance 

New 

Britain 

4  Yrs. 

Robert  N.  Loomis 

Glastonbury, 

Conn. 

2Q  Yrs. 

Mrs.  Betsey  Hill  (Widow) 

Bristol.  Conn 

82  Yrs. 

Fred.  Davis  North 

New 

Britain 

8  Yrs. 

Ozias  L.  Webster 

New 

Britain 

67  Yrs. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Bucknall  New  Britain 

(Widow  of  Stephen  G.  Bucknall) 


84  Yrs. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


631 


BURIALS 

Name. 

Place  of  Intcnncnt. 

Age. 

!0 

Mrs.  Mary  Payne 

New  Britain 

84  Yrs. 

7 

Hattie  M.  Fynbo 

New  Britain 

4  Yrs. 

7 

Albert  T.  Jansen 

New  Britain 

3  Yrs. 

9 

Mrs.  Frances  Clark 

New  Britain 

70  Yrs. 

9 

James  Anderson  Hanna 

New  Britain 

8  Yrs. 

9 

Leila  Belle  Hanna 

New  Britain 

3  Yrs. 

5 

Gustave  Rudolph  Jansen 

New  Britain 

14  Mos. 

6 

Mrs.  Martha  L.  Jones 

New  Britain 

35  Yrs. 

!8 

Ida  May  Watson 

New  Britain 

2  Yrs. 

3 

James  Coates 

New  Britain 

63  Yrs. 

8 

Roxa  D.  Bailey 

(Wife  of  Norris  Bailey) 

East  Berlin,  Conn. 

59  Yrs. 

9 

George  Alfred  Hall 

New  Britain 

5  Mos. 

6 

Rebecca  Grace  Fisher 

New  Britain 

8  Yrs. 

!4 

Henry  Schwab 

New  Britain 

62  Yrs. 

I 

Burton  Messinger 

New  Britain 

4  Mos. 

2 

Mrs.  Charlotte  C.  Dealing 

Plainville,  Conn. 

60  Yrs. 

8 

George  N.  Copley 

New  Britain 

3  Yrs. 

8 

Anna  Violet  Saunders 

New  Britain 

2  Yrs. 

19 

Leonard  Bunn 

Southington,  Conn. 

i^  Mos. 

7 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Douglas 

New  Britain 

58  Yrs. 

5 

Goldie  May  Bunnell 

Middletown,  Conn. 

4  Yrs. 

!8 

James  Porter 

New  Britain 

30  Yrs. 

7 

Louis  St.  John  Guion 

New  Britain 

4  Days 

t3 

Charles  Smith 

New  Britain 

71  Yrs.  7  Mos. 

I 

Henry  G.  Arnold 

New  Britain 

50  Yrs. 

7 

Frank  A.  Penfield 

New  Britain 

39  Yrs. 

4 

Rodney  H.  Wells 

Westfield,  Mass. 

16  Yrs. 

9 

Mrs.  Amelia  C.  Scharff 

New  Britain 

36  Yrs. 

-4 

Jennie  Wickstrum 

New  Britain 

2  Yrs. 

J5 

Mrs.  Susan  H.  Beebe 

Bethel,  Conn. 

S2  Yrs. 

3 

Mrs.  Ruth  K.  Post 

New  Britain 

69  Yrs. 

7 

James  Henry  Goldthwaite 

New  Haven,  Conn.    (Ever- 
green cemetery) 

39  Yrs. 

!2 

Mrs.  Lydia  A.  Whaples 

New  Britain 

42  Yrs. 

5 

Nelly  A.  Hobson 

New  Britain 

4  A'los. 

9 

George  Wallace 

New  Britain 

3  Mos. 

I 

Edna  M.  Caldwell 

Hartford,  Conn. 

3  Mos. 

Last  one  by  Rev.  J.  C.  Stu 

rges 

8 

William  Stevens  Case 

New  Britain 

23  Yrs.  9  Mos. 

6 

Herman  Schultz 

New  Britain 

63  Yrs. 

7 

Lucy  M.   Schantz 

New  Britain 

I  Yr.  I  Mo. 

Last  two  by  Rev.  W^illiam 

L.  Bostwick 

!3 

Grace  Fades 

New  Britain 

I  Yr.  3  Mos. 

;i 

Mrs.  Olive  M.  Hill 

New  Britain 

S6  Yrs. 

!I 

John  A.  Barg 

New  Britain 

32  Yrs. 

18 

Archibald  Logan 

Albany 

53  Yrs. 

!0 

Mrs.  Jane  Henn 

New  Britain 

72,  Yrs.  6  Mos. 

4 

Frank  Walker,  Jr. 

New  Britain 

13  Days 

51 

Carrie  M.  Perks 

New  Britain 

3  Yrs.  ID  Mos. 

'■9 

Mrs.  Catherine  Louisa  Smith 

Tarrytown,  N.  Y. 

3 

Alvin  Charles  Klett 

New  Britain 

6  Yrs. 

9 

Charles  Edward  Preisinger 

New  Britain 

4  Yrs. 

632 


THE    CHURCH 


BURIALS 


Place  of  Interment. 


May  1 1 

May  26 

July  2 

July  12 

July  20 

Aug.  30 

Aug.  30 

Sept.  24 

Oct.  14 

Nov.  10 

Dec.  15 

Dec.  24 

1886. 

Jan.  10 

Jan.  17 

Jan.  26 

Mar.  17 


Mar.   31 


Mar.  15 

May  I 

May  24 

Aug.  18 

Aug.  23 

Oct.  2 

Oct.  19 

Oct.  29 

Dec.  7 

1887. 

Jan.  2 

Jan.  24 

Feb.  28 

Mar.  18 

Mar.  29 

Apr.  18 

Apr.  26 

May  6 

May  26 

June  7 

July  5 

July  10 

July  13 

July  16 

Aug.  10 

Aug.  27 


Xa)ne. 

(Mrs.)  Cora  Belle  Walker 
Elizabeth  Thompson  Clark 
Wells  Davis  Alvord 
Mary  L.  Wheelock 
Selden  Doming 

Mrs.  Barbara  Schneider 
Adeline  Hobson 

Last  two  by  Rev.  William 
Morris  F.  Fitch 
Agnes  Perry  Swasey 
Ada  Slack 
George  W.  Fisher 
Gertrude  Alice  Hobson 


Daisy  May  Bower 

Lawrence  Preisinger 

Rev.  John  Henry  Rogers  Providence,  R.  '. 

Last  one  by  Bishop  Williams 
Elizabeth  Lee  Post  New  Britain 

(Wife  of  Geo.  R.  Post) 

Last  one  by  Rev.  F.  T.  Russell 
Sophia  K.  Payne  New  Britain 

(Wife  of  Wm.  G.  Payne) 

Last  one  by  Rev.  W.  E.  Johnson 
Freddie  J.  Vergason  New  Britain 

Last  one  by  Rev.  Frank  H.  Church 
Matthew  Clark  New  Britain 

Mrs.  Margaret  McConkey  New  Britain 

Mrs.  Harriet  C.  Hurlburt  New  Britain 

Last  one  by  Rev.  Arthur  T.  Randall 
Mrs.  Ellen  J.  Bishop  New  Britain 

Last  one  by  Rev.  Allen  E.  Beeman 
Richard  Halliley  New  Britain 

Willet  Irving  Hongood  Stamford,  Conn 

Mary  Douglas  Aymers  New  Britain 

Mrs.  Roxa  M.  Burgess  New  Britain 


Mrs.  Caroline  Collier 

Conell  Messenger 

Eugene  Magnus 

Nathan  Tolles 

Mrs.  Jerusha  D.  Alerrill 

William  B.  Smythe 

Edward  Collier 

Joseph  Pass 

Charles  M.  Verguson 

William  Parker 

Mrs.  Caroline  E.  Russell 

Anna  Olivia  Malmgren 

Marie  Louise  Steehomann 

William  Frederick  Stepler 

Sarah  Adclia  Norton 

Last  one  by  Rev.  H.  L. 
Howard  Cole  Noble 


Age. 


New  Britain 

20  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

6  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

30  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

6  Mos. 

Church  street,  Newington. 

78  Yrs. 

Conn. 

New  Britain 

77  Vrs. 

New  Britain 

5  Wks. 

L.  Bostwick 

New  Britain 

II  Yrs.  II  Mos 

New  Britain 

IT  Yrs.  2  Mos. 

Shelburne  Falls,  Mass. 

3  Vrs. 

New  Britain 

6  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

3  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

8  Mos. 

New  Britain 

25  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

New 

Britain 

Stone 

New 

Britain 

52  Yrs. 
56  Yrs. 


7},  Vrs. 


2  Yrs. 

6  Mos 

38  Yrs. 

77  Yrs. 

53  Yrs. 

4  Mos. 

40  Yrs. 

75  Yrs. 

4  Yrs. 

6  Mos 

29  Yrs. 

79  Yrs. 

62  Yrs. 

46  Yrs. 

53  Yrs. 

91  Yrs. 

8  Mos 

72  Yrs. 

68  Yrs. 

6  Mos 

63?-^  Yrs. 

68  Yrs. 

69  Yrs. 

48  Yrs. 

39  Yrs. 

2  Mos 

6  Mos 

6  Mos 

17  Yrs. 

8  Yrs. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


633 


BURIALS 


1887. 

Sept. 

2 

Sept. 

20 

Oct. 

I 

Oct. 

17 

Nov. 

I 

Dec. 

I 

Dec. 

5 

1888. 

Jan. 

S 

Jan. 

17 

Jan. 

17 

Jan. 

25 

Jan. 

28 

Feb. 

4 

Feb. 

18 

Name. 

William  B.  Webster 
John  B.  Parsons 
Mrs.  Hannah  Towers 
William  Watson 
Henry  Stearns 
Caroline  Kirkland  Parker 
Franklin  Latham 

Mrs.  Maria  L.  Bmm 

Elizur  Tuttle 

Charles  Walker 

George  Albert  Fenton 

Mrs.  Emily  Belden 

Infant  daughter  of  Gust  Lund 

Mrs.   Mary  Anne  Bennett 

Haines 
Lena  M.  Wright 
Sarah  Mary  Porter 
Gottlieb  Gammerdinger 
Clara  Loveland,  Normal  pupil 
Alice  Ellen  Ford 
Katie  Margaretta  Stepler 
Joseph  Cooper 
Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Latham 
Mrs.  Agatha  Langhardt 
John  B.  Brink 
Mrs.  Ann  Dunbar 
Mrs.  Julianna  H.  Preston 
Henry  A.  Loomis 
Mrs.  Harriet  Smith 
Ellen  A.  Anderson 
John  Aymers 
Mrs.  Martha  D.  Gibbons 
George  Langhardt 
Halsey  John  Norton 
John  Ellis 
Edith  D.  Noble 


Place  of  Interment. 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Staffordville,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 

Southington,  Conn. 
Bristol,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 

Watertown,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Morris,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Southington,  Conn. 
Boston,  Mass. 


Age. 


Charles  Henry  Barnes 
]\Irs.  Augusta  N.  Bentley 
Mrs.  Mary  E.  Kelsey 
Wm.  L.  Humason 
Mrs.  Susan  Rosetta  (Wright) 

Burke 
Lorenzo  P.  Lee 
Bertha  Olsen 
Frederick  Charles  Scharff 
Mrs.  Jane  Perks 

Last  one  by  Rev.  Jared  Starr 
Mrs.  Lizzie  L  Langdon  New  Britain 

Rosa  Paulina  Abetz  New  Britain 

William  K.  Brown  New  Britain 

Charles  Gadsby  New  Britain 

John  Malmquist  New  Britain 

Wilfred  Guite  New  Britain 


New  Britain 

Berlin,  Conn. 

Beckley  Quarter,  Conn. 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 


78  Yrs. 
77  Yrs. 

59  Yrs. 
74  Yrs. 
77  Yrs. 

9  Yrs. 

60  Yrs. 


6  Mos. 


6  Mos. 


29  Yrs. 
82  Yrs. 
63  Yrs. 

7  Yrs.  3 
74  Yrs. 

3  Days 
23  Yrs. 

II  Mos. 

3  Yrs.  6 

61  Yrs. 
19-  Yrs. 
10  Yrs.  6 

I  Mo. 
63  Yrs. 

62  Yrs. 
48  Yrs. 

I   Day 

68  Yrs.  6 
79  Yrs.  6 
72  Yrs. 
72>  Yrs. 

4  Mos. 

28  Yrs. 

69  Yrs.  6 
47  Yrs. 
40  Yrs.  6 
72  Yrs. 

29  Yrs. 

41;  Yrs. 
46  Yrs. 
25  Yrs. 
68  Yrs. 
53  Yrs. 


89  Yrs. 

3  Yrs.  6  Mos. 

4  Mos. 
45  Yrs. 

35  Yrs. 
3  Mos. 
20  Yrs. 
72,  Yrs. 
31  Yrs. 
16  Mos. 


Mos. 

Mos. 
Mos. 


Mos. 
Mos. 


Mos. 
Mos. 


634 


THE    CHURCH 


BURIALS 


i88q. 
Dec.      2 
Dec.    16 
Dec.    16 

1890. 
Jan.  3 
Jan.  9 
Jan.  22 
Jan.  31 
Mar.  18 
Mar.  18 
Mar.  27 
Apr.  9 
Apr.  25 
May  19 
May  23 
May  24 
May  28 
June  2 
June  13 
July  3 
July  13 
Sept.  17 
Sept.  19 
Oct.  4 
Oct.  19 
Oct.  20 
Oct.  27 
Nov.  3 
Nov.  15 
Dec.  8 
Dec.    23 

1891. 
Jan.  1 1 
Jan.  12 
Jan.  29 
Jan.  31 
Feb.      3 

Feb.  7 

Feb.  10 

Feb.  1 1 

Feb.  17 

Feb.  19 

Feb.  27 

Feb.  27 

Mar.  2 

Mar.  9 
Mar.  12 
Mar.  19 
May  16 
May    22 

May  26 
June     I 


Xante. 

Edgar  Mitchell 

Mrs.  Abby  S.  Caldwell 

Thomas  Smith 

Jacob  Hcis 

Mrs.  Mary  A.  Clark 

Eugene  'M.  Pond 

Mrs.  Carrie  Roberts  Ryder 

George  August  Hedler 

Edwin   Schrumpf 

Charles  E.  Barnes 

Thomas  Rowe 

Mrs.  Mary  McConkey  Lukcy 

Charlotte  Ellen  Brown 

Edward  H.  Chatfield 

Mrs.  Martha  J.  Pratt 

Jacob  Hetterich 

Maud  Ellen  Fisher 

Mrs.  Martha  Gladden 

Thomas  Lukey 

Pearl  Lilian  Hemingway 

Mrs.  Augusta  Gammerdinger 

Otto  D.  Vogel 

Mrs.  Charlotte  L.  Hooker 

Chloe  Philena  Bunnell 

Mrs.  Emma  N.  Burkhardt 

John  James  King 

Gustav  Wolski 

Deilleman  Bauer 

Richard  Kirk 

Mrs.  Grace  R.  Pratt 

Louis  Mclvin  Sonneson 
Mrs.  Jeannette  Todd  Lee 
Jennie   Rinehold 
Brvan  Churchill  Porter 
Infant  of  John  E.  &  Alice  M. 

Hobson 
John  Hart 

Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Tolles 
Henry  Albert  Hall 
Mrs.  Mary  Post 
Charles  Frank  Dietz 
Mrs.  Rosina  Rowe 
William  Frederick  Nixon 
Mrs.  Jennie  Belle  (Simonson) 

Davids 
George  Francis 
George  Hoffman 
William  Charles  Guenther 
Bessie  Corinna  Wilson 
Infant  of  Alex.  E.  &  Lina  S. 

Molandcr 
Christian  Hess 
George  Wilson 


Place  of  lutcrmcHt. 


Age. 


Plainville,  Conn. 

II  Mos. 

Hartford,  Conn. 

55  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

68  Yrs. 

Long 

Island  City,  N.  Y. 

50  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

50  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

■>,  Mos. 

New 

Britain 

47  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

8  Yrs. 

New- 

Britain 

2  Mos. 

New 

Britain 

20  Yrs.  7  Mos. 

New 

Britain 

63  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

42  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

18  Yrs. 

New- 

Britain 

27  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

49  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

S2  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

19  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

55  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

61  Yrs. 

New- 

Britain 

5  Mos. 

New 

Britain 

6s  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

8  Mos. 

New 

Haven,  Conn. 

69  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

5  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

29  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

36  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

40  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

80  Yrs.  6  Mos. 

New 

Britain 

63  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

80  Yrs. 

New- 

Britain 

7  Mos. 

New 

Britain 

86  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

2  Yrs.  6  Mos. 

New 

Britain 

57  Yrs. 

New- 

Britain 

7  Mos. 

New 

Britain 

42  Yrs. 

New- 

Britain 

70  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

■>,  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

77  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

4  Yrs. 

New- 

Britain 

71  Yrs.  6  Mos. 

New 

Britain 

18  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

24  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

92  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

64  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

16  Mos. 

New 

Britain 

3  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

I  Day 

Long 

:  Island  City.  N.  Y. 

66  Yrs. 

New 

Britain 

74  Yrs. 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


635 


BURIALS 


Jan.      8 


Jan. 

18 

Jan. 

19 

Jan. 

26 

Feb. 

2 

Feb. 

3 

Feb. 

4 

Feb. 

17 

Feb. 

23 

Feb. 

24 

Mar. 

5 

Apr. 

8 

Apr. 

15 

May 

5 

May 

9 

May 

20 

May 

27 

May 

30 

June 

23 

July 

7 

July 

27 

Dec. 

9 

1893. 

Apr. 

5 

July 

3 

July 

12 

Sept. 

21 

Nov. 

27 

Nov. 

29 

Dec. 

4 

Dec. 

26 

Zadok  Morgan 
Henry  Seigrist 
Arthur  A.  Stabert 
John  McCormick 
Margaret  Mitchell 
William  Hanna 
Walter  A.  Wheeler 
Joseph  Clement  Atwood 
E.  Rudolph  Gullander 
Matthew  Slaney 
Mrs.  Harriet  M.  Fenton 
Moses  Gilbert 
Grace  May  Schrumpf 
Mrs.  Hattie  A.  Payne 
Joseph  Champayne 

Samuel  Waldo  Hart,  M.D. 

Willie   Augustus   Henry 
Dicker 

Mrs.  Katharine  Cowley  John- 
son 

William  Hedeler 

Mrs.  JNIary  Mattes 

Joseph  Beatson 

Charles  R.  Scheidler 

Margaretta  Ramm 

Mrs.  Susan  Boettcher 

Mrs.  Nellie  L.  Barker 

Harrison  E.  Whaples 

Thomas  Walker 

Gottleib  Holle 

George  Dimond 

Mrs.  Emma  L.  Moulton 

Dorothy  Alma  Van  Pelt 

Pansy  Bayer 

N.  Wales  Sugden 

Mrs.  Ellen  F.  Sugden 

Jesse  S.  Ford 

Edward  H.   Farrell 

Walter  Broadlay 

George  Munroe  Holland 

Charles  Goodwin 

Last  two  by  Rev.  Jared 


Place  of  Interment. 

Middletown,  Conn. 
Berlin,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Plainville,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
Manchester,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
NeAv  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Meriden,  Conn. 
Plainville,  Conn. 
Southington,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Springfield,  Mass. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Rocky  Hill,  Conn. 
Rocky  Hill,  Conn. 
Southington,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Starr 


Age. 


Samuel  W.  Dunbar  New  Britain 

James  Clark  New  Britain 
Mrs.  Martha  Goodwin  Cors-     New  Britain 

caden 
Nathaniel  Dickinson 

Last  three  by  Rev.  Jared  Starr 

Mary  Tuttle  Bristol.  Conn. 

Lucy  W.  Angell  New  Britain 

Agnes  Blair  Smith  Norwalk,  Conn. 

Romaine  Walter  Palmer  New  Britain 


Church  St.,  Berlin,  Conn. 


76 

Yrs. 

gy2  Mos. 

3 

Mos. 

3 

Yrs. 

6 

Mos. 

56 

Yrs. 

20 

Yrs. 

54 

Yrs. 

30 

Yrs. 

54 

Yrs. 

68 

Yrs. 

69 

Yrs.  6  Mos. 

i; 

/->  Mos. 

41 

Yrs. 

50 

Yrs.  6  Mos. 

66  Yrs.  6  Mos. 

II 

Mos. 

81 

Yrs. 

48 

Yrs. 

52 

Yrs. 

28  Yrs. 

8 

Yrs. 

6  Wks. 

73 

Yrs. 

28  Yrs. 

I 

Mo. 

34 

Yrs. 

53 

Yrs.  6  Mos. 

63 

Yrs. 

45 

Yrs. 

3 

Mos. 

6  Wks. 

64 

Yrs. 

66  Yrs. 

2 

Yrs. 

41 

Yrs. 

3 

Mos. 

4 

Mos. 

9 

Yrs. 

29 

Yrs. 

65 

Yrs. 

43 

Yrs. 

76  Yrs. 

77 

Yrs. 

82 

Yrs. 

66  Yrs. 

6  Mos 

636 


THE    CHURCH 


BURIALS 


1894- 

Jan. 

29 

Feb. 

3 

Feb. 

10 

Feb. 

^4 

Apr. 

14 

May 

/ 

May 

24 

June 

14 

Julv 

3 

July 

7 

July 

24 

Aug. 

26 

Sept. 

14 

Nov. 

14 

Dec. 

7 

Dec. 

9 

Dec. 

21 

Dec. 

31 

1895- 

Jan. 

4 

Jan. 

29 

Apr. 

22 

Aug. 

26 

Aug. 

30 

Oct. 

3 

Oct. 

12 

Oct. 

12 

Oct. 

16 

Oct. 

17 

Oct. 

21 

Nov. 

12 

Nov. 

18 

Dec. 

22 

Dec. 

27 

Dec. 

28 

Dec. 

28 

1896. 

Jan. 

20 

Jan. 

22> 

Jan. 

31 

Feb. 

I 

Feb. 

6 

Feb. 

21 

Feb. 

28 

Mar. 

2 

Mar. 

13 

Mar. 

28 

Mar. 

30 

June 

3 

June 

25 

July 

14 

Aug. 

4 

Aug. 

13 

Aug. 

18 

Nanie. 

Amanda  O.  Eno  Vail 
George  Tolles 
Herbert  F.  Walker 
G.  F.  Wood 
Francis  Joseph  Webster 
Warren  Lillabridge 
Edmond  A.  Blakslee 
John  A.  Schmidt 
Agnes  !\I.  SchafFer 
Jacol)  B.  Gibbons 
Emma  Senior 
Margaret  F.  Coats 
Hannah  Sanderson 
Isabella  Hess 
Eugene  Magnus 
Ralph  Elliott  Chant 
Andrew  McCartney 
Jane  Dunbar 

Last  one  by  Rev.  Henry 

Ethel  Irene  Magnus 
George  A.  Frey 
William  Middleton 
Clifford  C.  Bower 
Nils  Ogren 
Lizzie  Schray 
Mattie  M.  Northrup 
Kate  Florence  Eddy 
Flossie  Etta  Bailey 
George  Thomas  Mitchell 
Rosie  Ethel  Steele 
Mildred  Emily  Bath 
Bertha  Viola  Bates 
i\Iary  G.  Magnus 
John  Mclhvaine 
John  Goodwin 
Mary  G.  Hanna 

Mary  Ann  Clarke 

John  L.  Brooks 

Emily  L.  Steele 

Elias  Place 

John  W.  Metcalf 

Alice  Watkins 

Albert  St.  John  Magnus 

Antoinette  Laib 

Joseph  Page 

Charles  Frederick  Calmbach 

Alexander  Beatty 

Herbert  Goodison 

Julia  Jane  Eno 

Charles  H.  Winchester 

Mable  Hemingway 

Henry  Helm 

Nellie  Eliza  Middleton 


Place  of  Interment. 

Simsbury,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
Waterbury,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Berlin,  Conn. 
Farmington,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Mitchell 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Plainville,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Waterbury 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 
Berlin,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Hartford,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 


Age. 

75  Yrs. 
75  Yrs. 

3  Days 
58  Yrs. 

6  Wks. 
92  Yrs. 
23  Yrs. 
74  Yrs. 
68  Yrs. 
43  Yrs. 

4  Yrs.  6 
29  Yrs.  7 
31  Yrs.  6 

53  Yrs. 
33  Yrs. 

I  Yr.  II  Mos. 
55  Yrs. 

54  Yrs. 


\ 


Mos. 
Mos. 
Mos. 


3  Yrs. 
36  Yrs. 
42  Yrs. 

2  Yrs. 
25  Yrs. 
39  Yrs. 

6  Yrs. 

5  Yrs. 

5  Yrs. 

I  Mo. 

I  Yr. 

I  Yr. 

I  Yr. 
58  Yrs 
66  Yrs, 
10  Yrs 
68  Yrs 


7  Mos. 


II 


Mos. 

8  Mos. 

5  Mos. 
.  9  Mos. 

5  Mos. 
4  Days 
7  Mos. 
ID  Mos. 
2  Mos. 


7  Mos. 


21  Yrs. 
29  Yrs. 

60  Yrs. 

61  Yrs. 
35  Yrs. 
21  Yrs. 
37  Yrs. 
66  Yrs. 
68  Yrs. 
19  Yrs. 
40  Yrs. 

8  Yrs. 
70  Yrs. 
49  Yrs. 

5  Mos. 

6  Wks. 

6  Mos.  5 


Mos. 

Mos. 
Mos. 

Days 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


637 


BURIALS 


Name. 

Richard  Jones 
Elizabeth  Louisa  Fenton 
Hannah  Kincade 
Francis  L.  Goodale 
John  R.  Sedgwick 
Edward  Pickford 
John  Hanna 

Mary  A.  Northall 
Bertha  Frances  Wolf 
Maria  Johnson 
Eliza  Meigs  Heyward 
Henry  Thomas 
Richard  Schrey 
George  Hoff 
Elsie  Agnes  Davis 
Flora  J.  Payne 
William  Crocker 
Russell  Magnus 
Ella  Naomi  Church 
Edwin  Kingsbury 
Eliza  Dimond 
William  H.  Howe 
Horace  W.  Bunting 
Frank  Judd 
Royal  E.  Loomis 
Frederick  George  Hoff 
Frank  H.  Webster 
Eva  May  Locke  ry 
William  Nelson  Sweet 
Harold  Edward  Chant 

Last  one  by  Rev.  Nathan 
Edward  Loosey 


Place  of  Interment. 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Plymouth,  Conn. 
Greenwood,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Hartford,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Hartford,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
T.  Pratt 

New  Britain 


Age. 


Annie  E.  Fenton 
Tom  Thompson 
Harriet  Dyson 

Last  one  by  Rev.  James 
William  Hill 
Charles  Henry  Smith 
Samuel  Thomas 
Thomas  C.  Coscaden 
Fannie  W.  Hanna 
Selina  Goodison 
Stephen  Chester  Fenton 
Bertha  Schmar 
Frederick  Henry  Rackliffe 
Geo.  D.  Fisk 
Stanley  Dewey  Laurie 
Henry  B.  Coleman 
Louisa  Seiple 
James  Harmon  Beach 
Mary  Jane  Magson 
Elizabeth  W.  Hance 
Kittie  S.  Roberts 

40 


New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Stoddard 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Farmington,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Hartford,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Hartford,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Rumson,  N.  J. 
New  Britain 


67  Yrs. 
5  Yrs. 
71  Yrs. 
61  Yrs. 
73  Yrs. 
69  Yrs. 
65  Yrs. 


4  Mos. 
8  Mos. 

8  Mos. 


9  Mos. 


40  Yrs.  8  Mos. 

1  Mo. 
86  Yrs. 

84  Yrs. 
28  Yrs. 

35  Yrs.  II  Mos. 
32  Yrs. 

6  Mos. 

8  Yrs.  4  Mos. 
50  Yrs. 
18  Yrs. 

2  Yrs.  8  Mos. 
15  Mos. 

68  Yrs. 

41  Yrs. 

46  Yrs. 
68  Yrs. 

3  Mos. 
2  Mos. 

41  Yrs. 

6  Mos. 
68  Yrs. 

5  Mos. 

64  Yrs. 

48  Yrs. 

52  Yrs. 
83  Yrs. 

63  Yrs. 

49  Yrs. 
67  Yrs. 

53  Yrs. 
66  Yrs. 

43  Yrs.  8  Mos. 

85  Yrs.  6  Mos. 

47  Yrs. 

32  Yrs.  9  Mos. 

33  Yrs. 
I  Mo. 

17  Yrs. 
89  Yrs. 
79  Yrs. 
40  Yrs. 
8s  Yrs. 
8  Yrs.  6  Mos. 


10  Days 

7  Mos. 
7  Mos. 


638 


THE    CHURCH 


BURIALS 


1899- 

Jan.  5 

Jan.  8 

Jan.  13 

Jan.  13 

Mar.  I 

June  I 

June  5 

Sept.  II 

Oct.  23 

1900. 

Feb.  2 

Feb.  5 

Feb.  18 

Feb.  18 

Feb.  26 

Feb.  28 

Mar.  3 

Mar.  30 

Apr.  4 

Apr.  4 

Apr.  8 

Apr.  9 

Apr.  10 

Apr.  1 1 

Apr.  16 

Apr.  21 

Apr.  26 

May  7 

May  10 

June  15 

Aug.  5 

Aug.  9 

Aug.  17 

Sept.  14 

Sept.  23 

Oct.  7 

Oct.  23 

Oct.  24 

Oct.  26 

Oct.  25 

Nov.  8 

Nov.  16 

Dec.  20 

Dec.  31 

1901. 

Jan.  I 

Jan.  14 

Feb.  18 

Feb.  21 

Jan.  24 

Feb.  28 

Mar.  9 


Xatne. 

Ruth  M.  Tyler 
Thomas  D.  Gibbons 
Sarah  T.  Gladden 
Elsie  Lavinia  Durn 
Elizabeth  A.  Clough 
Elizabeth  Smythe  Frisbie 
George  E.  Fisher 
Mary  A.  White 
Ira  Henry  Matthews 

Joseph  Walter  Tully 
Claire  Stowe  Attwood 
Caroline  Prentice 
James  Warburton 
Alfred  S.  Judd 
Leslie  George  Walker 
Henry  Smith 
George  Tanner 
Emeline  Amelia  Alexander 
Dorothy  Gertrude  Allen 
Frederick  Carlton  Chase 
Benjamin  Banner 
Alfred  S.  Judd.  Jr. 
Charles  Fisher 
John  Steele 
Carrie  E.  Smith 
Mary  Parker 
Frank  E.  Stearns 
James  Cooper 
Lovetta  Clarke 
Edith  Fanny  Chant 
Cornelius  Henn 

Last  two  by  Rev.  ITerbe 
George  H.  Curtiss 

Last  one  by  Rev.  Arthur 
Alice  Amelia  Lockwood 

Hooker 
Lilian  Edith  Jones 
Ambrose  Beatty 
Sarah  Roberts 
Baby  Senior 
Esther  Maria  Yates 
Cecil  Mount 
Caroline  K.  Parker 
Edward  Kitto  Curtiss 
Kenneth  Wilbur  Stoddard 
Elizabeth  Wheeler 

Burritt  North  Birge 
Mary  A.  Darby 
Benjamin  F.  Gibson 
Oliver  W.  Fenton 
Nicholas  Trinochetti 
Ella  Beegle  Wilkinson 
Catharine  Tanet  Grimes 


Place  of  Interment. 


Age. 


New  Haven,  Conn. 

ID  Mos. 

New  Britain 

20  Yrs. 

East  Plymouth,  Conn. 

76  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

15  Yrs.  10  Mos, 

New  Britain 

39  Yrs.  7  Mos. 

New  Britain 

3  Days 

New  Britain 

49  Yrs. 

Plymouth,  Conn. 

71  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

6  Wks. 

Hartford 

40  Yrs.  5  Mos. 

New  Britain 

3  Yrs.  10  Mos. 

New  Britain 

70  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

79  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

52  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

8  Mos. 

New  Britain 

75  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

38  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

62  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

8  Yrs. 

Claremont,  N.  H. 

77  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

49  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

31  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

65  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

76  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

50  Yrs.  6  Mos. 

New  Britain 

69  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

19  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

64  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

II  Mos. 

New  Britain 

8  Mos. 

New  Britain 

70  Yrs. 

rt  M.  Smith 

New  Britain 

72  Yrs. 

Randall 

Hebron,  Conn. 

37  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

I  Yr.  7  Mos. 

New  Britain 

70  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

61  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

114  hrs. 

New  Britain 

63  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

6  Mos. 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

29  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

314  Mos. 

New  Britain 

16  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

60  Yrs. 

Lexington,  Ky. 

45  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

69  Yrs.  7  Mos. 

New  Britain 

80  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

51  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

83  Yrs. 

IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


639 


Name. 

Byron  Charles  Wheeler 
Henrietta  W.  Rackliffe 
Addin  Charles  Lewis 
Gertrude  May  Middleton 
Margaret  E.  Adams 
Thomas  Roe  Footit 
Martin  Luther 
Jacob  F.  Simons 
Oscar  Clark 
Hilda  Fletcher 

Last  one  by  Rev.  W.  H.  M 
Cordelia  N.  Parker 
Lovina  Ford  Laurie 
Edward  Howard  Post 
Eliza  Emily  Gwatkins  Alger 
Frederick  C.  Schermerhorn 
Sarah  Maria  Buel 
Frank  B.  Smith 

Prudence  Ransom 
Mary  Gwatkins 
Mary  Elizabeth  Graham 
George  W.  Gregg 
George  A.  Lewis 
Robert  Dunbar 
Robert  J.  Vance 
Cecilia  Greco 

Last  one  by  Rev.  H.  B.  Pul 
Mary  Ann  Crompton 
Charles  Henry  Sewell 

Thompson 
Althea  Goodison  Manning 
Gertrude  Josephine  Sowles 
Alfred  Giles 
Mary  E.  Logan 
James  S.  Clark 
Caroline  Bowman  Giles 
Carl  F.  Strasburg 
Celia  Bassett 

Catharine  Johnson 
Caroline  Matilda  Scaife 
Chauncey  B.  Pomeroy 
Learned  M.  Cottrell 
Mary  Ann  McBrayne 
Harold  James  Bagshaw 
Grace  Annetta  Pfeifer 
Sarah  Wyman 
Louisa  Genise  Holmes 
Lydia  L  Todd 
Harriet  Walker 
George  R.  Post 
Mark  Roberts 
William  Wright 
William  George  Carson 


Place  of  Interment. 

Ase. 

New  Britain 

5  Mos. 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

18  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

92  Yrs. 

Westfield,  Conn. 

63  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

46  Yrs. 

Plainville,  Conn. 

55  Yrs.  10  Mos 

Plainville,  Conn. 

55  Yrs.  8  Mos. 

New  Britain 

12  Yrs. 

orrison 

New  Britain 

24  Yrs. 

Hartford,  Conn. 

40  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

9  Mos. 

New  Britain 

51  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

14  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

60  Yrs.     • 

New  Britain 

53  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

77  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

82  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

75  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

27  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

68  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

48  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

36  Yrs. 

Isifer 

Windsor  Locks,  Conn. 

71  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

3  Mos. 

New  Britain 

25  Yrs. 

Plainville,  Conn. 

28  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

42  Yrs. 

Waterbury,  Conn. 

32  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

43  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

7i  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

13  Mos. 

New  Britain 

80  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

3  Yrs.  6  Mos, 

New  Britain 

27  Yrs. 

Plainville,  Conn. 

70  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

I  Yr.  2  Mos. 

New  Britain 

2  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

65  Yrs. 

Southington,  Conn. 

63  Yrs. 

Thomaston,  Conn. 

77  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

65  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

79  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

63  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

47  Yrs. 

New  Britain 

7  Wks. 

640 


TIIK    CHURCH 


BURIALS 


1903- 

May  27 

June  14 

July  I 

July  13 

Sept.  8 

Oct.  22 

Oct.  24 

Nov.  30 

Nov.  30 

Dec.  10 

Dec.  12 

Dec.  16 

Nov.  II 

Dec.  17 

Dec.  18 

Nov.  17 

Aug.  2 

Oct.  4 

Aug.  18 

Nov.  10 

1905. 

1904. 

Feb.  19 

Mar.  I 

Mar.  2 

Mar.  12 

Mar.  31 

Apr.  13 

Apr.  26 

May  II 

June  2 

June  16 

July  2 

July  30 

Feb.  23 

Mar.  I 

Mar.  2 

Feb.  27 

Mar.  6 

Apr.  14 

Apr.  14 

Apr.  16 

May  I 

May  9 

May  9 

May  29 

July  17 

July  23 

Sept.  2 

Sept.  14 

Oct.  I 

Oct.  4 

Oct.  5 

Oct.  27 


Name. 

Adrian  Dyckman 
Fanny  llanna  Basney 
Charles  Edward  Tillotson 
Archik  Bedrossian 
Florence  M.  Humason 
Mary  Fisher 
Ulysses  Grant  Bigelow 

Anna  Maria  Beach 
Margaret  Kinkade 
Etta  G.  Frey 
Elbridge  Willis 
Tabitha  D.  Martin 
Edward  S.  Adkins 
Sarah  E.  Caswell 
Agostino  Bertini 
Louis  V.  Schutz 

Harriet  McCartney 
Henry  ToUes 
Jeremia  Blood 
Thomas  Jones 
James  Towers,  Sr. 
Marv  S.  Stepler 
Frank  K.  Field 
Nelson  P.  Payne 
George  W.  Camsell 
Dwight  A.  Harris 
William  W.  Foulkes 
Emily  C.  Smith 
Joseph  Mills 
John  Crabtree 
Annie  J.  Pelton 
Baby  Dyson 

Charles  Neuschulten 
Alfred  J.  Smith 
Elmit  P.  Sagendorf 
Alice  B.  Attwood 
Nellie  C.  Reed 
Mary  Rebecca  Lockwood 
Thomas  C.  Lockwood 
Baby  Swain  (boy) 
Francis  G.  Bonnel 
Samuel  Tully 
Virgil  P.  Humason 
Daniel  Goodison 
Sabra  Cowles 
Henry  Abram  Church 
Harold  Emil  Tucker 
Thomas  H.  Porter 
Ellen  White  Beatty 
Eunice  Miriam  Ward 
Leopold  Klctt 
William  Tliornton 


Place  of  Interment. 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

P'armington,  Conn. 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

New  Britain 

Near     Yarmouth,     Nova 

Scotia 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Hartford,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 

New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Nashua,  N.  H. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Berlin,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Boonville,  N.  Y. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Torrington,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
Portland,  Conn. 
New  Britain 

Hartford,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Torrington.  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Windsor,  Conn. 
Hartford 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Kensington 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
Madison,  Conn. 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 
New  Britain 


Age. 


I  Mo. 
36  Yrs. 
65  Yrs. 

6  Mos. 
55  Yrs. 
60  Yrs. 
32  Yrs. 

80  Yrs. 
39  Yrs. 
44  Yrs. 
17  Yrs. 
64  Yrs. 
53  Yrs. 
53  Yrs. 

67  Yrs. 
34  Yrs. 

80  Yrs. 
83  Yrs. 

68  Yrs. 
39  Yrs. 
76  Yrs. 

75  Yrs. 
59  ^  rs. 
49  Yrs. 
46  Yrs. 


76  Yrs. 


72 

Yrs. 

4 

Days 

79 

Yrs. 

51 

Yrs. 

38 

Yrs. 

40 

Yrs. 

47 

Yrs. 

6  Mos. 

S2 

Yrs. 

80  Yrs. 

45 

Yrs. 

5 

Mos. 

75 

Yrs. 

9 

Mos. 

57 

Yrs. 

8=; 

Yrs. 

8 

Mos. 

6  Mos. 

60  Yrs. 

7  Mos. 
66  Yrs. 
80  Yrs.  9  Mos. 


IN    NEW    BRITAIN. 


641 


BURIALS 


Name. 


Place  of  Interment. 


Ase. 


Thomas  R.  Footit 

Westfield,  Conn. 

31  Yrs. 

Helen  J.  Woodward 

Hartford,  Conn. 

32,  Yrs. 

Thomas  Taylor 

New  Britain 

62  Yrs. 

Mary    Maude    Simons 

Plainville,  Conn. 

30  Yrs. 

McCarthy 

Ethel  May  Binning 

New  Britain 

7  Mos. 

Almena  M.  Kirk 

New  Britain 

6s  Yrs. 

Margaret  E.  Hicks 

New  Britain 

62  Yrs. 

Russell  C.  Barnes 

New  Britain 

3  Mos. 

Marie  E.  Rossberg 

New  Britain 

72  Yrs. 

Eleanor  Madeline  Larson 

New  Britain 

2  Yrs. 

Helen  M.  Warren 

Naugatuck,  Conn. 

70  Yrs. 

Earl  G.  Elliott 

New  Britain 

2  Mos. 

Last  one  by  Rev.  Jared  Starr 

Margaret  May  Stolls 

New  Britain 

18  Yrs. 

Elizabeth  Jones 

New  Britain 

65  Yrs. 

Robert  B.  Hurrell 

New  Britain 

68  Yrs. 

Mary  A.  Carroll 

New  Britain 

53  Yrs. 

Ann  Maria  Porter 

New  Britain 

70  Yrs. 

I\laude  C.  Waters 

New  Britain 

22  Yrs. 

INDEXES 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS 


Aberdeen,  Scotland 31 

Academy  at  Stratford 65 

Academy,  service  in  ....  289,  290,  322 

Acting  Bishop 98 

Adamites 38,  1 1 7 

Admission  into  Diocese 286 

Adrian,  Mich 448 

Africa 26,  loi 

African  Mission  School loi 

Alabama  102 

Albany  turnpike  185 

Almanac,  first  Churchman's  ...     33 
Almanac,  first  with  Church  Days,    20 

Amboy,  N.  J 22 

Amenia,  N.  Y 466 

America  13  to  33 

Annual  reports  reviewed 425 

Anti-Episcopal   Convention,   21,   28, 
29,  30.  78,  79 
Archdeaconn,'  of  Hartford,  meet 

at  New  Britain 40S,  417 

Armonk,  N.  Y 466 

Ashtabula,  0 210 

Assessment  of  1813 97 

Assets  of  the  old  Church 309 

Atheism  125 

Autographs  of  Churchmen  ....     67 

Avon 185 

Baptism,     first     Episcopal     in 

Conn 42 

Baptism,  first  in  America  16 

Baptism  of   children,   38,39.40,118, 

121 

Baptisms    167,  171,  172,  173.486 

Baptisms,  early  in  New  Britain,  278, 

282.  290 
Baptisms,    local    from    Middle- 
town  records  271,  272,  273 

Baptists,  40,  so,  55,  122,  123,  126,  127, 

167 

Barkhamsted  94,  196,  197 

Belfast,  Me 16 

Berlin    134,  207,  272 

Bethany 433.438 

Bible,  approved  editions,  99,  213,  214 
Bible,  not  read  in  public  by  the 

Standing  Order   76,  77 

Bible,  see  Word  117 

Bibles,  for  every  family 122 

Bibles,     incorrect     edition     dis- 
tributed       98 


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Bible  &  Prayer  Book  Society  . .     97 

Biographical  notices  of  clergy,    92 

Biographical   Sketches,    106  to    115, 

172  to  245,  429  to  468 

Bishop  Brownell,  elected 100 

Bishop  Brownell's  Western  vis- 
itation        lOI 

Bishop,  first  consecration  of  in 

America    33 

Bishop,  first  of  Ohio  190,215 

Bishop,  for  New  England 18 

Bishop,  invited  to  act 98 

Bishop,  letter  to  the  ..153,  154.  156, 

157.  255 
Bishop  of  Conn.,  elected,  31,84,92 
Bishop  of  New  York,  elected..  32 
Bishop  of  Pennsylvania,  elected,  32 
Bishop  of  Vermont,  elected  ...  33 
Bishop  of  Virginia,  elected  ....     32 

Bishop,  petitioned  for   23,  25 

Bishop  Seabury,  elected   84 

Bishop's  Address,  first  printed,     95 

Bishops,  appointment  of  opposed,  25, 

27,  28,  29,  30,  78,  79 

Bishops,  efifort  for   26,  31 

Bishops,  fear  of 29,  30 

Bishops,  first  House  of  z^ 

Bishop's   Fund    96,  97 

Bishops,  non-juring  23 

Bishops,  Scottish   87 

Bishop's  signatures  93 

Bishops  of  Connecticut.  .  .105  to  1 1.5 

Bishop's   support    86,89,96,97 

Bishop  Williams,  testimonial  to,  337 

Blasphemy   116,  129 

Blizzard  of   1888   405.  4o6 

Bloomfield    58,  136,  196 

Boarders    122 

Boarders,  must  join  family  wor- 
ship       121 

Boardman,  O 210,  215 

Boston,  Mass 17,  20,  24 

Boston  Svnod  119 

Branford    172,  I73 

Bridgeport   100 

Bristol  136,  176 

Brooklyn,  Conn 59,  72,  100,  126 

Burials 621 

Burlington,   N.   J 23 

Burritt   Mission    373-374 


646 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


PAGE 

Calendar,  The 334 

California 15 

Calvary  Church,  Stonington,  368,  455 

Canrtcfd,  0 215 

Canons  adopted   93 

Canons,  Ancient   96 

Cape  Cod  16 

Capital  laws    116 

Catechist   53,  61 

Catechist  at  Stratford  62 

Catechist,  interfered  with 61 

Cemetery  inscriptions 153 

Census,  Episcopal  &  Non-Epis- 
copal   29,  80,  81,  82 

Census  of  Connecticut,  1774,  29,  80, 

81,  82 

Central  Village    342,447 

Certificate  law,  7},,  85,  88,  127,  128, 

129 

Certificates  of  withdrawal,  94,   140, 

141,  167,  168,  269,  270 

Chancel  improvements 411, 412 

Chapel  built   346,  348 

Charity  Organization   406 

Charleston.  S.  C 20,  21 

Charter  of  the  S.  P.  G 21 

Cheshire   168,  178 

Children's  work  394,  395 

Choir  stalls   411 

Chorister  ' 419,  420 

Christ  Church  and  Ohio  . .  .169,  170 

Christ  Church,  Bethany 438 

Christ  Church,  Boston  ....24,33,47 

Christ  Church,  Canaan   467 

Christ  Church,  centennial  anni- 
versary    413 

Christ    Church,    Hartford,    94,   279, 

286,  429,  430 

Christ  Church,   Middletown,  93,  97, 

108,   113,   139,  271 

Christ  Church,  origin  of  165 

Christ  Church,  Philadelphia,  21,  23, 

32 
Christ  Church,  reference  to  in 

Journal  of  Convention  . . .  159, 160 
Christ    Church,    Rock    Spring, 

N.  C 461 

Christ  Church,  Rye,  N.  Y 114 

Christ  Church,  Savannah,  Ga.,  25 
Christ      Church,      Schenectady, 

N.  Y 463 

Christ  Church,  Sheffield.  Mass.,  467 
Christ  Church,  Stratford,  45,  47,  48, 

49,  64 

Christ  Church,  Unionville 442 

Christ  Church,  Watcrtown  ....  464 
Christ  Church,  West  Haven  . . .  164 
Christ  Church,  Westport  ..286,  411, 

466 


PAGE 

Christian    Knowledge    Society,    98, 

125,  339 
Christian    Knowledge     Society, 

meet  at  New  Britain 357 

Christmas  Carols  372,  375,  455 

Christmas  Sermon 88 

Church  bells   339,  397 

Church  built  at  Brooklyn,  Conn.,  59 
Church  building,  1837;  289,  291,  292, 

293,  294,  295,  322;   1848,  320,  321, 

324,  325,  332 
Church  building,  description  of.  325, 

330,  331 
Church  building,  first  in  Amer- 
ica         17 

Church  building,  first  in  Penn.,  19 
Church  building,  first  in  process 

of  construction  in  Conn 48 

Church  building,  oldest  in  Conn.,  102 
Church      building,      oldest      in 

Northern  States 23 

Church  building,  reopened,  347,  348, 

393,  400 
Church   building,   repairs,   346,   347, 

348,  361.  362,  371,  392,  393,  394,  395, 

396,  397-  399.  .402.  404,  407,  411,  416 
Church     building,     second     in 

Hartford  Co.. 136 

Church  building,  selling  of,  160,  161, 
162,  267.  268,  269,  322 
Church   buildings    in    Hartford 

Co 150 

Church  building  torn  down. . . .    162 

Church    building,    voted,    150,    2J!.'>i, 

289,  320 

Church  built  of  logs 212 

Church  canons 386,  418 

Church,  damaged  by  storm 159 

Church  debts,  311,  348,  351,  359,  361, 
372.  375.  376.  377.  390 
Churches  and  towns  in  Conn..  40,  75, 
76,  102.  103.  104 
Churches,  established  by  law,  72,  126 
Churches,  first  three  in  Conn.  . .  49 
Churches,  in  1760,  ys'y    in  1777,  76; 

in  1799,  103,  104 
Churches,    majority    of    adopt 

constitution 90 

Churches,    new    ones    only    by 

consent  of  General  Court.  38,  117 
Churches,  onh'  one  relieved  by 

law  of  1727' '.     53 

Churches,  regulated 1 1 7,  1 18 

Church,  first  in  Hartford  Co.  .  .  136 
Church,  first  organized  in  Conn.,  45 
Church,  first  step  for  collective 

body 31 

Church  of  England,  first  named 

in  statutes 122 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


647 


Church  of  England,  first  record 

in  Conn 38 

Church    of    England,    granted 

right  to  tax  themselves  ...  .32, 123 
Church     of     England,     legally- 
Presbyterian  39 

Church    of    England,    members 

of 38,  39,  118 

Church    of    England    minister, 

legalized 52,  122,  123 

Church  of  England,  recognized 

in  law  122,  123,  127 

Church  of  Our  Saviour,  Plain- 

ville 350,  351,  441 

Church  of  the  Redeemer,  New 

York 463 

Church  of  the  Redeemer,  South- 

ington 351 

Church    of     the     Resurrection, 

Philadelphia 435 

Church  property,  sale  of,  322,  413, 
415,  421 
Churchmen,  early  of  Berlin,  137,  139 
Churchmen,  early  in  New  Brit- 
ain   277,  278,  279 

Churchmen,  find  favor  72,  126 

Churchmen,  hardships  of,  17.  18,  19, 

26,  31,  42,  49,  sp,  59,  68,  69,  71 

Churchmen,  increase  in  number,     75 

Churchmen,  in  majority 76 

Church  papers 94 

Churchmen,  pay  double  rates 74 

Churchmen,  unjustly  accused,  y^y  74 
Church     services    by    minister, 

allowed  by  law 68,  122,  123 

Church  statistics ;i^ 

Church,  supported  by  law 30 

Claremont,  N.  H 33 

Clerks  424,  480 

Clergy  and  parishes,  1836 286 

Clergy,  first  meet  the  Bishop  in 

America 31 

Clergy,  list  in  1777,  76;  in  1799, 

103,  104 
Clergy,  ordained  by  Bps.   Sea- 
bury  and  Jarvis 91,  92 

Clerg3'man,    first    Episcopal    in 

Mass 17 

ClergA'man,  first  in  South  Caro- 
lina       20 

Clergj'men,  number  of  .  .  .30,  75,  102 
Clergymen,  only  four  in  North 

America 20 

Clergj-men,  permitted  in  Pa.  . .     20 
Cleveland,  O.,  177,  178,  210,  215,  217 

Colebrook 197 

Collectors,  powers  of  123 

Colored  people  of  New  Britain,  418 
Columbia,  0 210.  215 


PAGE 

Columbus,  0 190,  212,  214 

Communicants 167,  578 

Communicants  in  1836 283 

Communicants,  statistics  of  ....  425 
Communion  cup  used  at  Christ 

Church 164 

Communion  Office 32,  87,  88 

Compulsory  minister's   support, 

116,  117 
Concert  for  benefit  of  Church. .  292 

Concordate 87 

Confirmation,  at  Plymouth  ....  207 

Confirmations 167,  562 

Confirmations,  statistics  of  ....  426 
Confirmation,  the  first  .  .91,  296,  297 
Congregational  accessions,  23,  33,  45, 

55,  56,  75 
Congregational  Association  ...     27 
Congregational  Church,  Berlin,    94 
Congregational     Churches     ap- 
proved   39,  119 

Congregational  Churches  regu- 
lated   38,  43,  118 

Congregational     Church,     New 

London  41 

Congregational,  first  mention  in 

the  laws  39,  119 

Congregational  way  alone  prac- 
ticed   S7 

Congregationalism  in  Mass.  ...  33 
Congregationalist,  first  to  come 

over   45 

Congregationalists  at  Plartford 

divided 38 

Congregationalists  in  Virginia,  19 
Congressman,     born     at     New 

Britain 182 

Connecticut,  22,  26,  29,  31,  33,  34  to 

129 

Connecticut  Bible  Society 98 

Connecticut  laws 369,  385 

Connecticut,  Non-Episcopal  cen- 
sus of   79  to  82 

Consecration,  1837,  293,  296,  297  ; 

1848,  327,  328,  329,  332,  333 
Consecration,  at  New  London,     88 
Consecration,  Bishop  elect  failed 

of 31 

Consecration,  first  of  a  church, 

32,  91 

Consecration,  of  Bishops 32 

Consecration  of  Bp.  Brownell,  100 
Consecration  of  Bp.  Hobart,  ..  iii 
Consecration  of  Bp.  Jarvis,  92,  109 
Consecration  of  Bp.  Seabury,  31,  86, 

107 
Consecration  of   Bp.   Williams,  113 
Consecration,  last  by  Bp.   Sea- 
bury  91 


648 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


Constitution  of  Church  adopted,  88,  ! 

89,  90,  151,  251 

Contributions  for  building,  291,  292, 

300,  301.  302,  321 

Contributions    for    preaching,    286, 

287,  302,  340  i 

Convention,  Anti-Episcopal,  27,  28,  ' 

29,  78,  79  I 

Convention,  first  Annual 89  | 

Convention,  first  General  ...  .28,  32  [ 

Convention  fund 291,  306,  310  ' 

Convention  of  clergy 26  , 

Convention  of  Conn,  clergy  .  .31,  86 

Convention,  marching  to 93 

Conventions  in  Ohio,  190,  192,  212, 
213,  214,  215 

Convocation  87 

Convocation   at    New    Britain,    2)2>7^ 
338,  339,  341,  349-  351,  358,  359 

Corner  stone  325,  326,  2i^7 

Corner  stone,  contents  of  ..395,  396 
Cures,  number  of,  30,   75,  95,   102, 

103,  104 
Daughters  of  the  King  . . .  .415,  419  j 

Death  of  Mr.  Rogers 400  \ 

Deaths,  167,  281,  319,  322.  334,  337, 
355.  360,  373 
Delegates   to   Convention.    151,    159,  t 
160,  249,  250,  253,  254,  256,  258,  260,  I 
261,  263,  265,  425,  483  _  I 

Denomination,    first    named    in 

Conn 38,   119  I 

Deputy  to  General  Convention,  207, 
430,  444,  448 

Derby 100 

Dickinson  house 384 

Diocese    of    Connecticut    estab- 
lished       89 

Diocese  of  Ohio  . .  .202,  212,  213,  215 

Dioceses,  union  of 32 

Dissenters    from    Standing 

Order  119,  123,  127,  129,  140 

Dissenters  in  England 28,  78 

Dissenting     ministers     become 

Churchmen 45.  47,  55,  56 

Dissenters    settled    Connecticut,     37 

Durham   204 

Dutch  Church   19 

East  Main  St.  Church  . . .  .283  to  325 

Easton,  Md 454 

East  Plymouth 176,  185,  205 

Ecclesiastical  laws  116  to  129 

Election  Sermon   99,  431 

Eli7abeth,  N.  J 27 

Enfield  126 

Episcopal  Academy,  90,  97,  loi,  408, 

464 
Episcopal  acts  by  Bp.  Griswold,  98 
Episcopal  attire,  first  worn  ....     88 


PAGE 

Episcopal  Church  established  by 

law 72,  126 

Episcopal  College loi 

Episcopal    dissenters    127 

Episcopal,  first  use  of  the  word 

in  Connecticut  laws 85,  127 

Episcopal  oppression 28 

Episcopalians,  lenity  with  regard 

to 28 

Episcopalians,  proportion  of,  29,  82 

Episcopalians,  taxing 123 

Episcopate 78 

Episcopate,   Discourse   on   pub- 
lished       24 

Episcopate  discussed 27 

Esopus,  N.  Y 448 

Essex  borough 314 

Exeter  parish 89 

Fairs,  308,  310.  314,  340,  358,  384,  394 
Families,  number  of  reduced  . .  313 

Family  worship 120,  I2I 

Fairfield,  44,  46,  48,  50,  51,  54,  55,  61, 
65,  68,  72 
Farmington,    assigned    to    New 

Britain 312 

Farmington  Canal 295 

Fast  Day 91 

Favors  to  Standing  Order,  66,  67,  71 
Financial  reports,  reviewed  ....  426 

Fiscal  year  416 

Founders  of  Christ  Church,  149,  165 

Franklin,  Conn lOO 

Fundamental  Orders 1 16 

Fulton,  N.  Y 198,  199 

Galesville,  N.  C.  460 

General  Association,  Journal  of,    28 
General   Association   of    Conn., 

27,  128 

General  Consociation 124 

General   Convention.    lOi,   202,   212, 

213 

Georgetown,  D.  C 436 

Georgia  25 

Gifts  to  the  parish,  301,  30S,  329.  333, 
348,  349,  352,  366,  367,  371.  376,  384, 
393.  394.  395.  398.  399.  400.  402,  403, 
404,  405,  407,  414,  425,  446 

Gift  to  Rector 357,  4I3 

Good  Friday,  first  appointed  as 

Fast  Day 9^ 

Gospel     service,     appropriation 

for .64,  124 

Grace  Cathedral,  Topeka,  Kan- 
sas    468 

Grace  Church,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  465 
Grace  Church,  Cabotville,  Mass., 

440,  441 
Grace   Church,   Saybrook,  320,  437, 

438,  441 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


649 


Grace  Church,  Yantic 436,  437 

Granby,  137,  182,  184,  185,  187,  194, 

196,  197 
Great   Barrington,   Mass.,    195,    196, 

197 

Greenwich 66,  68,  71 

Groton   So,  68 

Guilford 58,  78,  124 

Half-way  Covenant,  39,  40,  85,  118, 
'  119,  121 

Hampton,  Va 17 

Hartford 40,  118,  136 

Hartford  Co.,  first  service  in  . .    135 

Hartford,  Second  Church 119 

Hartland    197 

Harwinton 91,  185,  204.  205 

Hebron 57,  68 

Henrico,  Va 20 

Heretics  38,  117 

Highland,  N.  Y 448 

High  school 336 

Historical    information,    where 

found 102 

Historical    sketches    of    Christ 

Church 169 

Holv  orders,  desired 24 

Holy  Trinity,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y., 

454,  462 
Holy  Trinity,  Hertford,  N.  C,  460 
Holy  Trinity,  Middletown,  465,  271 

Homestead  act  189 

Horse  Neck 66 

Huntington 178 

Idolatry 116 

Indians 16,  17,  25,  58,  61,  119 

Inhabitant,  first  white  in  Rhode 

Island 18 

Institution 207,  369,  370 

Jamaica,  L.  1 22,  106 

Jamestown,  Va 16,  17 

Jefferson,  0 215 

Jerseys 22 

Journal,  first  parish  reports  in    95 

Journals,  first  printed 90 

Kennebec,  Me 17 

Kensington,  133,  134,  135,  140,  141, 
167,  271,  272 

Kent  Island,  Md 17 

King's  Chapel 20,  21,  33,  93 

King's  College 26 

King's   instructions  to  Govern- 
ors         21 

Ladies'  Aid  Society 414,  415,  416 

Ladies'  Society  393 

Land  for  cemetery 152,  153 

Land  for  church  building 152 

Land  fund  124 

Land  presented  the  parish  296,  301, 
302,  367 


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Land,  purchase  of  323,  324,  352,  366, 
367,  417 

Land,  sale  of 322,  352 

Laws  of  Colony,  first  printed  . .  120 
Lay  reader  ...  .53,  288,  305,  386,  423 

Lebanon 89 

Ledyard    65 

Legislature,  listen  to  Bp.  Brown- 
ell   99 

Lenox,  Mass 195 

Letters  to  the  Bishop,  153,  154,  156, 

157,  255 

Library,  Somaster's 66 

Lion,  The 415 

Litchfield  58,  88 

Liverpool,  0 210,  215 

Long  Hill    46 

Lottery  152,  255,  260 

Maine  15,  18,  19 

Marriage,      first      recorded     in 

America 17 

Marriages   167,  591 

Martha's  Vineyard 16 

Maryland 18,  22,  30 

Masonic  address 207 

Massachusetts 17,  19,  21,  29,  33 

Medina,  O.  . .  .210,  211,  215,  216,  217 
Meeting  houses,  66,  122,  123,  125,  138 
Meeting  called  by  a  Justice,  160,  265 
Meeting,     last    one    of    Christ 

Church  162,  269 

Meetings  in  private  houses,  for- 
bidden          122 

Memorial  of  Churchmen 67 

Men's  Club 418 

Meriden   114,  168,  176,  177,  178 

Methodism   32 

Methodist,  early  society  of  ....  202 

Methodist  preachers 202,  203 

Methodists  167 

Methodist     service     at     Christ 

Church 159 

Middletown,'  86,  90,  91,  93,  97,  108, 

13s,  136,  139 

Middletown,  N.  Y 448 

Milford Tj,  173 

Minister,    Congregational,    first 

to  come  over 45 

Minister,   engaged   in   teaching,  315 
345.  353 
Minister,  Episcopal,  only  one  in 

Conn 49 

Minister,   first  Episcopal   made 

D.D.  by  Yale   100 

Minister,     first     Episcopal     to 

preach  in  Conn 41 

Minister,  first  hired 151,  248 

Minister,  first  in  Boston 17 


650 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


126 


Minister,  first  in  Maryland iJ 

Minister,  first  in  Rhode  Island,     li 
Minister,  first  settled  in  Ohio..    l8i 
Ministers  and  the  marriage  ser- 
vice    

Ministers,  colored   lOi 

Ministers,     dissenting,     become 

Churchmen  45-  47.  56 

Ministers,  educated  at  Yale  or 

Harvard    124 

Ministers,   exempt   from   taxes,  121 

Ministers  from  St.  Mark's 387 

Ministers  in  1760,  75;  in  1777,  76; 
in  1799,  103.  104 

Ministers,  irregular 122 

Ministers,  long  service  ........    100 

Ministers,  marriage  by  legalized,  120 
Ministers,  none  but  settled  and 

approved  to  be  attended  ..38,  118 
Ministers,  number  of  Congrega- 
tional.  1766    75 

Ministers  of  Christ  Church,  151, 153, 
157,  158,  159,  171  to  218,  248,  249, 
253,  255,  257,  261  j 

Ministers,  officiating,  288,  358,  365,  i 
379,  381,  387,  389,  410; 
Ministers  of   St.   Mark's,  421,  422,  j 
427  to  468 
Ministers,  only  one  for  14  places,    53 
Minister's   support,  37,  38,  41,   116, 
117,  120,  121,  124 

Minister,  violating  canons 96 

Ministry  of  Mr.  Baldwin,  356  to  370 
Ministry  of  Mr.  Bodley  ...414,  etc. 
Ministry  of  Mr.  Capron  .  .327  to  343 
Ministry  of  Mr.  Davis  . .  .288  to  305 
Ministry  of  Dr.  Drumm,  379  to  387 
Ministry  of  Mr.  Fisher  .  .316  to  320 
Ministry  of  Mr.  Guion  . .  .306  to  319 
Ministry  of  Prof.  Jackson.  319  to  335 
Ministry  of  Mr.  Mansfield,  288,  305, 

306 
Ministry  of  Mr.  Middleton,  368  to 

379 
Ministry  of  Mr.  Rogers  .  .391  to  400 
Ministry  of  Mr.  Russell,  342  to  354 
Ministry  of  Mr.  Snowden,  388  to  391 
Ministry  of  Mr.  Stoddard,  403  to  410 
Ministry  of  Mr.  Wayne,  411  to  414 
Ministry  of  Dr.  Wheaton,  283  to  288 
Missionaries,  contributions  for,  128 
Missionaries  for  New  London, 

Newtown  and  Redding  . . ._. .  55 
Missionaries  from  New  Britain,  356 
Missionaries  in  1756,  75;  in  1777,  76 
Missionaries,  must  be  asked  for  3c 
Missionaries  of  the  S.  P.  G.  ar- 
rive      22 

Missionaries  of  S.  P.  G.,  duties 
of   56 


Missionaries  of  S.  P.  G.,  first  9 

in  Conn,  had  been  dissenters,     56 
Missionaries,    sent    only    where 

wanted   57 

Missionaries,  want  of  ...  .58,  59,  60 

Missionary  appointed 24,  46 

Missionary  at  Rj'e,  N.  Y 42 

Missionary,    first    appointed    to 

Conn 46 

Missionary  for  Fairfield  62 

Missionary   for   North   Groton,     56 
Missionary,     itinerant     of     the 

Colony 56 

Missionary  Society  97 

Missionary  Society,  aid  from,  286, 
290,  30s,  306,  310,  323,  339 
Missionary  Society  of  Ohio  . . .  215 
Missionary    S.    P.    G.,    first    in 

Conn 41 

Missionary  to  Africa 26,  loi 

Missionary  to  Ohio   209 

Missionary  work,  first  contribu- 
tion         16 

Missions  in  New  Britain  . .  .373,  374 

Money,  borrowing 326,  332,  346 

Moravians    124 

Moyamensing,    Pa 434 

Mystic  Bridge 455 

Naugatuck  174 

New  Britain,  78,  133,  135,  139,  140, 

141,  152,  255,  275.  to  641 

New  Britain,  grand  list  of  1805.  152 

New  Brunswick,  N.  J 106 

New  Connecticut 177 

New  England  25 

New  England  Colonies   22 

New  Fairfield 58,  68.  69 

New  Foundland 15,  16 

New  Hampshire   17,   18,  29 

New  Haven,  Conn.,  23,  55,  83,  99, 

109 

New  Haven  laws   120 

Newington.   133,   134,   137,   165,  271, 

272 

New  Jersey  23,  26,  29 

New  London,  41,  55,  65,  69,  84,  88, 

106 

New  Milford  45,  58,  126 

Newport,  R.  1 23 

Newtown,  47,  48,  72,  76,  83,  84,  93. 
100,  J25.  173 

New  York 19,  21,  22,  23,  26,  29 

Niantic    464 

Normal  School 336,  438 

North  Carolina 16 

North  field  185,  205,  206 

Northford    178 

North  Groton 55,  56,  65,  66 

North  Guilford 70.  173.  178 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


651 


North  Haven,  47,  48,  135,  176,  177, 

178 
Norwalk,  Conn.  . .  .32,  46,  48,  68,  91 

Norwich 58,  100 

Nova  Scotia   85 

Oath  of  Clerk 388 

Ohio,  156,  157,  186,  187,  188,  189,  190, 

191,  209 

Ohio  and  Connecticut  169,  170 

Ohio,  Diocese  of,  202,  212,  213,  215 

Ohio,  first  Bishop  of  190,  215 

Oldest  hving  Rectors  422 

Ordination  at  New  Britain,  335,  343, 

447,  449 

Ordination  certificate  155 

Ordination,  first  in  America,  32,  86, 

91 
Ordination,    going    to    England 

for  24,  42,  47,  53,  55,  56 

Ordination,  lives  lost  for 26 

Ordination,  Presbyterian 23 

Ordinations,  by  EngHsh  Bishops    92 

Ordinations,  list  of   91,  92 

Organization,     Christ     Church, 

Berlin    149 

Organization  of  St.  Mark's,  283,  284, 

285 
Organizations  in  the  parish  ....  419 

Organists    420 

Organs   for   Churches,  93,  94,  295, 

347,  348,  362,  408,  412,  416 

Outside  aid,  286,  290,  300,  305,  306, 

310,  323,  339 

Palmyra,  N.  Y 437 

Parishes,  adopt  constitution  ...     89 
Parishes,    number    of,    75,    76,    102, 
103,  104,  286 
Parish,  first  formed  in  the  Dio- 
cese       89 

Parish,  first  organized  in  New 

England  18 

Parish  house  412,  416,  417 

Parishioners  of  Christ  Church, 

219,  278 
Parishioners  of  St.  Mark's,  1837,  297 
Parish  members  .  .369,  391,  418,  421 

Parish  records  357,  382 

Parish  register   383 

Parish  reports,  first  95,  289 

Parish,  self-supporting 323 

Pennsylvania  19,  22,  29 

Penobscot    16 

Periodicals,  Church 94 

Philadelphia,  Pa 21,  23,  32 

Plainfield    342 

Plainville    295 

Pledge  system 413 

Plymouth  136,  208,  214 

Pomf  ret 59,  126 


PAGE 

Popery    126 

Popham  Colony  17 

Port  Jervis,  N.  Y 448 

Portsmouth,  N.  H 18 

Pra3^er  Book,  Bp.  Brownell's  . .  100 
Prayer  Book,  Bp.  Seabury's  . .  90 
Prayer  Book,  changes  in  ...  .32,  88 

Prayer  Book,  discussed 87 

Prayer  Book,  first  in  New  Eng- 
land       16 

Prayer  Book,  first  used  in  U.  S.,  15 

Pra3'er  Book,   Proposed    32 

Prayer  Book,  desired  44,  49 

Prayer  Book,  revised 88 

Praj^er  Book,  ridiculed    21 

Prayer  Book  service  by  laymen, 

68,  69 
Prayer  Book,  service  denounced,  17 
Prayer   Book,   service   required 

by  law  22 

Prayer  Book,  study  of 23 

Prayer  Book,  use  of  prohibited,  19 
Preachers,  irregular  . .  .69,  124,  125 

Preaching  candidates  95 

Preaching,  first  in  New  Britain,  281 
Preaching,    Subscriptions    for,    287, 

340,  341 
Presbyterian,    Church   of   Eng- 
land         39 

Presbj'terian  Synod  27,  78 

President  of  U.  S.,  address  to,    92 

Private  school    336 

Protestants   125 

Protestant  Episcopal,  name  first 

used   31 

Providence   18,  24 

Public  money 152,  255,  259 

Public  service  attending,  68,  117,  119, 
122,  125,  127,  128 

Public  worship,  fund  for, 128 

Puritan  ministers  in  Virginia..     18 

Quakerism   22 

Quakers,  23,  38,  40,  50,  55,  71,  117, 
123,  127 
Queen  Caroline  Parish,  Md.  . . .  429 
Queen's     Chapel,     Portsmouth, 

N.  H 25 

Ranters   38,  117 

Ravenna,  0 210,  215 

Recommendation    to    Bishop,     153, 

154,  255 
Record,  last  belonging  to  Christ 

Church    164 

Record,  missing  page  of 357 

Records  of  Christ  Church,  150,  246 

to  270 
Rector   of    fifty  }'ears   ago   re- 
membered     422 

Rector's  vacation 358,  393 


652 


IXDKX    OF    SUniKCTS. 


Rector's   work   in   the  blizzard, 

40s.  406 
Rectory,  364,  366.  367,  370,  398,  416, 

417 

Rectory  blessed    417 

Rectory,  collections  for   366 

Redding 45.  66,  71,  76,  84,  173 

Religious  equality  33,  129 

Religious  freedom,  119,  121,  125,  129 
Religious  instruction  and  select- 
men      116 

Religious  sects  40,  75 

Religious  societies 129 

Reorganization    369 

Revolutionary  War 31,  83,  84 

Rhode  Island 18,  21,  23,  29 

Ripton  48 

Rising  Sun  Village,  Pa 434 

Rival  service  forbidden    118 

Rocky  Hill  134,  272 

Rogerenes   40,  41 

Roman  Catholics  23 

Rome,  0 21  s 

Rye,  N.  Y 47 

Saco,  Me 18 

Salary  of  Rector,  288,  303,  306,  318, 
327,  331,  337,  341,  343.  344,  350, 
353,  356,  362,  363,  375,  378,  380, 
381,  388,  390,  392,  403.  411.  414 

Salem    174,   175 

Salem  Bridge   433 

San  Sabra,  Texas  459 

Savages    16 

Savannah,   Ga 25 

Saybrook 20,  320,  336 

Saybrook  Convention 121 

Saybrook  Platform 39,  86,  121 

Schenectady,  N.  Y 113 

Schools,  62,  63,  64,  65,  66,  67,   128, 

152,  315.  336,  345,  353.  438,  450 
Schools,  Colony,  support  of  .  .  .     64 
Schools,    Episcopal,    62,    63,    64   65, 

66,  67 
School  fund    diverted,    64,   67,    128, 

School  master  at  Fairfield    .  .62,  65 

School  master  at  Ledyard 65 

School  master  at  North  Groton,  65 
School  master  at  Stratford,  63,  64 
School  master  for  Indians  ....     65 

School  masters,  duties  of 60 

School,  money  raised  to  support,     6^ 

Schools,  law  to  suppress   65 

Schools,  want  of  60 

Scioto  Company   182,   187 

Scotland    125 

Seating  plan.   1837   294,  295 

Second    Church,    Hartford,   es- 
tablished       40 


I  Sectaries,  prohibited    44.   117 

Sects,  in  Conn 40,  50,  75 

Sects,  in  New  England 75 

Selectmen  and  Piibles  122 

Selectmen  and   family  worship,  120 
Selectmen  and  religious  instruc- 
tion         116 

Separatists  50,  124,  127 

Sermon  at   Berlin,   141    to   148,   151, 

158 

Service,  asked  for 42 

Service,  attempt  to  suppress,  42.  43, 

68,69 
Service,      Episcopal,      no      law 

against 43 

Service,  enjoined  by  first  charter 

for  an  English  Colony   15 

Service,  enjoined   by  the   King,     21 

Service,  first  at  Medina,  0 21 1 

Service,  first  at  Middletown  . . .  136 
Service,  first  at  Newington  ...  151 
Service,  first  desire  for  in  Conn.,     41 

Service,  first  in  Conn 42 

Service,  first  in  Hartford  Co...    135 

Service,   first  in  New   Britain.  280, 

281.  282.  283 

Service,  first  in  New  England.     17 

Service,  first  in  Ohio  178 

Ser\-ice.      first      of      permanent 

Church 16 

Service,      first      of      reformed 

Church    15 

Service  in  New  York 19 

Service  of  unreformed  Church,     15 

Service  on  early  ships   15 

Services,  by  lay  reader,  prose- 
cutions for  attending  68 

Services  in  German,  358,  359.  362 
Services,  unable  to  support  full,  314 

Seven-day  men 40 

Sewing  Society  ..289,  308,  310,  342 

Sextons 418 

Seymour  Mission  373,  374 

Signatures  of  organization,  284.  285 
Simsbury.  58.  71.  83,    185.   187,   196. 

197 

Singers,  early   419 

Slips,  free 362,  371,  375 

Slips,  sale  of 340 

Societies  and  towns   37 

Society  for  the  Propagation  of 

the  Gospel 21.  30,  56,  60.  85 

Society  meetings   123 

Society  treasurer  126 

Somers    126 

South  Carolina    20,  21,  22 

Southern  Colonies  29 

Southington  168.  272,  286 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


653 


PAGE 

St.  Andrew's,  Bloomfield,  136,   150, 

196,  286,  442 

St.  Andrew's,  Factoryville,N.Y.,  463 

St.  Andrew's,  Marbledale  432 

St.  Andrew's,  Meriden,  114,  306,  432, 

438 
St.  Andrew's,     Mount    HoUey, 

N.  J 465 

St.  Andrew's,  Walden,  N.  Y.  . .  461 
St.  Andrew's,  Wilmington,  Del.,  436 

St.  Bartholomew,  Md 429 

St.  George's,  Hempstead,  L.  I.,  179, 
180,  181,  182 

St.  George's,  Schenectady 113 

St.  James,  Boardman,  0 210 

St.  James,  Birmingham,  363,  438,  453 

St.  James,  Bristol,  Pa 459 

St.  James,  Derby 109 

St.  James,  Dundaff,  Pa 458 

St.  James,  Great    Barrington, 

Mass 463 

St.  James,  Keene.  N.  H 453 

St.  James,  New  London 106 

St.  James,  West  Hartford  444 

St.  James,  Westville 464 

St.  John's,  Cornwall,  N.  Y.  ...  461 

St.  John's,  Durham,  N.  C 460 

St.  John's  Harbor 16 

St.  John's,  Liverpool,  0 210 

St.  John's  New  Milford 72,  126 

St.  John's,  North  Adams,  Mass.,  467 

St.  John's,  Quincy,  111 447,  448 

St.  John's,  Stamford   467 

St.  John's,  Warehouse  Point  . .  286 
St.  John's,  Waterbury,  113,  450,  451 
St.  John's,  Worthington,  O.,  169, 
187,  188,  189,  190,  233,  238,  242 
St.  Luke's,  Glastonbury  ...286,  433 

St.  Luke's,  Nashua  453 

St.  Luke's,  Ravenna,  O  210 

St.  Margaret's  Guild   41S 

St.  Margaret's  School  450 

St.  Mark 293 

St.  Mark's,  Boston,  Mass 453 

St.  Mark's,  Columbia,  0 210 

St.  Mark's  Guild  389 

St.  Mark's,  Harwinton,  91,  205,  206 
St.  Mark's,  New  Britain,   134,   160, 

170,  172 

St.  Mark's,  New  York 179,  437 

St.  Mark's  succeeds  Qirist 

Church  309,  310 

St.  Mark's,  the  name 286 

St.  Mary's,  Burlington,  N.  J.  . .     22 

St.  Mary's,  Manchester  441 

St.  Matthews,  Kenosha,  Wis.  . .  447 

St.  Matthews,    Plymouth,    176,    205, 

206,  207,  214,  319,  438,  452 

St.  Michael's,  Charleston,  S.  C,    20 

41 


PAGE 

St.  Michael's,  Naugatuck  433 

St.  Paul's,  Akron,  0 434 

St.  Paul's,  Baltimore  438,  466 

St.  Paul's,  Beaufort,  N.  C 460 

St.  Paul's,  Edgewater,  N.  Y.  . .  466 
St.  Paul's,  Glen  Cove,  L.  L  . . .  455 

St.  Paul's,  Hartford   441 

St.  Paul's,  Medina,  O.,  209,  210,  211, 

216 

St.  Paul's,  Waterville 450 

St.  Peter's,  Ashtabula,  O.  ..210,  215 

St.  Peter's,  Cheshire 464 

St.  Peter's,  Granby  286 

St.  Peter's,  Hebron 441 

St.  Peter's,  Lithgow,  N.  Y.   ...  466 

St.  Peter's,  Philadelphia  434 

St.  Peter's,  Plymouth,  136,  205,  206, 

207,  214 

St.  Peter's,  Washington,  N.  C,  460 

St.  Peter's,  Westchester,  N.  Y.,  106 

St.  Stephen's,  N.  Y 451 

St.  Stephen's,  Ridgefield 450 

St.  Thomas,  Bath,  N.  C 460 

Stamford 68,  71,  y2,  100 

Stamp  act 26 

Standing  Committee 89 

Standing  Order  favored,  (£,  67,  71 
State  Officer,  first  Episcopal  ...     99 

Stepney    134 

Straight  Congregationalists,  55,  86, 

127 
Stratford,  24,  41,  42,  44,  45,  46,  47, 
48,  49,  dz,  64,  65,  68,  70,  126,  178 
Studying  for  the   Ministry,  48,  387 
Subscriptions  for  church  build- 
ing    150,  246,  247 

Sunday  laws,  119,  122,  125,  127,  128 
Sunday   Schools,  25,    100,  289,  290, 

ZIZ,  374,. 395,  399,  414 

Sunday  School  statistics  425 

Sunday  School,  the  first  25 

Synod  of  N.  Y.  and  Phil.  ...27,  78 
Table,  used  in  Christ  Church  . .  164 
Taxes  abated,  140,  258,  259,  260,  261, 

262 

Taxes  for  Standing  Order,  50,  51, 

52,  53,  54,  59,  60,  69,  70,  71,  72, 

^Z,    116,    117,    122,    123,    127,    133, 

138,  140. 

Thanksgiving  in  Lent 91 

Theological  Seminary   100 

Toleration  act,  39,  43,  44,  54,   119, 
121,  124 

Towns,  26  in  Conn 40 

Towns,  to  call  the  minister  . . .  121 
Towns  without  ministers  taxed,  120 

Treasurers    424,  480 

Treasurer's  receipt   309 


654 


INDKX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


PAGE 

Treasurer's       receipt,       Christ 

Church    164 

Trinity,  Beaufort,  N.  C 460 

Trinitj",  Boston 33 

Trinitj-,  Cleveland,  O.,  178,  210,  217 

Trinity   College,   10 1,  280.  282,  283, 

406,  407,  431 

Trinity,  Fairfield 72,  126 

Trinity,  New  Haven,  92,  93,  100,  109, 

207 

Trinity,  Newport   21,  23 

Trinity,  New  York  466 

Trinity,  Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y.  ...  438 

Trinity,  Waterbury  450 

Trustees  of  Donations,  413,  415,  421 

Unitarians    33 

Vagrant  preachers  74,  125 

Vermont  33 

Vested  choir   412 

Vestry  meetings,  when  held. . . .  421 

Vestrymen 424,  472 

Village  of  New  Britain  .  . .  .325,  :i26 

Virginia 16,  17,  18,  19,  22,  30 

Volney,  N.  Y. 198 

Voting  in  Societj-^  meetings   . .  .    123 
Wallingford,  57,  58,  70,  176,  177,  178 

Wardens  423,  424,  469 

Wardens  of  Christ  Church,  153,  159, 

263 

Warehouse  Point 206,  306,  436 

Washington  College  101 

Waterbury 71,  113,  174,  175,  176 

West  Brighton,  N.  Y 463 

Western      visitation      by      Bp. 

Brownell    lOI 

West  Hartford 35i 

West  Haven,  Conn.,  23,  47,  56,  66, 

102,  13s,  164,  173 

West  Main  St.  Church  .  .321  to  334 

West  Park,  N.  Y 448 


Westport   286,  411 

Wetherslield  118.  271.  272,  273 

Wethersfield  and  Berlin,  131  to  273 

Weymouth,  Mass 17 

Williamsburg,   Va 23 

William   and   Mary  College,  21,  26 

Willington    126 

Wilmington,  Del 436 

Winchester  197,  198 

Window    from    Christ    Church, 

163,   164 

Windsor    118,    126 

Windsor  Locks    444 

Windsor,  Ohio    190,  212 

Wolcott    314 

Woman's  Guild 393.  418,  419 

Woman's  work,  289,  296,  308,  310, 
311,  314,  333,  340,  342,  358,   393, 
394.   395,  399,  405,  407,  412,  414, 
416,  418.  419 
Women,   first   free   the   Church 

from  debt 311 

i  Women  of  Christ  Church,  168.  169, 

334 
Woodbury  .  .31,  66,  84.  174.  175,  176 
Word  of  God,  contempt  of  pun- 
ished        117 

Worship,     compulsory     attend- 
ance    68,  117,  122,  125,  128 

Worship,  freedom  to  granted,  39,  43, 

119,   121 
Worship,  no  form  of  forbidden,     37 

Worthington   271 

Worthington,    Ohio,    157,    182,    187, 

188,  189,  190,  191.  192.  215 

Yale  College   ...23,  24,  26,  47,  100 

Yale  College  Chapel 26 

Zion  Church,  Fulton,  N.  Y.,  198,  199 


INDEX  OF  PERSONS 


(This  index  does  not  include  the  names  of  the  parents  and  sjionsors  in  Baptisms, 
pages  487—561.) 


Abbee,  Wolcott   420 

Abbott   381 

Abbott,  Louisa  630 

Abercrombie,  R.  M 343 

Abetz,  Catherine  Mary   536 

Abetz,  Ethel   550 

Abetz,  Flora  Anna  536 

Abetz,  Joseph  607 

Abetz,  Joseph  Frederick 546 

Abetz,  Rosa  Paulina  530,  633 

Abetz,   Ruth    540 

Ackhas,  Joseph 587 

Acley 357,  358 

Adam,  George 502 

Adams   344,  358 

Adams,  C.  Collard  .  . .  .365,  504,  595 

Adams,  Enoch  C 587 

Adams,  Mrs.  Enoch  C 587 

Adams,  John    92 

Adams,  Margaret  E 639 

Adams,  Robert  595 

Adkins,  Charles  Moore  . . .  .508,  628 

Adkins,  Edward  S 640 

Adkins,  George  M 596 

Adkins,  Jerusha  570 

Albrecht,  William  Charles  ....   520 

Alcott,  Frederick  Abel    619 

Alexander,  Emeline  Amelia  .  . .  638 

Alexander,  Samuel 486,  562 

Alexander,  Samuel  Jr 285 

Alfred,  Jane  L 592 

Alger,  Eliza  Emily  Gwatkins  .  .  639 

Alger,  Lucy  Elizabeth  530 

Alinquist,  Emma  Gertrude  ....   577 

Alison,   Francis    2^ 

Allen,  Althea    447 

Allen,  Dorothy  Gertrude  ..548,  638 

Allen,  Elliot  B 592 

Allen,  Hattie  Louise 526,  571 

Allen,  John  Frederick 556 

Allen,  John  S 593 

Allen,  Louise  P 585 

Allen,   Mary    566 

Allen,  Mary  E 611 

Allen,  Mary  S 594 

Allen,  Richard  B 596 

Allen,  Sarah  Ann   463 

Allen,  Timothy 65 

Allis,  F.  H 417 

AUwood,  Hugh  M 608 


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Alpress,  Edward  A 603 

Alsop,  Richard  93 

Alvord,  Sadie  May 571,  607 

Alvord,  Wells  Davis  632 

Anderson,  Alice  Allevera 516 

Anderson,  Ange  Camily   522 

Anderson,   Anna    586 

Anderson,  Anna  Emelia 534 

Anderson,  Annie  Elise   454 

Anderson,  August  600 

Anderson,  Charles  Harry 532 

Anderson,  Elias  601 

Anderson,  Ellen  Agnes  534,  577,  633 

Anderson,  Ellenor  Anna 528 

Anderson,  Emma  Sophia 630 

Anderson,   Fannie  Wheeler   .  . .   546 
Anderson,  Isabel  Virginia   ....   552 

Anderson,  John  B 612 

Anderson,  Lewis    604 

Anderson,  M.  Louise 582 

Anderson,    Margaret    Demarest  542 

Anderson,   Mary  Jane 454 

Anderson,  Matilda  C 601 

•Anderson,   Matilda    604 

Anderson,  Oscar  Anjane   522 

Anderson,  Per  Alfred  609 

Anderson,   Sarah  J 582 

Anderson,  William   454 

Anding,  Jeanette   594 

Andrews,    (Andross,   Andrus) 

Andrews,   Abigail    242 

Andrews,  Abigail  Smith  237 

Andrews,  Adelbert  Jesse 520 

Andrews,  Alfred  137,  193,  22,'7.  242, 

277,  281 

Andrews,  Anna  Clark  219,  220,  235 

Andrews,  Anna  Stedman   229 

Andrews,    Annabelle    572 

Andrews,  Annabel  Laura  538 

Andrews,  Arthur 219,  250 

Andrew,  Arthur  A 628 

Andrews,  Asenath  Whaples  .  . .  220 

Andrews,   Benajah    220 

Andrews,  Carrie    516 

Andrews,  Carrie  Jane 569,  602 

Andrus,  Charles  Leroy   544 

Andrews,  Charles  S 183 

Andrews,  Charles  W 598 

Andrews,  Daniel  227,  242 

Andross,  Edmund  21 


656 


INDEX    OF     PERSON'S. 


Andrews,  Elislia  220,  258 

Andrews,   FLlizabeth 229 

Andrews,  Elizur  219,  220,  235,  246, 
250,  252.  257.  259,  260,  26*5,  272 

Andrews,  Emma    567 

Andrews,  Esther    227 

Andrews,  Eunice    227,  242 

Andress,  Frank    597 

Andrews,  Frank  H.  .  ..548,  572,  607 

Andrews,  George  586 

Andrews,  George   Frederick    .  .  516 

Andrews,  Hannah    235 

Andrus,  Harold  Raymond  ....  552 

Andrews,  Harriet  Mabel    520 

Andrews,  Henry    272 

Andrews,  Hezekiah  229 

Andrews,  Joseph,  Jr 220 

Andrews,  Leonard    227 

Andrus,  Lester  Edward   542 

Andrews,  Lois  Whaples   234 

Andrews,  Lydia  237 

Andrews,  Marcy    272 

Andrews,  Mary 516,  569 

Andrews,  Minnie   605 

Andrus,  Lulu  A 586,  609 

Andrews,  Rachel  May 534 

Andrus,  Sabre    223 

Andrews,  Samuel 76,  84,  237 

Andrews,  Sibyl  227 

Andrews,  Sylvia    234 

Andrews,  William    234 

Andrews,  William  Wallace  .  . .   520 

Angell,  Lucy  Goodell 566 

Angell,  Lucy  W 635 

Antoine,  Manuel    620 

Applegate    38S 

Appleton   193 

Arnold,  Henry   G 631 

Arnold,  Jonathan  56,  57,  68,  71,  ^7 

Arnold,  Mary  Ann 502,  566 

Ashley,  Jane  595 

Ashmore,  William 609 

Atkins  (Adkins)  Benjamin  220,  240, 

244 

Atkins,  Charles    583 

Atkins,  Hannah   240 

Atkins,  Hannah  Watts  220,  240,  244 

Atkins,  Henry  Thomas  504 

Atkins,  Hezekiah 220,  247,  278 

Atkins,  Lucy  244 

Atkins  Rachel   224 

Atkins  Sarah 583 

Atkinson  115 

Atkinson,  Charles  S 629 

Atkinson,  Robert  Seymour  514,  629 
Atwood,  (Attwood) 

Attwood,  Alice  B 585,  640 

Attwood,  Arthur  Brooks   538 

Attwood,  Claire  Stowe 542,  638 


I  Atwood,  J.  Clement  386,  389, 
I  391,  399.  400,  401,  402,  403, 
I      476,  477,  481,  484,  485-  583- 

Atwood,  Mrs.  J.  Clement  .  .401, 
j  Atwood,  Eliza  Clementine  .  . . . 

Atwood,  Eliza  H 5S3, 

\  Attwood,  Evelyn   

I  Atwood,  Jennie  D 

Atwood,    Mary    Eliza    Clemen- 
tina    

I  Atwood,  Sarah   

Attwood,  William  E.  .  .479,  542, 

Atwater  

j  Atwell,  Guy   

•Atwell,  Hicks    

I  Atwell,  Luella  Irene 

Austin,  Henry    

Avery,  Charles  H 

Avery,  Daniel    

Avery,  Marguerite  J 

Aymers,  Ann  Jeannette    

Aymers,  Christina   

Aymers,  John   

Aymers,  Marj'  Douglass  ...584, 

Aymers,  Robert 477,  478, 

Rabcock,  Frank  C 

Babcock,  Lewis  A 

Bachover,  Margaret  Caroline.  . 

Backover,  Margaret  C 

Backover,  Margaretta 

Bacon,  Dorothy  Stowe   

Bacon,  Herbert  D 

Bacon,  M.  Louise  Vines  

Bacon,  Mary  Stuart 

Bacon,  W 

Badger,  George  B 

Baggs,  Lilla  Adella 

Baggs,  Lucretia    

Bagshaw,  Edna  Frances 

Bagshaw,  Harold  James  ...552, 

Bagshaw,  James  Howard 

Bailey    

Bailey,  Charles  W 

Bailey,  Cvrus  Clvde  

Bailev.  Edith  Willis  

Bailej',  Edith  Wilter    

Bailey,  Ethel  May 

Bailey,  Flossie  Etta  540, 

Bailey,  Hannah    

Bailey,  Julia    

Bailey,  Levi   

Bailey,  Mary   

Bailev,  Marv  Gertrude 492, 

Bailey,  Melville  K 

Bailey,  Norris  343,  350.  376,402, 
413,   416,   417.   423.   4-^4.   470, 
473.   474,   475,   476.   483,   484, 
486,  563,  605, 


390, 
470, 
597, 
635 
,  412 
614 
628 
570 
584 

571 
579 

.  m 
209 

571 
548 

548 
292 
481 
622 
620 
584 
584 
633 
,  632 
583 
586 
563 
570 
584 
611 
550 
613 
588 
568 
430 
604 
490 
580 
550 
639 
560 
407 
602 
620 
609 
571 
542 
636 
232 

22^ 
590 
602 
623 

410, 
471, 
485, 
631 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


657 


Bailc}-,  Rosalinde  574 

Bailey,  Rosalind   Elizabeth  542,  614 

Bailey,  Roxa  Buckley 402 

Bailey,  Roxa  Deming  486,  563,  631 

Bailey,  Wilber  Henry    542 

Baisden,  Grace  Eva  .  .  .534,  572,  611 

Baker,  Elizabeth 496 

Baker,  Letitia   581 

Baker,  Lucy  Alice 496 

Baker,  Margaret    579 

Baldwin,  Alice  Sarah    496 

Baldwin,  Annie  M 581 

Baldwin,  Ashbel  . . .  .91,  93,  103,  433 
Baldwin,  Cvnthia  Eliza  Bradlev  452 

Baldwin,  Edward  A '.  588 

Baldwin,  Elijah  C 592 

Baldwin,  Fannie  B 588 

Baldwin,  Henry    283,  285 

BaldAvin,  Joseph  Breed  452 

Baldwin,  Leonidas  Bradley  6,  7, 
356,  357,  358,  359,  361,  362,  363, 
364,  365,  370,  380,  383,  388,  401, 
407,  410,  422,  427,  452,  453,  454, 
498,  500,  502,  504,  565,  566,  593, 
594,  598 

Baldwin,  Rena  Frances 548 

Baldwin,  William  W 591 

Baltimore,  Lord   18 

Banks,  Caroline  Elizabeth  506,  567 

Banks,  Thomas    G.    475,    476,    481, 

506,  568 

Banks,  Mrs.  William  271 

Banner,  Benjamin    638 

Banner,  Benjamin  Lawrence  . .  .548 
Banner,  Clarence  Howard  ....  548 

Banner,  Elizabeth    577 

Banner,  Howard  Arthur 560 

Banner,  John   Henry    575 

Banner,  Josiah    603 

Banner,  Mary  A 575 

Banner,  Rosanna   Perks    5S5 

Banner,  Sophia 574 

Banner,  Walter    574 

Banner,  William    575 

Baptiste,  Fabianna    609 

Barber,  George  H 612 

Barber,  Vinnie    614 

Barbora,  Abagail    272 

Barbora,  Henry    272 

Barbora,  John  272 

Barg,  Hulda  Louise  514 

Barg,  John  A 631 

Barkentin,  Harriet  Jane  ...571,  608 

Barker,  Ella  L 587 

Barker,  Elizabeth    588 

Barker,  Lewis  595 

Barker,  Lewis  E 573 

Barker,  Lizzie  Jones 583 

Barker,  Louis 569,  587 


Barker,  Louis   Edward   Roland 

Barker,  Nellie  L 

Barnard,  Richard  James   Coats 

Barnerd,  Georgianna  Bertha  .  . 

Barnes,    Blakesley    (Blakeslee) 

220,  270, 

Barnes,  Caroline  486, 

Barnes,  Charles    

Barnes,  Charles  D 

Barnes,  Charles  E 

Barnes,    Charles    Henry    498, 

Barnes,  Dolly  Bartlett  ....220, 
Barnes,  Edward  Humphrey  .  . . 

Barnes,  Elias 321,  486, 

Barnes,  Ellen  Maria 

Barnes,  Emily  Rhoda    

Barnes,  Emma  Jane  Sweet  .  . . 

Barnes,  Ernest  E 

Barnes,  Ethel  May  

Barnes,  Eugene  Francis    

Barnes,  Eugene  William    

Barnes,  Florence    Lovina    516, 

Barnes,  Frederick  Edward  516, 

Barnes,  George  Dewey   

Barnes,  George    Webster    508, 

Barnes,  Gladden  McWilliams.  . 

Barnes,  Jonathan   

Barnes,  Lester  Albert 

Barnes,  Lillian  Amelia   

Barnes,  Lorin   Delos    

Barnes,  Mabel   Alice    

Barnes,  Margaretta  (Peck)  .  . 
Barnes,  Martha  A.  Humphrey 
Barnes,  Martha  Grace  550,  575, 

Barnes,  Martha  Margaret 

Barnes,  Mary  Ella  ...504,  571, 

Barnes,  Moses    

Barnes,  Phebe   Blakesley    

Barnes,  Rhoda  Lovina 

Barnes,  Russell  C 

Barnes,  Ruth  Emily 

Barnes,  William  220.  258,  262, 
Barnes,  William  Henry  498,  571 
Barnard,  Georgianna  Bertha  .  . 

Barnum,  Mrs 

Barquet,  John     

Barquit,  Christianna     

Barrett,  Emilie     

Barrows  380, 

Barrows,  Carrie  M 

Barrows,  Fremont    

Bartholomew,  Clarissa   ....580, 

Bartlett,  Ellen  Pauline    

Bartlett,  George  Ashley   ....... 

Bartlett,  John   Pomeroy   

Bartlett,  Margarey    


522 

635 
520 
ao8 

520 
562 
503 
602 

634 
566, 
633 

5SO 
562 
486 

512 

586 
61S 
546 
500 
556 
573, 
616 
576 
546 
576, 
615 
554 
141 
540 
558 
486 
552 
568 
588 
590 
550 
610 
220 
220 
580 
641 
540 

.608 
627 
587 
626 

594 
566 
381 
618 
611 
626 
584 
610 
604 
220 


658 


IXDEX    OF     PERSONS. 


PACE 

Bartow,  William    433 

Basney.  Fanny  Hanna  640 

Bass.  Edward    92,    log 

Bassctt,  Alanso  L 594 

Bassett,  Cclia    639 

Bassett,  P^anny   570 

Bassett,  Fanny  Risley   498 

Bassett,  Fanny  W 611 

Bassett,  Franklin  E 611 

Bassett.  Grace  May  504,  609 

Bassett,  Sarah  M 584 

Bassctt,  Theresa   296,  578 

Bassett,  Samuel    415 

Bassinger,  Joanna  Clara  510 

Bateman     502 

Batcman,  Edward    502 

Bateman,  George     502 

Batcman,  John    502 

Bateman,  William    502 

Bates,     338,  339 

Bates,  Albert   C .\\  .     21 

Bates,  Bertha  Viola    =542,  636 

Bates,  H.  H .\  . .  317 

Bath,  Albert  Edward  Otto  534,  576 

Bath,  Albert   Herman    534 

Bath,  Amelia    571 

Bath,  Anna    572 

Bath,  Anna  Josephine   526 

Bath.  Carl  Heinrich  Albert   ...   526 

Bath,  Charles  Henry   57'? 

Bath,  Clara   Ellie    526 

Rath,  Flora  May  526,  576 

Rath,  Tlermine  Loui.se 526 

Rath,  Mary  Christine   526,  575 

Rath,  Mildred  Emily 540.  636 

Rath,  Minnie  Louise   573,615 

Bath,  Rosie  Henrietta    ....526,  574 

Bauer,  Deilleman     634 

Raum,  Catherine    593 

Raum,  Eliza    625 

Raum.  Elizabeth    593 

Raum,  Emma  Louisa  538 

Rauman,  Emma    512,  572 

Rauman.  Louisa     506 

Rauman,  Oscar    512 

Raumgartner,  Mary    603 

Raxter,  Emile   501 

Raxter.  Mrs.  Henry  281 

Rayard,  Lily  Barbara  518 

Bayer,  Pansy    635 

Bayer,  Paul  John    532 

Bayer,  Rosa   536 

Reach  170 

Reach,  Mrs.  A.  M 583,  6.10 

Beach,  Agnes     585 

Reach,  .'\manda    $T2 

Reach,  Amanda  Eliza    617 

Beach,  Ella    566 

Reach,  T'lla  A 597 


Beach.  Elsie  L 199,  200 

Beach,  Emily    582 

Beach,  Grace  Jane    494 

Beach,  Harry    627 

Beach,  Henry   564 

Beach,  Henry  I-^  424,  478,  479,  481, 
482,  585 

Beach,  James   Harmon    637 

Beach.  Jane     581 

Beach,  John  55.   58,  60,  68,  71,  72, 
74.  75.  76,  17^  83,  84,   100 

Beach,  Joseph   64 

Beach,  Julia  Anna  502 

Beach,  Julia  Anne   571 

Beach,  Lillie   569 

Beach,  Lucius    581 

Beach,  Ralph  569 

Beach,  Ralph  James 502,  603 

Beach,  Richard  .\rthur  492 

Beach,  Sophia   564,  =;92 

Reale,  James  E .\  .  .  588 

Beardsley,  Ebenezer     Edwards     j,"^, 
43,  44,  76,  84,  90,  93,  97,  98,  112, 

165 

Beardsley,  Willie  E 626 

Beasley,  Frederick    109 

Beaton,  Allan  Joseph   506 

Beaton,  Jessie  Margaret  506 

Beaton,  Minnie  Luanna   ...538,  574 

Beatson,  Jane    607 

Beatson,  Joseph   635 

Reattie,  VVilliam  T 615 

Realty,  .'\lexander  490,  568,  600,636 

Realty,  Ambrose    580,  584 

Realty,  Ambrose  Judd    ....494,  638 

Realty,  Relic  May   516,  574 

Beatty,  Edna   Louise    528 

Realty,  EHzabeth    569 

Realty,  Elizabeth  Bostwick   . . .   512 

Realty,  Ellen  White  640 

Beatty,  George   496 

Realty,  Isabella   Martha   ...492,  624 

Realty,  Jane    630 

Really,  Jane   T 580 

Beattj',  Lizzy  Jane  490,  623 

Beatty,  Margaret   Elizabeth 

496,  584 
Realty,  Mortimer    Alexander.  .   528 

Reaudry.  Adolnh    613 

Recker,  Louisa   627 

Beckett.  Ann  Eliza  574 

Reckett.  Annie  E (5i3 

Reckett,  George  C 609 

Reckett,  George    H ^"jj 

Reckley,  (Buckley,  Brockley) 

Beckley,   Axy    235 

Reckley,  Benjamin    224 

Reckley,  Carolina    272 

Recklev,  Caroline    221 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


659 


Beckley,  David    154,   221,   222,    252, 
253,  254>  256,  272 

Beckley,  Elias  222,  223,  228 

Beckley,  Eunice   272 

Beckley,  Eunice    Williams   222,   224 

Beckley,  Hannah  224 

Beckley,  Hephzibah   223,  272 

Beckley,  Hephzibah   Wilcox 

221,  222 

Beckley,  Honour   272 

Beckley,  Huldah  Richardson  . .  221 

Beckley,  Julia    222,  272 

Beckley,  Lois    228 

Beckley,  Lois  Parsons  222,  223,  228 

Beckley,  Loton    221,  266 

Beckley,  Lucy  Kirby   221 

Beckley,  Luther    160,   161,   162,  221, 

265,  266,  267,  221 

Beckley,  Moses  W.  ...222,  266,  277 

Beckley,  Noel    223,  272 

Beckley,  Norman  Lewis   502 

Beckley,  Orrin 222,  266 

Beckley,  Rachel  Savage    222 

Beckley,  Selah    149.    I54.    iS5,    160, 

221,  222,  246,  247,  249,  250,  251, 

252,  254,  255,  256,  257,   258.  259, 

263,  264,  272 

Beckley,  Seth    221 

Beckley,  Sylvester    223,  262 

Beckley,  Thankful    227 

Bedell,  Laura  Elizabeth   ...538,  573 

Bedford,  Anna  Jane    508 

Bedford,  John  Stanley    500 

Bedford,  Mary     569 

Bedford,  Sarah  A 600 

Bedford,  Susannah    599 

Bedford,  William  H.  Bailey...  600 

Bedrossian,  Archik    640 

Beebe,  Stuart     57° 

Beebe,  Susan    584 

Beebe,  Susan  H 631 

Beeman,  Allen  E 632 

Beers,  Cordelia  B 564 

Beers,  Julia    580 

Beetison,  Lincoln    625 

Beighton,  Henry    520 

Beighton,  William    518 

Belden,  ('  Belding)    625 

Belden,  Abigail    223 

Belden,  Addia  S 583 

Belden,  Aezial    iS3 

Belden,  Emily    633 

Belden,  George    623 

Belden,  Hiram    223 

Belden,  Joel 223,  266,  277 

Belden,  Leonard  D 630 

Belden,  Sabina   630 

Belding.  Thomas    138 

Bell,  Emma  Andrews    520 


PAGE 

Bell,  Carrie   Jane    584 

Bell,  Frederick    602 

Bell,  Frederick  George   528 

Bell,  Stanley   Hudson    552 

Bellmore,  Viney    612 

Bemis,  Elva  Minerva  (Blake) 

528,  571 

Benedict    339,   341 

Benedict,  S 592 

Benham,  Morris    627 

Bennett,  Cornelius  63,  65 

Bennett,  Elsie   May    576 

Bennett,  Emma  Durn    588 

Bennett,  Mary  Anne    571 

Bennett,  Mary  A 606 

Bennett,  Thomas  Edward    ....   570 

Bennett,  Mrs.   Thomas    583 

Bentley,  Augusta   N 633 

Bentley,  William  Perry 587 

Berg,  Frederica    593,   626 

Berger,  Marie  Louise    620 

Berkeley    25 

Bernhearth,  Elizabeth    595 

Bertini     629 

Bertini,  Agostino    640 

Bertini,  Anna   Cocking    588 

Bertini,  Anna  Lila  536 

Bertini,  Cora  Martha   554 

Bertini,  Eugene 502,  626 

Bertini,  Giovanni  Agostino    . . .   542 

Bertini,  Lillie   Rosa    548 

Bertini,  Onof rio   500 

Bertini,  Rosolia  Eugenia    542 

Bertini,  WiUiam 500 

Bess,  Minnie  Amelia   614 

Beyer,  Piney  Pearl  538 

Bidwell,  Grove  S 615 

Bigelow,  Bertha  Harrison   590 

Bigelow,  Clinton  Alfred   558 

Bigelow,  Faith  Ketchum 588 

Bigelow,  Kitty    , 590 

Bigelow,  Lawrence  Damon  556,  577 

Bigelow,  Ulysses  Grant   640 

Bigelow,  Willabee  Clough   607 

Bill,  Nancy    273 

Bille.  Frank   582,  568 

Billian,  Agnes  M 586 

Billian,  Ernest  Clarence   550 

Billian.  Ferdinand    586 

Bingham.  Mrs 4^9 

Bingham,  William  287,  321,  322,  328, 

473 

Binney    458 

Binning,  Ethel   Mav    560,  64I 

Birchall,  Richard    563 

Bird   381 

Bird.  George  F 596 

Birge,  Augusta   565,  596 

Birge,  Burritt  North   638 


66o 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


Birgc,  Chester  C 297,  418 

Birge,  Chester  G 628 

Birge,  Martha  Ann    580 

Birge,  JNIary    580 

Birge,  Mary  North 629 

Birkniere,  Alexander    581 

Bishop  359 

Bishop,  Arthur  Lowry 490 

Bishop,  Edward    520 

Bishop,  Ellen    582 

Bishop,  Ellen  J 632 

Bishop,  Frederic    571 

Bishop,  Frederick   Lum    500 

Bishop,  Grace  Lee  502,  626 

Bishop,  Henry    622 

Bishop,  John  J 420 

Bishop,  Laura  A 580 

Bishop,  Thomas  Sparks,  Jr.  544,  574 
Bishop,  William  366,  372,  481,  502, 

567 

Blackman,  Mary  Agnes    514 

Blackman,  Robert  J 598 

Blackmer,  Susan    586 

Blackstone,  William  17,  18 

Blair,  Frances  Emeline  571 

Blair,  James  20,  21 

Blair,  James   Wilbur    528 

Blair,  John  Henry    520 

Blair,  Lily  Jane   520 

Blair,  Lottie   Maria    532 

Blair,  Nancy  Emoline    520 

Blair,  Richard  Edmon 520 

Blaisdell,  Bertha    608 

Blake  60 

Blake,  Chester  William   ...516,  630 

Blake,  Tda  Jean  524 

Blake,  Tda  M 630 

Blake,  Jane  A 573 

Blake,  John  A 569,  599.  630 

Blakeslcy,    (Blackslee,   Blackes- 
lee,  Blackslcy,  Blackesley") 

Blakeslee,  Edmond  A 573,  636 

Blakeslee,  Ethel  May 544 

Blakeslee,  Grace  Rowena   544 

Blakesley,  Katie   Eudora    599 

Blakeslee,  Kitty  Lovina    572 

Blakesley,  Phebc   220 

Blakesley,  Solomon   103.  196 

Blackslev.  William  285,  321,  324,472 

Bland,  William  W 614 

Rlinn,   (Blynn)  Althea  Selina. .  558 

Blynn,  Asael     §21 

Blinn,  Clara   May    560 

Blinn,  David   223,  247 

Rlinn,  Ellen  M 569,  586,  590 

Blinn,  George  Washington  ....  617 

Rlinn,  Jonathan   223,  240,  246 

Rlinn,  Levi    324 

Blinn,  Lucy    241 


Blinn,  Maria  L 528 

I  Blinn,  Martha  Collins   223 

I  Blinn,  Myron    628 

j  Blinn,  Myron  Lewis   528 

Blinn,  Peter    223 

Blinn,  Rosetta   229,  245 

I  Blinn,  Sannicl    287 

I  Blinn,  Sarah   223,  240 

j  Blinn,  Unni    231 

Blynn,  Zerah     621 

Blomficld,  Bishop    2 

Blood,  Mrs 578 

Blood,  Jeremia  640 

Blot,  Charlotte   H 587 

1  Blot,  Mabella  Florence   542 

I  Bloxham,  John   605 

I  Boardman 69 

i  Boardman,  Israel    243 

j  Boardman,  Rebecca    243 

j  Boardman,  Rebecca   Meekens.  .  243 

j  Bocking,  John    490 

I  Bodley,  Anna  Davenport   576 

Bodley,  Charles  Gillespie   575 

■  Bodley,  Charles  Scott  Todd   .  .  467 

1  Bodley,  Eleanor  Stuart 575 

I  Bodley,  Frances  Price  Curd  .  .  467 

Bodley,  George    H.    Houghton  588 

Bodley,  Harry  Lines  6,  7,   11,  383, 

390,  414,  415,  417,  418,  422,  426, 

I      428,  467,  468,  546,   548,   550,  552, 

I      554,  556,   558,  560,   561,  575,  576, 

588,  614,  615,  616,  617,  618,  619, 

620 

Bodley,  Mary  Ann   588 

Bodycoat,  George  Henry   613 

Boettcher,  Susan    635 

Bollerer,  Anna  Krah   588 

Bollerer,  Frederick   H 614 

Bollerer,  ALabel   Elizabeth    ....  548 

Bolles,  Edward  Barrows    619 

Bolton,  Richard  ..162,  164.  5S5,  610 

Bomba,  John   602 

Bomba,  Minnie  Julia   530 

Bond,  Eli/^abeth   613 

Bonney,  William  S 607 

Booth,  Alice    583 

Booth,  Aurelia    22^"] 

Booth,  Cyrus  278,  281,  283,  284.  285, 
287,  291.  297,  472 

Booth,  Mrs.  Cvrus 279 

Booth,  Edith  Walter   575 

Booth,  Frances  0 613 

Booth,  James    237 

Booth,  Ruth  Alvira   607 

Booth,  Samuel  287,  292 

Booth,  Spencer  S 609 

Booth,  Thankful   Winchel    ....   237 

Booth,  Thomas 230 

Bostwick,  Gideon  76,  84 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


66i 


PAGE 

Bostwick,  Harriet  G 604 

Bostwick,  Susan  Maria 584 

Bostwick,  William  L.  389,  390,  516, 

520,  583,  603,  60s,  630,  631,  632 

Bostwick,  William  Perry 584 

Bottomly,  Arthur  John 532 

Bottomly,  Mark  Earnest 532 

Boughton,  Levi  Dwight   540 

Bowden,  John 92,  103,  109,  no 

Bowe,  Alice  587 

Bower,  Clifford  C 636 

Bower,  Daisy  May  632 

Bower,  William  T 601 

Bowers,  Clarence  Albert 522 

Bowers,  Franklin  Thomas  ....  522 

Bowers,  John  William 522 

Bowers,  Minnie  Rebecca    522 

Bowers,  Selina  522 

Bowman,  Mary  L 587 

Boyington,  Eugene  F 616 

Boyington,  Isabella  Seipel  ....  589 
Boyington,  Myrtle  Isabelle  ....   552 

Boyle,  Robert   19 

Boyn,  Catheryn    580 

Bradbury 488 

Bradbury,  Ella  Jane 488 

Bradbury,  Hannah  Althea  ....  488 

Bradbury,  Mary   579 

Bradley,  Adaline 403,  628 

Bradley,  Arthur   D 620 

Bradley,  Cynthia  Eliza   452 

Bradley,  Frederick  Wallace  .  . .   585 

Bradley,  Georgianna  565,  594 

Bradley,  Hilkiah    587 

Bradley,  Mildred  E 573 

Bradley,  William  403,  418,  473,  475, 
483,  578,  627 

Brady,  Thomas  H 326 

Brainard,  Charles  Frederick  . .  607 

Brainard,  Eva  A 589 

Brainard,  Eva  Sweet  586 

Brainard,  Matilda  Louise 577 

Bramann,  (Bramon)    Paul  223,  258 

Bray,  Thomas   21,  22 

Bremmer,  Pauline   584 

Brennan,  Maria   A 601 

Brennecke,  Anna  Wilhelmina.  .  554 

Brennecke,  Clara   Sarah   574 

Brennecke,  Emma    574 

Brennecke,  Joseph  Julius 540 

Brennecke,  Lottie  Mary   548 

Brett,  Daniel   22 

Brewin,  Agnes  Naomi 576 

Brewin,  Jennie  Rebecca 577 

Brewin,  John  Kenealy 6r8 

Brewin,  Maria  Mary  577 

Brewster,  Chauncey  Bunce  5,  7,  105, 

114,  115,  468,  574.  575,  576.  577 
Brewster,  Joseph  114 


Brewster,  Sarah  Bunce 114 

Brewster,  William  114 

Brink,  John  B 528,  605,  633 

Brink,  William  Frank 619 

Bristol,  Edith  Ada  572 

Bristol,  Royton  Truman  536 

Bristol,  Ruth  Edith    538 

Britch,  Nettie   601 

Brittani,  William   567 

Broadbent,  Sarah    593 

Broadlay,  Walter    635 

Broadley,      (Broadlay)      Annie 

Louisa  558 

Broadley,  Bertha  Orlean   540 

Broadway,  Mrs.  Charles 587 

Brocklesby,  W.  C 397 

Brockway,  Maud  Addison  ....  618 

Eronson,   (Brownson)    629 

Bronson,  Mrs 583 

Bronson,  Charles  C 604 

Bronson,  Edgar  Merritt 494 

Bronson,  Elnathan    272 

Bronson,  Frances  Isabella   ....  496 

Bronson,  Henry   174,  272 

Bronson,  John    606 

Bronson,  Lucy    272 

Bronson,  Meritt  353,  474,  483,   580 

Bronson,  Nancy   628 

Bronson,  Rachel    240 

Brownson,  Tilotson    103 

Bronson,  Theodore  S 287 

Brooks,  John  L 636 

Brooks,  Levi    622 

Brooks,  William    630 

{  Brown,   (Browne)  370,  442,  506,  629 

I  Brown,  Adelaide   591 

i  Brown,  Arthur    25 

Brown,  Ataresta    272 

Brown,  Charlotte    563 

Brown,  Charlotte    Ellen    506,    s86, 
I  634 

Brown,  Daniel   23,  24,  47 

BrQwn,  Mrs.  E.  FI 579 

Brown,  Elizabeth   613 

Brown,  Elizabeth  A 614 

Brown,  Emma  Bell 510 

Brown,  F.  A 340 

Brown,  Florence  R 589 

Brown,  George   287,  598 

Browne,  George  Israel    59 

Brown,  George  Russell  486 

Brown,  Henry  J.  420,  477,  481,  584, 

604 

Brown,  Herbert    587 

Brown,  James  Dugald 462 

Brown,  Jane   486 

Brown,  John   17,  272 

Brown,  Joseph   63,  64,  65 

Brown,  Margaret  Hanna   586 


662 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


Brown,  Marguerite   H 6i  i 

Brown,  Martha  A 5S3 

Brown,  Martlia  M.  iM 575 

Browne,  Mary  D 584 

Brown,  Mary  H 584 

Brown,  Maud  Hooker  518,  575,  620 
Brown,  Maud  Louise  524,  571,  610 

Brown,  Mehitable    272 

Brown,  Norina  B 616 

Brown,  Orrin    563 

Brown,  Roger    272 

Brown,  Samuel  17,  569 

Browne,  Samuel   Henry    512 

Brown,  Sarah    272 

Brown,  Thomas     610 

Brown,  Thomas  F 627 

Brown,  Mrs.  Thomas  F 583 

Brown,  William  Kirke  ....586.  633 

Brownell   196 

Brownell,  Mercy  Church    iii 

Brownell,  Sylvester    in 

Brownell,  Thomas  Church  5.  7,  91, 
99,  100,  loi.  102,  105,  III,  112,  113, 
280,  282,  283,  293,  328,  329,  342, 
432,   433,   436,   440,  441-   449,   562, 

563 
Brumbaum.  Amelia  Pauline  ...  575 
Brumbaum.  Emil  Franz  Leib.  .  536 
Brumbaum,    Emma    Gertrude    530, 

576 

Brumbaum,  Francis  1*" 608 

Brumbaum,  Harold  Rudolph  .  .  546 
Brumbaum,  Nettie  Alvina   ....   574 

Brundin,  John  Oster   630 

Brush,  Naomi     108 

Buck,  George    365 

Buckbee,  Sylvia  L 591 

Buckham,  Angelina  M.  R 580 

Buckham,  Wallace    62;^ 

Bucknall,  Mrs 419 

Bucknall,  Diana    419 

Bucknall,  Dianna  C 592 

Bucknall,  George    420 

Bucknall,  Hannah    578.  630 

Bucknall,  Stephen  G.  285,  309,  314, 
316,  318,  319,  321,  328,  337,  360. 
365,  420,  423,  424,  425,  469,  470, 
472,  480,  483,  484,  497,  578,   628, 

630 

Budds,  James  Henry  494 

Budds,  John  William 494 

Buell,  Electa    574 

BucU,  Electa  Maria    540 

Buel,  Sarah  Maria  584,  639 

Buckley,    ( Buckeley)    399 

Buckley,  Harriet    620 

Buckley,   Annie    272 

Buckley,  Brizilla 

Bulklcy,  Ellen  Margeritta 492 


PAGB 

Bulkley,  George     272 

Bulkley,  James   272 

Bulkley,  Leah    De Wolfe    496,    567, 

600 

Bulkley,  Martha   221,  272 

Bulkley,  Oliver   272 

Bulkley,  Sarah    272 

Bulkley,  Solomon  221,  272 

Bulkeley,  William    162 

Bull,  Alonzo  George  522,  577 

Bull,  Fanny    195,  273 

Bull,  Fanny  White  273 

Bull,  Pitkin    Seth    273 

Bull,  Samuel    195,  273 

Bull,  Samuel  Griswold   273 

Bulloch,  Bradford     287 

Bullock,  George    562 

Bullock,  George  E 285.  321 

Bullock,  Rebekah    562 

Bun,  Sarah  Seipel  587 

Bunce,  Sarah    114 

Bunn,  Laura  May  522 

Bunn,  Leonard  631 

Bunn,  Maria  Lavina 584,  633 

Bunnell,   (BonncU) 

Bunnell,  Carrie  Fannie  Eva  .  . .   528 

Bunnell,  Charles  Oscar  516 

Bunnell,  Chloe  Philina  ....520,  634 

Bunnell,  Cora  Etta 516,  630 

Bunnell,  Fanny   W 571 

Bonnell,  Francis  G 640 

Bonnell,  Frank  G 584 

Bunnell,  Goldie  May  516,  631 

Bunnell,  Henry  Willis  ....   516,  630 

Bunnell,  Ida  Josephine   520 

Bunnell,  John  Alfred   518,  630 

Bonnell.  Mary    603 

Bonnell,  Mary  Margaret 576 

Bunnell,  Thomas  287 

Bunting,  Gertrude    Lydia    Jen- 

nette    524 

Bunting  Henry     504 

Bunting,  Horace  W 599.  637 

Buntling,  Abner     502 

Buntling,  Henry  594 

Buntling,  Mary  Elizabeth 504 

Burgess,  Charles  Munro  .  .514,  569 

Burgess,  Emma    571 

Burgess,  George    113,  297,  440,  441 
Burgess,  George  Edward  (Par- 
ker)  514 

Burgess,  Helen  Leontine  .  .514,  569 

Burgess,  Roxa  ]\1 632 

Burgoyne  224.  242 

Burhans.  Daniel   93,  104 

Burke,  Susan  Rosetta 

(Wright)    633 

Burkhardt,  Emma    N 634 

Burnett,  Albert    59-2 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


663 


PAGE 

Burnett,  Ellen    492 

Burnham,  Gordon  W 112 

Burnham,  Hannah    172 

Burns,  Lilian  Elizabeth 601 

Burns,  Margaret    609 

Burr,  Annie  M.  E 603 

Burr,  Bertha  Lillian 576 

Burr,  Mrs.  Clarence 589 

Burr,  Edward   Ives    552 

Burr,  Hanford    610 

Burr,  Henry    618 

Burr,  Ruby   Grace    536 

Burrill,  Hannah  G 592 

Burritt,  Elihu    287,    341,    345,    173' 
374,  ^29 

Burritt,  E.   H 287 

Burritt,  Elizabeth  Hinsdale  279,  373 

Burritt,  Julia   VV 59i 

Burritt,  William    591 

Burritt,  Mrs.  William   419 

Burt,  James  George  486 

Burton,  Julia  L 586 

Burton,  Millie  E.   (Morse)    ...   586 

Burton.  Robert  H 586 

Burvvell,  Linus   287 

Buskill,  Ann 581,  624 

Busleed,  Lizzie  S 606 

Butler    Ill 

Butler,  Mrs 419 

Butler,  Alettie    568 

Butler,  Annie  E 595 

Butler,  Catherine   583 

Butler,  Catherine   Stanley    ....  512 

Butler,  Charles    629 

Butler,  David    103 

Butler,  Mrs.  Edward  583 

Butler,  Florence  628 

Butler,  Grace  Ellen    510 

Butler,  Mrs.  L  W 569 

Butler,  Julia  Anne   563 

Butler,  Lillian    '569 

Butler,  Lilian   Abigail    512 

Butler,  Louise    568 

Butler,  Mary    627 

Butler.  Mary  Alettie   512 

Butler,  Oscar  M 563 

Butler.  Prudence  243 

Buttner.  George    604 

Butts,  James  Henry   494 

Butz,  George  Frederick  618 

Bver,  Violet  Leteshe   530 

Cabot.  John    15 

Cadwell,  Ann  Eliza    584 

Cadwell,  Charlotte  Harrison  . .  498 

Cadwell.  Mary   566 

Cadwell.  Sarah  G 601 

Cady,  Mary  Jane  601 

Cahill.  Widow  137.  271 

Caillias,  Charles    609 


Caldwell,  Abby  S 585,  634 

Caldwell,  Edna  M 631 

Caldwell,  George  Edward    ....  585 

Callahan,  John   104 

Calmbach,  Charles    504 

Calmbach,  Charles  Frederick 

542,  636 

Calmbach,  Emma    536,  572 

Calmbach,  George  Frederick  . .  536 

Calmbach,  Minna   510,  628 

Calmbach,  Philip  George   536 

Calmbach,  William  George  ....   536 
Callender,  Annie   Sylvester    . . .  573 

Callender,  Willard  J 605 

CaUis,  Margarette    622 

Calvert,  Cecilius    18 

Camp,  Ichabod  log 

Camp,  Jane    583 

Camp,  Julia  579 

Camp,  Theron  420 

Campanius.  John   19 

Campbell,  Ehza  H 433 

Camsell,  Elizabeth   L 587 

Camsell,  George  W 611,  640 

Camsell,  Margaret  Rose  590 

Cancellarini,  Hazel  Amelia    .  .  .   552 

Cancellarini,  Victor    Bernhardt  552 

Caner,  Henry  48,  53,  54,  55,  60,  62, 

66,  68,  71,   72 

Caner,  Richard    65 

Canfield,  Lizzie 567 

Canfield,  Lizzie  J 602 

Cannell,  Ann  Jane    573 

Cannell,  Christian   573 

Capron,  Alexander  67,  229,  317,327, 

321,  329,   330,  331,  332,   335,  336, 

337,  339,  340,  341,  342,  343,  344, 

383,  388,  422,  427,  447,   448,  562, 

591,  621 

Capron,  Althea   Allen    447 

Capron,  Cyrus    447 

Capron,  James  Alexander  486,  488, 

621 

Capron,  Mary    579 

Capron,  Mary  Althea   486,  621 

Capron,  Mary    Roxanna,    419,    447, 

621 

Carey,  Annie  Elizabeth  616 

Carey,  Mary  J 596 

Carlborn.  Sophie   600 

Carlson,  Helen  Theresa   617 

Carlson.  Ida    613 

Carlson,  John   A 605 

Carlson,  Signe  Amelia    619 

Carpenter,  Emma    623 

Carpenter,  Emma   Grace   Elena  584 

Carrington.  Edwin   W 621 

Carroll.  Ellen   M 602 

Carroll,  Johanna    595 


664 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


Carroll.  Louise  S 590 

Carroll,  Mary  A 641 

Carson,  Mrs 589 

Carson.  William 576 

Carson,  William  George   ..554.  639, 

Carswell,  Robert    595  < 

Carter 178,  359  j 

Carter,  George  271 

Case  580  I 

Case,  Carlton  452,  453 

Case,  Charlotte  Harriet    574 

Case,  Imogene    601 

Case,  Jeannie    569 

Case,  Margaret   514,  569 

Case,  William     569 

Case,  William  Stevens    631 

Casey,  Florence  Rhoda   542 

Casey,  George  E 587,  610 

Casey.  Mary  Barnes   589 

Caswell,  Francis    287 

Caswell.  Sarah  E 640 

Cauficld,  Albert  A 581 

Caufield,  Jane 581 

Chaloner,  Edith   M 609 

Chaloner,  Laura  M 573 

Chaloner,  Russell  Smith  540 

Chaloner.  Ruth  Annie  530 

Chaloner,  William  Chester   ....  518 

Chalworth.  Sarah    596 

Chamberlain.  Dwight     612 

Chambers,  Francis    601 

Champayne,  Joseph    635 

Chandler,  Mary  Goodwin no 

Chandler,  Sarah    243 

Chandler,  Thomas     Bradbury  106, 

108,  no 

Chant,  Edith  Fanny 548,  638 

Chant,  Eliza  S.  Elliott    586 

Chant,  Frank  Kenneth    552 

Chant,  Harold  Edward   ...544,  637 

Chant,  Leslie  Raymond   542 

Cliant,  Ralph   .  .  .' =;86.  610 

Chant,  Ralph  Elliott   538,  636 

Chant.  Wilfred  Arthur  556 

Chapin,  A.  B.  92.  165,  322  338,  339 

Chapin,  George  Franklin   573 

Chapman,  Betsey     231 

Chapman,  Clara  Beach  ....  194,  200- 

Chappell.  Sally    226 

Chase    410 

Chase,  Alice  C 587 

Chase,  Arthur   536 

Chase,  Charles    410.    411.    413,  417. 
418,  424.  425.  478.  479,  482, 485,  586 

Chase,  Eliza  D 587 

Chase,  Elizabeth  Parker  589 

Chase,  Eugene  Parker   540 

Chase,  Frederick  Carlton  638 

Chase.  Garafclia  D 587 


PACE 

Chase,  Helen  Carlton    544 

Chase,  Philander  109,  113.  170,  190, 
191.  212,  213,  215,  216,  218,  279 

Chatticld,  Edwin  H 604,  634 

Chatfield,  Martha  L 579 

Chatfield,  Maud  Olivia   554 

Chaubet,  Frank    601 

Chauncey,  P.  S 325,  329 

Checkley,  John    24 

Chester,  Mary  M 595 

Chidsey,  Ada  Maria   500 

Chidsey,  Roxanna  582 

Chidsey,  Samuel  E 582 

Child,  William    462 

Childs,  Julia    592 

Chord,  Annie  V 596 

Christesen,  Beatrice  Vanhess  ..   534 
Christesen,  Louise  Elizabeth  . .   534 

Christesen,  Olivia  Beebe  540 

Church,  Albert  E 588 

Church,  Alice   Hortense    Hum- 
phrey     590 

Church,  Ella  Naomi   637 

Church,  Emily  B. 588 

Church,  Ethel  Naomi   560 

Church,  Everett  George   556 

Church,  Frank  H 632 

Church,  Gladys  Emily  550 

Church  Henry  Abram 558.  640 

Church,  ]\Iay  Beatrice  576.  590 

Church,  Mercy   1 1 1 

Church.  Ruth   Lovina    536 

Churchill,  Joseph  220,  223,  246,  262 
Churchill,  Solomon    285,    297,    321, 

578 

Churchill,  William   562,  578 

Claggett.  Thomas  John  ^3,  91,    109 
Clark  (Clarke)  19.  339.  340,  351,627 

Clark,  Abigail  IMiller  273 

Clark,  Albert  B 608 

Clark,  Anna   219,  220,  235 

Clark.  Anne    220 

Clark,  Charles  H 605 

Clark.  David   Miller    273 

Clark,  Dorothy    273 

Clark,  Edwin  S 592 

Clark,  Elizabeth    623 

Clarke,  Elizabeth  Thompson 

^14.  632 

Clark,  Ella  M S82 

Clark.  Emma  Abbe    586 

Clark,  Emma  Louise   586 

Clark,  Evelj'n  Louisa   518.  630 

Clark.  Frances    631 

Clark.  Frederick  Richard  610 

Clark,  G 287 

Clark,  J.  L 450 

Clark.   Tames    63s 

Clark.  James  S 588,  639 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


665 


PAGE 

Clark,  Jane    568 

Clarke,  Jane  Matilda  608 

Clarke,  Katharine    609 

Clark,  Katie    569 

Clarke,  Lovetta    638 

Clark,  Marcellus  287,  324,  474.  483, 

592,  62s 

Clarke,  Maria     591 

Clark,  Mary  A 583,  634 

Clarke,  Mary  Anne   .  .  .512,  572,  636 

Clark,  Mary  Ann  Hallily  504 

Clark,  Matthew    632 

Clark,  Oscar   639 

Clark,  Richard  S 76,  84,  346 

Clark,  Samuel    273 

Clark,  Mrs.  Samuel   273 

Clarke,  Sarah   569,  606 

Clark,  Sarah    D 580 

Clark,  Susan  236 

Clark,  Mrs.  T.  B 580 

Clark,  Thomas  B 592 

Clark,  Thomas  March  462 

Clark,  Watson  W 593 

Clark,  William  Franklin  512 

Clarkson,  Robert  Harper  380 

Clay,  Henry  192,  198 

Clayborn,  William    17 

Clayton,  Thomas   21 

Claxton    435 

Cleveland.  Moses  177,  178,  209 

Clough,  Elizabeth  A 638 

Coats,  (Coates)   Elizabeth   ....  621 

Coates,  Ellen    570 

Coats,  George  Wells  604 

Coates,  James    631 

Coates,  Mrs.  James    583 

Coats,  John   J.    478,   479,   485,    488, 

566,  604 
Coats,  Margaret   Florence  584.   636 

Coats,  Nettie  Bray  588 

Coats,  Sarah    621 

Coats,  WilHam  Bertie   532 

Cobb,  Frederick     443 

Cobb,  Mary  Wray    443 

Cochrane,  Elizabeth    Graham...  .589 

Cocking,  Caroline    623 

Cocking,  William    621 

Cocking,  Mrs.   William   621 

Cocking,  William  A 621 

Cocking,  William  J 626 

Coe,  Henry  Lewis   618 

Coe,  Jeannette    Lee    580 

Coe,  WilHam  G.  343,  419,  473,  483, 

592 

Coe,  Mrs.  William  G 419,  421 

Coit 335,  227,  621 

Cole,  Asanh     140 

Cole,  F.  T 157 

Cole,  John  Jr 140 


PAGE 

Cole,  Nathaniel    140 

Cole,  Sela    140 

Coleman,  Harry  Burt    522 

Coleman,  Henry  B 637 

Coleman,  James    203 

Coleman,  Leighton   33,  574 

Coles,  Sabra    585 

CoUier,  Caroline    632 

Collier,  Edward     632 

Collins    591 

Collins,  Mrs 578 

Collins,  Ella  Jerusha   486 

Collins,  Hannah  227,  229,  230 

Collins,  Jerusha    621 

Collins,  Martha    223 

Collins,  Olive    243 

Colvin,  Aphena   Melissa    ..500,   598 

Colvin,     J.  T 625 

Colvin,  James  F 627 

Colvin,  Mary  Elizabeth  500,  566,  595 

Colvin,  Mary  Jane   514 

Compton    20,  61 

Comstock,  A.   G 198 

Cone,  Mrs.  C 582 

Conklin,  Charles   Abraham    . . .  490 

Conklin,  Forrest    576 

Conklin,  Frederick  Eugene....  492 
Conklin,  John  Adolphus  ...490,  623 
Conklin,  Mortimer  Augustus 

488,  629 

Conklin,  Sarah    488,  564 

Conklin,  Sarah  J 625 

Conklin,  Truman  Mortimer  . . .  628 

Connell,  Eliza  Verian    498 

Conolly,  Eleanor  Florence  ....  550 
Conolly,  William  Frederick  . . .  546 

Converse,  Hester   Ann    624 

Conway,  Andrew  Clark  ...550,  575 

Conway,  Hattie  Louisa  575 

Cook    343 

Cook,  Mrs 579 

Cook,  Miss    622 

Cook,  Anna  M 610 

Cook,  Edward  Thomas  Richard  506 

Cook,  Lucy    583 

Cook,  Lucy  Abigail    488 

Cook,  Nathan  R 474,  564 

Cook,  William    Charles    Harris  506 

Cookson,  Elizabeth    595 

Cookson.  Susan   584 

Cooley,  George   498,  570 

Cooley,  Georgianna    580 

Cooley,  Lucy  Anna   498,  566 

Cooley,  Norman    570 

Cooley,  Norman  Peck  504 

Cooley,  Sherman  Pomeroy  366,  380, 
403,   475,   476,   478,   498,   566,   594 

Cooley,  Mrs.   Sherman  P 403 

Cooley,  William  Bradley  ..506,  573 


666 


INDEX    or     PERSONS. 


PACE 

Cooper,  Christina    629 

Cooper,  James   588,  638 

Cooper,  James  \V 406,  556 

Cooper,  Joseph    633 

Cooper,  Sarah   E 602 

Cope,  Mary  Ann   624 

Coping,  Ellen    589 

Coping.  Elsie  May   575 

Coping,  Helen  Jane  Lavare  . . .  575 

Copley,  Aima   Laura    512 

Copley,  Electa    628 

Copley,  Emma   Norton    522 

Copley,  George   N 631 

Copley,  Henry  Norton 522 

Copley,  Walter    630 

Corbett,  Andrew    579 

Corbin,  Wilbur  R 589 

Corcoran,  Katharyn  Louise  ...  615 

Corey,  Elizabeth    581 

Corey,  Elizabeth  S 593,  627 

Corey,  Henry  C 593,  624 

Corev.  Josephine  Eugenie    ....  496 

Corey.  Mrs.  M.  A 568 

Cornbury    42 

Cornell,  Dixon  R 582 

Cornell,  Herbert   Varian    510 

Cornell,  Mary  E 583 

Cornell,  Oliver  Dixon   504 

Cornish.  Virgil    347.    353.    361,  365. 

366,   368,   371,   424.   425.   470,  474. 

475.  483.  484.  580 

Cornwall,  (Cornwell)  Asa  158,  225, 

229.  281 

Cornwell,  Chauncey   ..287,  288,  291 

Cornwell.  Jabez    291 

Cornwall,  Mary   222 

Cornwall,  Nathaniel  E 158 

Cornwall,  Robert    222 

Cornwall,  Sarah  Hart    222 

Corscaden,   (Coscaden)     Car- 

melita   S7i.  613 

Corscaden,  Carmalita  Amanda.  520 

Corscaden,  Martha  G 584,  635 

Corscaden.  Roberta   520,  571 

Corscaden.  Thomas    637 

Cory.  Charles  E 614 

Cosslet.  Erancis  224.   242.  247.  258. 

r>62 

Cottrell,  T.carned   M 639 

Cottrell.  Martha  Robinson  ';88 

Cottrell,  William  George   588 

Covil    297 

Cowlam.  Carrie  Ethel    522 

Cowles.  Charles  G 616 

Cowlcs,  Clinton   William    614 

Cowles,  Eleanor  Atwood   554 

Cowles.  Francis  Samuel    486 

Cowles.  Katherine   Atwood    .  .  .  546 

Cowles.  Mercy    241 


PACE 

Cowles,  Sabra   578,  640 

Coxe,(Cox)   330,  339,  341,  399,  621 

Coxe.  Arthur  Cleveland   118 

Cox,  Phoebe     610 

Cowlishaw,  Irene    Christina....   575 

Crabtree,  Anna    582 

Crabtree,  Elizabeth     570 

Crabtree,  John  .  .  .479,  569,  599,  640 

Craigin,  ^liss    566 

Cramm,  Carmelita    589 

Cramm.  Louis    W 613 

Craw,  Florence    600 

Craw,  James  H 582 

Craw,  Martha     582 

Craw,  Mary  Agnes  ...506,  567,  596 

Crawford,  A.   B 516 

Creecy.  Sarah  460 

Creighton     437 

Crellcn.  John   594 

Crellin,  Mary  Sophia  502 

Crocker.  Abbie  Hempstead    . . .  454 

Crocker.  William    637 

Croes.  John    207 

Crofoot,  Ephraim   224,  247 

Crofoot.  Ephraim  J 224 

Crofoot,  Joseph    224.  256 

Crofoot,  Lois    224 

Crofoot.  Mary  Williams  224 

Croley.  Edwin    614 

Crompton.  Mary    .\nna    ...584.  639 

Crompton.  Matilda    584 

Cronin,  William    613 

Crosl)y.  Maggie  R 611 

Crosley,  Edward  Harry  600 

Crossland,  Wilbur  Slyvanus 

498, 626 
Croswell.  Harry   90.    100.    207.    286, 

Crowe.  Patrick   618 

Crowell,  Francis    292 

Crumby.  Miss    562 

Cullcn,  Homer  Guy   617 

Culver.  Elizabeth     245 

Culver,  Jemima    225 

Curd,  Frances    Price    467 

Curtis.  ( Curtiss.   Curtice) 

Curtis.  Celia  Adelaide   3 

Curtiss,  Edith   Pendleton    504 

Curtiss.  Edward  Kitto  584.  610.638 

Curtis,  George  F 584 

Curtiss.  George  H 638 

Curtiss.  Henrv  P.  357.  480.  481,  484. 

498,  566 

Curtice.   Joseph    42.  43 

Curtiss,  Julia    5^1 

Curtiss.  Lucy   P 568 

Curtis.  Mary   Francis   584 

Curtis,  Susan    462 

Cushman,  .Abigail    59° 


INDEX    OF     PERSONS. 


667 


PAGE 

Cutler,  Timothy   23,  24,  25,  47 

Dagnan,  William  F 61s 

Dale,  Willie  T 612 

Damon,  Carrie  Mary   584 

Dane,  Sarah  Helen   630 

Daniels,  Simon    598 

Darby,  Mary   A 638 

Dare,  Virginia    " 16 

Darnstaedt,  Clemens  Graham..   556 
Davids,  Jennie    Belle    (Simon- 
son   634 

Davids,  Washington  Irving  . . .   532 

Davids,  William  James  532 

Davies,  Angus  C 598 

Davis,  Ann    271 

Davis,  Elsie  Agnes  544,  637 

Davis,  Georgia  Susan   588 

Davis,  Jeanette  A 590 

Davis,  Joannah  Whittier    433 

Davis,  Julia  A 584,  585 

Davis,  Lincoln    568 

Davis,  Marv    602 

Davis,  O.  S n 

Davis,  Rebecca    567 

Davis,  Rebecca  C 598 

Davis,  Samuel    271 

Davis,  Thomas  Jefferson  6,  7,  170, 

282,  288,  289,  290,  291,   292,  295, 

296,  30 1 »  302,  303,  304,  305.  306, 

311,  315,  321,  427,  433,  434,   435. 

452,  562 

Davis,  Mrs.  Thomas  J.  296,  304,  305 

Day,  Albert  William  599,  630 

Day,  Alice  Edith  534 

Day,  Edward  F 627 

Day,  James  287,  292 

Day,  Louisa   508,  627 

Dayton,  Clarissa    579 

Dayton,  Edward    579 

Dealing,  Charlotte     581 

Dealing,  Charlotte   C 631 

DeBank.  Nora    567 

DeBank,  Sarah  Ellen 506,  567 

Debow,  Elizabeth    581 

Decker,  William  N 616 

Deering.  Mary   566 

Dehm    628 

Dehm,  David  596,  597 

Dehm,  Joseph  512 

Dehon   318 

Deitz,  Lena   573 

DeLancy,  William  Heathcote 

113, 199 

Delvalle,  Bertha    588 

Deming,  Abraham    243 

Deming,  Anne  Kilbourne  ..225,  226 

Deming,  Asahel   224,  247,  278 

Deming,  Barbara   600 

Deming,  Elizur  7,  150,  151,  I53.  158, 


166,  224,  224,  246,  247,   248.  249, 

250,  251,  252,  254,  255,   259,  262, 

263,  264,  266 

Deming,  Elizur,  Jr.   .  .  .225,  266,  278 

Deming,  Esther    225 

Deming,  Eunice    243 

Deming,  Frances    150,  585 

Deming,  Giles    224 

Deming,  Hannah  Wright 224 

Deming,  Hattie  Francis   496 

Deming,  Hobart  W 594 

Deming,  James    225^  253 

Deming,  Janna 225,  226 

Deming,  Jerusha   159,   168,  562 

Deming,  Jerusha  Selden   226 

Deming,  Lucina  Francis  ...158,  225 

Deming,  Mabel    225 

Deming,  Maria   E 582 

Deming,  Olive  Smith   243 

Deming,  Rebecca     591 

Deming,  Roger   225,  266,  278 

Deming,  Selden   150,   164,   169,  226, 
297,  309,  632 

Deming,  Mrs.  Selden   164,  580 

Deming,  Thomas  159,  161,  J62,ji64, 

168,   226,  246,  249,  252,  256,  257, 

258,   259,  260,  261,  263,   264,  265, 

266,  267,  269 

Deming,  Waitstill    225 

Deming,  William  Legare   627 

Dennis,  Annie  Louise    616 

Dennis,  George   599 

Dennis,  John  G 616 

Dennis,  Lucy  Weise  516 

Dennis,  Polly    2;j9 

Denny,  Martha     271 

Denny,  Thomas   271 

Deshon  114,  343,  358,  370 

Desmond,  Layet  Olivia    ..-554,  576 

Dewej^  George    319 

Dewey,  Hattie   S 606 

Dewev,  Sarah    223,  233 

DeWolf.  Abigail    271 

DeWolf,  Hannah    271 

DeWolf,  James    271 

DeWolf.  Sarah    271 

DeWolf,  Siba  271 

Dexter,  Sophia  L 587 

Dexter,  Walter  Thomas   542 

Dibblee,  Ebenezer  72,  76,  100 

Dibble,  Julia   Annie    508 

Dicker,  Annie     587 

Dicker,  Willie  Augustus  Henry  635 
Dickinson,  (Deckenson) 

Dickinson,  Mrs 579 

Dickinson,  Althea  0 565.  606 

Dickinson,  Ashbel  227,  285,  335,  480, 

578 


668 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


Dickinson,  Charlolt    in 

Dickinson,  David  149,  152,  166,  226, 
227.  247,  24S,  252,  253,  257,  272 

Dickinson,  Emily   579.  591 

Dickinson,  Emma     Hart    486,    565, 
579,  601 

Dickinson,  Esther   272 

Dickinson,  George   Franklin 

(Gamble)    532,  572 

Dickinson,  Harriet  H 162,  584 

Dickinson,  Jabez  161,  162,  227,  228, 

269 

Dickenson,  Jerusha    i6r,    228,    562, 

578,  591 

Dickinson,  Leonard    272 

Dickinson,  Loisa    59^ 

Dickinson,  Louisa   562 

Dickinson,  Lucy  278,  292,  384,  578, 

621 
Dickinson,  Lucy  Gilbert  ...168,  227 

Dickinson,  Mary  Lee 586 

Dickinson,  Nathaniel  (Thaniel)  149, 
162,  164,  168,  226,  227,  228,  247, 
256,  258,  260,  261,  263,  264,  265, 
266,  268,  269,  278,  285,  321,  343. 
384,  424,  473,  474.  475,  476.  477. 
483,   484,   579.   635 

Dickinson,  Octavia   563 

Dickinson,  Octavia  A 622 

Dickinson.  Ralph  161,  162,  164,  169, 

227.  228,   242,  265,  266,   267,  268, 

269,  278,  284,  285,  287,  297,  384. 

472,  565,  628 

Dickinson,  Sibyl    (Sybil)    227,    272 

Dickinson,  Tertullus     in 

Dickinson,  Thankful  Beckley  ..  227 

Diebold.  John    594 

Diehl,  (Deihl)    Anna   H 590 

Deihl,  Annie   536.  573 

Diehl,  Edwayn  Phillip  546 

Deihl,  Helen   624 

Diehl,  Margaret  Rosalie   576 

Dietz,  Charles  Frank   526,  634 

Dietz,  Elizabetha    532 

Dietz,  Elsie  Dora   530 

Digbv    107 

Dimond,  Ehza  579,  637 

Dimond,  George    635 

Dimond.  Jane  Adams    490 

Dimond,  Jennie   A 567,  597 

Dinccn,  Patrick  Joseph  620 

Dixon.  Johanna     609 

Doddridge    178,   190 

Dodson,  George   Edward    560 

Dodson,  William   Edward    ....  618 

Doebuer.  Minnie   May    620 

Doig,  Mrs 583 

Doig,  Annie   583 

Doig,  Annie  L 598 


;  Doig,  Edwin  Murray 

Doig,  Ella    (Lee)    

I  Doig,  Leonard    425,    476,    481, 

j  Doig,  Walter    

Donaldson,  Elijah  P 

Donaldson,  Elizabeth   592, 

!  Donaldson,  Robert    

1  Dongan  

j  Donohue,  Kitty    

I  Dorler,  George   Francis    

Doty,  Frederick  D 

Douglas   

Douglas,  Charles    

Douglas,  Charles  S 398, 

Douglas,  Mrs.  Charles  S 

Douglas,  Ellen   

Douglass,  H.  H 292, 

Douglass,  Mary  A.  398,  399,  581 

Dow,  Lorenzo   202, 

,  Dowd,  Caroline 591, 

Downs,  Lewis     

'  Dowsett.  Frederick  Edwin  .... 

1  Drake,  Francis     

■  DresalCj  Mary    

Dresale,  Rose   Bertha    

Driggs,  Theodore  I 

Drumm,  Anne  Nimmo   

Drumm.  John  H.  6,  7,  357,  379, 
38 1,   382,   383.  384,   386,  387, 
458,   459.    510,   512.    568,   597, 

Drumm,  Mrs.  John  H 

Drumm,  Thomas    

DuBois,  John  Clarkson 

Dudley,  Elvira  P 

Duffy,  Sarah    

Dugmore,  John  E 

Dugmore,  Vincent    

Dunbar,  Ann  498,  571, 

Dunbar,  Charles  James    

Dunbar,  George  William  

Dunbar.  Jane    583, 

Dunbar,  Jennie    

Dunbar,  John  Alfred   510, 

Dunbar,  Roliert    586, 

Dunbar,  Robert  George  

Dunbar,  Samuel    

Dunbar,  Samuel  W 

Dunbar,  Sarah  Jane 

Duncan,  Alexander  Morrison.. 

Duncanson.  Charles    

Dunham,  Barnabas   

Dunham,  Eli  F 

Dunham,  Elisha  .  .152,  228,  246, 

Dunham,  John   159,  223, 

Dunham,  Laura  Ann  

Dunliam,  Lois     

Dunham,  Lydia  Tryon    

Dunham,  ^laria   Smith    


567 
628 

567. 
596 
568 
580 
622 
623 
21 
601 
498 
606 
341 
581 
592 
399 

630 
,631 
216 
563 
420 
546 
15 
508 
508 
420 
458 
380, 
428. 
598 
459 
458 
343 
581 
592 
587 
538 
633 
504 
540 
636 
573 
573 
639 
4q8 
570 
635 
510 
620 
612 
140 
240 
248 
228 
228 
22S 
228 
228 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


669 


PAGE 

Dunham,  Sally  231 

Dunham,  Warner    220 

Dunham,  Warren  N 591 

Dunn,  Frank  J 615 

Dunn,  Susan 587 

Dunn,  Susan,  Jr 589 

Durand   19 

Durn,  Elsie  Lavina  518,  638 

Durn,  John    583 

Durn,  John  Mrs 587 

Durn,  Mary  570 

Durn,  Mary  M 604 

Durn,  Rosalin  Matilda   571 

Dwyer,  Annie  E 605 

Dyckman,  Adrian    640 

Dyer,  Anderson  Dana  520 

Dyer,  Anna   520 

Dyer,  Carrie   H 584 

Dyson,  Alice  Tirzah 628 

Dyson,  Baby   640 

Dyson,  Bernard   506 

Dyson,  Charles  William  ...490,  624 

Dyson,  Ellen   564,  593 

Dyson,  Ellen  W 573 

Dyson,  Ernest    506 

Dyson,  Ezra    625 

Dyson,  George    506 

Dyson,  Harold  Thomas    546 

Dyson,  Harriet   564,  637 

Dyson,  Harry  506 

Dyson,  Helen  Wake 516 

Dyson,  James  Alfred  554,  576,  617 

Dyson,  Jane    592 

Dyson,  Lemuel   593 

Dyson,  Mabel  Helen  Vines 589 

Dyson,  Thomas    506 

Dyson,  Thomas  Melville 554 

Dyson,  Wilbur  Vernon  540 

Dyson,  William   506 

Eades,  Grace  631 

Eastburn   113 

Easton,  Giles  A 492 

Easton,  Jennie    581 

Eastwood,  Earnest    536 

Eastwood,  John  William   532 

Eastwood,  Lilly   538 

Eckhart  (Echart,  Eckardt) 

Frederick 490,  623 

Echart  Simon  Frederick ^92 

Eger,  Sophia 599 

Eddy    379 

Eddy,  Clayton    627 

Eddy,  Kate  Florence 542,  636 

Eddy,  William  Francis  538 

Edwards,  Lucy    619 

Egar,  Caroline   492 

Egbert,  Louise    586 

Egerer,  Josephine    607 

Eiker,  Sophia  Caroline  490 

42 


PAGE 

Eisinger,  Anna  Mary    504 

Eissenman, William   605 

Eissig,  Julius    595 

Eldridge   177 

Eldridge,  Frederick  Remington  538 

Ellin,  John  William  504 

Elliott,  Agnes  E 619 

Elliott,  Celia  Louise 552,  576 

Elliott,  Charles    610 

Elliott,  Charles  J 573 

Elliott,  Earl  G 560,  641 

Elliott,  Elizabeth  Stephenia  585,  610 

Elliott,  Evelyn  Louise  542 

Elliott,  Fanny  586 

Elliott,  Fanny  Beatrice  540 

Elliott,  Frederick    573 

Elliot,  George    287 

Elliott,  George   Edward    573 

Elliott,  Jane  Mary   585 

Elliott,  John  Oliver  554 

Elliott,  Lenore    556 

Elliott,  Mabel  Hannah    556 

Elliott,  Margaret  Agnes  574 

Elliott,  Mary  J 606 

Ellinge,  Newton  B 606 

Ellinger,  Christian    605 

Ellis,  John    593,  633 

Ellis,  Rebecca  580 

Ellsworth   443 

Ellsworth,  Emily   443 

Ellsworth,  Theodore   168,  228,  247, 
278,  28s  334,  472,   579,  621 

Elmer,  Joseph  Orrin   588 

Elmer,     Mrs.  Joseph  0 589 

Elmer,  Louise  Monteith  576 

Emery,  Rufus    365 

Emmons,  Clara  Anna   619 

Emmons,  George  Edward   ....  584 

English 459 

English,  Katharine    619 

Eno,   (Enno)   Mrs 573 

Eno,  Ada   580 

Eno,  Ada  L 59s 

Eno,  Amanda   579 

Eno,  Amanda  0 592 

Eno,  Clara  Bertha   500 

Eno,  Eva  L 563 

Enno,  James   38 

Eno,  Julia  J 563,  636 

Eno,  Orpha  Adams   625 

Ensign,  Emma   584 

Ensign,  Robert  E 584 

Ensworth,  Frederick  Corlas  ...  608 
Ensworth,  Frederick  James 

Clarke   534 

Ensworth,  Ruth  Ellen  540 

Eppler,  George  Martin   530 

Eppler,  Martin  595 

Eppler,  Mina  Mary 530 


670 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


PAGE 

Eppler,  Minnie  616 

ErJchson,  (Erickson)  Annie  E.  581 

Erichson,  Annie  Maud   502 

Erichson,  Charles  B 594 

Erichson,  Charles  Frederic   . . .  508 

Erickson,  Emma  P 005 

Erichson,  John  Alfred    516 

Erichson,  Josephine    512 

Erickson,  Mary  Caroline    615 

Erwin,  Cornelius   B.   287,   352.  366, 

397,  407,  416 

Erwin,  David   594 

Erwin,  Mary  Jane 594 

Essrig,  Emil    617 

Evan,  Frances  A 595 

Evans    44 

Fair,  Elizabeth  Pierce  514 

Fairbrother,  John  283,  285,  287,  292, 

297 

Fairchild,  Alpheus  B 59^ 

P'alen,  Harry  518 

Falen,  Julia    570 

Falk,  Charles  H 607 

Falk,  Theresa   618 

Falkner,  William  Howard  181 

Fanning,  Edmund   107 

Farmar,  Ann    108 

Farmar,  Samuel    108 

Farrell,  Edward  H 635 

Farrell,  Ellen 568,  597 

Farrell,  Mrs.  S.  A 581 

Featherstone,  Florence   Martha  556 

Feigl,  Minnie    606 

Feist,  Florine    597 

Felix,  Carlos  D 565,  624 

Felix,  Emma   565.  624 

Felix,  Francis  E 565 

Fenn,  Laura  A.  (Gladden)    ...  627 

Fenton,  Annie  E 637 

Fenton,  Caroline    624 

Fenton,  Charlotte 569 

Fenton,  Elizabeth  Louisa 637 

Fenton,  Emily    622 

Fenton,  Emily  Butler 510 

Fenton,  Francis    622 

Fenton,  Francis    William    488,  623 

Fenton,  Mrs.  Frank  629 

Fenton,  Frankie    628 

Fenton,  George  Albert    633 

Fenton,  George  Austin  .  . .  .488,  567 

Fenton,  Harriet 486,  563.  (>22 

Fenton,  Harriet  Louisa  . . .  490,  598 

Fenton,  Harriet  M 635 

Fenton,  Hattie    567 

Fenton,  Henry    622 

Fenton,  Hiram  C 321 

Fenton,  Oliver   486,  487,  622 

Fenton,  Oliver,  Jr 622 

Fenton,  Oliver  W 638 


PAGE 

Fenton,  Rebecca    622 

Fenton,  Stephen   Chester    637 

Fenton,  Walter  Warren  ...488,  595 

Ferris,  Miles     212 

Ferris,  Sadie  J 613 

Fetting,  Johanna    597 

Fewkes,  Elizabeth  Ann 488,  622 

Fieber,  Everett    Townsend    . .  .  558 

Fieber,  Mabel  Ann  Smith   ....  590 

Fieber,  Minor  M 590 

Field    195 

Field,  C.   N 54^ 

Field,  Frank  K 640 

Fifer,  Ludwig    624 

Finch  351 

Finch,  Addie     629 

Finch,  Addie  Tolles  506 

Finch,  Alfred  S.  381,  470,  471,  475, 

476,   477,  478,  479,  481,  482,  484, 

48s.  564,  593 

Finch,  Bernice  Lampson 554 

Finch,  Charles    570 

Finch,  Charles  Alfred  504 

Finch,  Ellen   C 581 

Finch,  Joseph  P 168 

Finch,  Naaman    168 

Finch,  P.  Voorhees  350,  494 

Fingley    66 

Fisher,  Agnes  Ellen  514 

Fisher,  Albert  Woodward   ....  597 

Fisher,  Annie    612 

Fisher,  Annie  Mary  512 

Fisher,  Betsey  Fisher 440 

Fisher,  Carrie   528,  618 

Fisher,  Carrie  L 600 

Fisher,  Charles    528,  568,  638 

Fisher,  Charles  Richmond  6,  7,  316, 

3^7,  318,  319.  3^0,  325,  330,  337, 

338,  339,  341,  343,  351,  358,  359, 

421,  427,  438,  440,   441.  442,  508, 

595.  597 

Fisher,  Daniel    440 

Fisher,  Edith  Louise   629 

Fisher,  Edward   Norman    524 

Fisher,  Ellen  Eliza  569 

Fisher,  Florence  Estelle  ...514,  629 

Fisher,  Frederick  Gee  488 

Fisher,  Frederick   Henry    502 

Fisher,  George  E 516,  638 

Fisher,  George  W 514.  632 

Fisher,  Jane    5^4 

Fisher,  Lizzie    504 

Fisher,  Lizzie  Julie   520 

Fisher,  Mary    640 

Fisher,  Mary  Ann   Sunderland  488 

Fisher,  Mary  Isabel   538 

Fisher,  Maud  Elinor   571 

Fisher,  Maud  Ellen   634 

Fisher,  Rebecca  Grace 631 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


671 


Fisher,  Rosa   571, 

Fisher,  Sophia  Carolina   

Fisher,  WilHam  Charles   .  .569, 

Fishwick,    Edward 

Fisk,  George  D 

Fisk,  George  W 485, 

Fisk,  Mrs.  George  W 

Fitch 338,  339,  341,  343, 

Fitch,  Ellen  Pauline 584, 

Fitch,  Frances  Eugenie  

Fitch,  Frederick   593, 

Fitch,  Mrs.  Frederick   

Fitch,  Frederick   Keith    

Fitch,  Garret  P 

Fitch,  Guyon  Russell  

Fitch,  John 183, 

Fitch,  John  G 494, 

Fitch,  Joseph    

Fitch,  Julia    

Fitch,  Julia  W 

Fitch,  Lucy 183, 

Fitch,  Margaret  L. 

Fitch,  Morris  F 

Flagg,  Henry  W 

Flagg,  Jared    

Flagg,  Joseph  H 

Flagg,  Olive  Hart 

Flagg,  Sarah    

Flagg,  Solomon   

Fletcher    

Fletcher,  Elsie  Gertrude 

Fletcher,  Emily    

Fletcher,  Evelyn  Millicent   .... 

Fletcher,  George    

Fletcher,  Hilda  

Fletcher,  Joseph   587, 

Fletcher,  Mable  G 

Fletcher,  Margery  Helen   

Fletcher,  Sidney  G 

Flinn,  Eva  L 

Flower,  Gertrude  Emily  

Flower,  Harriet  Rebecca    

Flower,  James  Henry 584, 

Flower,  William  Graham  .  .576, 

Flynn,  Charles   Edward    

Flynn,  Margaret    

Flynn,  Sarah  Louisa   

Fogg,  Daniel   60,  76,  100, 

Foles,  Cornelia  Elizabeth  

Foles,  Lydia  Emma   

Foote,  Jerusha    

Footit,  May    

Footit,  Thomas  R 639, 

Forbes,  (Forbs)  Ashbel 

Forbes,  Ellen  M 568, 

Forbes,  Joseph     

Forbs,  Kate    

Forbes  Lucy   

Forbes,  Nathaniel    


607    Ford,  Alice  Ellen   633 

516    Ford,  Anna    241,  242 

599    Ford,  Charles  Dyson  625 

602    Ford,  Hiram  A 592 

637    Ford,  Jane 566 

574    Ford,  Jane  Dyson  584 

587    Ford,  Jesse  S 635 

344  I  Ford,  Lilly    575 

604    Ford,  Mabel  Ellen   575 

61 1    Ford,  Mary   Emma    548 

594    Ford,  Walter  C 584 

419    Ford,  Walter  William   548 

571    Ford,  William  E 602 

573  Forrest,  Charles   May    629 

574  Forrest,  F.  A.  B.  423,  479,  485,  588 

186    Forsman,  Oscar    603 

626    Foster,  Elizabeth  244 

39    Foster,  Frank  F 603 

625    Foster,  John    244 

625  Foster,  Mabel  Elizabeth  ...548,  577 

186    Foster,  Martha  Gibbons   585 

580  Foster,  Phebe    244 

632    Foulds,  Ann    583 

287    Foulds,  Cornelia    630 

593    Foulds,  George    570 

237    Foulds,  Lydia  Emma  570 

221    Foulds,  Mary  E 595 

221    Foulds,  Minnie  Gary 516,  630 

221    Foulds,  William    . .'. 569 

15    Foulkes,  Lizzie     514 

575  Foulkes,  William  Clifford   629 

567    Foulkes,  William  J 612 

576  Foulkes,  William  W 640 

592    Fowler,  Bertha  Lillian    620 

639    Fowler,  Ella    570 

596    Fowler,  Ella  L 584,  605 

•  573    Fowler,  Samuel   70 

567  Fox,  Elizabeth 518,  570 

575    Fox,  Emma  Heinmann  617 

568  Fox,  Etta   518,  570 

520    Fox,  Julia    592 

584    Frahm,  Theodore    594 

599  Francis,  Allen   ...229,  246,  269,  277 

590  Frances,  Darwin  486,  563,  621,  622 

538    Francis,  Elijah    182,   183 

542    Francis,  Elizabeth  L 578,  622 

534  Francis,  George  278,  283,  284,  285, 

103  287,  292,  297,  309,  324,  328,  472, 

502  473,  634 

500  Francis,  Mrs.  George  280,  281,  282, 

581  283,   288.   290,  292.   305,   319,   578 

618    Francis,  Henrietta  H 563 

641    Francis,  Henrietta  W 592,  621 

271    Francis,  Josiah     229 

591  Francis,  Julia 486,  567 

271    Francis,  Julius  486,  621 

236    Francis,  Lucina    225 

271    Francis,  Milly  Stoddard   229 

271  I  Francis,  Roger  229,  246,  278 


672 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


Frank,  Ida    602 

Franklin.  Benjamin   26 

Frary,  Cora    568 

Frary,  Cora  Peck   498 

Frary,  Ellen  Augusta 498 

Frary,  Grace  Russell   498 

Frary,  Harry  Landers  498 

Frary,  James  D.  475,  480,  484,  504, 

567 

Frary,  Ellen  Augusta    566 

Fredell,  Joseph     600 

Fredcrickson,  Beatrice     616 

Freeman,  Mrs.  H.  W 590 

French,  Fanny   Mabel   518 

French,  Mary  Ann  592 

Frey,  Etta  G 640 

Frey,  George  Adam    609,  636 

Frey,  Henrietta  Kirke  586 

Frick,  August  Joseph 617 

Frick,  Henry    6og 

Frick,  Mary  A 611 

Frisbie,  Carlton  F 611 

Frisbie,  Elizabeth   Smythe    ....  638 

Frisbie,  Fannie  A 598 

Frisbie,  Herbert  Zolva    496 

Fritz,  Ann  Elizabeth    625 

Frobisher   15 

Froeba,  George    613 

Frodey,  Oscar    600 

Frost,  Lillian  Annie  Masden  . .   540 

Fuller  358 

Fuller,  Calvin  E 608 

Fuller,  Joseph     287 

Fuller,  Knight  Terry  522 

Furgeson    91 

Fynbo,  Hattie   M 631 

Gabin,  Fanny  Eva 618 

Gadsby.  Charles     633 

Gaflf ,  Katie  Hannah   498,  566 

Gagherty,  Mary    615 

Gagnon,  Emma    598 

Gaines,  Frederick  S 599 

Gaine}',  Alice  V 614 

Gammerdinger,  Augusta     634 

Gammerdinger,  Catherine    ....   567 
Gammerdinger,  Catherine 

Mary    571 

Gamcrdinger,  Gotlicb    594,  633 

Gandcuton,  Alice    628 

Gangloff   626 

GanglofF,  Caroline  Louisa    ....  494 

Gangloff,  Eliza    492,  565 

Gangloff,  Elizabeth  F 567 

Gangloff,  Frederick  William   . .  498 

Gangloff,  Henry    Philip    492 

Gangloff,  Katrina  Caroline    . . .  496 

Gangloff,  Mary  Ann    492 

Gangloff,  Peter    565 

Ganser,  Nina  L 618 


PACK 

Gardener  510 

:  Gardiner,  Frederick    365 

Gardiner,  Frederick,  Jr 410 

Garrard,  Nellie  M 618 

Gates,  Dorothy     237 

Gates,  Howard   Erasmus    609 

Gautier,  Holdrich    508 

Gautier,  Martin    508 

Gautier,  Ulrich     627 

Gaylord,  Horace  N 198 

Gearhart,  Julia  Eloise 498,  566 

Gerber,  Herman   A 614 

Center,  Ernest  W 614 

George,  Henry  613 

Germond,  Alice    588 

Gibb,  Flora     Agnes     Campbell    502 

Gibbs,  William 58,  70,  76,  84 

Gibbons,  Edwin  H 618 

Gibbons,  Elizabeth   Eva    510 

Gibbons,  Emma   593 

Gibbons,  Emma  G 565 

Gibons,  Jacob    488 

Gibbons,  Jacob  B 636 

Gibbons,  Jacob    488 

Gibbons,  Martha  568,  580 

Gibbons,  Martha  D 633 

Gibbons,  Martha  Phoebe  ..488,  603 

Gibbons,  Mar>'     567 

Gibbons,  Marj^   Sigourney    ....  488 

Gil)bons,  Thomas  D 638 

Gibson,  Alice  E 587 

Gibson,  Annie  J 573 

Gibson,  Benjamin  F 638 

Gibson,  Ellen  Maria 614 

Gibson,  Elsie  M 608 

Gibson,  George  A 574 

Gibson,  Helen  Maria  572 

Gibson,  Richard  18 

Gibson,  Thomas    575 

Gigold,  Margaretta    604 

Gihring,  George    508 

Gilbert,  Arthur  John  609 

Gilbert,  David    137,    154,    158,    166, 

229,  230.  242,  246,   248,  254,   256, 
257,  258,  259,  262,  264,  271,  272, 

277,    281 

Gilbert,  Douglas  R 622 

Gilbert,  Eunice   Hurlbert    .....  231 
Gilbert.  Hannah  Collins  227,  229,  230 

Gilbert.  Humphrey    15 

Gilbert,  Jonathan  39,   137,   152,   153, 
154,    155,    157,    166.   226,   227.  229, 

230,  231,   246,  248.   249,  250,   251, 
253,  254,   257,  258,  259.  260.  261. 

262,  263,  264,  271 

Gilbert,  Jonathan.  Jr.  139,  152,  153, 

154.   155.   159.   166.  230,  246,  247, 

248.  254,  255,  256,  257,  258,  259, 

281 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


673 


Gilbert,  Keziah    234 

Gilbert,  Keziah  Smith   230 

Gilbert,  Linus    161,    231,    265,    266, 

267,  269,  277 

Gilbert,  Lucy  158,  168,  227,  228,  281 

Gilbert,  Moses   231,  266,  635 

Gilbert,  Raphael    I59 

Gilbert,  Russell   231,  266,  277 

Gilbert,  Thomas   231,  247 

Gilchrist,  Thetis    194 

Giles,   (Gyles)     26 

Giles,  Alfred    639 

Giles,  Carohne  Bowman  639 

Gyles,  John  20 

Giles,  Thomas    617 

Gill,  George    618 

Gill,  Jane  Elizabeth    588 

Gill,  Mary  Ann  566 

Gillespie,  Hannah  Maria  Webb  467 

Gillespie,  James  Stuart   467 

Gillespie,  Mary  Ann 467  j 

Gilliat,  Francis  595 

Gillott,  Ethel    522  ' 

Gillott,  Sarah    606  j 

Given,  Susan    595 

Gladden,  Charlotte    579 

Gladden,  Martha 530,  634 

Gladden,  Sarah  T 638 

Gladden,  Walter    291 

,  Gleason,  E 28 

Gleed,  (Gleede)   Catherine  ....   575 

Gleed,  George  Henry 575 

Gleede,  William  H 587 

Gleede,  Mrs.  W.   H 587 

Gleed,  William  John  538,  577 

Glover,  Martin  V.   B 564 

Glynn,  Helen  Veronica  620 

Glynn,  Mary  E 611 

Godard,  Corinne    575 

Goddard,  Emma  574 

Goetz,  Joseph    603 

Goff,  Eva    612 

Goff.  William  Manly  538 

Gold,  Nathan  48,  61 

Goldthwaite,  Miss     583 

Goldthwaite,  Almira     630 

Goldthwaite,  Almira  P 582 

Goldthwaite,  Helen   M 584 

Goldthwaite,  James  Henry  570,  631 

Good    301 

Goodale,  Cynthia    183 

Goodale,  Ebenezer    226 

Goodale,  Frances     226 

Goodale,  Francis  L 637 

Goodale,  Mary  Ann  584 

Goodale,  Nathan    183 

Goodale,  Sally  Chappell   226 

Goodison,  Althea 587 

Goodison,  Clara  617 


Goodison,  Daniel    640 

Goodison,  EHza  A 573 

Goodison,  Elsie    577 

Goodison,  Herbert    636 

Goodison,  Lillie    611 

Goodison,  Rose  Hannah  577 

Goodison,  SeHna     637 

Goodison,  Sidney    613 

Goodison,  William  George  ....   614 

Goodrich    380,  381,  621 

Goodrich,  Abigail   Price    ..231,  233 

Goodrich,  Albert  J 593 

Goodrich,  Anne    Riley 232 

Goodrich,  Bathsheba  Miller  232,  233 
Goodrich,  Bela  .  .  .231,  233,  247,  250 
Goodrich,  Benjamin  ..223,  232,  233 
Goodrich,  Chauncey  Smith  232,  272 
Goodrich,  Clarinda    Steele   25,   234, 

272 

Goodrich,  Clarissa   169,  233 

Goodrich,  David  166,   167,  225,  231, 
234,  236 

Goodrich,  Eleanor    231,  272 

Goodrich,  Elias    232,  258,  262 

Goodrich,  EHzur  29,  zi,  7i,  79-  82,  83 

Goodrich,  Emma    581 

Goodrich,  James   B 630 

Goodrich.  Jamon    232,  272 

Goodrich,  John    151,    152,    153,    154, 

I55>   I57>    159.    160,    166,   167,  232, 

233,  246,  247,  248,   249,  250,  251, 

252,  253^  258,  259 

Goodrich,  John  Jr.   ...  166,  169,  233 

Goodrich,  John  2nd   151,    166,   233, 

262 

Goodrich,  John    3rd    152,    166,    167, 

169,   170,  231,  232,  233,  236,  254, 

256,   257,    260 

Goodrich,  John  K 595 

Goodrich,  Joseph 154,  155,  233 

Goodrich,  Levi    233 

Goodrich,  Mary   224 

Goodrich,  NeUie   496 

Goodrich,  Peter   232,  233 

Goodrich,  Rhoda   223 

Goodrich,  Samuel  161,  162,  167,  233, 

261,  262,  542 

Goodrich,  Samuel  S.  221,  222,  223, 

225,  226,  227.  228,  231,  232,  233, 

237,  241,  245,  265,  266.  267,  268, 

269,  270,  272 

Goodrich,  Sarah   225 

Goodrich,  Sarah    Dewey    223,    232, 

233 
Goodridge,  William  Ernest   . . .   518 

Goodwin    343,  401 

Goodwin,  Mrs 578 

Goodwin,  Althea  Margaret  . . .  542 
Goodwin,  Ann    534 


674 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


PACE 

Goodwin,  Arthur  Seabury  492,  623, 

624 
Goodwin,  Augusta    Adele    502,    585 

Goodwin,  Charles    635 

Goodwin,  Kdwin     563 

Goodwin,  Edwin  L.    .  .346,  484,  562 

Goodwin,  Mrs.  E.  L 346 

Goodwin,  Ellen  534 

Goodwin,  Ellen  M 618 

Goodwin,  Ellen  N 584 

Goodwin,  F 498 

Goodwin,  F.  J 441 

Goodwin,  Frances  A 580 

Goodwin,  Francis    358,  380 

Goodwin,  Grace    ^ 574,  569 

Goodwin,  Grace  Ag-ncs   490 

Goodwin,  Hannah    447 

Goodwin.  James  Alexander  . . .  486 

Goodwin,  James  J 315 

Goodwin,  John    636 

Goodwin,  Lillian    536 

Goodwin,  Lillian  Thompson    .  .  492 

Goodw^in,  Lillie    569 

Goodwin,  Mary  Jane  563 

Goodwin.  Nelson    566 

Goodwin,  Nelson   Jones    486 

Goodwin,  Ralph  S..  Jr 619 

Goodwin.  Virgil    C.    285.    473,    483, 

578 

Goodwin.  William     38 

Gordon,  Patrick    22 

Gorges,  Robert    17 

Gorges,  William    18 

Gosnold    16 

Gough,  Anna    595 

Grady,  Lizzie    601 

Graham,  (Grayham") 
Grayham.  Andrew  G.  285,  287.  291. 
321.  472,  480,  578 

Graham,  Mrs.  A.  G 578 

Graham,  Charles  Hooker  ..498,  629 
Graham.  Florence  Rosella  498,  566, 

Graham,  Franklin     417,     470,     475, 
476.  477.  485.  514.  569 

Graham.  Jeanie    4^8 

Graham,  Mary    Elizabeth    514.    569. 

639 

Graham,  Robert    410 

Graham.  William    291 

Granniss.  Miss     579 

Grannis,  Edward    39 

Grant.  A.  H 199 

Grant.  Harriet    583 

Grant.  Thomas  Charles  598 

Grave?.  Miss    579 

Graves.  Alice    583 

Graves,  Delia    583 

Graves,  Ethel     t;22 


PAGE 

Graves,  Hattie    583 

Graves,  Mary   583 

Graves,  Matthew   65,  70,  76,  84 

Graves,  Royal  C 583 

Gray,  George   Ilyland   512,  628 

Gray,  Hattie  J 629 

Greco,  Cecelia   588,  639 

Green    115 

Green,  Annie   E 599 

Green,  Samuel    120 

Green,  T 87,  90 

Green,  William    104 

Greenalgh,  Frederick  W 611 

Greenalgh,  Harold  Chester  . . .  538 
Greenw^ood,  John  Edward   ....  494 

Gregg,  George  W 639 

Gregory  344,  358 

Gregory,  Beatrice    618 

Gridley,  Emmons   D 611 

Gridley,  Harriet  F 564 

Gridley,  Henry  R 564,  622 

Grimes,  Mrs.  C.  J 563 

Grimes,  Catharine  Janet  638 

Grimes,  Rosa  Belle   566 

Grimes,  Rosabel  V 594 

Grimes,  William  H 563,  630 

Grimley,  George  Edward   522 

Grinneil,  Hester     568 

Griswold,  Alexander    Viets    91.   98, 

100,  103,  157,  184.  185,  187.  194. 
196.  318 

Griswold,  Augusta  563,  591 

Griswold,  Elisha    183,    194 

Griswold,  Eunice  Viets  194 

Griswold.  Ezra     188 

Griswold,  Jane  200 

Griswold,  Matthew    194 

Griswold,  Mindwell    220 

Griswold,  Nellie    605 

Griswold,  Samuel  5,  7,  156,  157,  160, 

171,  173,  186,  194,  195,  196,  197, 
198.    199.  200,  201,  234 

Griswold,  Mrs.  Samuel   198 

Griswold.  Solomon   212 

Griswold,  Susan   B 440 

Gross    442 

Grunenthal,  Alvina  Ruth  ..576,  619 
Grunenthal,  Charlotte  .-Kmelia  577 
Grucnthal,  Julia  Emma  . .  .  .574,  616 

Gruner,  Eliza    602 

Grutzmacher,  IMinnie   595 

Grutzmacher.  Paulina    504 

Gucnthar.   (Guenthcr")    Andrew  598 

Guenther,  Katie  Amelia    526 

Guenthcr,  Louis  .Andrew    522 

Gucnthar,  Louise   Mary   5T4 

Guenthcr,  Minnie  Elizabeth  . .  .  322 
Guenther,  William  Charles  532,  634 
Guion    621 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


675 


Guion,  Amelia  Bowden 

Guion,  Cordelia  L 

Guion,  Cordelia  W.   . .  399,  567, 

Guion,  Elijah    

Guion,  Elizabeth    

Guion,  Elizabeth   Marshall  .... 

Guion.  Franklin  G.  367,  376, 
388,  389,  403,  411,  424,  425, 
476,  477,  481,  482,  484,  485, 

Guion,  Mrs.  F.  G.  399,  401,  405, 

Guion,  Franklin  W 

Guion,  Henrietta  L 399, 

Guion,  Hetty    

Guion,  John  Marshall  6,  7,  169, 
241,  305,  306,  308,  310,  311, 
314.  31S,  316,  317,  318,  319, 
334.  335.  336,  337,  338,  407, 
422,  427,  437,  439,  440,  486, 
564,    578, 

Guion,  Mrs.  J.   M 

Guion,  Louis     

Guion,  Louis  St.  John  

Guion,  Mary  Hobart   

Guite,  Frederick  William  

Gnite,  George  Edward    

Guite,  Wilfred    528, 

Gullander,  Ernest  Rudolph  608, 

Gurnsey,  L.  M 

Gussman,  Balthazir    

Gussman.  Bertha  Susanna  . . . . 

Gussmann,  Caroline    

Gussmann,  Emma  Julia   . .  .494, 

Gussmann,  Ernest   Arthur  494, 

Gussmann.  Frederick  

Gussman,  Louise  Estelle 

Gussman,  Mary    

Gussman,  William   624, 

■  Gussman,  William  Henry 

Gustafson,  (Gustavson.  Guss- 
tafson) 

Gustafson,  Esther  Aefhild  Ma- 
thilda     

Gustafson,  Frederick   

Gustafson,  Gertrude  Mabel   . . . 

Gustavson,  Gustine  G 

Gusstafson,  Lotten    

Gustafson,  Ruth  Margaret  .  . . . 

Gustafson,  Singne  Hedirg  Lou- 
isa     

Guy,  G.  C 

Gwatkins,  Mary    

Habermahl,  Elizabeth    

Hackney,  Charles  

Hackney,  Elizabeth    

Hadley,  Mrs.  Alfred  

Hadley,  Alfred  W 

Hadley,  Fred  Merrill  

Hadley,  Grace  Abby    


PAGE 

564 
582 
611 

437 
564 
437 
371,1 

475,1 
582, 

591 ! 
412  i 
420 1 
567; 
564 
229,  j 

313,1 
320,  [ 
419,: 

562, ; 
591  i 
578 
4371 
631  I 
563! 
528] 
528 
633 
■  635 
356 
625 

494 
624 
I  624 
624 
624 
577 
593 
626 
508 


544 
604 
554 
605 
603 
546 

544 
579 
639 
565 
568 
583 
168 
596 
518 


PAGE 

Haffelfinger 435 

Hagerty,  William    611 

Hahn,  Simon  601 

Haigis,  Hugo  Frederic   504 

Haigis,  John  568,  627 

Haigis,  Peter  508 

Haines,  Mary  Anne  Bennett  . .  633 

Haines,  Walter  570,  600 

Hale,  Bennaja    232 

Hale,  George  508,  627 

Hale,  Mary   232 

Hale,  Sibel  232 

Halen,  Julia   518 

Halin,  Francis  Edward  498 

Hall   344 

Hall,  Miss    177 

Hall,  Ada  M 608 

Hall,  Alfred   George    530 

Hall,  Anne  Elizabeth  518 

Hall.  Benjamin    172 

Hall.  Mrs.  Benjamin   177 

Hall,  Frank  Edward   520 

Hall.  George  Alfred  631 

Hall,  Hannah  Burnham   172 

Hall.  Harry  Albert   526,  634 

Hall,  Jennie   568 

Hall.  John   216,  217 

Hall,  Mary    625 

Hall,  Richard  D 182 

Hall,  Roval  S 287 

Hall,  Ruth    172 

Hall,  Samuel   359,  365 

Hall.  Thomas  Watson 522 

Hallam,  Dinah  L 583 

Hallett    347 

Halliley,  Albert  Edmund   502 

Halliley,  Catherine   ...566,  581,  628 

Halliley,  Dennis     566 

Halliley,  Frederick  David  Nash  534 

Halliley,  Richard   581,  632 

Hambach,  Emil 618 

Hambach,  George  Frederick  . .  556 

Hamilton    418 

Hamilton,  Anne     562 

Hamilton,  Isabella   592 

Hamilton,  John 578,  621 

Hamilton,  Mary   486,  621 

HamiUon,  William  H 592 

Hamilton,  Zenas  210,  211 

Hamilton.  Mrs.  Zenas   211 

Hamlin.  Abigail 233 

Hammars,  Wilhelmina    498 

Hanaford,  Mary  Elizabeth  490,  564 

Hance,  Asher  C 585 

Hance,  Clifford  Borden  ...512,  573 

Hance.  Elizabeth   M 568 

Hance,  EHzabeth  White  ...585,  637 

Hance,  Emma   586 

Hance,  Emma  Borden 610 


676 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


Hance,  Joseph  E 476,  568 

Hance,  Joseph  Mumford  ..516,  575 

Hance,  Sarah  M 572,  611 

Hance,  Susan  Elizabeth   585 

Hance,  Theodore  Augustus  514,  630 

Hand    291 

Handander,  Carrie    601 

Hanell,  Lizzie  585 

Hanell,  Robert  B 585 

Hanna,  Anne    571 

Hanna,  Anna   Martha   508  ! 

Hanna,  Ehzabeth    569  I 

Hanna,  Ehzabeth  Ann   498,  625' 

Hanna,  Ehzabeth  Jane  ....494,  612  j 

Hanna,  Fanny  498,  571  . 

Hanna,  Fanny  Kirke 518,  575 

Hanna,  Fanny  W 637 

Hanna,  Frances   580  1 

Hanna,  James  Anderson   ..518,  631  1 

Hanna,  Jenny    570  \ 

Hanna,  Jennie  Ellen    498  1 

Hanna,  John  404,  568.  637 

Hanna,  Leila  Belle 518,  631 

Hanna,  Mary  G 636  | 

Hanna,  Samuel  Henry 502  | 

Hanna,  Sherwood  627  [ 

Hanna,  Thomas  630  1 

Hanna,  Wilham    635  | 

Hanna,  William  Roulston    ....  625 

Hanna.  William  Wheeler  496 

Hannam,  Ahce  Urissa   5461 

Hannam,  Florence    Beatrice    . .   554 

Hansen,  Edward  K 616 

Hansen,  Mamie  C 620  [ 

Hanson,  Mary  A 608  j 

Hapeman,  Mrs.   Percy  J 589  | 

Harding,  Jasper    395  1 

Hardin,  Mary  Ann  579 

Hardy,  Doris  Louise   558 

Harney,  James  D 612 

Hariot,  Thomas    16 

Harlow,  Elsie  Ellen  550 

Harrington.  Eli/.nr  D 291,  287 

Harriman,  F.   W 604 

Harrington,  Malvina  Yaman  . .  486 

Harrington,  Margaret 579,  621 

Harrington.  Margaret  Anne   . .  486 

Harris,  Alonzo    492 

Harris,  Alonzo    Frederick    El- 
liot       490 

Harris,  Charles    564 

Harris,  Chas.  S 624 

Harris,  Dwight  A 640 

Harris,  Ida    Jane    496 

Harris.  Jane    .565 

Harris,  Josephine    623 

Harris.  Mary  Ann  580 

Harrison    19 

Hart,  (Heart)    Mrs 297 


PAGE 

Hart,  Dorothy    245 

Hart,  Anna   595 

Hart,  Anna  Smyth   ...506,  572,  611 

Hart,  Ebenezer    140,  234,  245 

Hart,  Edward  Herbert   618 

Hart,  Elizabeth   419,  591 

Hart,  Elizabeth  Hopkins    172 

Hart,  Elizabeth  Lawrence   ....  234 

Hart,  Ella  J 582 

Hart,  Florence  B.  Smith   590 

Hart.  Frederick  Lewis  534 

Hart,  Gerald     567 

Heart,  Hezekiah  140 

Hart,  Horace  Isaac  534 

Hart,  John    634 

Hart,  Julia    419 

Hart,  Kittie  Adela   599 

Hart,  Lucina     323 

Hart,  Lucina  C 323 

Hart,  Louise  L.  Smith  589 

Hart,  Lucy  Jerome  245 

Hart,  Margaret  C 572,  581,  615 

Hart,  Maria  M 627 

Hart,  Mary  Amelia   181 

Hart,  Mary  F 572 

Hart,  Matthew    172 

Hart,  Maxime    558 

Hart,  Maxwell   Stansbury    614 

Hart,  Olive    221 

Hart.  Phillip    287 

Hart,  Mrs.  Philip   562 

Hart,  Ruth  Hall 172,  178,  182 

Hart,  Samuel  10,  138,  464 

Hart,  Samuel  Waldo  279,  347,  349, 

350,  353,  .363,   368,  376,   379.  382, 

385,  398,  400,  401,  403,  404,  424, 

425,  470,  474.  475,  480,  483.  484, 

485,  512,  564,  593,  635 

Hart.  Mrs.  S.  W 401 

Hart,  Sarah    222 

Hart,  Seth  5.  7,  10,  103,  141,  149, 
151,  153,  169,  171.  172,  173,  174, 
175,  176,  177,  178.  179,  180.  181, 
182,   222.   224,   232,   234,  248,  249 

Hart,  Stephen    287 

Hart.  Submit    245 

Hart.  Susanna  Ette    581 

Hart.  Theodore   Smith    558 

Hart,  Thomas   234,  624 

Hart.  Thomas  2nd    247 

Hart,  Thomas   F 565 

Hart,  William   Goldsborough 

502,  626 

Hartman,  Eliza   (Mills)    585 

Hartman.  Frederick  A 605 

Hartman.  Gladys  Louise   ..526,  576 

Harwood.  Edwin    464 

Haslam.  Alice    594 

Haslam.  Ann    627 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


677 


Haslam,  Ann  Alice 623 

Haslam,  Cora  May  506,  571 

Haslam,  Elizabeth    599 

Haslam,  Erwin  Ernest  ....506,  572 

Haslam,  John  Whiting   494 

Haslam,  Mary  581,  624 

Haslam,  Mary  Whiting  ...496,  625 

Haslam,  Richard  Whiten 560 

Haslam,  Septimus  581,  593  623,  626 

Haslam,  Walter    500,  625 

Haslam,  William  Taylor    504 

Hatzung,  Jacob  580,  623 

Haufmann,  Louis    494 

Hauser,  Mena  Louisa  518 

Hauser.  Robert    518 

Haut,  Johanna   594 

Hawes,  Damaris    243 

Hawk,  (Hawkes)    84,  335 

Hawkins  18 

Hawksley,  Frederick    524 

Hawksworth,  John  B 574,  609 

Hawksworth,  Lionel  Thompson 

TT      1    ,  ..      ,  534,  577 

Hawkshurst,  Martha  H 587 

Hawksworth,  Tom    Thompson    546 
Hawksworth.  Viola  Clara  Giles  560 

Hawthorne,  Walter  J 587 

Haynes,  Mrs 579 

Heyward,  Eliza  Meigs 637 

Haywood,  Ada   602 

Haywood,  Elizabeth   572 

Haywood,  Jane 602 

Hazelwood,  Elizabeth  D 606 

Hazen,  Mrs 296 

Hazen,  John  S.  .  .  .287,  291,  296,  297 

Hazzard,  Hattie  Maria  585 

Hazard,  William  E.  ..570,  585,  605 

Heals,  Frederick    624 

Heales,  Maria  584 

Heathcote,  Caleb 42,  45,  46 

Heboe,  Otto  568,  582 

Heck,  Charles   494 

Heck,  George    627 

Hedeler,  Carrie  M 577 

Hedler,  George  August  ...528,  634 

Hedeler,  Minnie    587 

Hedeler,  William    635 

Hedeler,  William  Arthur 560 

Hedeler,  William  F 573,  618 

Hedler,  Willie  Frederick   528 

Heidecker,  Ferdinand 607,  623 

Heidecker,  Ferdinand    Charles   498, 

625 
Heidecker,  Gustave  Albert  494,  624 

Heidecher,  Mary  S 586 

Heidaker,  Sophia  C 494,  624 

Heinreka,  Freddie    627 

Heindrich  Louisa    591 

Heinze,  Caroline    601 


Heis,  Jacob    634 

Heisler,  Charles   496 

Heisler,  Emilia    496 

Heisler,  Estellina  495 

Heisler,  Gustaf    624 

Heisler,  Lillian  C 544,  575 

Hellberg,  Eric  Clifford  540 

Hellberg,  Mildred  Corrinne  . . .   552 

Hellberg,  Olga  Sophie 544 

Hellberg,  Roy  William  . ..  .534,  577 

Hellberg,  Stuart  Sigf rid 540 

Heller,  Emma   494,  624 

Heller,  William  H 592,  624 

Heller,  Mrs.  William  H 624 

Helm,  Henry    636 

Hemingway,  Clarence  Joseph.  .  550 

Hemingway,  Ethel  Maud 532 

Hemingway,  Harold  John  ....   544 

Hemingway,  John  Henry 610 

Hemingway,  Lewis  607 

I  Hemingway,  Mable   sj^,  636 

Hemingway,  Pearl  Lillian  530,  634 

Henderson,  Algernon   596 

Henderson,  Ellen    518 

Hendrickson,  Emma  Borden  H.  589 
Hendrickson,  Samuel  Tobias.  .  610 
Henn,  Albert  William  496,  570,  584 

Henn,  Alfred  S 594 

Henn,  Antoinetta  Rosa  542 

Henn,  August   492,  623 

Henn,  Barbara  564 

Henn,  Bertha    595 

Henn,  Connell    592 

Henn,  Cornelius   585,  638 

Henn,  Edward  Cornelius  .  .500,  630 

Henn,  Edwin  Charles    496 

Henn,  Francis  George 492 

Henn,  Frank  Antone  508 

Henn,  George  F.  J 492,  568 

Henn,  Grace  M 580,  622 

Henn,  Jane 416,  631 

Henn,  Julia    498,  569 

Henn,  Lewis  David  Frey 512 

Henn,  Louis  D 577 

Henn,  Louisa  S.  E 494,  623 

Henn,  Mary  Ellen 498,  570 

Henn,  Minna    626 

Henn,  Robert  564,  565,  622 

Henn,  Rosa  569 

Henn,  Rosanna  Emilia   496 

Henn,  William   492,  623 

Henr}',  Mrs 579 

Henry,  Catharine  488 

Henry,  Martha  Francis 488 

Henshaw    454 

Henshaw.  John  Prentice  Kewly  113 

Herbert,  George    456 

Herbst,  Joseph    594 

Hermann,  Mrs.  Albert  A 589 


678 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


Hermann,  Emma  Schultze  ....  583 

Hermann,  Peter    595 

Hermina,  Paulina    504 

Hess,  Christian    634 

Hess,  Isabella     636 

Hess,  Louisa  599 

Hetterich,  Jacob    634 

Hetterich,  Karoline    504 

Hetterich,  Louis  William 500 

Hickey,  Agnes    518 

Heynz,  Frank  624 

Hicks,  Miss    106 

Hick,  Henry    492 

Hicks,  Ira    Edward    376,    2>n^  379, 

391,  413,  417,  424,  475.  476,  477, 

478,  479,  481,  48s,  502,  567 

Hicks,  lilargaret  E 581,  641 

Hick,  Julia    508 

Hick,  Lewis    496 

Hickok.  Frederick  Eugene  ....  620 
Hill,   (Hills)  Arthur  .  .518.  570,  585 

Hills,  Anne  Jane 486 

Hill,  Betsey   581,  630 

Hill,  Birt  D 621 

Hill,  Caroline   621 

Hills,  Charles  E 608 

Hill,  Eugene  C 203 

Hill,  Flatham    603 

Hill.  George    626 

Hill,  George  Edward  500 

Hills,  Jennette  Todd    279 

Hills,  Lavina    524 

Hill,  Mary  E ^Z 

Hill,  Noble  285,  321,  324.  328,  343. 

418,  424.  472,  473,  474,  483,  578 

Hill,  Olive  M 631 

Hills,  Susan    626 

Hill,  Susanna   578 

Hill.  William 621,  637 

Hilton,  Birdie     577 

Hilton,  Laura  J 574,  S90 

Hilton,  Mae  Frances  542 

Himmel,  Emma   599 

Hine,  (Hines)  Alfred 572 

Hines,  Bertha  492 

Hine,  Charles  D.  470,  477,  478,  485, 

586 

Hine,  Edith  C 586 

Hine,  Edwin  S 58^ 

Hines,  Francis    492 

Hines,  Frederick    490 

Hine,  Mary  S 586 

Hine,  Robert    593 

Hind    578 

Hinman,  Ransom  B 607 

Hirst.  Margaret   542,  612 

Hitchcock.  Esther   564 

Hitchcock,  Louis  Augustus   . . .  619 

Hitchcock,  Solomon  G I74 


PAGE 

Hoadley,  George    90 

Hoagland,  Frank     602 

Hobart,  Enoch     no 

Hobart,  Hannah  Pratt no 

Hobart,  John   Henry  5,  79,  96,  98, 

99,    100,    loi,    105,    no.    in.    179, 

207,  216,  437 

Hobson,  Adeline    632 

Hobson,  Alice  M 634 

Hobson,  Gertrude  Alice   632 

Hobson,  John   Almon    528 

Hobson,  John  E 634 

Hobson,  Nelly  A 631 

Hodgson,  Alice  M 588 

Hoff,  Frederick  George  . .  .544,  637 

Hoff ,  George    637 

Hoff,  Hermann  George 544 

Hoffarth,  Frank    608 

Hoffman,  George   597,  634 

Hoffman,  Hattie  Marie 546 

Hoffman,  Henry    628 

Holcomb,  Frederick    433 

Holcombe.  Lillie    569 

Holcomb,  Odelia   H 613 

Holcomb,  Thomas  Guernsey  .  .  566 

Holland,  Annie    586 

Holland,  Earl   Marshall    548 

Holland,  Franklin  585 

Holland,  Franklin  Earnest  ....  532 

Holland.  George  Munroe  635 

Holland,  Harriette  Emma   ....  610 

Holland,  Herbert    Stanley    538 

Holland,  Howard  Erwing  ....  538 

Holland,  James  Munroe  586 

Holland,  Margaret  A 586 

Holland,  Margaret  J 585 

Holland,  Stella  Laura  574 

Holle,  Gottleib    635 

Holle,  Minnie  Elizabeth  .  .  .572,  613 

Hollister,  G.  H 193.  203 

Holmes.  John  W .364 

Holmes,  Lemuel   J34.  262 

Holmes,  Louisa  Genise  639 

Holnetz.  Anna    594 

Holt,  Mattie  C 602 

lloman,  William  C 598 

Homberger,  Katie  602 

Homer,  George  Albert 624 

Honeyman.  James     23 

Hongood,  Willet  Irving   632 

Hood.  Percy  Watt   . 615 

Hooker,  Alice     Amelia     Lock- 
wood    638 

Hooker,  Amy  Leora 544 

Hooker,  Anna  Newton  .  ..  .508.  568 

Hooker,  Carolin  N IJZ,  619 

Hooker,  Carrie  Eleanor  ...544.  574 

Hooker,  Charlotte     583 

Hooker.  Charlotte  L 634 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


679 


Hooker,  Clarence  Russell 502 

Hooker,  Dwight  Fremont   548,  575 

Hooker,  Dwight  Leroy  544 

Hooker,  Frank  Henry 567,  594 

Hooker,  Grace  Russell   583 

Hooker,  Henry  574,  627 

Hooker,  N.  Albert  470,  47S,  485,  587 

Hooker,  Theodora  Fitch 577 

Hooker,  Thomas   86 

Hooper,  Joseph  ...11,  102,  no,  115 

Hopkins,  Benjamin     245 

Hopkins,  Clarissa    345 

Hopkins,  Elizabeth   172 

Hopkins,  John  Henry   113 

Hopkins,  W.  C 490 

Horegood,  Hannah  Jane    585 

Horegood,  Lottie  585 

Horegood,  William   585 

Hornkohl  Anna  Doretha   560 

Hornkohl,  Helen  Seipel    589 

Hornkohl,  Louise    Margarette  577, 

589 
Hornkohl,  Mildred  Louise 

Horsfall,  Dicken    563 

Horsfal,  Frederick  William  .  . .  492 

Horsfall,  Mary  R 580 

Horsfall,  Sarah    564 

Hosmer,  Daniel  S 593 

Horton  341,  408 

Horton,  Maria    579 

Hotchkiss,  Esther    229 

Hotchkiss,  Fanny   M 592 

Hotchkiss,  Frederick  H 599 

Hotchkiss,  Lizzie    583 

Hotchkiss,  Sarah   583 

Houghton,  George  H 467 

Howd    621 

Howe   193,  212 

Howe,  Albert  Henry  544 

Howe,  Florence  Alice  544 

Howe,  Francis  Clay 544 

Howe,  George  William  614 

Howe,  Mary  Ellen   544 

Howe,  Whiilemina    544 

Howe,  William  H 637 

Howell,  Charles  L 612 

Howson,  Charles  628 

Hubbard  137,  271,  453 

Hubbard,  Mrs 137 

Hubbard,  Abijah   235 

Hubbard,  Axy  Beckley   235 

Hubbard,  Bela  yi,  76,  83,  100,   103, 

108 
Hubbard,  Clarence  Wilbur  518.  576 
Hubbard,  Isabella  Grace  . .  572,  615 

Hubbard,  Lois     271 

Hubbard,  Marilla    585 

Hubbard,  Martha  E 584 

Hubbard,  Mercy    271 


Hubbard,  Sarah   230, 

Hubbard,  Selah    

Hudson  245,  628, 

Hudson,  Daisy  Irene  

Hudson,  George    

Hudson,  James    

Hudson,  William  Howard 

Hughes,  J.  G.  F 418.  589, 

Hull 

Hull,  Ambrose  172,  173, 

Hull,  Frank  G 

Hull,  Mrs.  H.  A 

Hull,  Hope    

Humason,  Anna   Emma   

Humason,  Charles   Aurelius    . . 

Humason,  Emma  A 

Humason,  Elizabeth   Katherine 

Humason,  Eunitia    

Humason,  Florence  M 

Humason,  Frank  Aurelius  .... 

Humason,  Helen  A 

Humason,  Jeremiah    

Humason,  Julia  H.  G 

Humason,  Lawrence  Cole  .... 
Humason,  Marjorie    Florence 

Humason,  Melicent  Eno 

Humason,  Nettie  May 

Humason,  Virgil  Pettibone  488, 

Humason,  William  L.  353,  407, 
470,  473,  474.  475,  476,  477, 
479,  483,  484,  48s,  486,  563, 
Humason,  William    Lawrence 
424,  477,  488, 

Humphrey 196, 

Humphrey,  Alice  Hortense  550, 
Humphrey,  Austin  Stowe  488, 
Humphrey,  Chester  Arthur  .  . . 
Humphrey,  Ethel  Eleanor  550, 

Humphrey,  Gladys  Josephine.  . 

Humphrey,  Martha  A 

Humphrey,  Michael    

Hungerford,  Edward  Buel  .... 
Hungerford,  Elizabeth  Lee  .  . . 
Hungerford,  Frederick    Buell 

Hungerford,  Marian  Winslow 
Hungerford,  Mary  L.  Post  . . . 

Hungerford,  Sidney  

Hunn,  Enos    

Hunt,  Clarence  C 

Hunt,  Elizabeth   

Hunt,  Robert    

Hunter  

Hunter,  Thomas    

Huntington  339,  341,  358, 

Huntington,  E 


235 
271 
629 
540 
627 

42 
540 
618 
297 
179 
601 
579 
202 
526 
599 
597 
615 
563 
640 
526 
568 
504 
575 
532 
526, 
576 
532 
518 
566, 
640 
424, 
478. 
633 
407, 
566 
340 
576 
564 
558 
576, 
590 
550 
615 

38 
548 
536 
589, 
608 
544 
589 
540 
287 
587 
466 

16 
510 
629 
359 
359 


68o 


INDEX    OF    rnRSONS. 


Huntington,  Enoch    203,  236 

Huntington,  F.  H 301 

Huntington,  Lydia    236 

Huntington,  Samuel    91 

Huntley,  George  E 585  j 

Huntley,  Lydia     449 

Hunziker,  Bertha   627  ; 

Hunziker,  Emil  D 596  ' 

Hurlbert,  (Hurlbut,  Hulbert, 
Holabird) 

Hurlburt,  Abigail    243  ; 

Hurlbert,  Agathus    Hart    235,    259, 

261 

Hulbert.  Calvin    140 

Hurlburt,  Ellen    sSo 

Hurlburt,  Elmer  G 587 

Hurlburt,  Mrs.  Elmer  G 587  i 

Hurlburt,  Enos    S 287 

Hurlbert,  Eunice    230,  231  | 

Hurlbut,  Grace  Caswell   589  ■ 

Hurlburt,  Harriet  C 632 

Hurlburt,  Harriet   M 585 

Hurlbut,  Jerusha  243 

Hurlbert,  Mary    235 

Hurlbert,  Raphael 230,  235,  243 

Hurlbert,  Sarah  Hubbard  230,  235, 

243 
Hurlbut.  Virginia  Caswell   ....   556 

Hurrel.  Lizzie    589 

Hurrell.  Robert  B 641 

Huso,  Nathan    196 

Huston,  Elizabeth    630 

Hutchin.s,  George    Washington   616 

Hutchinson    65 

Hyde    401 

Hyde,  Albert  Edward   518 

Hyde,  Albert  I\Iiddleton   ..582,  598 
Hyde,  Anita    B.    (Stillman)  . . .   585 

Hyde.  Harold  Stillman  520 

Hyde.  Susan   436 

Hyde.  William   436 

Ihle,  Catharine  492,  623,  627 

Ihle,  Margaret   . ' 624 

Ihle,  Valentine  581,  623 

Ihle,  Mrs.   Valentine    581 

Ince,  Amy  Georgiana   611 

IngersoU,  Jonathan   99.   100 

Ingham,  Eliza    591 

Inglis     106 

Tngraham.  Mary    219 

Inman,  John  W 582 

Inman,  Sarah    582 

Tnnes,  Alexander   19,  22 

Isham,  Fanny    581 

Isham,  Henry    625 

Isaacs.  Samuel  Henry  619 

Iverson,  Emelia  Nikolina 575 

Iverson,  Mary    577 

Ives.  Levi    Sillinian    460 


Ives,  Reuben  100,  103,  141,  156,  157, 

186 

Jackson,  Abner  6,  7,  319,  320,  321, 
Z22,  323,  325.  327,  328,  329,  330, 
332,  333,  335,  337,  338,  339,  35 1, 
427,  443,  444,  445,  446,   486,  562, 

621 

Jackson,  Mrs.  Abner  329 

Jackson,  Emily  Ellsworth 329 

Jackson,  Mrs.   George    581 

Jackson,  Gwendoline  Alathea..  575 

Jackson,  Harriet    560 

Jackson,  Jessica  Eleanor   ..560,  ^77 

Jackson,  Jessie  581 

Jackson,  John  T 589 

"Jackson,  Mrs.  John  T 589 

Jackson,  Leon    576 

Jackson,  Lilly  Frances    574 

Jackson,  Nellie     560 

Jackson,  William    576 

Jacoby,  Richard  620 

James,  Alary  (Symonds) 583 

James,  Richard    17 

Jansen,  Albert  T 631 

Jansen,  Daniel    630 

Jansen,  Gustave  Rudolph   631 

Jarvis,  Abraham  5.  7-  76.  83.  85.  86, 

91.  92,  93,  96,  98,  99.  103.  105.  108, 

109,   no,    137,   139,    153.    155-   157, 

174,    179.   186,    194,   19s.  203.  210, 

236.  241 

Jarvis.  Lucy  Gushing   84 

Jarvis.  Naomi  Brush   108 

Jarvis,  Samuel    108 

Jarvns,  Samuel    Farmar     no,     113, 
207.  317,  344 

Jefferson.  Thomas   305,  435 

Jenkins,  Louisa    603 

Jenner,  Lorenzo  D 593 

Jepson,  Gilbert    498,  566 

Jerome,  Augustus  S 591 

Jerome,  Lucy    245 

Jcssum,  Alice   544.  575 

Jessup    367 

Jewett.  Annie  E 574.  620 

Jewett,  Charlotte     574 

Jewett.  Emma  J 594 

Jewett.  Walter   574 

Johnson    348,  401.  626 

Johnson,  Amanda  E 605 

Johnson.  Annie  Isabel   576 

Johnson.  Aurhelm    Engelbert..   528 

Johnson.  Catherine    5S1.  639 

Johnson.  Charles    629 

Johnson.  Charles  Augustus   . . .  609 

Johnson.  Charles  J 608 

Johnson.  Cora    628 

Johnson,  Dora  M 616 

Johnson.  George  Alexander  . . .  498 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


68l 


Johnson,  Ellen  H 565 

Johnson,  Eugene    614 

Johnson,  Frances  G 569 

Johnson,  Hannah   612 

Johnson,  Harriet  A 572 

Johnson,  Henrietta   580 

Johnson,  Harriet  E 607 

Johnson,  Howard  DeGray  ....  528 

Johnson,  Herbert  Alfred   530 

Johnson,  Ida  Cecelia   609 

Johnson,  Katharine  Cowley  . . .  635 

Johnson,  L 395 

Johnson,  Leonard    601 

Johnson,  Lizzie  Turner 528 

Johnson,  Maria    637 

Johnson,  Martin  M 591 

Johnson,  Mary    566,  580 

Johnson,  Mary  G 594 

Johnson,  Niles  P 630 

Johnson,  Ottelia  Charlotte  524 

Johnson,  Peter  Alexander  ....  625 

Johnson,  Ruth    564 

Johnson,  Ruth  H 580 

Johnson.  Samuel  23,  24,  25,  26,  33, 
47,  48,  49,  50,  53,  54,  55,  56,  58, 
6r,  62,  63,  64,  65.  67,  68,  70,  71, 
y2,  75,  78,  84.  108,  135,  136,  215 

Johnson,  Sarah  J S94 

Johnson,  Sophia    603 

Johnson,  William    271 

Johnson,  W.  E 632 

Johnston,  Agnes  Hawthorne  . .   552 

Johnston,  Annie  Isabel   552 

Johnston,  Douglas  Andrews 

552.  576 

Johnston,  Frank  Allen    620 

Johnston,  Ida  Grace  612 

Johnston,  Mrs.  Peter  B.  . .  202,  208 

Johnston,  Samuel  1 460 

Jolly,  Rachael  Fredereka   542 

Jones   66 

Jones,  Addison  C 596 

Jones,  Carrie   567 

Jones,  Carrie  Rebecca  599 

Jones,  Clarissa  0 598 

Jones,  Cora  Sandford  502 

Jones,  Edgar  B 514,  594 

Jones,  Edward   600,  629 

Jones,  Elizabeth    571,  641 

Jones,  Hannah    597 

Jones,  Isaac     288 

Jones,  Jane 584,  590 

Jones,  Lilian  Edith  638 

Jones,  Lizzie    595 

Jones,  Mabel  M 614 

Jones,  Martha  L 581,  631 

Jones,  Richard   637 

Jones,  Sarah  598 

Jones,  Thomas    640 


PAGE 

Jones,  William   E 628 

Jones,  William  H 592 

Jordan,  Robert  18,  19,  20 

Joslyn,  Cora  Belle  602 

Joslyn,  Nellie    599 

Jooss,  Johanna    597 

Joos,  Louise    594 

Jouett,  Annetta  Matilda   518 

Joune,  Alfred  602 

Joy,  Isabel   Winslow    536 

Joyce,  William    271,  272 

Judd   516,  626 

Judd,  Alfred  S.  477,  478,  486,  571, 

638 
Judd,  Alfred  Stanley,  Jr.  572,  611, 

638 

Judd,  Bethel    104 

Judd,  Betsey  578 

Judd,  Betsey  H 630 

Judd,  Clara  Laura    572 

Judd,  Clara  Louise  616 

Judd,  Daisy  Evelyn    550 

Judd,  Edith  Josephine 550 

Judd,  Esther  M 564,  594 

Judd,  Frank    637 

Judd,  Grace  E 589 

Judd,  Harriet  Louise 506,  567 

Judd,  Loren  F 419 

Judd,  Lottie   628 

Judd,  Morton   287 

Judd,  Philip  S. '  283,  285,  287,  292, 
297,   302,   321,   337,   472,   578,   621 

Judd,  Thomas    623 

Judd,  Thomas  S 351 

Judd.  William  488,  622 

Judkins,  B 365 

Judson,  Alice  May  502 

Judson,  Catharine  A 496,  605 

Judson,  Mary  Edwards  566 

Judson,  M.   E 625 

Judson,  W 625 

Juengst,  Mary  Emma    576 

Juengst,  Raymond  William  . . .  554 

Jung.  Theresa   600 

Jungkunz,  John    617 

Jurgens,  Edward  William  ....  534 
Jurgens,  Henry  George  John  ..   530 

Kahms,  Annie  Emily  617 

Kaller,  Charles  G 6ig 

Kamen,  Rose    617 

Kane,  Laura  Matilda  619 

Karle,  Catherine    595 

Kauffman,  Catherine   Eva    ....  532 

Kaulbach,  Johan  Friedrich 510 

Kay,  Isaac  Albert  619 

Keefe,  Andrew  L 616 

Keehner.  Frederick  Charles  . . .  532 

Kehr,  Henry  Franklin 599 

Keith,  George   22,  41,  42,  46 


682 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


PAGE 

Keith,  Orlando  Prcscott  494 

Keith,  Samuel 494.  SSi,  624 

Kellcy,  Clara  L.  Judd  589 

Kelly,  Joseph  Francis,  Jr 6i6 

Kellev,  Stanley  Judd   552 

Kellogg,  Dorothy   245 

Kellogg,  Emily  J 568 

Kellogg,  Kenneth  E 589 

Kellogg,  Martin    238 

Kellogg,  Mary    238 

Kellogg,  Nellie  D 552,  577,  589 

Kellogg,  William   Daniel    554 

Kelsey  I34.  228 

Kelsey,  Asahel  Allis   154.  235,  247, 
250,  252,  253,  254,  256,  257 

Kelsey,  Charles  Jr 235,  241 

Kelsey,  Content   Parsons    235 

Kelsey,  Enoch    234 

Kelsey,  Florence  May  528 

Kelsey,  Hannah    235,  241 

Kelsey,  Keziah  Gilbert    234 

Kelsey,  Lina    234 

Kelsey,  Marv    237 

Kelsey,  Mary  E 633 

Kelsey,  Moses   235,    241,    259,    260, 

262 

Kelsey,  Sarah  237,  238 

Kelsey,  William  Edward  528 

Kemp,  James    429 

Kemp,  John   B 588 

Kendall,  Mrs.  Joseph   P 587 

Kennedy,  Annie  G 565 

Kenney,  Elizabeth  D 623 

Kensell,  Winifred  Frances 560 

Kent,  Alice 463 

Kent,  George    Lewis    463 

Kent,  Lydia    429 

Kent,  Matilda  Jane  Rockwell..  463 
Kenyon,  Charlotte   Harriet    . . .   542 

Kenyon,  Jean  J 608 

Keppel,  Frederick   108 

Kerchner,  Otto    625 

Kerr.  Annie  Loretta 617 

Kerrins,  Lizzie     598 

Kevorkian.  Mary    620 

Kibbe,  Albert    542 

Kibbc,  Florence  May  542 

Kiefcr,  John   59^ 

Kilbourne,  (Kilborn,  Kilbourn) 

193,  321 

Kilbourn,  Mrs 486,  563 

Kilbourne,  Anna  Neal  182 

Kilbourne,  Anne , 225,  226 

Kilbourne,  Augusta    Josephine    486 

Kilbourne,  Mrs.    Cynthia    190 

Kilbourn,  D.  C 46,  205 

Kilbourn,  George 473,  486,  563 

Kilbourne,  James  5.  7,  153,  154,  I55. 
156,    157,   160,    165,   169,    170,    171, 


PACE 
182,  183,  184,  185,  186,  187,  188, 
189,      190,      191,      192,      194,      195,     213, 

215,    221,    222,    229,    230,    232,    233, 
234,    235,    237,    238,    239,    240,    243, 

255.  257 

Kilbourne,  Jo'^iah   182,  183 

Kilbourne,  William    185 

Kilbourn,  Woodford    592 

Kilby,  Edward  Slater  544 

Kilgour,  Robert  107 

Kimball.  Belle  Lucretia  ...554,  576 
Kimball,  Gertrude    Anna    554,    576, 

620 
Kincade,  (Kinkade)     Charles 

Everett    546 

Kincade,  Ellen  May  585 

Kincade,  Frederick  Samuel  . . .  530 
Kinkade,  George   Dickson    ....   538 

Kincade,  Hannah   587,  637 

Kinkade.  Henry  583.  597 

Kincade,  James  A 512,   573 

Kinkade,  John  Henry 526,  577 

Kinkade,  Margaret   .  640 

Kinkade,  Martha  582 

Kinkade,  Martha  Gilroy  626 

Kincade,  Sarah  Ann 573,  619 

Kinkade,  William  J 504,  627 

Kindelan,  Ida  S 586 

King.  Elizabeth    580 

King,  Horace  Dudley 522 

King,  John    James    634 

King,  Julius  Thomas  514 

King,  Mary  Sigourney   585 

Kingsbury,  Edwin    542,  637 

Kingsbury,  Fannie  Elliott  ....  589 
Kingsbury,  Florence  Amy  ....  540 
Kingsbury,  George  Elliott  ....  576 
Kingsbury,  Herbert  James  ....   575 

Kingsbury,  Hilda  May   577 

Kingsbury,  Walter    587 

Kingsley,  Ann    582 

Kingslev.  Margarett  A 592 

Kinne,  (Kinny)  Ethel  576 

Kinne,  Ethel    (Bennett)    554 

Kinne,  Howard  Ransom 554 

Kinny,  Jeremiah    592 

Kinne,  Josephine    516,   569 

Kinne,  William  Aaron    576 

Kinsley.  Ann   626 

Kirchler.  Caroline  594 

Kirk,  (Kirke)    Almena   641 

Kirke.  Almena  M 585 

Kirk.  Chester    605 

Kirk,  Ellen    605 

Kirk,  Etta  Gertrude 609 

Kirke,  Henrietta  Gertrude  ....  568 

Kirk,  Nellie  May  526,  ^12 

Kirk,  Richard     634 

Kirkham,  Nathaniel    240 


INDEX    OF     PERSONS. 


683 


PAGE 

Kirkham,  Rosetta    240 

Kleinecke,  Augusta   581 

Klett,  Alvin   Charles    631 

Klett,  Frank  Walter  538,  575 

Klett,  George  W 417,  574 

Klett,  Leopold    640 

Klett,  Louise  Julia 552,  576 

Klujery,  Mrs 394 

Knapp,  Beatrice  Pearl 558 

Kneeland,  Ebenezer   66,  76,  84 

Knibloe,  Avis   581 

Knibloe,  Harry  Elijah 586 

Knox,  Emma    613 

Kohler,  Bernhart    627 

Korsman,  Mary   605 

Krah,  Alice   585 

Krah,  Annie    572 

Krah,  Anna  F 614 

Krah,  Frederick  A 617 

Krah,  Minnie   571,612 

Kramer,  Elfrida  K 589 

Kraus,  Annie    576 

Kraus,  Charles  Edward   560 

Kraus,  Edward  Adolph    552 

Kraus,  George  Emil 540 

Kraus,  John    577 

Kraus,  Lily  Franziska  530,  577 

Kraus,  Lena  Amelia 544 

Kraus,  Paul  Albert 548 

Kraus,  William  Frank 576 

Krou,  Idela   571 

Kuhn,  William   626 

Kulth,  Paul     627 

Kumm,  Adelaide 494,  624 

Kupper,  Charles  Frederick    .  . .  528 

Kupper,  Robert  Edward 528 

Kupper,  William  Henry  528 

Kurtz,  Josephene  625 

Laborie,  James  61 

Lafayette    188 

Laib,  Antoinette  636 

Laibbe,  Jacob    625 

Lain,  Herbert  W.  A 574 

Lamb  193 

Lamb,  J 398 

Lamb,  R 398 

Lambert,  Delia   593 

Landers,  George  M.   287,  291,  293, 

297,  321 

Landgren,  Joseph    599 

Lang,   (Lange)   Frederika   ....  569 

Lang,  Lizzie  R 587 

Lang,  Mary  A 587 

Lange,  Paul  Adolph 536 

Langdon,  Eunice   621 

Langdon,  Janette    621 

Langdon,  Lizzie  1 633 

Langdon,  Timothy   ...486,  563,  621 

Langdon,  Mrs.  Timothy  563 


PAGB 

Langhardt,  Agatha   633 

Langhardt,  George    633 

Langley,  Emma   587 

Langzettle,  Rosie  Bertha   617 

Lanman  193 

Larson,  Arthur  Napoleon 526 

Larson,  Bertha  Elizabeth 560 

Larson,  Bertha  Schmarr  .  .589,  590 

Larson,  Carl  Leonard  530 

Larson,  Eleanor  Madeline  556,  641 

Larson,  Ethel  Victoria   532 

Larson,  Harry  Wilheni 546 

Larson,  John  Aaron 619 

Larson,  John  Peter 617 

Larson,  Margaret  Leontin   ....  524 

Larson,  Thure  Maritz  532 

Latch  ford,  Mabel  Theresa 577 

Latham,  Abby  Franziska   569 

Latham,  Flora   M 599 

Latham,  Franklin 633 

Latham,  Henry  Lyman   508 

Latham,  Leon   Chester    516 

Latham,  Mary  Ann    633 

Latham,  William  Dickey   514 

Lathrop,  George  Sherman  ....  609 

Lattimer,   (Lattimore) 

Lattimore,  Dorothy  Smith  ....  236 

Lattimore,  Luther   236 

Lattimer,  Uzziel  220,  233,  236,  246 

Laud    18 

Laurie,  Lovina  Ford 550,  639 

Laurie,  Stanley  Dewey   637 

Lawrence,  Andrew    494 

Lawrence,  Catherine  Eliza  ....  494 

Lawrence,  Elizabeth   234 

Lawrence,  Ellen  Maria 496 

Lawrence,  George   494 

Lawrence,  George  Henry 534 

Lawrence,  George  L 608 

Lawrence,  Isabella    494 

Lawrence,  Lillian  Louise  542 

Lawrence,  Silas  B 168 

Lawton,  Albert  E 602 

Lawton,  Sarah   573 

Learning,  Jeremiah    31,    83,   84,   85, 

86,   103 

Lee,  Alfred   113 

Lee,  Alice  566,  594 

Lee,  Caroline    585 

Lee,  Caroline  A 591 

Lee,  Ella  566,  596 

Lee,  Franklin  Hills    290 

Lee,  George   591,  622 

Lee,  Isaac    139 

Lee,  I.   N 287 

Lee,  James  Todd  290,  336 

Lee,  Jeannette  Todd  290,  419,  563, 

578,  592,  634 

Lee,  Kate  Forbs   236 


684 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


Lee,  Leslie    

Lee,  Lorenzo  P.  279,  283,  284, 

287,  289,  290,  295,  297,  301, 

311,  321,  324,  328,  469,  472, 

483,  578, 

Lee,  Mrs.  Lorenzo  P.  280,  283, 


Lee,  Mabel    

Lee,  Margaret    

Lee,  Mary    

Lee,  Percy  

Lee,  Stephen    

Lee,  Theressa   566, 

Lee,  Thomas 321,  296,  301, 

Lee,  William   

Lees,  Gadsby    

Lees.  Helen  

Leete,  William   

Lego,  William    

Licsler,  Henry    

Leisler,  Lewis     

Leisler,  Mary    

Leland,  Ada  Estelle  

Leland,  Isabel  Louise    

Leland,  Martha  Ann 488, 

Lenz,  Catherine   

Leonard,  Flossie  Emma 

Leonard,  Herbert  J 

Leslie   

Lester,  George  R 

Levinson,  Miriam   Harrison    .  . 

Lewis,  Addin  Charles   

Lewis,  Mrs.  A.  C 

Lewis,  C.  N 

Lewis,  E.  B 287, 

Lewis,  Elisha    

Lewis,  Elizabeth  A 

Lewis,  George  A 

Lewis,  Helen    

Lewis,  Judith    

Lewis,  Katie   

Lewis,  Lucy    . 

Lewis,  Nathaniel     

Lewis,  Walter  

Lichtenfels,  Frederick    

Lichtenfels,  Otto   

Lienhard,  Henry  A 

Lillabridge,  Warren    

Lindgren,  Alfred   

Lindlay,  John   

Lines,  Polly    

Litcher,  Mary  Madelene  

Little.  Isaac    

Littlehale,  Florence    

Littlejohn,     Abram     Newkirk 
455.  456. 

Lyttlcton,  Charles    

Livingston,  John    

Livingstone,  Robert  Duncan  . . 


570 
285, 
309, 
473. 
(^33 
290, 
419 
.236 
59-2 
524 
570 
236 
590 
302 
622 
540 
573 
40 
630 
490 

^P 
565 

488 
490 
563 
■  594 
550 
614 
24 
590 
616 
639 
583 
287 
292 
220 
618 
639 
628 
220 
583 
108 
108 
629 
623 
623 

613 
636 
600 
626 
627 
610 
592 
587 
454. 
462 
108 
625 
570 


PAGS 

Lloyd,  Emma    586 

Lloyd,  Fanny  E 586 

Lockcry,  Eva  May 544,  637 

Lockwood,  Franklin  Benton   .  .  512 

Lockwood,  Harriet   581,  626 

Lockwood,  Herbert  Newton   .  .  496 

Lockwood,  Jane    565 

Lockwood,  Kate  Rebecca  585 

Lockwood,  Mary   Rebecca  581,  040 

Lockwood,  Rebecca  M 580 

Lockwood,  Thomas   C 640 

Lockwood,  William  Alfred   . .  .  498 

Lockwood,  William     N.     475,    488, 

564,  626,  629 

Lockyer     21 

Loffler,  Elizabeth     604 

Logan,  Archibald    631 

Logan,  Catherine  Shaw 608 

Logan,  Mary  E 588,  639 

Loomis    (Lomis)    Anne    Dens- 
low   488 

Loomis,  Bernadotte    612 

Loomis,  Charles  Martin   488 

Loomis,  Dorothy  Mitchell   ....   556 

Loomis,  Ellen  Gertrude    514 

Loomis,  Ellen  Maria  584 

Loomis,  Henry  A 633 

Loomis,  Henry  Mitchell  ...512,628 

Loomis,  Howard  Weslej^ 546 

Loomis,  Irene  Louise 552 

Loomis,  Louise  Seipel  589 

Loomis,  Mary  579 

Loomis,  Mary  Adelaide   488 

Loomis,  Nellie    028 

Loomis,  Robert  N 518,  630 

Loomis,  Royal  E 544,  637 

Loomis,  Sarah  Howard    488 

Loosey,  Edward    637 

Loper,  Myrta 27S 

Longmans    iiS 

Lorch,  Henry  George    510 

Love,  W.  DeLoss  Jr 91 

Lovejoy,  Mrs.  S.  A 586 

Loveland.  Clara  633 

Lovell,  Catharine  Helen  ...490,  564 

Low,  Ernest  Raymond    576 

Low,  Mary  Margaret 490 

Low,  Thomas  Henry 490 

Lowman,  Thomas   604 

Lozier,  Emily    625 

Lozier.  Kate  (Catherine) 

Estelle    510 

Lozier,  Sarah  J 593 

Lucas,  Rebecca  229 

Lucas,  Rhoda   242 

Luddington,  (Ludington) 
Luddington,  Daniel    236,    247.    254, 
258,  270,  277 
Ludington,  Linus  S 581 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


685 


PAGE 

Luddington,  Samuel    236,  246 

Luddington,  Susan    Clark    ....  236 

Lukey,  Jennie  McConkey 577 

Lukey,  Margaret   589 

Lukey,  May    McConkey    573,    586, 

634 

Lukey,  Thomas 63^ 

Lukey,  Thomas  Edward 586 

Lum,  Sarah   585 

Lund,  Gust    633 

Lund,  Gust  G 606 

Lund,  Pher  A 602 

Lunt,  Kate  E .  596 

Lunt,  Martha  E 506,  567 

Luscombe    113 

Lusk,  Ethel  Dwight  576 

Lusk,  Lucius   Otto    588 

Lusk,  Nora  Frances 588 

Luther,  Lucy   Ella    565 

Luther,  Martin   223,  639 

Lynch,  Annie    617 

Lynn,  W.  J.  M 458 

Mack,  Christian  L.  . .  492,  592,  623 

Mack,  Harriet  W 565 

Macy 288 

Madeley,  Lizzie  Annie 614 

Madison,  James     32 

Magnus,   (Magness)  Albert  St. 

John   636 

Magnus,  Carrie  A 609 

Magnus,  Ethel  Irene   636 

Magnus,  Eugene 632,  636 

Magnus,  Florence   571 

Magnus,  Lilla   (Lilly)    504,  573 

Magness,  Mary  G 583,  636 

Magnus,  Russell    637 

Magness,  Russell  Tryon 514 

Magnuson,  Elof    612 

Magson,  Fanny  Louise  534 

Magson,  Gertrude  Ellen  530 

Magson,  James  A 606 

Magson,  Mary  Jane  637 

Magson,  Mary  J.  Elliott   586 

Mahlin,  Francis  Edw 626 

Malin,  Harry    630 

Malin,  Mary  Jane 506 

Main,  Charles    F 481 

Malbone,  Godfrey     59 

Mallory    358 

Mallory,  Susan   158,  170 

Malmgren,  Anna  Olivia  ...526,  632 

Malmquist,  John    633 

Malone,  (Malona,    Maloney) 

Charlotte    630 

Maloney,  Dora    593 

Malona,  Ella  Louisa  522 

Maloney,  George  A 630 

Malone,  Henry    579 

Maloney,  Iva   Nettie    618 

43 


Malone,  Jane    578 

Malone,  John    589 

Malone,  Maria    578 

Malone,  Robert    578 

Manchester,  George  N 582 

Mand,  James    59i 

Manning,  Althea  Goodison   . . .  639 

Mansfield,  Richard   76,  100,  103 

Mansfield,  Susan  Hyde 436 

Mansfield,  William   436 

Mansfield,  Zebadiah    Hyde    6,  288, 

305,  306,  421,  427,  436,  437 

Manson,  Carl  Albert   516 

Manteo    16 

March,  Alfred    628 

March,  Charles  Dickens  628 

March,  Grace   623 

March,  Harry  Earnest    490 

March,  Sarah  J 625 

Markie,  Gertrude  Maud   542 

Markie,  Viola  Florence    550 

Marsh,  Jonathan    88 

Marsh,  Kate    572 

Marsh,  Truman    103 

Marshall,  Elizabeth    437 

Marshall,  John  Rutgers  66,  76 

Marshall,  William    440 

Martin    193 

Martin,  Alathea  Margaret 550 

Martin,  Andrew    615 

Martin,  Bray  D 616 

Martin,  Catharine   556 

Martin,  Charles   500 

Martin,  Dora  566 

Martin,  Emma  Louisa 492 

Martin,  Frank  600 

Martin,  Frank  Alva    496 

Martin,  Frederick  Henry  575 

Martin,  Hannah    540 

Martin,  Jackson    589 

Martin,  Joseph    500 

Martin,  Lottie   605 

Martin,  Mary   A._ 565 

Martin,  Mary    Elizabeth    Caro- 
line      500 

Martin,  Minnie   Elize    620 

Martin,  Rachel     595 

Martin,  Tabitha  D 640 

Martin,  Thomas    540 

Martin,  William  Ernest   496 

Marverick,  Samuel   17 

Mary,  Queen  54,  121 

Mason    297,  461 

Mason,  Catharine  May  576 

Mason.  C.  L 585 

Mason,  Flora    585 

Mason,  Rosa  L 609 

Mather   79,  83 

Mather,  Cotton   17 


686 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


PAGE 

Mathers,  Florence  Amy   506 

Mathers,  George    506 

Matthers,  Ernest  Henry   626 

Mattes,  Mary    635 

Matthews,  Ira   Henry    638 

Matthewson,  Florence  Edna   . .  610 

Mattison,  Alta  Lucetta    524 

Mattison,  Flossie  Elizabeth   . . .  524 

Mattison,  Lena  Zoe 524 

Mattison,  Pearl   Scott    524 

Mattison,  Reuben  Oscar  524 

Mattoon,  Alice  Alberta  538 

Mattoon,  Edward  Francis    ....  538 

May,  Adolph    510 

May,  Anna    506 

May,  Frank   506,  627 

May,  Louisa    624 

Mazeine,  Raymond   620 

McAlpin,  Thomas  Duke  613 

McBrayne,  Mrs 588 

McBrayne,  Archibald     598 

McBrayne,  Mary  Ann  639 

McCammon,  Thomas  H 619 

McCarthy,  Katie  A 616 

McCarthy,  Mary  Maude    641 

McCartny,  Andrew     636 

McCartney,  Annette  604 

McCartney,  Harriet    640 

McCartney,  Rachel   587 

McClatchie,  Jane  582 

McCanley,  Annie     614 

McClory   339,  344 

McCloud,  Ann   2A3 

McConkey,  Alexander   507 

McConkey,  Annie    566,   599 

McConkey,  Arthur 565,  629 

McConkey,  Ella    514,   573 

McConkey,  Ellen     617 

McConkey,  Tmogene    (Case)...   583 
McConkey,  James  Adams  512,  569, 

601 

McConkey,  Jane   581 

McConkey,  John    582 

McConkey,  John  D.  . .  .387,  512,  628 

McConkey,  Margaret    581,  632 

McConkey,  Mary    565 

McConkey,  Mary  E 514,  573 

McConkey,  Nellie  514,  629 

McConkey,  Rol)ert     567 

McConkey,  Thomas    Andrews     599 

McConkey.  William   565,  581 

McCormick,  George  Francis   . .  524 

McCormick,  John    605,   635 

McCoy,  Lizzie    614 

McCracken,  Mrs 579 

McCracken,  Miss   579 

McDonald,  James     579 

McF.lrath,  Sarah   Ann   584 

McFadden,  Elizabeth   460 


PAGE 

Mcllwaine,  John    636 

Mclntire,  David    609 

McKeon,  Elizabeth   Jane    566 

McKeon,  James    580 

McKeon,  Mary    580 

McKim,  Alexander  Rice   586 

McKirdy,  Elsie  Phoebe 616 

McKnight,  Anna  Agnes   614 

McLean,  Oscar   292 

McManus,  Francis  E.   209,  218 

McXary,  George  F 627 

McNulty,  Annie  E.    ..510,  573,  616 

McNulty,  George     571 

McNulty,  Irene  Roberts  560 

McNulty,  Isabel    T 569 

McNult}',  Isabella  Procter   554 

McNulty,  Margaret  Jane  ..498,  571 

McNulty,  William    569 

McShane,  Henry  397 

McWilliams,  Eva  May    615 

McWilliams,  Mabel  Jane  L.   . .  574 
McWilliams,  William   Matthew  618 

Mead    441 

Meech,  Robert    359 

Meeham,  Joseph    126 

Meekens,  Rebecca   243 

Meisner,  Erttman    594 

Melchinger,  Eliza    627 

Melien,  Leoine  Norine  Rosie..  526 

Melin,  N.  Matilda 607 

Mcllor,  Joseph    588 

Mench,  Anny  Carry 608 

Mcnderlein,  Adam    510 

Menderling.  Charles     494 

Mentis,  Mabel  Meletta   518 

Mentis,  Peter  597,  630 

Menziger.  Carrie  596 

Merrill.  Grace    566 

Merrill,  Grace  A 490,  596 

Merrill,  Jerusha    580 

Merrill,  Jerusha   D 632 

Merrill,  Jerusha  Selden  ...490,  596 
]\Terrill,  Laura  Clementina  ....   566 

Mcrritt,  Elizabeth    Grace    592 

Merritt,  Grace   Elizabeth    580 

Messinger,  Burton    631 

Messenger,  Conell   520,  632 

Messenger,  Hattie  Frances  556,  576 

Messenger,  Pauline  A 592 

Messenger,  Sarah   Inez    ...556,  576 

Messenger,  William    Si8 

Metcalf ,  Clara    587 

Metcalf,  John  W 587,  636 

Metcalf,  Violet  Mary  Ethel   . .  538 

Metzer,  Frank    593 

Meyers,  (Meyer)  Ellen 592 

Meyer,  George     582 

Meyer,  Lizetta    622 

Mevers,  Louisa   623 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


687 


Middleton,  Abbie    Hempstead 

Crocker     454 

Middleton,  Albert  Emery  ..514,  573 
Middleton,  Alfred   Charles 

William    552 

Middleton,  Amy  Louise    542 

Middletown,  Arthur  Polke  . .  540 
Middleton,  Caroline  Ann  ..522,  577 
Middleton,  Charles  William    . .   542 

Middleton,  Ernest  Leroy   542 

Middleton,  Frank  Edward  577 

Middleton,  Francis  Edward  . . .  526 
Middleton,  George  William  . . .  629 
Middleton,  Gertrude  Mary  518,  574, 

639 
Middleton,  Gladys  Eleanor    . . .  560 

Middleton,  Jane  Edith 534 

Middleton,  John  C.  6,  7,  368,  369, 
370,  372,  374,  375,  379,  383,  384, 
410,  426,  428,  454,  455,  463,  504, 
506,   508,  510,  567,   568,  595,  596, 

597 
Middleton,  John  Irving   ...516,  576 

Middleton,  May  Bell  542 

Middleton,  Martha   . . .  506,  567,  627 

Middleton,  Mary   569 

Middleton,  Nathaniel  454 

Middleton,  Nellie  Eliza  636 

Middleton,  Norman  Grimley  . .  530 
Middleton,  Richard  Henry  ....  542 

Middleton,  William  569,  636 

Middleton,  William  Earnest 

522, 577 

Miller,  Bathsheba  232,  233 

Miller,  Florence  Elizabeth    554 

Miller,  Frederick    441 

Miller,  Mercy  235 

Miller,  William  Arthur    544 

Miles   356 

Miles,  Abraham  612 

Miles,  Smith  103,  207 

Mills  359 

Mills,  Miss    579 

Mills,  Bessie  Kirkland    544 

Mills,  Eliza    605 

Mills,  Harriet   584,  585 

Mills,  Herbert  L 587 

Mills,  Joseph    640 

Miller,  Mrs.   Albert    582 

Miller,  Charles   G 603 

Miller,  Cyrus  H 603 

Miller,  Mrs.  Frank  582 

Miller,  Julia    M 585 

Miller,  Martha  573 

Miller,  Martha    C 608 

Miller,  Regina    594 

Miller,  Sidney    591 

Millward,  Elizabeth    572 

Mines    344 


nor,  (Miner)    Eldred  Lis- 

comb    546 

ner,  Fazzie  Crane    504 

nor,  James  Henry  546 

nor,  John  Bacon  546 

nor,  Mrs.  J.  L.  Eldred 573 

nor,  Ursula    618 


tchell,  Abigail    231 

tchell,  Alfred  Henry   ...526,  573 

tchell,  Annie  Ellen 536,  576 

tchell,  Dwight  W 596 

tchell,  Edgar 530,  634 

tchell,  Edith  M.  E 573,  616 

tchell,  Frank  Vernon  540 

tchell,  George  A 587 

tchell,  Mrs.  George  A 587 

tchell,  George   H.   478,   479,  484, 

589,  611 

Mitchell,  George  Thomas   .542,  636 

Mitchell,  George   William    540 

Mitchell,  Gertrude  Frances   . . .  552 

Mitchell,  Harold    Clifford    ....  546 

Mitchell,  Henry   636 

Mitchell,  Howard     544 

Mitchell,  Howard   Gwynne    . . .  544 

Mitchell,  Lilian  Caroline    546 

Mitchell,  Margaret 532,  635 

Mitchell,  Margaret  Edith  Ellen  526 

Mitchell,  Mary  Ann   589 

Mitchell,  Theresa    597 

Mitchelson,  Orlena    563 

Mix,  James    287 

Moffatt   367 

Mofifett,  W.  H S04 

Moison,  Gilbert  E 618 

Molander,  Alex 606 

Molander,  Alex.  E 634 

Molander,  Lina  S 634 

Molander,  Philip  Eagen  Berna- 

dotto    530 

Monroe,  James     191 

Moody,  Hannah     223 

Moody,  Samuel    223 

Moore,  Cora  626 

Moore,  Fanny   626 

Moore,  Joseph  R 435 

Moore,  Martha  Susan  490 

Moore,  Perry   292 

Moore,  Robert    617 

Moore,  Susan   M 564 

Moore,  W.   H 180,  181 

Monroe,  (Munro)  Kennet 

McK 616 

Monroe,  Vidella  Narilla  Clys- 

tra    617 

Montague,  Mary  E 603 

Moran,  Mary   Brosneen    618 

Morehouse     2 

Moreton,  John 224 


688 


INDEX    OF    PERSON'S. 


Moreton,  Lucy   224 

Morgan,  Delia    490,   564 

Morgan,  George  Edward   490  ] 

Morgan,  William  H.  H 600 

Morgan,  Zadok  585,  635  ^ 

Moriarilv,  Thomas    608  i 

Morrell,' William    17! 

Morris,  Samuel    602 

Morris,  Theophilos    57,   58,  68 

Morrison,  William  H 560,  639, 

Morrow,  Mary  Louise 588  ' 

Morse,  Hulda    586 ; 

Morse,  Martha   T 585  j 

Morse,  Elliott  S 417,  554.  576 

Mortimer.  Philip   271  | 

Morton,  Martha    585 

Moseley,  Richard    59 

Moses,  Harry  620 

Moses,  John    38 

Mott,  Irving  William 614 

Mott,  Josephine  S 589 

Mott,  Minnie  S 567,  596 

Moulthrop  324,  331 

Moulton,  Emma  L 586,  635 

Mount,  Cecil  548,  638 

Mount,  Ethel    542 

Mount,  Eva    540 

Mount,  Harold  Harriott 577 

Mount,  Harry   542,  574 

Mount,  Percy   540 

Mount,  Raymond    554 

Muehling,  Louisa    593 

Muirson,  George  42,  43,  44,  45,  46 

Mullane,  Daniel  J 610 

Mumford,  Abigail     106 

Muller,  Lillie    504 

Mumford 394 

Munson,  (Monson)    Dollie 

Keeney    588 

Munson,  Elmira    Lulua    588 

Munson,  Elvira  Grace  554 

Monson,  Iris  582 

Munson,  Mary  Etta    554 

Murcer,  Katj'^  Rutherford    540 

Murdock,  Amanda  E.  B 590 

Murdock,  James  E 450 

Murdock,  William  Nelson  548,  575. 
590,  617 

Murray,  Charles  H 568 

Murray,  Elizabeth    625 

Murray,  George    William    578,    621 

Murray,  Mrs.  G.  W 578 

Murray,  Mary  A 608 

Murray,  Rebecca    568 

Murphy,  Miss   M.  J 579 

Murphy,  Rose    596 

Mvcroft.  Eliza 630 

Nacdlc,  John    623 

Naphey,  Jeannie   512,  629 


Xash,  Emily  S 603 

Nash,  Fanny  585 

Nash,  Frances   Mary    496 

Natzki.  Otto     574 

Natzki,  Theodore  J 574 

Neal,  Anna    182 

Neale,  Thomas  Henrv   590 

Neidl,  William  J 610 

Neilscn,  Christine    603 

Nelligan,  Dennis  F 613 

Nelligan,  Mary   Ann    500,  626 

Nelson    359 

Nelson,  Frederick     574 

Nelson,  Gust    613 

Nelson.  Helma  Charlotte   608 

Nettleton,  Edsell  E 596 

Neucomb,  Mary  Elizabeth   490 

Newberth,  Albert    Philip    492 

Neuberth.  Charles    623 

Neurath,  Phillipina     572 

Neuschulten,  Charles    640 

Newton,  Christopher     76 

Newton,  Janet  Inglis  556 

Newton,  Minnie     569 

Newton,  Sarah  Ann 597 

Newton.  William  F 615 

Neyer.  Joseph    606 

Nichols,  (Nicholls)     338 

Nichols,  Amanda  H 590 

Nichols,  Ella    567 

Nicholls,  Ella  R 595 

Nicholls,  Elvira  E 583 

Nichols,  Frederic    582 

Nichols,  Grace  Lillian  538 

Nichols,  James    76,  582 

Nichols,  John  Christopher 490 

Nichols,  Mary  A 580 

Nichols,  Robert    580,  624 

Nichols,  Walter     502 

Nicholson,  Francis    21 

Nicoll,  Mary  L 466 

Niehoven,  (Niehofen)    Peter 

G 504.  626 

Nielson.  Johanna    601 

Nies,  Katrina    598 

Niepling,  Louisa    492 

Niles    358 

Nixon,  William    634 

Noble.  Chloe   A 586 

Noble.  Colton  David    520,  575 

Noble.  Edith  D 633 

Noble.  Gertrude  Judd  512,  573 

Noble.  Hattie    569 

Noble.  Howard    C.    412,    414,  417, 

424,  /^70,  476,  477.  478.  479.  481, 

485,  520.  582.  632 

Noble.  Louise  Howard  . . .  .534,  577 

Noble,  Margaret    584 

Nolan,  Mary   6l2 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


689 


Norbach,  Amelia  603 

Norris,  Otto  J 604 

North,  Christine    Martha    520.    576 

North,  David  236,  256 

North,  Edward  Mills 488 

North,  Ellen  Augusta   490 

North,  Ella    Grace    582 

North,  Fred  Davis 512,  630 

North,  George  Post  488 

North,  Henry    287,   292 

North,  Isaac 138 

North,  Jedediah    236 

North,  John  Holister 490 

North,  Mary  231  j 

North,  Mary   Louisa    577,   589  ' 

North,  Oliver  B.  473,  474,  483,  563  1 
North,  Rosina  Bamforth  ..589,  590 

North,  Sarah  Wilcox 236 

North,  Simeon   256 

North,  W.  B 287 

North  &  Stanley   308 

North,  William   Burnham    488 

Northall,  Charlotte     630 

Northall,  Drusilla  E 567 

Northall,  Ellen  Drusilla  . . .  504,  596 

Northall,  Jane    625 

Northall,  Lotta   May   514 

Northall,  Mary    569 

Northall,  Mary  A 637 

Northall,  Peter  H 566 

Northall,  Richard  Knight   500 

Northall,  Richard    P 567 

Northrop,  Clarence  Ralph  556,  577 

Northrop,  Mrs.  Cyrus   582 

Northrup,  Mattie  M 636 

Norton    138 

Norton,  Miss    579 

Norton,  Andrew  236,  247,  252,  266. 

278 

Norton,  Cora  Bell 602 

Norton,  Ellen    Isabel    494 

Norton,  Emily  A 583 

Norton,  Emily  Delia   585 

Norton,  Eva   May    514 

Norton,  Halsey  John   528,  633 

Norton,  Henry  Burnham    571 

Norton,  Idalie   May    629 

Norton,  Joab    255 

Norton,  Josiah     140 

Norton,  Sarah  Adelia 504.  632 

Norton,  Sarah  E 567 

Norton,  Widow   240 

Norton,  William    Eugene    526,    576 

Nott,  Eliphalet    in 

Nott,  Hannah    232,  241 

Nott,  Samuel    100 

Nugent,  Alice   J.    Preston    588 

Nugent.  Robert  L 582 

Nunn,  Caroline    581 


PAGE 

Nunn,  Celeste   500,  625 

Nunn,  Matthew  Edward 494 

Nunn,  William     625 

O'Brien,  John  F 604 

O'Brien,  William    P 606 

Odishoo,  Isaac    574 

O'Donnell,  Mary    614 

Oglethorpe,  James    25 

Ogron,  Julia  Edna   577 

Ogren,  Nils   636 

O'Hern,  Alice    606 

Oldfield,  George  P 606 

Olemen,  John  Thomas  616 

Olmstead    351 

Olmstead,  Nicholas     39 

Olmstead,  P.  H 189 

01s,  Johanna     606 

Olsen,  (Olson)    Bertha    ...524,  633 

Olson,  Charlotta  Amelia 599 

Olsen,  Drucilla     536 

Olson,  EHzabeth    606 

Olsen,  George  Christopher  530,  576 
Olson,  Ida  Agnese  Matilda  . .  .  601 

Onderdonk,  H.   U 182 

Orcutt,  Samuel 45,  46,  64 

Ordway,  Samuel    304 

Ordway,  Mrs.  Samuel 282,  304 

Orvis,  Alice  E 490,  564,  593 

Orvis,  Emily   N 565 

Orvis,  Emma  Nancy    494 

Osbaldiston,  Richard    106,    108 

Osborn,  John    271 

O'Shea,  Barbara    625 

Oshea,  Ellen  Barbara   494 

Oshea,  James   Edward    494 

Oshea,  John  Henry    494 

Oson,  Jacob    loi 

Osterman,  Carl  August 601 

Osterstrom,  Hulda    600 

Ott,  John   594 

Paddock,  B.  H 344 

Page,  Joseph 636 

Page,  Spencer  C 602 

Palmer,  Addie    569 

Palmer,  Charles     506 

Palmer,  Florence     628 

Palmer,  Henry    595 

Palmer,  Isaac  H 332 

Palmer,  James  G 605 

Palmer,  Mary  Gilbert  496,  566 

Palmer,  Ralph    Wells    522 

Palmer,  Romaine  Walter  ..538,  635 

Palmer,  Solomon     ^y 

Palmer,  Watson  Griswold  496,  566 

Pardee,  Anita  Louise   540 

Pardee,  Ebenezer    498 

Pardee,  Franklin  Woodrufif  .  . .   538 

Pardee,  George  Herbert  498 

Pardee,  Ida  May  585 


690 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


Pardee,  Inez  Lilian 

Parker,  Caroline  Kirkland  520, 
633- 
Parker,    Charles  Jothan  Eras- 

tus    

Parker,  Charles  William 

Parker,  Cordelia    Newell    512, 

Parker,  E.  A 287, 

Parker,  Elizabeth    

Parker,  Elizabeth   Hance    

Parker,  Elizabeth  S 506, 

Parker,  Elizabeth  Wiley  

Parker,  Elmer    Clift'ord    

Parker,  Emily  Josephine    

Parker,  Florence   M 

Parker,  Harold  Hiland  

Parker,  Julius    

Parker,  Laura   

Parker,  Luman  Franklin    

Parker,  Lydia  Almira   

Parker,  Mary 586, 

Parker,  William  376,  379.  380, 

388,  405,  424,  470,  475.  476, 

484,  582, 

Parker,  William   Daniel   Wiley 

Parker,  William  Stansbury   . .  . 

Parkin,  Elizabeth  Barnes   

Parmelce,  Samuel    

Parsons,  Abigail   334,  579, 

Parsons,  Agnes  Driscoll   ..504, 

Parsons,  Anna  Turner  Libbey 

572, 

Parsons,  Charles  287,  291,  320. 

322,  323,  334,  419,  472,  473, 

Parsons,  Mrs.    Charles    

Parsons,  Content     

Parsons,  Dwight   A.    294,   336, 

Parsons,  Emma   

Parsons,  Mrs.  Emory  S 

Parsons,  George   ]\L  419,   477, 
479,  508, 

Parsons,  Mrs.  George  M 

Parsons,  Henrj'  L 

Parsons,  John  B.  283,  285,  291, 

295,  320,  321,   323,  324,  325, 

36Q,  419,  473, 

Parsons,  Mrs.  John  B 

Parsons,  J.  Willard    

Parsons,  Lois    222,   223, 

Parsons,  Mrs.   Sophia    

Pasco,  Clinton  Henr>-  589, 

Pass,  Joseph   

Patterson,  Ephraim    

Patterson,  Hannah  E 570, 

Patterson.  Harriet    

Patterson,  Lorraine    


498; 

638! 

496! 
528 

573J 

639: 

291  , 

278: 

572 

572 

496 

528 

■  570 
587 
528 
292 
626 
496 
496 
638 

381, 

477. 
632 
496 
520 
590 
579 
621 

571 
508, 

619 
321. 

579. 
621 
419 

235 
418, 
421 
582 
582 
478, 
582 
412 
287 

294, 

328, 

633 
419 

420 
228 
486 
590 
632 
243 
589 
222 

243 


P.\CE 

Patterson,  Margaret   Florence 

518,  570 

Patterson,  Margaret  L 604 

Patterson,  Mary  J 593 

Patterson,  Aliranda    563 

Patterson,  Sarah   Chandler    . . .  243 

Patterson,  Sarah   Hart    222 

Patterson,  Shubael    222 

Payne,  Evelyn  Quintard  554 

Payne,  Flora  J 637 

Payne,  George    580 

Payne,  G.  W 358 

Payne,  Hattie  A 635 

Payne,  Mary    631 

Payne,  Nelson  P 640 

Payne,  Sophia    580 

Payne,  Sophia  K 632 

Payne,  William  ..317,  319,  445,  627 
Payne,  William  G.  362,  418,  580.606, 

632 

Pcard    579 

Peard,  Henry  L 579,  621 

Pcard,  Maria  562 

Peard,  Mary  Jane    486 

Pearson,  Edmund  John    569 

Peck,  Alice  D 567 

Peck,  DeWitt  K 616 

Peck,  Edwin   Barnes    558 

Peck,  Elnathan    287 

Peck,  Florence  L.  Barnes 589 

Peck,  Frederick  DeWitt  558 

Peck,  Jason    168 

Peck,  Liva  168 

Peck,  Lois  William    558 

Peck,  Moses    168 

Peck,  Sarah   S 568 

Peele,  Charles  E 395 

Peele,  William  B 395 

Pellett,  Henry  Gildersleeve   . .  .  6t6 

Pelton,  Annie  Judson   567.  640 

Pendleton,  Arthur 283,  285,  287 

Penfield,  August    321 

Pen  field,  Augustus    579 

Penfield,  Carrie  G 602 

Penfield,  Charles   H 587 

Penfield,  Chester    564 

Penfield,  Elbert  Chester  .  .  J02,  623 

Penfield.  Emma   587 

Penfield.  Frank  A 631 

Penfield.  George    589 

Penfield.  Grace  A 567 

Penfield,  Grace  Louisa  ....488,  O21 

Penfield,  Ida  May 402,  5(18.  ?9Q 

Penfield,  Sarah    t;65 

Penfield,  Sarah  E s8S,  vio 

Penfield,  William  W 588,  590 

Penrose,  Alpha  A 5S8 

Penn.  William  19.  20 

Pennington.  Arthur    297 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


691 


Perciv'al,  Dorothy   Gates    237 

Percival,  James    237 

Percival,  James  Gates  181 

Percival,  Timothy    168,  237 

Perkins,  John  L 321 

Perks,  Carrie  M 631 

Perks,  Emma  Ellen   619 

Perks,  Jane   633 

Perks,  Rose  H 603 

Perrin,  Lavelette    366,  367 

Perry,  William   Stevens   16,  31,  33. 

66,  84,  191,   193,  213 

Peters,  Minnie    596 

Peters,  Samuel    33,  76 

Petrie,  Arthur    107 

Pettibone,  B.  W 197 

Pettis,  Beulah  Elvira 502 

Pettis,  Clinton  Mortimer   510 

Pettis,  Cora  E 625 

Pettis,  Emily  N 581 

Pettis,  George  C.  371,  376,  377,  379, 

•               380,  383,  475,. 476,  484,  581 

Pettis,  Georgianna  Emily  .  .496,  627 

Pettis,  Jeannie  Welton   .  .  .  .494,  569 

Pettis,  Lillah    627 

Pettis,  Lillian     568 

Pettis,  Mary  Rhoda   504 

Pfeifer,  (see  Fifer.) 

Pfeifer,  Grace  Annetta    ...552,  639 

Pfeifer,  Henry   Bartholomew.  .  530 

Pfeifer,  John    601 

Pfeifer,  John  M 575 

Pfeifer,  Lillian  C 575 

Pfeifer,  Lily  Catherine   518 

Phalen,  Julia   604 

Phelps   196 

Phelps,  Mrs 629 

Phelps,  Carroll  Bulkeley 518 

Phelps,  Herman  L 600 

Phillips,   (Philips)    Adelaide    .  .  610 

Phillips,  Charles  George 571 

Philips,  Francis    46,   73 

Phillips,  Helen  Sarah 576 

Philips,  Hiram  Hewitt 516.  630 

Phillips,  Lizzie   Jane    572 

Phillips,  Margaret  Dorothea   .  .  572 

Phillips,  Royal  Thomas 576 

Phillips,  Sarah   589 

Phillips  Thomas  Charles    572 

I'hillips,  William  Henry  572 

Phillips,  William  James   571 

Pickford,  Charles    627 

Pickford,  Edward    637 

Pickford,  Lilla   567 

Pickop,  Alice  J 587 

Pickop,  F.  0 587 

Pickop,  George  B 587 

Pickop,  Lucy  A 587 

Pierce,  Alice  H 593 


PAGE 

Pierce,  George  Jr 615 

Pierce,  Willis  A 591 

Pierpont,  Anna  B 586 

Pierpont,  George  Rufus  586 

Pigott,  George  47,  48,  61,  13S 

Pilz,  Clara     610 

Pinney,  Eli    371 

Pitkin,  William 38,  39 

Pitzner,  Ida    572 

Pitzner,  Lena  M 572 

Place,  Elias  636 

Plant,  Thomas  Neville   623 

Piatt,  Edward  M 586 

Platts,  Nancv    605 

Piatt,  Sarah"  E 609 

Pomeroy,  Adino    203 

Pomeroy,  Chauncey  B.    ...510,  639 

Pomeroy,  Lois  Strong 203 

Pomeroy,  Sarah   203 

Pomery,  Chauncey  S 596 

Pond,  Eugene  M 634 

Pond,  Laura  Gertrude 530 

Porter,  Abigail     231 

Porter,  Adelaide    603 

Porter,  Agnes    Olive   510,    573,    582 

Porter,  Alljert  Joseph 528,  577 

Porter,  Almira   220 

Porter,  Ann  Maria   582,  641 

Porter,  Bryan  C 568,  634 

Porter,  Eli   H 419 

Porter,  Eugene  Jay  571,  610 

Porter,  George  Andrew  ...516,  574 

Porter,  George  H 594 

Porter,  Gordon   Disbrow    558 

I'orter,  Harriet  Disbrow 589 

Porter,  Helen   581 

Porter,  James    567,  631 

Porter,  Joseph  566,  626 

Porter,  Julia    496 

Porter,  Leman    622 

Porter,  Mary  Jane  .  . .  .536,  577,  585 
Porter,  Mindv/ell  Griswold   .  . .   220 

Porter,  Samuel    220 

Porter,  Sarah   582 

Porter,  Sarah  Mary 518,  633 

Porter,  Thomas  H.  ...479,  598,  640 
Porter,  William  H.  ...514,  573,  584 

Porter.  Wesley  Elliott 556 

Post,  Miss   579 

Post,  Adrian  568 

Post,  Anna    571 

Post,  Augustus    T.    350,    353,    474, 
480,   483,    580 

Post,    Bertha  581 

Post,  Caroline  Elizabeth 492 

Post,  Carrie    E 567 

Post,  Edward  Howard  . . .   550,  639 

Post,  Elizabeth   565 

Post,  Elizabeth   Lee    632 


692 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


PAGE 

Post,  Ella  May   613 

Post.  Ethel  Marion 554 

Post,  Garrett    570 

Post,  George  Curtis 492,  623 

Post,  George  R.  357,  366,  380,  383. 

405.  475,  476,  480,  483,  4S4.   565. 

632.  639 

Post  Gerrett  Bulkley 498,  608 

Post  Gerrett,  P 474.  629  j 

Post,  Harriet  J 586  ' 

Post,  Jacob    615 

Post,  John    624 

Post,  John  Girard  492,  623 

Post,  Julia  K 580 

Post,  Julia  W 419,  593 

Post,  Margaret  L 565,  594 

Post,  Mary    634 

Post,  Mary  Lee 496,  570,  60S 

Post,  Mary  Louise   558 

Post,  Minnie  L.  Bath 589 

Post,  Muriel   Lee    534 

Post,  Ruth     578 

Post,  Ruth   K 631 

Potter,  Frederick    C.   420,   583,   595 
Potter,  Henry  Codman  .  ..  .461,  468 

Potter,  Horatio 466,  467 

Potter,  Leroy   Churchill    508 

Potter,  Mary  C 508.  568 

Powe,  Jane    629 

Powe,  Oliver    592 

Powell,  Annette  591 

Powell,  Grace  Louise 540 

Powell,  Joseph   600 

Powell,  Katie  Schantz  571 

Powell,  Lewis  A.  H 571 

Powell,  Louis   Martin    524 

Powell,  Mable   Irene    540 

Power,  Hannah   592 

Powers,  Lem 324 

Powers,  Martin    271 

Powers,  Thomas    271 

Poyer,  John   B 6or 

Pratt  297,  359 

Pratt,  Miss    580 

Pratt,  Alexander 474.  477,  580 

Pratt,  Mrs.  Alexander 580 

Pratt,  Charles  H 587 

Pratt,  Cornelia  A 592 

Pratt,  Edward    622 

Pratt,  Edward  Alexander 498 

Pratt,  Edwin  Alexander 625 

Pratt,  Grace    570 

Pratt,  Grace  R 506.  634 

Pratt,  Hannah    no 

Pratt,  Henry  168 

Pratt,  Lucy  A S87 

Pratt,  Martha  J 634 

Pratt,  Marv  H 623 

Pratt,  Mary  S 624 


Pratt,  Matilda  J 

Pratt,  Nathan  Tolles  387,  506, 


585 
571, 
637 


Pressinger,   (Precssinger,    Prei- 

singer,  Presesinger)    Barbara  615 
Preisinger,     Charles     Edward    516, 

631 
Pressinger,  Lawrence  401,  600,  632 

Preissell,  Joseph    607 

Prentice,  (  Prentiss)  Alice  Louisa  506 

Prentice,  Caroline   638 

Prentice,  Dorothy  May  546 

Prentice,  Edith  Chaloner   572 

Prentice,  Edith  U.  C 589 

Prentice,  Elizabeth    568 

Prentice,  George  E 609 

Prentiss,  George    Harrison    .  . .   502 

Prentice,  Mrs.  George  H 587 

Prentice,  Idela  May   518,  574 

Prentice,  Lenore   Chaloner    .  . .   536 
Prentice,  Mildred  Carolyn   ....   538 

Preston,  Henrietta  Seipel 586 

Preston,  Julianna  H 633 

Preston,  Senior    520 

Preston,  Walter     604 

Prevost,  Anna  J 612 

Price,  Abigail    231,  233 

Pride,  Peter    579 

Prindle,  Chauncey    . . .  103,  205,  207 

Pring  16 

Prior,  Catharine  M 594 

Pritchard,  Bertha  Alice    512 

Fritchard,  Eddie    628 

Pritchard,  Henry  William  512,  569, 

604 

Pritchard,  John    617 

Pritchard,  Mary  Louise    512 

Pritchard,  Walter  Eugene   ....  512 

Prosser,  Thomas  LeRoy 548 

Provoost,  Samuel   32,  91,  92 

Pulsifer,  H.  B 639 

Punderson,  Ebenezer  26.  56,  58,  68, 
69,  71,  72,  74,  136 

Putnam   339 

Pynchon   (Pinchon)    380 

Pinchon,  Thomas   R 318 

Pyne,  Sclina    595 

Quilton,  Carrie    615 

Quilty,  Mary  Ellen  587 

Quinn,  Katie  Theresa   600 

Raab,  George    596 

Rackliffe.  (Rackliff.    Ratcliffe)  58-; 
Rackliffe.  Charles  Winship   ...  558 

Rackliffe,  Charlotte   E 573 

Rackliffe,  Clara  Margaret 494 

Rackliffe,  Frank  Eugene   ..510.  538 

Rackliffe,  Frederic    570 

Rackliffe,  Frederick  Henrv  585,  510, 

637 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


693 


PAGE 

Rackliffe,  Frederic  Omer 544 

Rackliffe,  Gertrude  Louise  510,  571 

Rackliffe,  Henrietta    639 

Rackliffe,  Henry    601 

Rackliffe,  Ida  May 524,  577 

Rackliffe,  Lizzie    Isabel    (Ross- 
berg)    583 

Rackliffe,  Mabel  Loveland  ....   532 
Rackliffe,  Marion  Henrietta    .  .  546 

Ratcliffe,  Robert    20 

Rackliff.  Sarah  A 621 

Rackliffe,  Sarah  Elizabeth  ....  494 

Rackliff,  Thomas  S 592 

Rackliffe,  Thomas  Winship  404,  574 

Raftery,  O.    H 613 

Raikes,  Robert    25 

Rainsley,  Alice   Maud    514 

Rainsley,  Bessie  582 

Rainsley,  Samuel    568 

Rainsley,  William    582 

Raleigh   16 

Ramm,  Margaretta     635 

Randall,  Arthur  T.  ...401,  632,  638 

Randall,  Celia    564 

Randall,  Henry    563 

Randall,  Mary    579 

Rankin,  John  Douglass  560 

Ransom,  Mrs 419 

Ransom,  Martha  Amelia  .  .556,  577 

Ransom,  Prudence    639 

Raphael   430 

Rauber,  Joseph    624 

Rauber,  Mary    624 

Rauber,  Michael  594,  629 

Rausch,  George   William    514 

Rawelt,  Victorine    604 

Rawley,  Eliza  R 580 

Rawson,  George    615 

Raymond,  Alfred  W 606 

Raymond,  Henry  Alfred    534 

Raymond,  J.  W 420 

Read,  John    45 

Rebstock,  (Repstock)   Adelaide 

E 62s 

Rebstock,  Christopher   565 

Rebstock,  Christopher  F 593 

Rebstock,  George  Christopher.  .  492 

Redfield,  William  T 606 

Redford,  David  L 597 

Reed  339 

Reed,  Mary   613 

Reed.  Nellie  C 640 

Reeder,  Anna   607 

Reeve,  Robert    38 

Rehm,  Mary  Ann 581 

Reichenstein,  Benedick    593 

Reier,  Betty    613 

Reiland,  Minnie  L 587 

Remsen    435 


PAGE 

Reynolds,  William    Thomas...  573 

Rhodes,  Ann    625 

Rhodes,  John  H 610 

Rice,  Ada  May 576 

Rice,  Alfred  Henry   573 

Rice,  Alice  Ada  538 

Rice,  Amy    Louise    542 

Rice,  Caroline  Dorothy 534 

Rice,  Edith  May  538 

Rice,  Ida  May   546 

Rice,  Mable  Bryant   546 

Rice,  Martin  595 

Rice,  Mary    419 

Rice,  Miria    Gertrude    546 

Rice,  William  George   554 

Rich,  Catharine    624 

Richards,  Aaron    197 

Richards,  George   B 600 

Richards,  Joseph   237 

Richards,  Mary  Kelsey   237 

Richards,  Oliver   162,  237,  247,  278 

Richardson,  Huldah    221 

Richardson,  Robert    502 

Riedecker,  Mrs.  M.  E 580 

Riendecker,  Christiana  Eliza- 
beth      490 

Riley,  Anne     232 

Riley,  Maria   194 

Riggs,  Mary  Elizabeth    575 

Rinehold,  Jennie    634 

Rising,  Eva  S 587 

Risley,  (Wrisley)   Charles   ....  490 

Risley,  Elisha   582 

Wrisley,  Ellen  Salina 490 

Wrisley,  Lilla  Ida  490 

Wrisley,  Susan  J 564 

Robbins,  (Robins)   Bertie 627 

Robbins,  Lewellyn  E 618 

Robbins,  Martha    221 

Robbins,  Prudence    Welles    . . .  238 

Robbins,  Thomas    238 

Robins,  Unni  152,  160,  166,  237,  238, 

248,  249,  250,  251,  252,  253,  25s, 

262 

Robins,  LTnni    Jr 238 

Roberts    380 

Roberts,  Christine    580 

Roberts,  EHzabeth  Helen  574 

Roberts,  Elsie  May  . . .  544,  575,  590 

Roberts,  Katherine   544 

Roberts,  Kittie  S. 

Roberts,  Lillian    Gertrude    ....  552 

Roberts,  Mark    639 

Roberts,  Ruby  Marcine 548 

Roberts,  Sarah    638 

Robertshaw,  Ada    588 

Robertshaw,  L.  H 588 

Robinson    344 

Robinson,  John    TJ 


694 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


Robinson,  J.  B 538 

Robinson,  Marietta     566 

Rockwell   296,  303 

Rockwell,  Anna   Ga^-lord    5.89 

Rockwell,  Matilda  jane    463 

Rogers,  (Rodgers)    Ammi    95,    96, 
174,   1-5,  238.  264 

Rogers,  Eli  F 332 

Rogers,  Elizabeth  404,  585 

Rogers,  Evan    104 

Rodgers,  Helen  Louise   494 

Rogers,  Horatio    462 

Rogers,  James  D 601 

Rogers,  Jane  B 586 

Rogers,  John  Henry  6,  7,  383,  391, 

392,  393,  396,  399.  400,  401,   402, 

403,  404,  422,  428,  462,  463,   516, 

518,  520,  570,  600,  DOi.  602,  603, 

604,  60s,  633 

Rogers,  Mrs.  John  H 400 

Rogers,  Susan   Curtis    462 

Rogers,  Thomas    622 

Rogers,  Warren   Moran    611 

Rohde,  Nona  Marie  617 

Rondecker,  Albert    593 

Ronnalter,  Annie  M 573 

Ronnalter,  Charles    548 

Ronnalter,  Gladys  Mary  558 

Ronnalter,  Lillian  May   540 

Ronnalter,  Theobald    612 

Roof,  Frederick    593 

Root,  Charlsetta   506,  s68 

Root,  Etta  C 585 

Root,  Harriet    Maria   506,   570,   605 

Root,  Jennie  Alice   574 

Root,  John  Erwin  514.  569 

Root,  Mary  J.  Goodwin   623  | 

Root,  Minnie  L 606  i 

Root,  M.  J.   Goodwin   ^80  j 

Root,  Timothy  488,  564.  622 

Rose,  Augusta   Grace    614  ! 

Rose,  Ernest  Alfred   506] 

Rose,  Florence  629 

Rose,  Lottie   P 629  | 

Rose,  William  H 510,  568,  595 

Rosebrook,  Frank     468 

Ross    79,    629 

Rossberg,  August    624 

Rossberg,  Elizabeth    582 

Rossberg,  Florence    498,  626 

Rossberg,  Lizzie  Amalia    ..569,  601 

Rossberg,  Louis  William    496 

Rossberg,  Marie  E 641 

Rossberg,  Mary 494.  624 

Rosselius,  Mary  Caroline   508 

Rosselius,  Sophia    597 

Rosseter,  Mary  H 566 

Roth,  Katy    504 

Rothcrforth,  Frank    613 


Rouse,  Margaret    605 

Rowbotham,  Isabella    564 

Rowe,  Benjamin  F 490,  580 

Rowe,  Lizzie     504 

Rowe,  Rosina  634 

Rowe,  Thomas  634 

Rowe,  William  C 620 

Rowley,  Charlotte  Mary  546 

Rowley,  Frank  Hills    609 

Rowley,  Henry  Frank  538 

Rowley,  Jennie  Isabel   550 

Rowley,  Katherine  C 536,  587 

Rowley,  Norman   Edward    ....  546 

Rowley.  Sarah  Ahce    5=58 

Royce,'  Willard  E 581 

Rufenacht.  John    595 

Ruggles,  Elizabeth    579 

Russell,  Beatrice    520 

Russell,  Betsey    402 

Russell,  Caroline  E 584,  632 

Russell,  Catherine   ....296,  297,  562 

Russell,  Charlotte    233 

Russell,  Constance   Mary    538 

Russell,  Cordelia  Guion    589 

Russell.  Edmund  H 564 

Russell,  Elise  Rockwell   536 

Russell,  Eliza  Emeline  ....  S62.  578 
Russell,  Elizabeth  488,  562,  578,  621, 

626 

Russell,  Elizabeth  R 587 

Russell,  Emanuel  283,  284,  285,  287, 

288,   289,   292,   293,  295.  296.  297, 

301,  302,  303,   304,   306,  307,  309, 

317,  318,   349,   355.  367.  402.  469, 

472,  480,  483.  562.  624 

Russell.  Emeline  296,  297,  301,  562 

Russell.  Ethel    512 

Russell.  Francis  Thayer  6,  7,  281, 
282.  283,  338,  342,  343,  344.  345, 
346,  347,  349,  350,  351,  352,  353. 
354,  356,  359.  370,  3^3-  40i,  406, 
407,  422,  423.  426,  427.  449.  450, 
451,  452,  488,  490.  492.  496,  563, 
564,  592,  593,  594,  632 

Russell,  Gordon  490 

Russell,  Grace    565.  594 

Russell,  Gurdon    W.    164.   278,   279, 

430 

Russell,  Harriet  (Harriot")  292.  295. 

296,  303,  586 

Russell,  Harriet  Corliss   512 

Russell,  Harriette  C 612 

Russell.  Henry  E.  285,  304,  314,  320, 
321.  326,  327,  328,  341,  347.  351, 
352,  353.  356,  358,  360.  361,  366, 
367,  368,  369,  371.  376,  :^77,  380, 
303.  396,  402,  424.  425.  470.  472. 
474,  475.  477,  478,  480,  483.  484. 
485.  562 


INDEX    OF     PERSONS. 


695 


Russell,  Henry  2d  (Jr.")  367,  2>n, 
388,  393,  397,  398,  403,  404,  424, 
470,  475.  476,   477,   480,  485.   566 

Russell,  Huntley    490 

Russell,  Isaac  D.  387,  410,  411,  413, 
424,  470,  471,  478,  485,  498,  570 

Russell,  Jane    H 580 

Russell,  Julia    542 

Russell,  Margaret   572 

Russell,  Margaret  E 548,  612 

Russell,  Mary  Augusta  ...502,  567 
Russell,  Mary  Huntley  Sigourney  348 

Russell,  Mary  LaFetra   571 

Russell,  Rachel   570 

Russell,  Sigourney    492 

Russell,  Ursula  Wood    449 

Russell,  William  292,  295,  296,  304, 
367,  449,  629 

Russell,  William  C 518,  6ri 

Russell,  William  H.   ..304,  488,  582 

Ryder,  Carrie   Roberts    634 

Ryderj  Sarah  L. 627 

Sabine  84 

Sage,  Elvira    239 

Sage,  Georgianna    580 

Sage,  Harlo   P 170 

Sage,  Joseph  152,  154,  155,  169,  170, 
238,  239,  253,  255,  256,  277 

Sage,  Lois  Wilcox 238,  239 

Sage,  N.  S 155,  158 

Sage,  Oliver  155,  160,  239,  254.  257, 
258,  259,  260,  261,  263,  264,  270 

Sage,  Polly    239 

Sage,  Rodney   239 

Sage,  Solomon   238,  239 

Sage,  Theodore    239 

Sage,  Theodosius    239 

Sagendorf,  Cora  Ellen   577 

Sagendorf ,  Elmit    640 

Sahlin,  Emma    604 

Sairteer,  Lawrence   612 

Salmon,  Thomas    62 

Salter    93 

Salterne,  William    16 

Saltonstall,  Gurdon    41 

Samuels,  Maria    610 

Samuels,  Sophia    607 

Samulson,  Johanna    602 

Sanderson,  Hanna-li    636 

Sanford   357,  358 

Sanf ord,  Adah  L 587 

Sanford,  George   W 595 

Saunders,  (Sanders)   Anna 

Violet 522,  575,  631 

Saunders,  Arthur  F 603 

Saunders,  Edward    514 

Saunders,  Frank  Sabart  ...528,  576 
Sanders,  Herbert  Ephraim  ....  540 
Saunders,  Horace  N 589 


Saunders,  Horace  W 573 

Saunders,  Irene  May   538 

Saunders,  Louise   584 

Saunders,  Mary  585 

Saunders,  Mary  Louise  518 

Saunders,  Minott  Francis    534 

Saunders,  Richard   West    518 

Saunders,  Thomas   Henry   ....  522 

Saunders,  Wesley  Arthur    530 

Sautee,  John  618 

Savage,  Lucy    236 

Savage,  J.  T 627 

j  Savage,  Rachel    222 

i  Savage,  Sarah  E 567 

Say,  Ernest  Albert   609 

Sayre,  John  76,  139,  277 

Scaife,  Caroline  Matilda 639 

Scaife,  Duncan     558 

Scarlett,  Benjamin    530 

Scarlett,  Fanny    613 

Scarlett,  John  William  Ward..  607 

Schab,  Henry     569 

Schab,  Louis  569 

Schaff,  Amelia  CaroHne   584 

Schaffer,  Agnes   M 636 

Schaeffer,  Frederick  William . .  506 

Schantz,  Henrietta    522 

Schantz,  Lila   Mary    528 

Schantz,  Lucy  M 631 

Schantz,  Martin     602 

Scharff,  Amelia  C 631 

Scharff,  Clarence  Arthur   530 

Scharfif,  Elsie    Lydia    524 

Scharff,  Frederick  Charles  530,  633 

Scharff,  Mary  Elizabeth   524 

Schatz,  Louisa     596 

Schays,  William   Frederick    . . .  617 

Scheidler,  Charles    R 635 

Scheidler,  Mabel  May 536,  577 

Schermerhorn,  Frederick  C.   . .  639 

Schermerhorn,  Louisa   588 

Schmarr,  Bertha  540,  573,  619,  637 

Schmarr,  Otto  Frederick  ..540,  577 

Schmidt,  Adolph    500 

Schmidt,  Anna  A 502,  627 

Schmidt,  Anna   Auguste   Marie  536 

Schmidt,  Caroline    500 

Schmidt,  Emelie   Dorothea    . . .  498 

Schmidt,  Herman  August  Carl  536 

Schmidt,  Henry  Charles  500 

Schmidt,  John  A 636 

Schmidt,  John  Henry    494 

Schmidt,  Katie  Mary 506 

Schmidt,  Louisa    623 

Schmidt,  Louisa   Elvina    500 

Schmitt,  Margaretta    594 

Schneider.  Barbara    632 

Schneyder,  Catherine     593 

Schneider,  Balvina    597 


696 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


PAGE 

Schnuck,  Emma  Tsabell  572 

Schnuck,  Emily  J 587 

Schoen,  August  F 618 

Schocnfcld.  Frederic    591 

Schoficld.  (Scofield)   Clifford 

Fairwcll    548 

Schofield,  Elizabeth    594 

Scofield,  Farewell   498 

Scofield,  Harry    498 

Schofield,  Thurlow    Tomlinson    548 

Schortau,  Mrs 579,   621 

Schrey,  (Schray)    Blanche  538,  574 

Schrey,  Frederick    538,   575 

Schray,  Helen    538 

Schray,  Lizzie    636 

Schray,  Matilda   Louise    538 

Schrey,  Richard   574,  637 

Schreder,  Frederick    William..  620 

Schrumpf ,  Adam  Jr 607 

Schrumpf,  Edwin    634 

Schrumpf,  Grace  May 534,  635 

Schrumpf,  Walter     536 

Schnessler,  Christina  C 603 

Schuffle,  Arthur     574 

Schultz,  Emma    566,  595 

Schultz,  Herman    631 

Schutz,  Louis    556 

Schutz,  Louis    V 640 

Schwab,  Hendrick    566 

Schwab,  Henry   605,  631 

Schwab,  Jacob  Hermann    540 

Schwab,  Margaret     566 

Schwab.  Mary   585,  607 

Schwaterer,  Charles    606 

Schweiser.  Mary   508 

Sclender,  John  C 603 

Scoville  311 

Scoville.  A.  W.    397 

Scovill,  Catherine     594 

Scovill.  James   76,  84 

Scoville,  Joseph 494,  624 

Scoville,  Margaret    492,    623 

Scott,  J.  L 341 

Scott,  James  R 591 

Scott,  WilHe    627 

Seabury,  Abigail  Mumford   . . .   106 

Seabury,  Charles    103 

Scaburv,  Samuel  =^,  7,  26.  31,  ,32,  =;=;, 
57,  58.  68,  71,  72.  76.  84.  85,  86, 
87.  88.  90,  91.  92,  93.  99  105.  106, 
107,  109,  no,  172.  174.  17s,  181 
Searlc,  Nancy  Sarah  IMaria  .  . .  208 
Scarle,  Roger  5,  7,  158,  159,  160,  165, 
1 68,  170.  171,  190,  202,  203,  204, 
205,  206,  207.  208,  200.  210,  211, 
212,  213,  214,  215,  216,  217,  228, 

232 

Searles.  William   H 205 

Sedgwick, (Sedgewick")  Bucl  475,  625 


Sedgewick,  Harriet  Jane    566 

Sedgwick,  Henrietta     586 

Sedgwick,  John  R 637 

Sedgwick,  Josephine   572,  614 

Seeley,  Nicholas    J.    351,    358,    359, 
365,  500,  628 

Seibert,  Barbara    494 

Seibert,  Charles   522 

Seibert,  Christina     494 

Seibert,  Johnny  Christian 494 

Seibert,  Katrina    502 

Seibert,  Philip    494 

Seibert,  Philip    Edward    494 

Seibert,  Wilhelm   502 

Seigrist,  Henry    635 

Seigrist,  Paul   Jacob   Frederick  536 
Seipel,  (Seiple,  Seiples,  Seibel) 

Seipel,  Adam  502,  594 

Seipel,  Amelia  M 522,  574 

Seipel,  Anna     510 

Seipel,  Annie  571,  612 

Seipel,  Ellen    Sarah    504 

Seipel,  Flora  571 

Seiples,  Florine    510 

Seiple,  George    510 

Seipel,  Helen    572 

Seiple,  Henrietta  494,  496,  569,  604, 

624 

Seipel,  Henry 502,  518,  581,  626 

Seiple,  Henry  B 595 

Seipel,  Isabella   512,    514,    572,    581. 

616 

Seiple,  Konrad  594 

Seipel,  Lena    512 

Seipel,  Lillie    514 

Seipel,  Louisa   ...506,  571,  612,  637 

Seipel,  Louisa   M 569.  606 

Seipel,  Mary  Ann    498,  570 

Seiple,  Sarah    570 

Seipel,  Sarah  Ellen    610 

Selden,  Miss   579 

Seldcn,  Jerusha    226 

Sengle,   (Single)  Bertha  606 

Sengle,  Catherine  Barbara  ....  604 

Single,  Jacob    594 

Senior,  Baby    638 

Senior,  Catherine    540 

Senior,  Christopher    285.    321.    324, 
328.  472.  473,   563.   S78 

Senior,  Clifford    .  - S46 

Senior,  Edward    321 

Senior,  Ellen    S54 

Senior,  Emma    636 

Senior,  Frank  Albert    486 

Senior.  George  Kerr   576 

Senior.  John  Ernest  542 

Sewall.  Richard    21 

Seymour     401 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


697 


PAGE 

Seymour,  Elizabeth    626 

Seymour,  Elizabeth  Burritt  279,  280, 
373,  374 

Seymour,  Elizabeth  H 578,  621 

Seymour,  Henry  G.   .  .420,  563,  621 

Seymour,  Hezekiah    279,    280,    283, 

284,  285,  287,  297,  314,  316,   317, 

318,  321,  328,  360,  361,   373,  420, 

423,  424,  469,  470,  472,  483,  578, 

621,  625 

Seymour,  Martha  589,  590 

Seymour,  Melvin  Chester  560 

Seymour,  O.  H 297 

Seymour,  Richard    17 

Seymour,  Thomas     138 

Sexton,  Edward  A 616 

Shackelford    463 

Shaler,  (Shailer)    Abigail    137,   271 

Shailer,  Mercy   137 

Shanley,  Jennie    610 

Shannon,  May  Tanner    577 

Sharp,  (Sharpe)  Charles  Eugene  620 

Sharp,  George   W 581 

Sharpe,  John    46 

Sharp,  Sarah  A 608 

Sharp,  Mrs.  W.  A 581 

Shaw,  Catherine    579 

Shaw,  John  Benjamin  496 

Shaw,  William  Frederick 496 

Shean,  Wilham    595 

Sheard,  Alice    564 

Shearer  628 

Sheldon,  Alice  A.   Sweet   586 

Sheldon,  Burdette    Richardson    546 

Sheldon,  Charles  L 608 

Shelton,  Charles   F 583 

Shelton,  George  Trask   552 

Shelton,  Georgianna     583 

Shelton,  Harold  Lambert  552 

Shelton,  Hattie  Emma 629 

Shelton,  John    Frederick    514 

Shelton,  Philo  91,  100,  103,  176,  207 

Shelton,  William  L 588 

Shelton,  Mrs.  William_  L.  .....  588 

Shepard,  Celia    Adelaide    Cur- 
tis  ....3,  149,  588 

Shepard,  Celia  Antoinette   ....   576 

Shepard,  James   i,  10,  11 

Shepard,  J.  Russell 598 

Sherlock,  Thomas  106 

Shinn    381 

Shipman,  H.  W 287,  292 

Shirtcliff,  Alfred     594 

Short  349,  351,  358 

Shubert,  Miss    420 

Shubert,  Louisa   622 

Sering,   (Siering)    490 

Siering,  William    364 

Sigourney,  Charles   449 


PAGE 

Sigourney,  Lydia  Huntley  348,  449 
Sigourney,  Mary   Huntle}'    ....   449 

Simons,  Chfiford  Clarence  560 

Simons,  Frederick     595 

Simons,  George  Frederick  ....  616 
Simons,  George  Theodore  ....  552 

Simons,  Jacob   F 639 

Simons,  Leila   M 609 

Simons,  Lillian  Ruth   556 

Simons,  Mabel  Thornell  510 

Simons,  Nettie   Grace    615 

Simonson   626 

Simonson,  Jennie  B 586 

Simonson,  Jessie    586 

Simonson,  L.  359,  361,  362,  365,  407, 
500,  502 

Simonson,  Lina    606 

Simonson,  Margaret    571 

Skene,  John  D 410,  411 

Skinner,  Harriet  Augusta    ....  460 

Skinner,  John     107 

Skinner,  Joseph  Harvey  460 

Skinner,  Mrs.  Joseph  H 460 

Skinner,  Newton    229,   242 

Skinner,  Sarah  Creecy    460 

Slack,  Ada   520,  632 

Slack,  Florence  Esther   522 

Slaney,  Gladys  Mary  560 

Slaney,  Lewis  John    619 

Slaney,  Matthew    635 

Slater,  Abiah    233 

Slater,  Benjamin  185,  233,  239,  253, 

255,   256,   258,   259,   260,   261,   263, 

264,  265,  277,  281 

Slater,  Lydia  Stevens   233,  239 

Slater,  Mary  Terry 239 

Slater,  Reuben   239 

Sleath,  Henry  J 606 

Sleath,  James  Henry 530,  576 

Sleath,  John  Henry 575,  620 

Sleath,  Louis  Charles    546 

Sleath,  Mary  Elizabeth   534 

Sleath,  Sarah  Clark  585 

Sleath,  William   Edward    538 

Sloane.  Mrs.   John    583 

Smalley,  John  78,  137,  223 

Smart,  Charles     506 

Smith  1 18,  459,  516 

Smith,  Abigail    237 

Smith,  Agnes  Blair  635 

Smith,  Agnes  E 596 

Smith,  Albert  Wilcox 500,  629 

Smith,  Alfred  J 640 

Smith,  Ann     240 

Smith,  Ann   Maria   488 

Smith,  Annie  Gertrude  542 

Smith,  Annis  Marie  ..492,  565,  593 
Smith,  Belle  Elizabeth  ....510,  572 
Smith,  Carrie  E 514,  583,  638 


698 


INDEX    or    PERSONS. 


Smith,  Carrie  Jcnnett   

Smith,  Catherine  Louisa  ..5S4, 

Smith,  Charles    564, 

Smith,  Charles  Edward  . .  .508, 

Smith,  Charles  F 478,  soo. 

Smith,  Charles  H.  476,  481,  488, 

584,  595, 

Smith,  Charles  L 

Smith,  Mrs.  C.  N 

Smith,  Christina    

Smith,  Curtiss   Fisher    

Smith,  Dorothy    

Smith,  Edith  Caroline  

Smith,  Mrs.  E.  Douglas  

Smith,  Ellen  Augusta    

Smith,  Elnathan    

Smith,  E.    M 

Smith,  Emily    

Smith,  Emily  Amelia  

Smith,  Emily  C 589, 

Smith,  Emma   Wells    

Smith,  Florence    Bradlee    532, 

Smith,  Frank  B 

Smith,  George    

Smith,  Harriet  ...488,  564,  597, 

Smith,  H.  E 

Smith,  Helen  A 

Smith,  Henrv   

Smith.  Herbert  M 

Smith,  Howard  Welton    

Smith,  Ira  E.  283,  284,  285,  286, 
289,  206,  297,  301,  305,  309, 
319,  321,  322,  324,  326,  334, 
341,  469,   472,  490,  483,  578, 

Smith,  Isabel  J 

Smith,  James    A 

Smith,  Jane  M 

Smith,  Josiah    240, 

Smith,  Julia  M 

Smith,  Keziah    

Smith,  Levi    

Smith,  Louisa    F 

Smith,  Louise  Henrietta   ..516, 

Smith,  Louise  L 532,  572, 

Smith,  Maria    

Smith,  Marilla    

Smith,  IMarshall  T 

Smith.  Mrs.  Marshall  I 

Smith,  Martha  Lucietia    

Smith,  Martha  L.  O 

Smith,  ALiry    

Smitli,  Mary  A 562, 

Smith,  Mary  Goodrich    

Smith,  Mary   Jane    

Smith,  Olive     

Smitli.  Oscar  A 

Smith,  Rebecca  A 

Smith,  Robert    109, 


532 
631 
631 
572 
569 

514. 
637 
611 
580 
62=; 
S18 
236 
546 
398 
488 
228 
287 
570 
500 
640 
585 

572, 
618 
639 

•574 
633 
579 
597 
638 
6^8 
536 

287, 

318. 

335. 
621 

569 
608 
625 
261 
603 
230 
287 
563 
570 
614 
582 
622 
S88 
588 
402 
565 
598 
625 
224 
578 
243 
613 
583 
629 


FACE 

Smith,  Rosetta    581 

Smith.  Samuel    224 

Smith,  Sarah    224 

Smith,  Sarah  A.  B 628 

Smith,  Sarah  Ethelene    536 

Smith,  Sheldon   285.   324.   472,   578, 

592 

Smith,  Mrs.  S.  J 583 

Smith,  Stanley  S 573 

Smith,  Susan   Rice   589 

Smith,  Sylvester    203 

Smith,  Sylvia  R 563 

Smith.  The  Misses   296 

Smith.  Thomas   634 

Smith,  Mrs.  Thomas   586 

Smith,  William   103,  109 

Smith.  Wm.  H.   ..287  292,  321,  502 

Smith,  William  H.  2nd  629 

Smyrk,  Gertrude    556 

Smyrk,  Jennie 550 

Smyrk,  Richard   550 

Smytli,  Anna  Goldsborough    .  .  488 

Smvth,  Anne     621 

SmVth,  Airs.  A.  M.  T 579 

Smyth.  Elizabeth   563 

Smyth,  Margaret     565 

Smyth,  Margaret    C 593 

Smyth,  Richard  Henry  488 

Smyth,  Robert    621 

Smyth,  Richard  Henry   622 

Smyth.  Tench   Tilman    490 

Smyth.  William  B.  410.  425,  473, 
480.  483,  563,  621,  632 

Snider.  Frances  M 619 

Snowden,  Elizabeth  McFadden  460 
Snowden,  Hattie  Augusta    ....   569 

Snowden,  Henry  A.  S 569 

Snowden,  Thomas    460 

Snowden.  William  E.  6.  7,  388,  389, 

390,  391,  428,  460,  461,  462,  512, 
514,  516,  569,  598,  599,  600 

Snyder.  John    623 

Sock,  Fred    William    593 

Somasters   65,  66 

Somberg.  Abba  Amanda 526 

Somers,  William    568 

Sonncson.  (Sonnason)    Abbe 

Kathrina    534 

Sonneson,  Alarik    524 

Sonesson.  Gunard  Ferdinand..  532 
Sonneson.  Louis  Alelvin    ..532,  634 

Sonnason.  Olof    598 

Sonic.  Enoch  Aldcn  611 

Soulo.  Florence  A. 588 

Southard    297 

Southcy,  Miss    582 

Southey,  Frances     582 

Southgate.  Horatio    565 

Southworth,  A.  W 287,  291 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


699 


Southworth,  S 287 

Sowles,  Gertrude  Josephine  . . .  639 

Spaulding    365 

Spence,  Alice    619 

Spencer,  Rosa  Belle  496 

Sperlongo,  Ada  Jane  573 

Sperry,  Alanson  K 287 

Sperry,  L.  L 324 

Sperry,  Mercy    429 

Sprague    iii 

Sprague,  Homer  B 582 

Sproat    27 

Squire,  (Squires)  Elisha  ..240,  246 
Squire,  John  229,  240,  245,  246,  258, 

262 

Squire,  Lucy     229 

Squire,  Rosetta  Blinn 229,  245 

Squire,  Sally    240 

Squire,  Solomon   168,  240,  247,  266 

Staats,  Lydia  A 564 

Stabert,  Arthur  A '635 

Stack,  David     599 

Stadler,  Katharina    _.  608 

Stafford,  Richard    15 

Stahmann,  Mary    593 

Stani forth,  Mary  Ann 600 

Stanley    308 

Stanley,  Alfred    297 

Stanley,  Alfred  H 565,  593 

Stanley,  Alix   W 612 

Stanley,  Alonzo   291 

Stanley,  A.  H 287 

Stanley,  Charles    N.    284,   287,   288, 
292,  297,  480 

Stanley,  Mrs.  Doctor 297 

Stanley,  E.  N 419 

Stanley,  Florence  Lee   506 

Stanley,  Frederick  T.  284,  285,  287, 
_  291,  297,  472 

Stanley,  Murray  Lozier    496 

Stanley,  Oliver    244 

Stanley,  Sarah  J 496,  565 

Stanley,  W.  B 287,  291 

Stanton,  George  H 603 

Staples,  Abigail  G 588 

Staples,  Ann  Ashburn  562 

Staples,  Annie  E 566,  594 

Staples,  Grace    567 

Staples,  Grace  Elizabeth  488 

Staples,  Joseph    321,    562 

Staples,  Lucy  A 592 

Staples.  Martha  L 565,  594 

Starr,  Frank  Farns worth  .  .214,  271 

Starr,  Jared  530,  542,  554,  607,  611, 

633,  63s,  641 

Starr,  Nathan 214,  215,  216,  217 

Station,  Anne   486 

Staveley,  Ada  572 

Staveley,  Arthur  George   Mair  528 


PAGE 

Staveley,  Gladys  Lilias  Mair  . .  528 

Stavely,  John  M 528,  586 

Steadman,     (Stedman)      Absa- 
lom    240,  273 

Stedman,  Anna    229 

Steadman,  Daniel  240,  273 

Steadman,  E.  A 273 

Steadman,  Elizabeth     Atkins     240, 

273 

Steadman,  Frederick  Joseph  . .  536 

Steadman,  Hannah 240,  273 

Steadman,  John 38,  39 

Steadman,  Martin   Lyman   240,  273 
Steadman,  Thomas    240,    259,    262, 

Steadman,  Wells    273 

Steadman,  William    240,  273 

Steadman,  William  James  ....  532 

Steadman,  Zuba   240,  273 

Stearns,  Alice    Gertrude    524,    572, 

616 

Stearns,  Ella  Agnes   524,  573 

Stearns,  Eva  Luella  530 

Stearns,  Frank  Earnest  . .  524,  638 

Stearns,  Harry  Edward   558 

Stearns,  Harold  Edwin 558 

Stearns,  Henry 633 

Stearns,  Jennie  Estelle    524 

Stebbins,   (Stubbing)    Cyrus    .  .   iii 
Stebbins,  Jennie  Elizabeth   ....   581 

Stebbins,  Edgar    Porter    514 

Stubbing,  Olive    617 

Stebbins,  Samuel  Edgar  582 

Sleehomann,  Marie  Louise    .  . .  632 

Steele,  Mrs 583 

Steele,  Anna  Ford   242 

Steele,  Annie  Af ay   542 

Steele,  Clarinda  225,  232,  234 

Steele,  Daisy  Olivia  508 

Steele,  Daniel    137,    149,    166,    241, 

242,  247,  265,  266 

Steele,  David    137,    149,    166,    241, 

247,  248,  254,  266,  278,  297,  334 

Steele,  David  Jr 241,  266,  277 

Steele,  Dwight   628 

Steele,  Mrs.  Dwight 629 

Steele,  Emily  L 636 

Steele,  Frank  N ,  606 

Steele,  Hannah    621 

Steele,  Hannah  Kelsey  ....241,  334 

Steele,  Hannah  Nott  232,  241 

Steele,  James    241 

Steele,  John    638 

Steele,  Joseph 241,  246,  258 

Steele,  Mercy  Cowles    241 

Steele,  Rosie  Ethel   542,  636 

Steele,  Ruth  Agnes 548 

Steele,  Samuel    137,    138,    139,    232, 
241,  271 


700 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


Steeles,  Sarah  A 584 

Steele,  Sheldcn   242,  278 

Steeles,  William  B 477,  5S4 

Steere,  J.  VV 416 

Steere,  Richard  41 

Steininetz,  Silien    486 

Stenstrom,  Carolina   600 

Steinstrom,  Jennie  Elvira  Inge- 

borg 514 

Stenson,  Catharine  Jane  Geor- 

gina    504 

Stenson,  Catherine  M 583 

Stenson,  Sarah  Elizabeth 502 

Stenson,  Thomas     594 

Stent,  E.  J.  N 397,  399.  404 

Stepler,  (Steppler)  Charles  . . .  524 

Steppler,  Conrad    601 

Stepler,  George    524 

Stepler,  Henry  Edward    530 

Stepler,  Julius    524 

Stepler,  Katie  Margaretta  526,  633 
Stepler,  Mary  Margareta 

Amelia  536 

Stepler,  Mary  S 640 

Steppler,  Minnie  C 620 

Stepler,  William  Frederick  524,  632 

Stephens,   (Stevens)   Alfred  E.  623 

Stevens,  Annie   569 

Stevens,  Edward  1 516,  573 

Stephens,  Elizabeth  A 567 

Stevens,  Florence  Seymour  .  . .  554 

Stevens,  Julia  583 

Stevens,  Julia  Agnes   600 

Stevens,  Lydia 233,  239 

Stevens,  Mary  Florence   506 

Stevens,  Mary  Jane   492 

Stephens,  Richard   Daniel    504.  626 

Stephens,  Sarah   Ann    626 

Stevens,  Sarah   Jane    585 

Stephens,  Mrs.  Thomas    579 

Stevens,  William  B 459 

Stevens,  William  E 597 

Stevens,  Mrs.  Willard  E 412 

Stephens,  William   H 516,  595 

Stewart,  William  J 418 

Stiebeck,  ( Stipek)  Adolph 502 

Stiebert,  Michael  625 

Stiles,  (Styles)    75 

Stiles,  Mrs 178 

Stiles,  Gertrude  Alida  577 

Stiles,  Henry  R 39,  nS,  169 

Styles,  Isaac    46 

Stillman,  Anita  494 

Stillman,  Anita  B 567,  598 

Stillman,  Emagine    494 

Stillman,  Jenny  492,  565 

Stivers,  John  Orin  567 

Stiner,  Mary    001 

Stoakes,  Caroline    490 


PAGE 

Stock,  Franz     602 

Stock,  Louisa  Mary   498,  625 

Stoddard,  Anna  243 

Stoddard,  Enoch   Vine    463 

Stoddard,  E.   M 287 

Stoddard,  George  Kent 526 

Stoddard,  Honor   223 

Stoddard,  James  6,  7,  383,  403,  404, 

405,  406,  407,  408,  409,  410,  422, 

426,  42S,  463,  464,  465,  520,  522, 

524,   526,  528,   530,   532,  534,  536, 

572,  585,  005,  606,  607,  608,  609, 

610,  611,  637 

Stoddard,  James  Kent 532 

Stoddard,  Jonathan    223 

Stoddard,  Kenneth  Wilbur  550,  638 

Stoddard,  Mary  Maria   498 

Stoddard,  Milly   229 

Stoddard,  Sabre  Andrus 223 

Stoddard,  Sarah  Ann  Allen   .  .  463 

Stokes,  Josephine  D 606 

StoUs,  Margaret  May   041 

Stone  196 

Stone,  Anne    628 

Stone,  Mrs.  F.  K 587 

Stone,  H.  L 632 

Stone,  Jay  S 598,  628 

Stone,  Lavina    581 

Stone,  S.  M 321,  33^,  332,  348 

Storey,  Lavina  Lucy 522 

Storey,  Walter  597 

Stranghan,  William    Prout    . . .  570 

Slrasburg,  Carl  F 639 

Strickland,  Jacob  A.  324,  473,  474, 
483,  (526 

Strickland,  Ellen   562 

Strickland,  Jacob  L 563 

Strickland,  Stephen  L.  287,  291,  324 
Stroatzzi,  Caroline  Angelo  492,  623 

Stroatzzi,  Catherine    495 

Stroatzzi,  Elizabeth   Angelo    . .  492 

Stroatzzi,  Martha    500 

Stroatzzi,  William  Angelo  494,  624 

Strobel,  AugTist    597 

Strong,  Lois    203 

Stuart  318,  492 

Sturges,  J.  C 631 

Sugden,  Ellen  F 635 

Sugden,  N.   Wales    635 

Sunderland,  Gath    623 

Swain,  Annah  T.  L.   P 589 

Swain,  Baby    640 

Swain,  Charles  Edward 619 

Swain,  Edith  567 

Swain,  Edith   May    506 

Swain,  Frederick  William 506 

Swain    568 

Swain,  Mary    568 

Swanston,  Eleanor  Forsyth  512,  571 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


701 


PAGE 

Swasey,  Agnes  Perry 510,  632  ! 

Swasey,  Agnes  (Smyth)  628  1 

Swasey,  Erastus  Perry 568  j 

Sweet,  Alice 57°  1 

Sweet,  Alice  A 608  | 

Sweet,  Burdette  Clifton 558 

Sweet,  Emma  Jane  608 

Sweet,  Emily  Jane 584 

Sweet,  Eva 570 

Sweet,  Eva  Alida 607 

Sweet,  Idela  Leonora 571  1 

Sweet,  Jenny  570 

Sweet,  Jennie  May 558  1 

Sweet,  Jesse  Harrison 524  ; 

Sweet,  Merrill  Harrison 560 

Sweet,  William  Nelson  637  | 

Sweetland,  Alice   Louise   574 

Sweetland,  Dorothy  Margaret. .   538  i 
Sweetland,  Elmer  Newton  ....  536  : 

Sweirs,  Louisa   593 

Swift,  Joseph    433 

Swift,  Magdalen 433 

Swift,  Samuel  620  ; 

Swords,  T.  &  J.  33.  98,  180,  196,  197,  I 
208,  215 

Sykes,  Ada  514,  629  \ 

Sykes,  Albert    514 

Sykes.  Alfred  514 

Symonds   569 

Tabel.  Alronora  Laura   586 

Talbot   210 

Talbot.  John  22,  23,  41,  45,  46,  49,  73 

Talcott,  Joseph 49 

Talcott,  Ruth 45 

Talmage,  Edwin  M 592 

Talmadge,  Mrs.  Edwin  M 419 

Talmadge,  Samuel  F 149 

Talmadge,  Mrs.  Stephen 578 

Tanner,  George    638 

Tanner,  Jane  581 

Tanner,  Mary  Anne  598 

Taylor 2,  193 

Taylor,  Ada  Emily 496 

Taylor,  Amelia   C 571,   610 

Taylor,  Ann    580,   626 

Taylor,  Charles  Frederick 614 

Taylor,  Charles  W 573,  612 

Taylor,  Edwin  H 607 

Taylor,  E.  Howard  568 

Taylor,  Emery  E 564 

Taylor,  Florence  Bell 514 

Taylor,  Frances  Narcissa  492 

Taylor,  Freddie  Alberta 492 

Taj'lor,  George 500,  626 

Taylor,  Jennie    628 

Taylor,  Lucy 236 

Taylor,  Mary  A 583,  629 

Taylor,  Alary  N 564,  623 

Taylor,  Nathaniel    79 

44 


Tavlor,  Thomas  641 

Taylor,  Wilfred  S 597 

Terch,  Louis  597 

Terrell,  Frances    E 568 

Terry,  George  B 597 

Terry,  Harvey    Smith    522 

Terry,  James  90 

Terry,  Mary    239 

Thorn,  Alexander 608 

Thomas  583 

Thomas,  Arthur  Wellesley  ....  574 

Thomas,  Asaph    287 

Thomas,  George  R 601 

Thomas,  Henry    637 

Thomas,  John   106,  604 

Thomas,  Oscar  G 601 

Thomas,  Samuel  22,  637 

Thompson,  Annie    Elizabeth 

Giles 544 

Thompson,  Baden   Powell    ....  550 

Thompson,  Benjamin 587,  612 

Thompson,  Charles   Henry 

Sewell    554-  639 

Thompson,  Dorothy  Giles    ....   546 

Thompson,  Ebenezer    61 

Thompson.  Emm.a   573 

Thompson,  Josephine 577 

Thompson,  Margaret   574 

Thompson.  IMargaret  Hirst  . . .   589 
Thompson,  Martha  Hannah  . . .  609 

Thompson,  Mary  Ann 589,  590 

Thompson,  Thomas 26 

Thompson,  Tom 637 

Thorngran,  Carl   Elmer    615 

Thornille}',    (Thornily)     Fanny 

J 582,  629 

Thornily,  George  Walter 502 

Thornton,  William    640 

Thornton.  William  Henry 486 

Thorpe,  Amelia 567 

Thorp,  Am.elia  Elizabeth 502 

Throop,  William  Dan 619 

Tief enbach,  Elizabeth  Ellen  . . .  496 

Tillotson,  Charles  Edward 640 

Tobey,  Adelaide  G.  R 582 

Tobey,  Edwin   582 

Todd 244,  629 

Todd,  Ambrose   103,  196,  563 

Todd.  Betsey  J 622 

Todd,  Caroline    579 

Todd.  Charles  P 562,  591 

Todd,  Charlotte  578 

Todd.  Edith  W 570 

Todd,  Edward 578 

Todd,  Emily    621 

Todd.  Emilv  Augusta   622 

Todd,  Henry  Dowd 486,  621 

Todd,  Henry  H.  285.  318,  321.  326, 
327,  469,  472,  473,  483,  578,  591 


702 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


Todd,  Jane    419 

Todd,  Jonah    H 578 

Todd,  Julianna     562 

Todd,  Lucy   244 

Todd,  Lucy  A 604 

Todd,  Luther  D 623 

Todd,  Lydia  1 639 

Todd,  Martha     578 

Todd,  Milo  A 579 

Todd,  Vincha   H 579 

Tolles,  Addie    594 

Tolles,  Adelaide    486 

Tolles,  Catharine    622 

Tolles,  Edwin    486 

Tolles,  Ellen    565 

Tolles,  Ellen  C 486,  593 

Tolles,  Ellen  Maria  ...488,  563,  634 

Tolles,  Emma    566 

Tolles,  Fanny  578,  621 

Tolles,  George  ...578,  591,  622,  636 

Tolles,  Hannah   578,  629 

Tolles,  Henry  381,  391,  393,  419,420, 
424,  470,  473,  476,   484,  563,  591, 

622,  640 

Tolles,  Henry  E 578 

Tolles,  Ida  Jay    622 

Tolles,  John    622 

Tolles,  Mary    564,  592 

Tolles,  Nathan    581,  632 

Tolles,  Orris    578,  624 

Tolles,  Pattie  (Patty)    ....581,  625 

Tolles,  Robert    579 

Tolles,  William  Henry  ....488,  622 

Tomlin,  Mrs 588 

Tomlin,  Carl     576 

Tomlin,  Charles    588 

Tomlin,  Ray  William    577 

Toothell,  Henry    570 

Toothell,  Mary    584 

Topham,  Clara    615 

Topham,  Hannah    610 

Torbert,  James  M 596 

Torello,  Charles  Antonio  616 

Torcllo,  Charlton  Eugene 

Henry    554 

Tornquist,  Oscar  603 

Totten,  Silas  280,  281,  283,  289,  290, 

Z'^7,  440 

Towers,  Frank  Erwin   538 

Towers,  Hannah  584,  633 

Towers,  Hannah  Jane  ....540,  573 
Towers,  Helena  Frances   ..540,  575 

Towers,  Hilda  Lee  556 

Towers,  James    585 

Towers,  James  Sr 640 

Towers,  Nettie  Edna  Calburnia  556 
Towers,  Samuel  Ernest  ..540,  573 
Towlc,  (Towles)  Annie  D.  540,  573. 

612 


Townsend    401 

Townsend,  Edith     466 

Townsend,  Elizabeth  Hunt    ...  466 

Townshend,  E.  Flora  625 

Townshend,  Flora    581 

Townsend,  J.  H 455 

Townsend,  Nelly   Whelpby    . . .   586 

Townsend,  Samuel  0 466 

Tracy  286,  579,  622 

Tracy,  L.  N 291 

Tracy,  Thomas    287,    292 

Trask,  George   E 594 

Traut,  Frederick  A 593 

Treat,  Harriet  E 609 

Trepka,  Mrs 581 

Trepka,  Henry  581 

Trepka,  Paulina  Francesca    . . .  492 

Tressel,  Pauline   Maria   510 

Tresselt,  Emil    595 

Trewhella,  Mrs.  William  L.  . . .  587 

Trinochetti,  Nicholas     638 

Trowbridge,  Emilv    112 

Tryon,  (Trion)   Alberti   ...508,  569 

Tryon,  John 242,  255,  259 

Tryon,  Lydia    228 

Tryon,  Noah  242,  260,  261,  262 

Tryon,  Rhoda  Lucas    242 

Tryon,  William  Pitt 423 

Tucker,  Harold  Emil   558,  640 

Tuder,  Jane     580 

Tullv,  ( Tulle v)   Mrs 587 

Tulley,  Isabella    589 

Tulley,  John     20 

Tully,  Joseph    Walter    638 

Tullv,  Samuel     640 

Turnbull.  Emily  S 585 

TurnbuU,  George    J.   477,   478,   526, 
571,  603 

Turnbull,  Lillie  J 604 

Turnliull,  Ottilie    530 

Turner,  Harriet  Etta  586 

Turner,  John  Arthur  556 

Turner,  Robert  Joseph   560 

Tuttle  2,  339,  394 

Tuttle,  Elizur    633 

Tuttle,  Marv    584,  635 

Tuttle,  Marv  A 585 

Tuttle.  Mary  E 615 

Tvgeson,  Isaac  605 

Tvler,  Callie    587 

Tvler,  Charlotte    627 

Tyler.  David    625 

Tyler,  Elizabeth     490 

Tyler,  James    629 

Tyler,  John  59,  76,  83,  100,  103 

Tyler.  Ruth   M 638 

Twiq;R,  Lillian    540 

inilinc,  George     595 

Underbill,  Mrs 579 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


703 


PAGE 

Unkelbach,  Amelia  Louise  512,  628 

Unklebach,  Anna  E 520,  576 

Unkelbach,  Charles  August  . . .   520 

Unklebach,  Elsie   Helen    577 

Unkelbach,  Elsie  Helena   530 

Unkelbach,  Hilda  Atheila 572 

Unkelbach,  Hilda    Oilie    615 

Unkelbach,  Marx  Joseph   514 

Unkelbach,  Ottilia  Hilda   512 

Unwin,  Eunice  E 600 

Upton,  Elizabeth  Godfrey   ....  620 

Upton,  Mabel  Gertrude 556 

Upton,  Sadie    Elizabeth    577 

Vail,  Alfred  592 

Vail,  Mrs.  Alfred   581 

Vail,  Amanda  O.  Eno  636 

Vance,  Agnes   544 

Vance,  Johnston    544 

Vance,  Robert  Cummings    ....  544 

Vance,  Robert  J 639 

Van  Dyke    91 

Vanhorn,  Jennie  May   510 

Van  Pelt.  Dorothy  Alma  635 

Varian,  Eliza   B 582,   596 

Vensil    621 

Vensil,  Arthur   627 

Vensil,  Mrs.  Arthur  F 568 

Vensil,  Catherine     562 

Vensil,  Frank  Ernest  William.. 488 

Vensil,  Mortimer    623 

Verguson,  Charles  M 632 

Vergason,  Freddie  J 632 

Vergason,  George    Alfred   500,   626 

Vergason,  George  C 628 

Vergason,  Jane  B 601 

Vergason,  Jane  E 506,  567 

Vergason,  Jane  Nash   502,  567 

Vergason,  Julia  M.  ...  496,  566,  595 

Vergason,  William  E 626 

Vesey    42 

Vibberts,  Albert  William   500 

Vibberts,  Clara   Muir    534 

Vibberts,  Cornelia  Ann  492,  565,  626 

Vibberts,  Henry  Lester 498 

Vibberts,  Lester   A 592 

Vibberts,  Mary  Louisa    624 

Viets,  Alexander   194 

Viets,  Eunice    194 

Viets,  John    194 

Viets,  Lois     194 

Viets,  Roger  58,  75,  76,  84,  136,  184, 
194,  240 

Vines,  Alice  M 572,  611 

Vines,  George    418 

Vines,  George    S 582 

Vines,  Mabel  Helen  ..522,  573,  617 

Vines,  Marie  Jane    585 

Vines,  Maria  Louisa  571,  613 

Vogel,  Ottho    532 


PAGE 

Vogel,  Otto  D 634 

Voigt,  August    600 

Voight,  Henry  Augustus   500 

Volkner,  Albert  William    500 

Voltz,  Conrad    624 

Vynne,  George  William  Sea- 
bourne    510,  628 

Wacksmuth,  Frederica    59.3 

Wade,  Howard  Francis    538 

Wadsworth    288 

Wadsworth,  Abigail    245 

Wadsworth,  Harriet     433 

Wadsworth,  Sally  Wardwell  . .  433 

Wadsworth,  William    433 

Walder,  Carl  Wiegand   500 

'  Walder,  Gohanette    500 

Walker    39 

Walker,  Annie   E.   B 589 

Walker,  Annie  Madeley   590 

Walker,  Arthur  Henry    504 

Walker,  Charles  500,  626,  633 

Walker,  Cora  Belle   520,  632 

Walker,  Francisca    627 

Walker,  Frank    500,  602 

Walker,  Frank,  Jr 631 

Walker,  Frederick    546 

Walker,  Harriet   588,  639 

Walker.  Harriet  Ann  502 

Walker,  Harriet  Elizabeth  514,  629 

Walker,  Herbert  F 636 

Walker,  Mrs.  Herbert  H 587 

Walker,  Herbert  W 587 

Walker,  Jane 500 

Walker,  Joseph 500 

Walker,  Leslie  George  ....  548,  638 

Walker,  Raymond  Ernest 550 

Walker,  Thomas    635 

Walker,  Thomas  D 613 

Walker,  William  Henry 500 

Walkner,  Francisca    508 

Walkner,  Frederick    William . .  504 

Wallace,  George 631 

W^alritier,  Alexander   592 

Walter,  Elizabeth    600 

Walter,  William  108 

Wann,  Ernest  F 601 

Warburton,  James 638 

Ward,  Ada  Elizabeth 544 

Ward.  Augustus  287,  302 

Ward,  Ethel    548 

Ward,  Eunice  Miriam 558,  640 

Ward.  Irene    540 

Ward,'  James    Mills    554 

Ward,  Lucy  Mary 550 

Ward,  Mary   577 

Ward,  Moses 51 

Warden,  Mrs 582,  627 

Wardwell,  Sally  433 

Warner.  Alanson 287,  292 


704 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


Warner,  Augustus  564  ' 

Warner,  Betsey 584,  589 

Warner,  Charles  A 287,  291 

Warner,  Cornelia 591 

Warner,  Elizabeth  J 593 

Warner,  Emma  399,  628 

Warner,  Emma  G 564 

Warner,  Julia  A 490.  564 

Warner,  Norman 490,  564,  622 

Warner,  R 197 

Warner,  Mrs.  William 582 

Warner,  William  B 626 

Warren,  David  M 592,  623  ] 

Warren,  Helen  M 641  \ 

Warren,  Joseph  ..156,  157,  186,  221  ! 

Washburn,  E.  A 343,  344,  349  ; 

Washington,  George   91,  107 

Waterbury,  J.  H 343 

Waters,  Catharine   488 

Waters,  Elizabeth    486,  621 

Waters,  Elizabeth  Lydia 486 

Waters,  Frederick 579  j 

Waters,  George  W 563  { 

Waters,  Maude  C 641 

Waters,  Sarah 579  ; 

Waters,  William 622 

Watkins.  Alice  636  ' 

Watrous,  Josephine  618 

Watson,  Mrs 583 

Watson,  Abigail   Andrews    ....   242 

Watson,  Dorothy  Alice   548 

Watson,  Edward  Lewis 577 

Watson,  Edwin  Lewis  532 

Watson,  Elsie    Bennett    552 

Watson,  Henry  S 576,  619  : 

Watson,  Ida  May 516,  631 

Watson,  Jennie    593 

Watson,  John  149.  224.  242,  243,  246. 

277 

Watson,  John  Rollins 518 

Watson,  Mary  J 568,  598,  630 

Watson,  Mildred  Ellen   560  , 

Watson,  Richard  L 61 1  | 

Watson,  Sarah   A.  K 589  j 

Watson,  William  169,  242,  243,  261,  ' 

583. 585.  633 ! 

Watts,  Hannah  220,  240,  244 

Wayne,  Edith  D 573 

Wayne.  Edith  T 587  ! 

Wayne,  Elizabeth  C 587  ! 

Wayne,  Henry  C 466,  467 

Wayne,  Henry  N.  6,  7.  149,  280,  410, 
411,  413,  414,  420,  422,  426,  428. 
466,  536.  538,  540,  542,  544,  546, 
556,    574,   587,   611,   612,   613,   614 

Wayne,  H.   T 587; 

'Wayne.  James  M 466  ■ 

Wayne,  \Liry  L.  Nicoll    466  , 

Wearne,  Elizabeth  Annie 544  > 


Wearne,  William  Charles 546 

Webb,  Fannie   Shergold    589 

Webb,  Hannah  Maria 467 

Webb,  Mary    613 

Webb,  Thomas  589 

Webster 488 

Webster,  Ann  McCloud 243 

Webster.  Charles   506 

Webster,  Charles  J 593 

Webster,  David  139,  243 

Webster,  Edwin  John 502 

Webster.  Emily    565 

Webster,  Emily  Jemima 544 

Webster,  Elz.  Hazelwood   571 

Webster,  Francis  H.  ..488.  544,  606 

Webster,  Francis  Joseph  636 

Webster.  Frank    568 

Webster,  Frank  H 637 

Webster,  Henry  M 486,  622 

Webster,  John   134,  243,  247 

Webster,  Laura  A 504,  567 

Webster,  Lovina   Elizabeth    .  . .   538 

Webster.  Lydia    243 

Webster,  Mary    565 

Webster,  Mary  S 594 

Webster,  Ozias  L 630 

Webster,  Rhoda  Lovina   564 

Webster,  Sarah    579 

Webster,  Sarah  A 622 

Webster,  Sarah  Ellen    566 

Webster.  Stephen    ....149,   165,  243 
Webster,  William  B.  .  .532,  579,  633 

Webster,  William  H 563 

Weckesser,  Minnie   599 

Weekel,  Christian    625 

Weeks,  Desdemona  Maria  ....  499 

Weeks,  F.  Edward   595 

Weeks,  Fannv  Rebecca  498 

Weeks,  JuHa'M 583 

Weeks,  Julia   V 607 

Weeks.  Leona 498 

Wciant,  Genevieve    588 

Weigett.  Bernard    593 

Weir.  Ehzabeth    588,  589 

Welch.  Almeda   Ella    4Q0 

Welch,  Arthur   Seabury    488 

Welch.  Francis  Denison    486 

Welch.  George    Marshall    486 

Welch,  James     622 

Welch.  Theodore  E 593 

Welch.  William    H 608 

Wcldon,  Ebenezer     243 

Weldon,  T.uther   243,   262.   277,   278 

Weldon,  Olive  Collins  243 

Welles,  (Wells)    Abigail  Hurl- 
but    242 

Welles,  Absolom    243.  247 

Wells,  Albert  S 568.  5Q4 

Wells,  Alice    581 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


705 


PAGE 

Wells,  Amy  Lee    504 

Wells,  Ashbel  563 

Wells,  Christopher    564 

Wells,  E.  Livingston   350 

Welles,  Edith  Lesley 550,  575 

Welles,  Edwin  Stanley  153 

Wells,  Elizabeth    564 

Wells,  Elsie   518,  570 

Wells,  Francis    579 

Welles,  Hannah    245 

Welles,  Hannah  Goodwin 447 

Wells,  Harriet    592 

Welles,  Louise   M 589 

Wells,  Mary    563 

Welles,  Mary  A 592 

Welles,  Mary  Roxanna  447 

Wells,  Noah   78,  79,  108 

Welles,  Oliver 447 

Welles,  Prudence    238 

Welles,  Robert   243,  245 

Wells,  Rodney  H 631 

Welles,  Roger  169,  309 

Welton,  Adeline    579 

Welton,  Carrie  E 500,  566,  595 

Welton,  Chauncey  P 630 

Welton,  Dwight  O.   . .  500,  569,  595 

Welton,  Elizabeth    627 

Welton,  Ella  M 500,  599 

Welton,  Jeannette    582,  630 

Welton,  Mary    630 

Welton,  Mary  E 583 

Welton,  Robert    23 

Welton,  Selden  629 

Welton,  X.  A 205 

Wentworth,  Damaris  Hawes    ..243 

Wentworth,  Shubael    243 

Wentworth,  Zion    (Sion)    243,   246, 
258,  262 

Wenz,  Bertha  577 

Wenz,  John     577 

Wenz,  Minnie    620 

Wesley,  Charles     25 

Weslev.  John    25 

West,  Oscar  J 588 

West,  Sylvia   592 

Westcott,  Lucinda     242 

Westerland,  Bernard  A 586 

Westling,  Hilda   Josephina    ...   518 

Westling,  John  Albert  603 

Westover,  Jonas    38 

Wetmore.  Augusta  M.  W 588 

Wetmore,  Ella  F 585 

Wetmore,  Charles  Peck   588 

Wetmore,  James  24,  47,  68,  70,  71, 

136 

Wetmore,  Jeremiah    271 

Wetmore,  T.  S 287 

Weymouth.  Richard     16 

Whaples    294,   197 


Whaples,  Asenath  220 

Whaples,  Blinn    287 

Whaples,  Curtis    287,  291 

Whaples,  Eli  244,  258,  262 

Whaples,  Elijah 244,  246,  278 

Whaples,  Elisha  244,  246,  247,  273, 
277,  278 

Whaples,  Elizabeth    244 

Whaples,  Elizur    244 

Whaples,  George   E 609 

Whaples,  Hannah    244 

Whaples,  Harrison  E 635 

Whaples,  Jonathan    244 

Whaples,  John  Bartlett 244,  273 

Whaples,  Lois    234 

Whaples,  Lucy  Atkins  244 

Whaples,  Lydia  A 631 

Whaples,  Margaret    244 

Whaples,  Reuben    244 

Whaples,  Sarah    234,  244,  273 

Whatley,  Henry 599 

Whatley,  Jennie    Gladys     548 

Whatley,  Martha  Davis  ...522,  576 

Whatley,  Mary  Agnes   522,  575 

Whatnall,  Albert  H 577,  590 

Wheaton,  Elizabeth   Ives    437 

Wheaton,  John  Robert   437 

Wheaton,  Joseph     429 

Wheaton,  Mercy  Sperry  429 

Wheaton,  Nathaniel    Sheldon   6,    7, 

99,  279,  280,  281,  283,  288,  289,  290, 

427,  429,  430,  431,  432 

Wheaton,  Sylvester    429 

Wheaton,  Walter  James  532 

Wheaton,  Walter  J.  Jr 614 

Wheeler,  Mrs 580 

Wheeler,  Byron  Charles    . .  550,  639 

Wheeler,  Charles   Clinton    617 

Wheeler,  Charles  H 580 

Wheeler,  Dwight  Lean  546 

Wheeler,  Eliza    629 

Wheeler,  Elizabeth    638 

Wheeler,  Elizabeth  Ida   538 

Wheeler,  Ethel  Irene 558 

Wheeler,  Frederick   538,  575 

Wheeler,  Gervase    331,   333 

Wheeler,  Henry  J 583 

Wheeler,  Herbert  James 554 

Wheeler,  Ida  Noravella    542 

Wheeler,  Lewis 596 

Wheeler,  Mabel  Beryle  548 

Wheeler'.  Robert   Edward    558 

Wheeler,  Ruth  Evelyn 5:75 

Wheeler,  Sarah    627 

Wheeler.  Walter  A 635 

Wheelock,  Henry  T 602 

Wheelock,  Lizzie  J.   (Canfield)   582 

Wheelock,  Mary  L 632 

White    16 


7o6 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


White,  Abigail  S 586 

White,  Burton  Abel  575 

White,  Calvin     104 

White,  Charles  J.  417,  418,  478,  479, 

485,    508,  569 

White,  Deborah  223 

White,  Deborah  R 572,  612 

White,  Dorothy  Raymond 536 

White,  Earnest  Harold  530 

White,  Edith    550 

White,  Eleanor    550 

White,  Elizabeth  Haywood   . . .  602 

White,  Emily   Selina    508 

White,  Frederick  J 613 

White,  Gertie   Maria   628 

White,  Harold  Andrews  . .  .530,  577 

White,  Henry   90,  627 

White,  Horace    354,  449 

White,  John  H 574 

White,  Lewis   Bell    518 

White,  Mary  A 568,  571,  638 

White,  Mary   Ann    (Sweet)...  508 

White,  Mary  S 589 

White,  Sally    242 

White,  William  31,  32,  92,  100,  no, 

III,  595 
White,  William  Livingstone    . .  518 

Whitefield,  George -5,  74>  75 

Whiting    295 

Whiting,  Elizabeth    593 

Whiting,  H.   W 291 

Whiting.  John   39,  119 

Whitman    79 

Whitmore,  T.  S 291 

Wliitmore,  William  Russell  . . .  492 

Whitney,  Roy  Albert   619 

Whittaker.  Thomas    33 

Whitter,  Joannah    433 

Whittier,  Leroy  Francis   611 

Whittlesey,  Dorothy   Kellogg. .  245 

Whittlesey,  Eliphalet    78,   245 

Whittlesey,  Lemuel   245,  246 

Wiard,  Martin  S 388 

Wickstrom,  Jcannie    631 

Wiegelt.  Julius 625 

Wielannt,  Charles   593 

Wiggins,  John  Hensley 582 

Wilberforce     33 

Wilcox,  Almira  Jane  500,  570 

Wilcox,  Catherine     581 

Wilcox,  Elizabeth  K.  H 588 

Wilcox,  Hephzibah    221,  222 

Wilcox,  Katheryn    Putnam    . . .   550 

Wilcox,  Lilla   Anna    504 

Wilcox,  Lillian  Anna    609 

Wilcox,  Lois .238,  239 

Wilcox,  Mary  Peck   560 

Wilcox,  Paul  Peck   588,  615 

Wilcox,  Sarah    236 


Wildman    370 

Wilkins,  Isaac    106 

Wilkinson,  Ella    Beegle    638 

Willard,  Annie   Mary    452 

Willard,  Betsey  Ann  Wyse  . . .  452 

Willard,  William    Dorson    ....  452 

Willey  343 

William,  Charles   502 

William,  King    54,  121 

Williams     490 

Williams,  Abner    628 

Williams,  Alma  E 607 

Williams,  Caroline  589,  590 

Williams,  Charles  Gibson  552 

Williams,  Doris  Elizabeth    ....  556 

Williams,  Emily  Trowbridge  ..  112 

Williams,  Ephraim    112 

Williams,  Eunice 221,  222,  224 

Williams,  Frederick  Louis    ....  548 

Williams,  Gladys  Annie   544 

Williams,  Gideon    140 

Williams,  Helen  Elizabeth 538 

Williams,  Henry    623 

Williams,  Honour    221 

WilHams,  Isabella  G.  H 590 

Williams.  John  5.  7,   105,   112,  114, 

288.  329,   337,   343,  348,  358,  379, 

388,  400,  401,  411,  442,  452,  455, 

464,  563,   564,   56s,   566,   567,  568, 

569,   570,   571,   572,   573,  623,  632 

Williams,  Julia     221 

Williams,  Lillian  Ethel   558 

Williams,  Luther  Boardman  Jr.  615 

Williams,  Mary   224 

Williams,  Mary  A.  W 589 

W^illiams,  Martha    Robbins    . . .  221 

Williams,  Moses    221 

Williams.  Thomas  T 623 

Williams.  Vertis  W 614 

Williamson.  Atkin    20 

Willis,  Elbridge 556,  640 

Willoughby.  Hugh    15 

Willward,  Elizabeth   610 

Wilson    26 

Wilson,  Amanda    566 

Wilson,  Bessie  Corinna   ...528,  634 

Wilsouj  Caroline  D 619 

Wilson.  Elizabeth     581 

Willson.  Emma  B 622 

Wilson,  George    634 

Wilson.  Jane    563 

Wilson.  Jessie    595 

W^ilson.   Tohn    570 

Wilson,  John  G 626 

Wilson,  Marv    566 

Wilson.  R.    G 580 

WinchcU.  Nathaniel 137,  140 

Winchcll,  Sherman     598 

Winchell.  Solomon   140 


INDEX    OF    PERSONS. 


707 


PAGE 

Winchel,  Thankful   237 

Winchester,  Mrs 296 

Winchester,  Charles   H 636 

Winchester,  George    578 

Winchester,  George    W.    291,    297, 

303,  305,  407,  469 

Winchester,  Mary  578 

Winslow    70,   136 

Winslow,  John  Ambrose    598 

Winthrop,  Fitzjohn    41 

Winthrop,  John   18 

Wise,  see  Wyse 

Wisse,  Johanna  Sophie  600 

Wolcott,  (Woolcot)  Justus  245,246 

Wolcott,  Oliver    99 

Wolfall,  Master     15 

Wolf,  (Wolff,   Wolfe)    Bertha 

Frances    637 

Wolf,  Charles    610 

Wolff,  Charles  Oliver  614 

Wolff,  Ellen  M 590 

Wolff,  Doris  Ethel  552 

Wolfe,  Harriet  Newell   496 

Wolf,  Pauline   604 

Wollman,  Annie  S 590 

Wollman,  Clarence  Bernadotte  544 
Wollman,  Francis  Kenneth  . .  548 
Woolman,  Walter  Raymond  . .   552 

Wollman,  William    612 

Wollman,  William  Harold 542 

Wolski,  Gustav    634 

Wood,  Ada  L 563 

Wood,  Agnes  Melvina  534,  572 

Wood,  Mrs.  Almon  N 588 

Wood,  Charles  T 628 

Wood,  George  F 594,  636 

Wood,  M.   Josephine   488,   564,  592 

Wood,  Ursula    449 

Woodcock,  Emma    500 

Woodcock,  Mary  Ellen  500 

Woodcock,  William    500 

Woodford,  Norman  ..292,  398,  399 
Woodruff,  Norman    ......287,    291 

Wooldert,  Hulda    572 

Woodruff,  Asahel  H 593 

Woodruff.  Robert   244 

Woodruff,  Ruth     244 

Woodruff,  S 292 

Woodruffs,  The    245,    256 


PAGE 

Woodward,  Helen  J 641 

Woodward,  Rachel  579 

Woolley,  (Wolley)    Charles    ..     19 

Wooley,  George  285,  318,  321,  324, 

328,  472,  473,  578,  622 

Wooley,  Loisa   J 578 

Wooster,  Joseph  A 628 

Wostenholme,  James    602 

Wragg,  Annie  Isabel  598 

Wright    90 

Wright,  Benjamin    245 

Wright,  Catherine   G 591 

Wright,  David 168,  245 

Wright,  Elizabeth    462 

Wright,  Elizabeth  Culver 245 

Wright,  Grace    588 

Wright,  Hannah    224 

Wright,  Ida  May 618 

Wright,  Joseph    245,    266,   277,    278 

Wright,  Lena    M 633 

Wright,  Louisa    524 

Wright,  Mary    226 

Wright,  Mortimer    588 

Wright,  Richard    596 

Wright,  William 585,  623,  639 

Wright,  William   Wallace    526 

Wuckelt,  Anna   Magdalena    . . .  500 

Wuckelt,  Emilie  Louise    500 

Wyse,  Betsy  Ann    452 

WylHe,  Alfred     610 

Wyman,  Sarah     639 

Yale,  Elihu    24 

Yates,  Alice  Sarah  508 

Yates,  Edward  594 

Yates,  Esther  M 580,  638 

Yates,  Grace  C 500,  571,  608 

Yates,  Minnie  E 502,  571,  612 

Yohannan,  Serghis  David    ....  587 

Yorke,  Rose    625 

Young,  Annie    596 

Young,  Merritt    Alpheus    516 

Yurgens,  Frederick   Henry    . . .  524 

Zahnleiter,  Adam    599 

Ziegler,  Mrs.   Christian    588 

Zimmerman,  Bertha  L 573 

Zimmerman,  Elizabeth     572 

Zimmerman.  Florence    572 

Zoubelbudler,  Bartholomew    ...     25 


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